Stanley E. Heyman joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Heyman concentrates his practice in federal, state and local tax planning, estate planning, tax controversy matters, and probate, estate and trust administration. He also is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, real estate tax structuring, executive compensation, pension planning, estate and works with high net individuals on wealth preservation matters.

Heather M. Sager joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Sager is a litigator who focuses her practice on representing employers in single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, representative, collective and class action matters. She advises clients on the California Equal Pay Act, recent updates to the standard for contractor classification and wage and hour issues.

Sarah E. Piepmeier joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Piepmeier has extensive trial experience litigating patent and other intellectual property disputes in federal districts courts and before the International Trade Commission.

James P. Cleary joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as partner in San Diego.

Cleary focuses his practice on patent law, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications, rendering of opinions on infringement and validity, licensing, due diligence investigations and strategic counseling.

Eric R. McDonough joined Vedder Price PC as shareholder in Los Angeles.

McDonough focuses on business and commercial litigation. He has experience in trade secrets litigation and restrictive covenant claims, technology disputes, unfair competition matters, real estate litigation, products liability and tort litigation and insurance bad faith

Robert D. Tucker was promoted to general counsel of California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in Sacramento.

Tucker works on a variety of areas including legislation, regulations, litigation, subpoenas, administrative tax appeals, settlements, offers in compromise, criminal tax evasion and fraud matters, bankruptcy, tax controversy and personnel matters.

Alan B. Lilly joined Administrative Hearings Office in the State Water Resources Control Board as presiding hearing officer in Sacramento.

Lilly specializes in representing and advising public agencies and private parties in water-right matters before the State Water Board and in other proceedings. He also advises and represents clients in civil litigation, administrative proceedings and contract negotiations involving surface-water, groundwater, water-service, water-quality, environmental and eminent-domain issues.

John D. Hanusz joined Mark Beck Law PC as of counsel in Pasadena.

Hanusz represents individuals and corporations in criminal and ancillary matters such as investigations by government, educational institutions, religious institutions and trial and appellate proceedings.

William F. Abrams joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC as shareholder in Mountain View, Seattle.

Abrams represents public and private companies, start-ups and individuals across the technology industry. He advises on confidential arbitrations and IP management strategies.

John M. Puente joined Nossaman LLP as partner in Sacramento.

Puente has led regulatory affairs and government relations programs and served as the head of a company's California health plan operations. He will concentrate in the transactions, regulatory, operational, legislative and litigation areas.

Simona A. Agnolucci joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Agnolucci specializes in complex litigation, including class actions, complex commercial disputes and white collar criminal defense. She has defended against allegations of economic espionage, trade-secret theft, tax evasion, accounting and revenue recognition fraud and insider trading.

Benedict Y. Hur joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Hur has experience resolving complex commercial disputes for technology companies from startups to established corporations. He has experience litigating commercial disputes involving intellectual property, unfair trade practices and commercial disparagement.

David C. Lee joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partner in Irvine.

Lee focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in his corporate practice. He also has experience with capital markets, private equity and venture capital, as well as other deals.

Joshua H. Lerner joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Lerner advises technology companies on complex commercial litigation. His practice covers class actions, intellectual property, trade secrets, breach of contract and founder disputes.

Christopher J.C. Waldon joined Venable LLP as counsel in San Francisco.

Waldon represents clients in state and federal courts in matters such as common law fraud, violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Song Beverly Consumer Warrant Act. He also advises clients on breach of fiduciary duty, negligence actions, unlawful detainer actions and wrongful death actions.

Frank C. Olah joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Los Angeles.

Olah represents employers in class actions and single-plaintiff labor and employment matters. He also assists employers on general legal issues such as termination and discipline of employees, employment agreements, post hire covenants and arbitration agreements.

John W. Berry joined Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Berry oversaw the enforcement investigations and litigation division in the SEC's Los Angeles office. These cases involved complex issues such as insider trading, financial and account fraud, offering and ICO fraud, investment advisors and broker fraud.

Sonal N. Mehta joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Mehta's litigation experience includes federal and state jury and bench trials, International Trade Commission investigations, arbitrations, as well as appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and California appellate courts

Edwin Thom Rumberger Jr. joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Rumberger represents venture capital and corporate investors. His clientele also includes startups and more established companies in many industries such as the mobility, auto-tech, financial services, digital health, software and mobile telecommunications sectors.

John W. Rockwell joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Rockwell works with companies on corporate matters such as entity formation, venture capital, equity and debt financings and related transactions.

Frederic J. Adam joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Adam advises multinational businesses as well as investment funds and their portfolio companies on international and domestic taxation. He focuses on companies in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical device, technology, private equity and real estate sectors.

Kevin M. Lally joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Lally has experience prosecuting cases, many of which resulted in criminal convictions. Cases involving money laundering, computer crimes, wire fraud, wiretapping and perjury are some types of matters he has handled.

Jeremy T. Elman joined White & Case LLP as counsel in Palo Alto.

Elman's practice typically specialized in patent cases but he has a trial background that also enables him to regularly represent parties in trade secret, copyright and trademark cases, as well as in technology-related commercial litigation.