David Alvarado joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) Los Angeles office.

Alvarado has built a successful commercial real estate practice focusing on purchase and sale, debt and equity financing, development, construction and leasing transactions. He has broad-based experience across all asset classes and property types, from retail and residential to office, industrial and raw land. David also advises clients regarding day-to-day operational matters and property management issues.

Eoin Gubbins joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) Los Angeles office.

With a more than 10-year background in representing publicly traded REITs, large developers and smaller property owners on projects throughout the Western United States, Gubbins has negotiated and documented complex purchase and sale agreements and commercial leases and counsels clients on day-to-day real estate management

Joseph von Meier joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as senior counsel in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) San Diego office.

Representing clients nationwide, von Meier has handled a wide range of high profile, complex deals – with a focus on student housing, multi-family, luxury residential and retail – and is particularly adept at forming joint ventures, corporations and partnerships for the purpose of investing in and developing property.

Rachel Elena Blucher was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in Sacramento.

Blucher advises clients on regulatory compliance, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, licensure, Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement and certification, HIPAA compliance, corporate governance, contract drafting and business structuring.

Nathan Vern Okelberry was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Okelberry focuses his practice on employment litigation, with an emphasis on defending businesses, from startups to large corporations, against disability access claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He defends clients against discrimination, harassment, retaliation and termination claims and wage and hour matters. Okelberry also advises employers concerning wage and hour matters, employee leave management, internal investigations and other day-to-day employment and legal issues.

Usama Kahf was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Irvine.

Kahf is a member of the firm's electronic discovery committee. He represents employers in matters of workplace privacy, data security, unfair competition, and trade secret theft and corporate espionage, both on the plaintiff and defense side. He also defends employers in wage and hour, harassment and discrimination cases. Additionally, Kahf conducts training for clients on effective performance management strategies, prevention of harassment and compliance with state and federal employment laws.

Angela Maechelle Clements was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Clements represents private and public employers in litigation and counseling matters involving all aspects of employment law, including issues such as wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, harassment investigations, management of leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation, and other personnel issues. She also represents public agencies in disciplinary actions and grievances, unfair labor practice charges, and other collective bargaining agreement disputes.

Mark Easton Earnest was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Irvine.

Earnest is a member of the firm's labor & employment practice. He focuses on helping his clients implement correct employment policies to avoid litigation. Earnest also defends companies against class actions and individual lawsuits alleging wage/hour and accessibility violations, as well as litigating trade secret and employee mobility issues.

Jason Corbitt Wright was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Los Angeles.

Wright is a member of the firm's business & tort litigation practice. His practice focuses on defending companies in consumer class actions - particularly matters involving claims based on unfair competition laws and the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act. In addition, Wright has represented companies in civil and criminal investigations by the government.

Ryan T. Bricker was promoted to partner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in San Francisco.

Bricker is a member of the firm's trademark & copyright team. He focuses his practice on litigation involving trademark, copyright, Internet law, and related commercial issues.

Frank H. Busch was promoted to partner of Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP in San Francisco.

Busch's practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation. He represents companies, along with state and local governments, in a broad range of disputes including intellectual property, contracts, unfair competition, and trade secret issues in both California state court and federal courts across the country.

Colin P. Calvert was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Irvine.

Calvert's practice covers all areas of labor and employment law, with a focus on claims of discrimination and harassment under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as well as class action wage and hour lawsuits. In addition to his litigation practice, he provides counseling to clients on various issues, including labor relations and workplace safety issues.

Jeffrey David Dintzer joined Alston & Bird LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Alston & Bird LLP announced Jeffrey David Dintzer has joined as partner in Los Angeles. Dintzer focuses on administrative proceedings and traditional civil litigation involving the environment, land use entitlements, and oil and gas. In particular, his experience representing oil and gas producers translates into insights and practical advice valued by clients dealing with agency oversight and in civil disputes.

Christopher M. Ahearn was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Irvine.

Ahearn defends employers in all areas of employment law, focusing on complex class action and multi-party lawsuits and harassment and discrimination claims in courts and in arbitration. He counsels clients on wage and hour matters, discipline and termination, and employment policies and procedures. Ahearn also represents employers in claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act.

Lila Mirrashidi was promoted to deputy commissioner of policy of California Department of Business Oversight in Sacramento.

Lila Mirrashidi has been appointed deputy commissioner of policy at the California Department of Business Oversight, where she has been deputy commissioner of legal (business regulations) since 2013. Prior to that, Mirrashidi was deputy commissioner of business regulations at the California Department of Corporations from 2012 to 2013.

Shannon Marie Nessier was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Nessier focuses her practice on the defense of product manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and premise owners in personal injury and defective product/premise litigation, and toxic tort matters. She also provides advice and litigation defense on matters involving product and food labeling claims, Organic labeling issues under COPA, and Proposition 65 claims.

Michael Freedman was promoted to senior counsel of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP in San Francisco.

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP announced Michael Freedman has been promoted to senior counsel. Freedman focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, employment law, constitutional and civil rights law, and appellate litigation.

Debra Ann Schiff joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

VLP Law Group LLP announced Debra Ann Schiff has joined the firm's real estate practice group as a partner in Los Angeles. Schiff's practice focuses on commercial leasing with a special emphasis on high-rise developments. She has helped to develop and structure office leasing programs, guidelines and documentation for clients and projects throughout the country.

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld was promoted to managing partner of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP in San Francisco.

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP announced Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld has been named managing partner. Grunfeld succeeds Mike Bien, who has held the position since the firm was founded in 1990. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on business, civil rights, and employment litigation.

Jessica Leah Sharron was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Alston & Bird LLP announced Jessica Leah Sharron has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Sharron is a member of the firm's construction & government contracts group. She represents large and small government contractors across a variety of industries on compliance with federal, state, and local procurement rules and regulations and in adversarial proceedings such as pre- and post-award bid protests and False Claims Act litigation. Additionally, she represents owners, developers, and contractors in public and commercial construction projects through all phases of construction contracts.

Logan Mitchell Elliott was promoted to counsel of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.

Venable LLP announced Logan Mitchell Elliott has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles. Elliott is a trial and appellate litigator who has represented companies and individuals in a variety of business litigation matters.

David Andrew Revelt was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Alston & Bird LLP announced David Andrew Revelt has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Revelt is a member of the firm's corporate transactions & securities group, representing public and private businesses and commercial clients across several industries in a variety of complex real estate and corporate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity financings, leasing, licensing, and joint venture arrangements.

Shareef Swamy Farag was promoted to partner of Baker Hostetler in Los Angeles.

Baker Hostetler announced Shareef Swamy Farag has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Farag, a member of the firm's employment group, represents employers in addressing employment law issues. He focuses his practice on wage and hour class action litigation, discrimination and harassment litigation, and traditional labor arbitration. He has first- and second-chair experience in trial and arbitration.

Paul James Beard II was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird in Los Angeles.

Alston & Bird announced Paul James Beard, II has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Beard is a member of the firm's environment, land use & natural resources group. He represents agricultural interests, developers, and industry associations in permitting and litigation issues arising from the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and California Coastal Act, among other statutes.

Eric Richard Bardwell was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Irvine.

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP announced Eric Richard Bardwell has been promoted to partner in Irvine. Bardwell's practice focuses on all aspects of wealth transfer planning, including estate planning and charitable planning. He also provides tax strategies to business owners in the sale of their businesses, and in succession planning.

Caroline Powell Donelan was promoted to partner of Blank Rome LLP in Los Angeles.

Blank Rome LLP announced Caroline Powell Donelan has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Donelan counsels and defends domestic and foreign corporations in all areas of employment law compliance and litigation, including wage and hour class actions, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, trade secret disputes, data protection, and alleged fiduciary breaches.

Maxwell Vaughn Pritt was promoted to partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in Oakland.

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Maxwell Vaughn Pritt has been promoted to partner in Oakland. Pritt represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state court in matters including antitrust, unfair competition, class action, contract, securities, civil rights, and other disputes.

Mark David Sayre was promoted to equity partner of Foley & Mansfield PLLP in Los Angeles.

Foley & Mansfield PLLP announced Mark David Sayre has been named equity partner. Sayre focuses his practice on product liability and toxic/mass tort litigation.

Jared B. Grauer was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Silicon Valley.

Jared represents a variety of technology companies in all phases of their life cycle. His practice focuses on strategic advisory, corporate governance, securities law compliance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. Jared also regularly advises many venture capital firms in their investments. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer, Jared co-founded Course Hero, Inc., the leading online learning platform for crowd-sourced study resources.

Mike Heath was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Los Angeles.

Mike co-founded the firm’s Los Angeles office in 2012. He represents emerging growth companies, technology incubators and venture funds with a focus on venture financing, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, token investments and corporate governance matters. He represents clients in a wide range of industries.