**California People and Company News – Week of Jan. 23, 2026**
**Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP**
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, a full-service law firm specializing in real estate, has welcomed Kenneth Kecskes as a new partner. Kecskes brings nearly 30 years of experience in advising clients on complex transactional and entitlement matters across California.
**ExchangeRight**
ExchangeRight has appointed Mollie Boyce as Senior Vice President of National Accounts. In her new role, Boyce will focus on enhancing the firm’s national distribution strategy, including growing strategic relationships with broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, custodial platforms, and institutional partners.
**BrightSky Residential**
BrightSky Residential has promoted Donny Fineberg to Director, Capital Markets. Fineberg will now lead the firm’s joint venture equity platform and be responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and structuring institutional and private capital partnerships.
**Graystone Capital Advisors**
Graystone Capital Advisors has announced the hire of Steve Garthwaite as Executive Vice President. Garthwaite brings more than a decade of specialized experience in single-tenant and multi-tenant net lease investment sales advisory services.
**North Bridge**
North Bridge, a real estate credit solutions provider based in New York, has named Kelly Souza as Managing Director, Strategy & Growth. Based in California, Souza will lead the company’s West Coast originations and help drive strategic growth initiatives. She was previously Managing Director of Sustainable Finance at Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate division.
**Dome Construction**
Dome Construction has named Julie Ziegler as Director of its Thousand Oaks office. Ziegler, who joined the firm in 2016, will oversee business development, project delivery, safety, and team growth across the Thousand Oaks and Greater Los Angeles market.
**Courtney Mitchell – Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Timberlane Partners**
Courtney Mitchell has joined Timberlane Partners as Senior Manager of Investor Relations in Seattle, Washington. She will play a key role in capital formation, investor services, and marketing execution. Previously, Mitchell was Investor Relations Manager for Columbia Pacific Advisors. Executive search firm RETS Associates led the placement.
**Executive Listing – Investment Analyst/Associate, Eldridge Acre Partners**
Eldridge Acre Partners, a real estate investment management firm, is currently seeking an Investment Analyst/Associate for their Century City, CA office. The role involves underwriting, due diligence, and financial modeling in support of the investments team. Candidates should have 1–3 years of experience and strong financial analysis skills. RETS Associates is conducting the search. Inquiries and resumes should be sent to Fred Geisinger at fred@retsusa.com.
**Phoenix Energy Technologies**
Phoenix Energy Technologies has announced a partnership with Disruptive Technologies. The collaboration merges Phoenix’s expertise in optimizing HVAC, refrigeration, and lighting systems with Disruptive Technologies’ wireless data solutions to improve automation and insights across large commercial building portfolios.
**ATTOM**
ATTOM, a prominent curator of property data and real estate analytics, has acquired key technology and data assets from ResiShares. The strategic acquisition is designed to bolster ATTOM’s analytics capabilities and further its investments in artificial intelligence and data technology.
**Zonda**
Zonda, a top provider of housing market analytics and advisory services, has appointed Don Walker as Executive Vice President of Advisory. Walker will lead Zonda’s Advisory division and focus on delivering strategic insights to clients within the homebuilding industry.
**Procore Technologies, Inc.**
Procore Technologies, a provider of construction management software, has acquired Datagrid. This acquisition strengthens Procore’s artificial intelligence strategy and enhances its data connectivity offerings across the construction sector.
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This roundup was originally published as part of Connect CRE’s “California People and Company News” series.
