Sarah F. Chambless joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in Santa Monica.

Chambless advises clients on startup company formation, early-stage finance, technology licensing and regulatory considerations. Venture capital investment transactions and mergers and acquisitions are other areas of her experience. She counsels emerging companies in the digital media, technology, consumer products and social enterprise sectors.

Perrie M. Weiner joined Baker McKenzie LLP as partner.

Weiner advises clients in securities and enforcement matters in complex business litigation. He advises private equity funds, including hedge funds, broker-dealers, underwriters, placement agents and issuers in SEC and FINRA enforcement proceedings.

Edward D. Totino joined Baker McKenzie LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Totino focuses on consumer class actions and complex commercial litigation. Financial institutions, outsourcing companies, retailers and hotels are among his clients.

Mike Shaikh joined Baker McKenzie LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Shaikh counsels clients on tax matters related to administrative audits, corporate and personal income, property, payroll and business licenses. He also has multistate tax knowledge as well as extensive experience before California taxing agencies.

Ben D. Orlanski joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Orlanski's practice revolves around securities and transactional matters for public companies, including capital markets, cross-border and domestic acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and special committee, board of directors and general corporate representation.

Matthew S. O'Loughlin joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

O'Loughlin counsels clients on corporate, strategic and transactional matters and represents public companies, growth-oriented companies, entrepreneurs, high-net worth families, investors, private equity groups and investment banks.

Tracy A. Gallegos joined Duane Morris LLP as partner in San Francisco/Las Vegas.

Gallegos' practice touches upon corporate, real estate, cannabis, sports and entertainment law for clients ranging from startup companies to established businesses. Her clients include retail shopping centers, entertainment and media companies, online retailers and cannabis companies involved in retail, manufacturing and cultivation, as well as companies providing ancillary services to the cannabis industry in both California and Nevada.

Matthew B. Golper joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as partner in Irvine.

Golper has experience defending employers in complex wage and hour matters, single-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract matters and related tort claims.

Jenny H. Wang joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC as shareholder in Costa Mesa.

Wang defends employers and insurers in ERISA-governed benefits litigation. She represents clients in actions involving employee claims for long-term disability benefits under employer-sponsored benefit plans. She also has litigated matters involving claims for breach of insurance contracts, bad faith, unfair competition and fraud

Ariel R. Bedell as shareholder in Carlsbad

Bedell is responsible for guiding clients with commercial real estate transactions, business planning and operations, nonprofit formation and operation, estate planning and as outside general counsel relating to the ownership and operation of business and real estate.

L. Sue Loftin as founding shareholder in Carlsbad

Loftin counsels clients in real estate and business transactions and litigation including overseeing land use entitlements and specialty mapping, obtaining permits to operate, subdividing easements and title issues especially in the firm's specialty area of mobile home parks.

David S. Bloch joined Greenburg Traurig LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Bloch litigates patent infringement, trademark and trade secrets cases for clients in the financial services, technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

Timothy J. Long joined Greenburg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Sacramento, Los Angeles.

Long’s practice includes litigating wage-and-hour matters such as exemption, incentive compensation, independent contractor, off-the-clock and pay practice claims. He also litigates employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims as well as matters involving trade secrets.

Shalem A. Massey joined Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP as partner in Los Angeles, Irvine.

Massey has experience with product liability, corporate compliance, class actions, insurance coverage and complex business litigation. He has advised lessors of aircraft and airports on leasing, repossession and environmental affairs.

Joseph W. Halbardier was promoted to partner of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP in Los Angeles.

Halbardier practices entertainment law, focusing on music-related talent representation and transactional matters for clients. He has experience in securing, structuring, negotiating and navigating business transactions in the music industry.

Stacey L. Zill joined Isaacs Friedberg LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Zill's practice focuses on healthcare litigation, including representation of providers and plans in complex payment disputes, regulatory compliance matters and medical billing audits, as well as business litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, defamation, corporate governance, unfair competition, employment law and elder abuse.

Robert F. Gookin was promoted to partner of Isaacs Friedberg LLP in Los Angeles.

Gookin's practice encompasses a wide range of matters, including complex civil litigation, government investigations and domestic and international arbitrations. He represents corporate and individual plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving civil conspiracy and theft, investor fraud, intellectual property, professional negligence, wrongful termination and probate.

Adam S. Kargman was promoted to partner of Isaacs Friedberg LLP in Los Angeles.

Kargman is a litigator in entertainment and media law. He has litigated a broad array of complex fraud, breach of contract, unfair competition, entertainment, intellectual property and professional negligence cases.

E. Scott Palmer as partner in Los Angeles

Katelyn B. Hunter as partner in San Luis Obispo

Jeffrey A. Chester joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Chester has extensive experience with transactions related to renewable energy. He counsels a range of participants on renewable energy finance transactions involving construction and term debt, backleverage, tax equity and private equity capital financings.

Jessica S. Isokawa joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Isokawa handles mergers and acquisitions and representation of private equity funds. She represents clients including technology, consumer products and financial services in business transactions.

Bradley L. Kondracki joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Kondracki works with private and public companies on transactional and counseling matters. He also regularly advises venture capital firms and other institutional investors.