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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 9, 2025


John A. Kimble joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Apr. 9, 2025.


Kimble joined the firm's Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. He advises fintech companies, banks, credit unions, and lenders on a broad range of regulatory compliance matters, with a focus on fair lending, payment systems, and emerging financial products. A recognized thought leader in the field, he co-chairs the California Lawyers Association's Consumer Financial Services Committee and has written and spoken extensively on key industry issues. Kimble holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has 500 attorneys in 25 offices including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Insurance, real estate and commercial litigation. The firm’s website is hinshawlaw.com


King & Spalding LLP

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 14, 2025


Chris C. Costello joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Apr. 14, 2025.


Costello joined the firm's Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group. An experienced litigator and recognized thought leader in e-discovery, Costello advises clients on a range of matters including litigation readiness, data retention, privacy, legal holds, and cross-border discovery. He brings deep expertise in early litigation strategy and discovery negotiations. Costello holds a J.D. from Georgetown University, an M.A. in International Affairs from American University, and a B.A. from St. John's University.

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King & Spalding LLP has 1300 attorneys in 24 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Healthcare, and Energy & Infrastructure. The firm’s website is kslaw.com


Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 8, 2025


Danielle Naftulin joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a partner in Palo Alto. The move was Apr. 8, 2025.


Naftulin advises emerging companies and venture capital investors, particularly in the life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors. She has guided clients through transformative events such as venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, recapitalizations, and strategic transactions. Her experience spans all stages of company growth, from formation to public offerings, with a focus on helping businesses navigate complex corporate matters and bring innovative solutions to market.

She has represented top investors like ARCH, G2VP, Norwest Venture Partners, Redmile Group, and Sonder Capital in high-profile investments, while also supporting emerging companies through seed and later-stage financing rounds. A recognized leader in the venture capital space, Naftulin serves on the National Venture Capital Association's General Counsel Advisory Board and frequently speaks at the Practising Law Institute and other forums. She earned her J.D. from UCLA School of Law and holds an A.B. in history with honors from the University of Michigan.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has 1000 attorneys in 18 offices including Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate / Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Technology Transactions / Intellectual Property, Capital Markets & Public Offerings and Mergers & Acquisitions. The firm’s website is wsgr.com


DiCello Levitt

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Douglas Rochen joined DiCello Levitt as a partner in San Diego. The move was Apr. 15, 2025.


Rochen has secured numerous significant verdicts and settlements, achieving justice and substantial compensation for victims of traumatic brain injury, paralysis, amputation, catastrophic orthopedic loss, severe sensory impairments, and wrongful death. He has obtained multiple seven- and eight-figure awards, including a more than $25 million settlement in product defect cases, a $14.5 million personal injury settlement involving a cycling accident, and a $9 million award for defective roadway design where pedestrians were struck by an errant vehicle.

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DiCello Levitt has 74 attorneys in 8 offices including San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Mass Tort Litigation Personal Injury Privacy, Technology, and Cybersecurity Product Liability Public Client. The firm’s website is https://dicellolevitt.com/


Venable LLP

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Rebecca B. Horton joined Venable LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 15, 2025.


Horton is a skilled litigator who advises clients across a broad range of industries--including technology, financial services, and consumer goods and retail--on the protection and enforcement of their IP rights. By blending legal acumen with business-minded strategy, Rebecca guides clients through every phase of a dispute, from pre-litigation counseling and communications through trial.

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Venable LLP has 900 attorneys in 14 offices including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Intellectual Property, Advertising, Marketing, and Digital Media. The firm’s website is venable.com


Faegre Drinker

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 16, 2025


Tom Pack joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 9, 2025.


Pack has deep experience in helping clients protect their interests and achieve their goals in complex and high-stakes cases involving issues such as product liability claims, breach of contract, fraud, patent infringement and regulatory compliance. He has particular skill with the application of federal preemption to product liability claims, having secured successful pre-trial dismissals in multiple high-exposure matters. Pack also has wide-ranging experience representing clients in consolidated proceedings, including federal multidistrict litigation and similar proceedings in the state courts of California and Minnesota.

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Faegre Drinker has 1108 attorneys in 21 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are 1.Benefits & Executive Compensation, ERISA 2. Labor & Employment 3. Litigation 4. Product Liability & Mass Torts 5. Government & Regulatory, Environment & Energy. The firm’s website is https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/

Address

Four Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor , San Francisco California 94111 United States
T: (415) 591-7500


Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 18, 2025


Allison Dundas joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel as a counsel in San Mateo. The move was Apr. 18, 2025.


A Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California, Dundas brings over 15 years of experience exclusively in family law, expertly guiding clients through all stages of litigation, mediation, and settlement. She has served as a judge pro tem in San Mateo County and a settlement officer in Santa Clara County, and holds a certificate from the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Allison began her legal career in New York and Connecticut, clerking for U.S. Magistrate Judge David N. Hurd.

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Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel has 48 attorneys in 3 offices -- San Mateo, San Jose and Pleasanton. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Corporate, employment, trust and estates, family and intellectual property. The firm’s website is hogefenton.com


ADR Services Inc.

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Suzanne Ramos Bolanos joined ADR Services Inc. as a neutral in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 15, 2025.


Whether on the bench as a judge, at the negotiation table as a settlement facilitator, or now as a full-time mediator and arbitrator, Judge Bolanos has a reputation for being patient, fair, and persistent. She believes in guiding parties toward resolution, not just through legal analysis, but also by helping them visualize what a trial will be like: testifying before jurors, navigating evidentiary rules, and facing the unpredictability of a verdict. Her approach is practical, empathetic, and rooted in years of experience helping litigants find closure outside of the courtroom. As she often says, reaching a fair settlement can sometimes be more satisfying than a hard-fought trial victory, and she takes pride in facilitating resolutions that allow parties to move forward.

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ADR Services Inc. has 130 attorneys in 7 offices including Century City, Downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Orange County, and San Diego. . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Business, Employment, Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Real Estate, Probate, Family Law, Health Care and many more.. The firm’s website is https://www.adrservices.com/


Ogletree Deakins

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 18, 2025


Mohammad "Rabbie" Mojaddidi joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in San Francisco.


Mohammad "Rabbie" Mojaddidi recently joined the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins as an associate. His practice focuses on representing employers in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage-and-hour violations, and other employment-related claims. In addition to litigating labor and employment matters at the state and federal level, Rabbie has conducted or advised with respect to numerous workplace investigations. He earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and his B.A. from Chapman University.

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Ogletree Deakins has 1122 attorneys in 60 offices including Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Torrance. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are labor and employment law, immigration . The firm’s website is https://ogletree.com/


Buchalter

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 14, 2025


Ashwin J. Ram joined Buchalter as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Apr. 14, 2025.


Ram has nearly two decades of experience as a seasoned trial lawyer and legal strategist representing both corporate and individual clients in complex criminal, civil, and regulatory matters. His practice features high-stakes disputes, typically with a fraud or RICO component, including securities litigation, class actions, False Claims Act matters, and "bet-the-company" litigation. He also advises on crisis management, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.

As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, he handled high-profile investigations, including "Operation Spinal Cap," one of the largest healthcare fraud cases in California history.

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Buchalter has 550 attorneys in 14 offices including Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Napa Valley, San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.buchalter.com/


Nossaman

Published: Apr. 18, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Nossaman welcomes Rachael Harrington as a partner in Irvine.


Harrington advises hospitals, medical staffs, physician groups and providers on a broad range of peer review matters, with particular focus on bylaws and policy development, credentialing, privileging, corrective action and fair hearing procedures. She regularly guides medical staffs through peer review and judicial review processes and counsels clients on EMTALA compliance and call panel policies. Harrington takes a proactive approach to peer review and helps medical staffs navigate patient safety interests, physician rights and whistleblower retaliation claims under Health and Safety Code Section 1278.5. Her practice also includes advising on state and federal reporting requirements, patient privacy, organized health care arrangements, regulatory investigations and balance billing.

Harrington holds a J.D. from California Western School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Association Medical Staff Services, the National Association Medical Staff Services and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor, pre-bar at the California Western School of Law. She joins from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.



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Nossaman has 140 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Sacramento . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Infrastructure; Environmental & Land Use; Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation; Pensions, Benefits & Investments; Healthcare . The firm’s website is www.nossaman.com

Address

18101 Von Karman Avenue , Irvine CA 92612 Orange
T: (949) 833-7800


FisherBroyles LLP  

Published: Apr. 16, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 16, 2025


Breyon "Bree" Davis joined FisherBroyles LLP   as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Apr. 16, 2025.


Davis brings nearly 15 years of experience in civil pretrial and trial litigation to FisherBroyles, with a background in commercial, employment, and entertainment law. Licensed in both Washington and California, she launched her solo practice in 2010 and has represented clients across industries such as hospitality, real estate, entertainment, and product development. Her litigation experience spans state and federal courts and includes partnership disputes, trade secret claims, contract breaches, and business torts. Notably, she led a multi-plaintiff lawsuit against a major entertainment union, successfully advancing it to appellate mediation. She has also handled commercial lease negotiations, unlawful detainers, premises liability, and labor and employment matters.

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FisherBroyles LLP   has 174 attorneys in 28 offices including Los Angeles and Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate Litigation Intellectual Property Employment Executive Compensation and Benefits. The firm’s website is fisherbroyles.com


Sidley Austin LLP

Published: Apr. 16, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Deepak Nanda joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in Century City. The move was Apr. 15, 2025.


Nanda focuses on transactional and securities matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, privatization transactions, leveraged recapitalizations, and buyouts; venture capital and private equity fund formation and portfolio company investment; public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; public corporation securities laws and reporting compliance; and structured finance transactions.

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Sidley Austin LLP has 2300 attorneys in 21 offices including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Century City, Los Angeles and San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are complex transactional, restructuring, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. The firm’s website is https://www.sidley.com/en/us/


Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Published: Apr. 16, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Zack Faigen was promoted to partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Apr. 2, 2025.


Faigen practices complex civil litigation in state and federal court, representing clients in a wide range of cases, including securities and other class action litigation, shareholder derivative actions, antitrust lawsuits, contract disputes and fraud claims. He has represented a wide array of clients in a variety of industries, including semiconductors, food and beverage, healthcare, technology, accounting, and family foundations. Faigen is a member of the Skadden's Los Angeles office's Hiring Committee. He graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2013 and from Princeton University in 2005.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has 1700 attorneys in 21 offices including Los Angeles and Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Litigation, Media and Entertainment, Capital Markets, Banking, Labor and Employment and Real Estate. The firm’s website is www.skadden.com


Frost Brown Todd

Published: Apr. 16, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 14, 2025


Brandon Rainey joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 14, 2025.


As an employment litigation defense lawyer, Rainey's practice consists of defending discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims from start to finish, including pre-litigation investigations, demand letter responses, dispositive motions, defense strategy, written discovery and depositions, witness preparation, settlements, state and federal jury and bench trials and appeals, as well as the implementation of risk management measures. He also has specific experience handling disputes involving machine learning and advertising technologies, systems, and products.

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Frost Brown Todd has 600 attorneys in 18 offices including Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Orange County, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are insurance, financial services, manufacturing, real estate, construction. The firm’s website is https://frostbrowntodd.com/


Frassetto Law LLP

Published: Apr. 16, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 15, 2025


Tyler J. San Juan was promoted to partner of Frassetto Law LLP in San Francisco & Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 1, 2025.


San Juan specializes in defense of personal injury, product liability, and premises liability claims and has rapidly developed recognition from the bench and bar as a skilled, determined, and effective advocate for the firm's clients.

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Frassetto Law LLP has 4 attorneys in 2 offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Granite BayCivil. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are General Civil Litigation - Defense; Personal Injury - Defense; Premises Liability - Defense; Products Liability - Defense; Attorney-Client Fee Disputes. The firm’s website is https://www.frassettolaw.com/


Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2025


Bambo Obaro is promoted to co-managing partner of the Silicon Valley office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.


Obaro, a member of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation practice, joined longstanding co-managing partner Craig Adas in the role.

Bambo, who has been a prominent figure in the California legal market for years, litigates a wide array of commercial issues and disputes in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration proceedings. He has extensive experience at the trial and appellate levels in matters involving consumer class actions, alleged violations of state deceptive trade practice acts, product liability, breach of contract, employment disputes, and securities fraud.

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has 1200 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Litigation, Regulatory, Restructuring and Tax. The firm’s website is www.weil.com


JAMS

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 8, 2025


Stephen Kaus joined JAMS as a neutral in San Francisco.


During his tenure on the bench, Kaus managed a direct calendar department with hundreds of cases, overseeing complex multiparty and two-party disputes while conducting numerous trials and settlement conferences. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served for 20 years in private practice as a partner at Cooper, White & Cooper LLP, where he represented media, cable TV and telecom clients in employment, contract and franchising disputes.

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JAMS has 450 neutrals in 29 offices including 10 . Among the law firm's key practice areas are Business and commercial, mass tort, healthcare, employment and insurance. The firm’s website is http://http/www.jamsadr.com/


Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Mar. 17, 2025


Robert A. Bailey joined Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.


Bailey has tried dozens of bench and jury trials to verdict, representing clients from individuals to Fortune 100 companies in various civil disputes. His business litigation experience covers financial services, real estate, trusts and estates, class actions, toxic torts, insurance coverage, bankruptcy and complex contractual and tort actions. Bailey began his legal career as a Navy Judge Advocate, working on high-profile cases that gained national media attention. One case required him to testify before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee. During his Navy service, the Syracuse Journal of International Law published his article on the law of war.

Details

Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP has 90 attorneys in 5 offices including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County, Ventura. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, employment, trusts & estates, real estate, corporate. The firm’s website is https://www.musickpeeler.com/

Address

333 S. Hope Street Suite 2900 , Los Angeles CA 90071 USA
T: (213) 629-7634


ADR Services Inc.

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 11, 2025


Verna Adams joined ADR Services Inc. as a neutral in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 11, 2025.


Adams, a retired Marin County Superior Court judge with more than 20 years on the bench, is a nationally recognized expert in family law and probate mediation. A graduate of Stanford Law School, she served in every court division but made her most significant impact during 14 years in Unified Family Law Court and eight in Probate. Adams pioneered California's first Interdisciplinary Settlement Conference program, creating a model for resolving high-conflict custody disputes through collaboration. Before her 1999 judicial appointment, she practiced as a Certified Family Law Specialist whose work in Marriage of Epstein (1979) established reimbursement principles now codified in California law. Adams also founded Marin's Mental Health and Domestic Violence Courts and the Legal Self-Help Center, reflecting her commitment to accessible justice and reducing adversarial harm in family matters.

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ADR Services Inc. has 130 neutrals in 7 offices including Century City, Downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Orange County, and San Diego. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Business, Employment, Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Real Estate, Probate, Family Law, Health Care and many more. The firm’s website is https://www.adrservices.com/


Buchalter

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 8, 2025


Kristin Reyna DeHart joined Buchalter as a shareholder in San Diego.


Kristin Reyna-DeHart represents a wide range of clients, including corporations, manufacturers, government contractors, product suppliers, industrial operations, property owners and managers, homeowners' associations, construction companies, and environmental abatement companies. She has extensive experience handling environmental claims across California, involving soil, groundwater, well, and sediment contamination, stormwater issues, mold and asbestos contamination, crop loss claims, and exposure to various toxic substances.

Beyond litigation, Reyna DeHart advises clients on environmental compliance, including property contamination, waste management, and recycling programs. She regularly assists with environmental investigations and remediation efforts and represents clients in negotiations with regulatory agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

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Buchalter has 550 attorneys in 13 offices including Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Napa Valley, San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.buchalter.com/


Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Mar. 10, 2025


Richard E. Wirick joined Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Mar. 10, 2025.


With extensive experience in insurance coverage and opinion work, Wirick advises insurers on complex coverage disputes involving first- and third-party policies. He has represented major industry carriers in high-exposure cases, providing strategic guidance on underwriting, drafting policy forms, and navigating declaratory relief actions and ADR proceedings. Wirick has decades of experience counseling insurers and reinsurers, as well as defending professionals--including attorneys, accountants, and insurance brokers--in liability matters. His practice also includes representing municipalities in labor and employment disputes.

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Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP has 90 attorneys in 5 offices including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County, Ventura. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, employment, trusts & estates, real estate, corporate. The firm’s website is https://www.musickpeeler.com/

Address

333 S. Hope Street Suite 2900 , Los Angeles CA 90071 United States
T: (424) 277-3200


Alston & Bird LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 10, 2025


Michelle A. Clark joined Alston & Bird LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 8, 2025.


Clark focuses her practice on advising emerging technology companies in intellectual property matters, including patent, trade secret, contract, unfair competition, inventorship, and a host of other commercial disputes.

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Alston & Bird LLP has 901 attorneys in 13 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate & Finance Intellectual Property International Litigation Regulatory & Specialty. The firm’s website is https://www.alston.com/en/


DLA Piper LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 8, 2025


Kenji Funahashi joined DLA Piper LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Apr. 8, 2025.


Funahashi helps entrepreneurs, corporations, strategic investors, angel investors, venture capital funds, and private equity funds engaged in business operations in California and globally. He works on a wide range of corporate finance matters, from start-up companies obtaining angel financing to multi-billion-dollar transactions for multinational and Fortune 500 companies. He has handled more than US$10 billion in financings,

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DLA Piper LLP has 4900 attorneys in 80 offices including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Labor and Employment, Corporate, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us


Thompson Coburn LLP

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 1, 2025


Andrew J. McKeon joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in Century City. The move was Apr. 1, 2025.


McKeon previously was a partner at Thompson Coburn from 2023 to 2024. His practice focuses on litigation involving trade secrets, fiduciary relationships, partnership disputes, business competition torts, and real estate. He represents clients in state and federal courts across the country through all phases of litigation, including appeals.

McKeon obtained his law degree from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Thompson Coburn has 376 attorneys in 8 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm's key practice areas are general business and corporate, litigation in federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies, banking and commercial lending transactions, real estate, intellectual property, and labor and employment. The firm’s website is https://www.thompsoncoburn.com/


Nossaman

Published: Apr. 11, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 8, 2025


Mitchell Norton joined Nossaman as a counsel in Irvine. The move was Apr. 8, 2025.


While responsible for complex eminent domain and land use litigation and negotiations for San Bernardino County, Norton regularly handled multiple matters on behalf of the County Real Estate Services Department, Land Use Services Department, and the Department of Public Works to acquire necessary rights of way for important public infrastructure projects. In addition, Norton also served for five years on the Corona Planning Commission and has presented at numerous eminent domain conferences throughout Southern California.

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Nossaman has 140 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Irvine, Sacramento . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation; Infrastructure; Environment & Land Use; Pensions, Benefits & Investments, Water . The firm’s website is www.nossaman.com

Address

18101 Von Karman Avenue , Irvine CA 92612 Orange
T: (949) 833-7800


Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Published: Apr. 4, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 3, 2025


Stacey Sprenkel joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 3, 2025.


Sprenkel is a thought leader in the fast-changing environmental, social, and governance space. She combines ethics, compliance, anti-corruption, and sustainability expertise with a background in human rights--offering clients a comprehensive suite of services aimed at proactive risk mitigation. She also conducts internal investigations when issues do arise.

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has 600 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles San Francisco Culver City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are litigation, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, and employment law. . The firm’s website is https://www.dwt.com/


Winston & Strawn LLP

Published: Apr. 4, 2025 | Announced: Mar. 31, 2025


Stan Kalminsky joined Winston & Strawn as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Mar. 31, 2025.


Kalminsky joined the Transactions Department where he will focus his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and securities matters. He has represented public and private companies, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in a variety of transactions, including mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, and restructurings.

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Winston & Strawn has 950 attorneys in 14 offices including Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, San Francisco. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Litigation, finance, corporate law, intellectual property, and employment law. . The firm’s website is https://www.winston.com/en

Address

909 3rd Ave 14th Floor , Manhattan New York 10022 United States
T: (646) 502-3532


Paul Hastings LLC

Published: Apr. 4, 2025 | Announced: Apr. 2, 2025


Mike A. Pestana joined Paul Hastings LLC as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Apr. 2, 2025.


Pestana regularly provides strategic business and legal advice to entrepreneurs and startups as outside general counsel. His clients represent the full range of the startup ecosystem, from one-person companies to unicorns preparing for public offerings. He represents early- and late-stage startups throughout all stages of their life cycle, along with numerous venture investors. Pestana often leads strategic deals, including private financings, secondary transactions, tender offers, recapitalizations and acquisitions.

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Paul Hastings LLC has 1056 attorneys in 21 offices including Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Labor and Employment, Corporate, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.paulhastings.com/


Singleton Schreiber

Published: Apr. 4, 2025 | Announced: Mar. 31, 2025


Michelle Meyers was promoted to partner of Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento.


Meyers joined Singleton Schreiber in 2023 and quickly emerged as a force in insurance recovery and fire litigation. A former deputy attorney for the California Department of Transportation, she brings decades of experience handling high-stakes, complex cases affecting Californians.

She currently leads two class action lawsuits targeting insurance industry practices around policy nonrenewals. In Badin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (San Diego County), she represents policyholders dropped based on alleged property issues identified via aerial imagery--often without cause or recourse. In Ginsberg et al. v. Safeco Insurance Company of America et al. (Los Angeles County), she advocates for homeowners similarly impacted by mischaracterized property conditions. Both cases seek to hold Liberty Mutual and its subsidiaries accountable for opaque, potentially unlawful practices and to protect policyholders across fire-prone California.

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Singleton Schreiber has 83 attorneys in 17 offices including Los Angeles, Pasadena, Sacramento, San Diego . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Wildfire Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Environmental Litigation, Tribal Litigation . The firm’s website is https://www.singletonschreiber.com/