Cheryl C. Yakey joined Clyde & Co. LLP as senior counsel in San Francisco.

Yakey's focuses on representing insurance companies and insurtechs in transactional and regulatory matters. She also has previously offered in-house counsel to insurers.

Nichole Rapier Rocha joined Judicial Council of California, Governmental Affairs office as supervising attorney in Sacramento.

Rocha has focused on family law, medical privacy and mental health issues, administrative law, the California Public Records Act and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Pamela R. Davis joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Davis is a white collar and regulatory defense attorney with a focus on global investigations. She also conducts global reviews of existing compliance plans, performs due diligence associated with mergers and acquisitions work and vendor onboarding.

Jeffrey M. Reisner joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Reisner works with private equity, hedge funds, high-net worth individuals as well as private and public companies in connection with reorganization of financial affairs and as purchasers, lenders, creditors and creditors' committees.

Ali U. Nardali joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Nardali's practice focuses on executive compensation matters, including business leaders involved in public, private, domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and other transactions.

William Mark Levinson joined Carlton Fields LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Levinson has a transactional practice in which he represents businesses such as consumer, technology, food service, sports, real estate, cannabis and municipal finance entities.

Brad S. Markoff joined Carlton Fields LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Markoff handles real estate and domestic and cross-border corporate transactions in the securities, financial services and technology sectors.

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.

Marjorie J. Burchett joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP as partner in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3), San Diego offices..

Burchett has worked with major residential, resort, commercial, mixed use and master planned developments projects with clients such as individuals, corporate investors and developers, lenders, receivers and private equity investors. She also has a special interest in title insurance matters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.