David S. Hong was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles.

Hong focuses on the formation and ongoing operation of private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and other pooled investment vehicles. He often represents institutional private fund sponsors and institutional investors, such as sovereign wealth funds, public and private pension plans, family offices and endowments. His promotion will be effective on Jan. 1.

Jordan D. Segall was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles.

Segall is a complex litigator and appellate lawyer. He focuses his trial work on technology and media companies and specializes in digital privacy, trade secrets, copyright, consumer device litigation and other commercial disputes. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1.

Logan S. MacCuish was promoted to partner of King & Spalding LLP in Los Angeles.

MacCuish represents clients in environmental counseling, enforcement, litigation and incident response matters. Businesses operating in the energy, vehicle, after-market parts and shipping and transportation sectors make up his clientele. His promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Megan R. Nishikawa was promoted to partner of King & Spalding LLP in San Francisco.

Nishikawa focuses on complex litigation defense, including toxic tort, environmental and product liability claims against clients in the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Her elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Nisha N. Patel was promoted to partner of Dechert LLP in Palo Alto.

Patel practices intellectual property law and focuses on patent and trade secret litigation matters. She represents technology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Her promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Kenneth B. Rasamny was promoted to partner of Dechert LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rasamny focuses on investment management and private funds. He advises asset managers and institutional investors on formation, governance, compliance and transactional matters. His elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Bradley D. Curtis was promoted to partner of Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco.

Curtis represents clients in real estate transactions, including purchases, sales and financings of commercial properties including office buildings, hotels, condominiums, apartment buildings and student housing. His promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Roey Z. Rahmil was promoted to partner of Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco.

Complex business cases, with an emphasis on insurance disputes and commercial real estate disputes, are Rahmil’s focus. He also counsels employers and employees on non-compete agreements. His elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Scott A. Schneider was promoted to partner of Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco.

Schneider represents commercial landlords and tenants in office and retail leasing, as well as restaurant, warehouse and industrial leasing. He focuses on leasing on behalf of technology companies. His promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Dashiell Shapiro was promoted to partner of Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco.

Shapiro advises individuals and business entities on federal, state and international tax planning and tax controversies. He represents clients at all stages, from sensitive audit inquiries to administrative protests and appeals. His elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Emily K. Bias was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Bias advises financial institutions, developers, syndicators and other entities in the real estate industry on tax and transactional matters, as well as other business issues. She focuses on tax-advantaged investment and affordable housing. Bias' promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Deborah A. Carrillo was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.

Carrillo’s corporate law practice focuses on forming emerging growth and technology companies and negotiating their seed and equity financing. She also advises venture capital firms and corporate venture funds on investments in early-stage and growth companies. Carrillo’s elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Richard J. Evans was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Evans focuses on finance and leasing transactions involving commercial aircraft, as well as managing large cross-border portfolio trades and financings. His promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

Laura C. Hurtado was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.

Hurtado represents clients in antitrust, unfair competition and commercial litigation in federal and state court. She also advises educational institutions on matters such as faculty tenure and university governance. Her elevation will be effective Jan. 1.

Howard Chen joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in San Francisco.

Chen advises international companies doing business in Asia and the United States on intellectual property strategies, licensing negotiation and litigation arising from intellectual property disputes.

Harold H. Davis, Jr. joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in San Francisco.

Davis is a trial lawyer and often serves as lead counsel in patent, trade secret, unfair competition and trademark disputes. He focuses his practice on representing Asia-based technology companies in litigation matters on behalf of semiconductor manufacturers, computer design and manufacturing companies, computer software companies, smartphone and internet backbone hardware companies, electronics providers, biotechnology research entities, telecommunications providers and other technology companies.

Robert M. Guo was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.

Guo counsels fund sponsors on establishing and operating private investment funds across multiple asset classes. He has also represented private equity and venture capital investors on financing and other transactions.

John F. Maselli joined DLA Piper US LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Maselli advises private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, portfolio companies and other strategic buyers and sellers in executing domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Robin R. Baral joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as of counsel in Sacramento.

Baral advises public and private entities in land use matters, environmental law and public finance. He has experience negotiating development agreements, processing specific plans and other complex entitlement packages as well as establishing viable tax and public finance mechanisms. Baral also provides strategic counsel in response to state legislative and regulatory mandates.

Steven A. Haskins joined McCune Wright Arevalo LLP as partner in Ontario.

Haskins' practice focuses on antitrust, constitutional issues, contract and business disputes, labor and employment, commercial product-liability and probate matters.

Bambo Obaro was promoted to partner of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in Redwood City.

Obaro focuses on commercial issues and disputes in state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations. He has experience in consumer class actions, alleged violations of state deceptive trade practice acts, product liability and breach of contract. The promotion will be effective Jan. 1.

David Marion joined Nossaman LLP as partner in Irvine.

Marion's practice focuses on representing emerging growth, middle market, national and multi-national companies in the areas of commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, compliance and general corporate matters.

Selwyn Chu joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Irvine.

Chu advises and represents employers with respect to a broad array of employment law matters, including workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, wage and hour compliance, trade secrets, unfair competition and accommodation and leave issues.

Ronald N. Sarian joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Sarian will focus on cybersecurity best practices, incident response, crisis management, website compliance and cryptocurrency law.

Chris L. Dueringer was promoted to managing partner of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in Los Angeles.

Dueringer is a commercial litigator and trial lawyer who handles domestic and cross-border disputes. He represents financial institutions as well as other national and multinational corporations in industries such as technology, manufacturing, distribution, insurance and energy.

Ellen N. Sueda joined Ropes & Gray LLP as counsel in San Francisco.

Sueda serves private and public companies, prominent investment firms and businesses with counsel on benefits and executive compensation issues in transactions, investments and litigation. Equity incentive, stock option, employee stock purchase plans and non-qualified deferred compensation are some of the issues Sueda is experienced in handling.

Seth A. Gold joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Gold concentrates on intellectual property and commercial litigation matters, including trials and appeals in state and federal courts. He also focuses on issues related to false advertising, online advertising across digital platforms, brand protection and enforcement and intellectual property transactions.