Jeffrey Chen joined Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller as principal attorney in Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller.

Jeffrey Chen is an intellectual property litigator who focuses his practice on high-stakes patent infringement disputes.

Jennifer Diane Knapp was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Jennifer Diane Knapp has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Knapp represents public and private life sciences and technology companies, as well as venture capital and other institutional investors. She focuses on representing companies throughout their entire life cycle from formation to exit, and in all manner of strategic and complex transactions, including corporate formation and structuring, venture capital financings, corporate governance, spin-ins and spin-outs, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, public company disclosure requirements, and SEC compliance matters. She also advises investors in venture capital financings and other strategic investments and transactions.

Angela Lucille Dunning was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.

Cooley LLP announced Angela Lucille Dunning has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Jan. 1. Dunning's litigation practice spans a wide array of matters in federal and state court, including complex commercial disputes, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition cases.

John Paul Oleksiuk was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Santa Monica.

Cooley LLP announced John Paul "JP" Oleksiuk has been elected partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Oleksiuk's practice focuses on litigation, prosecution and counseling in the fields of trademark and copyright law. He litigates trademark and copyright disputes in federal courts, trademark matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and UDRP domain name arbitration proceedings.

Susan Marie Krumplitsch was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.

Cooley LLP announced Susan Marie Krumplitsch has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Jan. 1. Krumplitsch's litigation practice focuses on intellectual property disputes and strategic counseling for life sciences companies with an emphasis on patent litigation. She represents innovative biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in trial, appellate and post-grant review proceedings at the US Patent and Trademark Office - including inter partes review proceedings.

Megan Arthur Schilling was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Diego.

Cooley LLP announced Megan Arthur Schilling has been elected partner in San Diego, effective Jan. 1. Schilling focuses on compensation and benefits for public and private companies. She counsels companies on designing, implementing and disclosing employment, incentive, change-in-control and severance arrangements. Schilling also provides strategic advice to boards of directors and management teams on these matters, as well as new developments and evolving best practices in executive compensation, corporate governance and shareholder engagement.

Jason Milan Savich was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Francisco.

Cooley LLP announced Jason Milan Savich has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Savich advises borrowers, banks and non-bank lenders in a broad range of public and private debt financings, including convertible and high-yield bonds, acquisition financings, secured and unsecured credit facilities and various structured financings.

Eric A. Kauffman was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Diego.

Cooley LLP announced Eric A. Kauffman has been elected partner in San Diego, effective Jan. 1. Kauffman's practice encompasses both employment litigation and counseling. He provides strategic support to leading technology and life sciences companies, and their private equity and venture capital sponsors, on a wide variety of employment law matters.

John Patrick McGaraghan was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced John Patrick McGaraghan has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. McGaraghan focuses on intellectual property counseling and licensing, and the drafting and negotiation of strategic commercial contracts. He also assists companies with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financing transactions. Additionally, McGaraghan works with public and private companies in the hardware, semiconductor, software, Internet, media, social networking, and advertising industries.

Chang Derek Liu was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Chang Derek Liu has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Feb. 1. Liu focuses his practice primarily on the technology and life sciences industries. His transactional experience includes public and private company mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; tender and exchange offers; joint ventures; minority investments; and other strategic corporate transactions, representing both strategic and private equity clients.

Connie A. Broussard as principal attorney in San Diego

Trial Consultation including Jury Consulting, Witness Preparation, Trial Co-Counsel. Also practice employment litigation specializing in harassment, discrimination and other civil rights claims.

Shivaun Alison Cooney was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Cooney has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. She is a member of Latham's environment, land & resources department who advises on a range of land use and regulatory matters, as well as related transactional matters, with a particular focus on land use entitlements and environmental approvals for major real estate development projects. Her clients include developers, institutions, non-profit organizations, corporations, and land owners.

Gregory K. Sobolski was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Sobolski has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department whose practice focuses on patent litigation. He represents patent owners and accused infringers in matters involving a range of complex technologies before US federal district courts, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission.

Marcy Christina Priedeman was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Priedeman has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. She is a member of Latham & Waktins litigation & trial department who focuses her practice on securities litigation, professional liability, and complex commercial litigation. She has also handled disputes related to accounting and financial transactions across a range of industries.

Ian Kenneth Boyd joined Sideman & Bancroft LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Sideman & Bancroft LLP announced Ian Kenneth Boyd has joined the firm's intellectual property group as a partner in San Francisco. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and counseling; trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution, and enforcement; and trade secret and advertising law.

Julie Dyanne Crisp was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Crisp has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Crisp is a member of the Latham & Watkins tax department who advises on executive compensation and employee benefits matters, often in the context of M&A and other corporate transactions. She regularly counsels executives and public and private companies across various industries on all types of compensation arrangements and benefit plans, with extensive experience advising clients in the oil and gas, entertainment, and internet and digital media sectors.

Sean Carney Denvir was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Denvir has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham & Watkin corporate department who represents private equity firms, and public and private companies, in M&A transactions, including mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic transactions, and minority investments.

Belinda Martinez Vega joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Venable LLP announced that Belinda Martinez Vega has joined its commercial litigation practice as a partner in Los Angeles. Vega will focus her practice on complex commercial business litigation and corporate internal investigations.

Kirsten Marie Ferguson was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Ferguson has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. She is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department whose practice includes antitrust and competition law, class actions, and complex litigation in federal and state court.

Laura Robinson Washington was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City.

Washington has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Washington is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department who focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in the entertainment and media industry. She represents clients in intellectual property disputes including copyright and trademark infringement, and her experience includes trial and appellate work, motion practice, and discovery in state and federal courts.

Richard Louis Offsay was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City.

Offsay has been promoted to partner in Century City. Offsay is a member of the firm's corporate department who advises clients in transactions across the entertainment and media industry. His practice focuses on strategic joint ventures, M&A deals, and the financing and distribution of motion pictures, television programs, and other content.

David Dean Troutman was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Orange County.

Troutman has been promoted to counsel in Costa Mesa, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department who focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including litigation and counseling regarding trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, copyrights, and false advertising, and a broad range of issues commonly encountered by website owners and internet service providers.

Arash Aminian Baghai was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Baghai has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Baghai is a member of the Latham & Watkins corporate department who primarily handles complex equity derivative transactions across diverse industries, with a particular focus on the power, healthcare, life sciences, and automotive sectors. His experience includes IPOs, follow-on debt, equity and equity-linked offerings, and debt and capital restructuring transactions, and the structuring of unique securities products.