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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Kirsten Marie Ferguson has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Ferguson is a member of Latham's litigation & trial department. Her practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, class actions, and complex litigation in federal and state court.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Gregory K. Sobolski has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Sobolski is a member of Latham's litigation & trial department whose practice focuses on patent litigation. He represents patent owners and accused infringers in technology matters 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.

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Marcy Christina Priedeman has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Priedeman is a member of Latham's litigation & trial department. Her practice focuses on securities litigation, professional liability, and complex commercial litigation.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Arash Aminian Baghai has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Baghai is a member of Latham's 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.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Shivaun Alison Cooney has been promoted to counsel in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Cooney is a member of Latham's environment, land & resources department. She 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.

Joshua Gregory Holt was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Josh Gregory Holt has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Holt is a member of Latham's finance department. He advises both lenders and borrowers on transactional matters.

Kristin Nell Reyna Dehart was promoted to assistant managing partner of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP in San Diego.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP announced Kristin Nell Reyna Dehart has been appointed assistant managing partner in San Diego. Dehart is a member of the environmental/toxic tort practice group, specializing in the defense of complex environmental claims, toxic tort and product liability claims. She also counsels clients regarding environmental compliance issues outside the litigation context, including regarding property contamination, waste generation, handling and disposal, and recycling/reuse programs.

John Thomas Brazier was promoted to partner of Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger in Los Angeles.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced John Thomas Brazier has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Brazier represents builders and other industry professionals. His practice is focused on civil litigation in the areas of complex construction law, products and professional liability.

Heather Marie Patrick was promoted to partner of Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger in Los Angeles.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Heather Marie Patrick has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Patrick focuses on the firm's family law practice, which she manages in addition to her continued practice in civil litigation. Her business and commercial civil practice includes representation of builders and businesses while her family law practice focuses on handling matters including divorce, complex custody and visitation matters, complex business valuation and income determination, modifications, child support, spousal support, parentage/paternity, property division, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, and enforcement.

Aneta Barbara Dubow was promoted to partner of Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger in Los Angeles.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Aneta Barbara Dubow has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Dubow represents trucking companies, developers, real estate brokers/agents, non-profits, and others, in matters alleging wrongful death, and serious personal injuries such as toxic tort exposure, spinal trauma, traumatic brain injury, and amputations.

Jeffrey Norwood Stewart joined Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Jeffrey Norwood Stewart has joined as senior counsel in Los Angeles. Stewart's practice focuses on construction litigation and bodily injury litigation. In the construction field, he will continue to represent general contractors as well as numerous construction trades and material suppliers. Stewart has also handled toxic tort, product liability, wrongful death and asbestos cases.

Steven Jeremiah Pearse joined Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Steven Jeremiah Pearse has joined as senior counsel in Los Angeles. Pearse specializes in products liability, professional liability, construction litigation, business litigation, premises liability, personal injury, and general liability.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Laura Robinson Washington has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Washington focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in the entertainment and media industry and is a member of Latham's litigation & trial department.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Rick Offsay has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Offsay advises clients in transactions across the entertainment and media industry and is a member of Latham's corporate department.

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

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Sean Carney Denvir has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Denvir is a member of Latham's corporate department. He represents private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, in M&A transactions, including mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic transactions, and minority investments.

Andrew C. Rawcliffe joined Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC as of counsel in Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC - Pasadena Office.

Andrew's practice covers a full range of litigation maters, including labor and employment, elections, rate-making litigation and other matters arising under Propositions 13, 218 and 26, land use and CEQA matters and other liability defense.

Shaleen Marie Schmutzer-Smith was promoted to deputy general counsel of California Department of Housing and Community Development in Sacramento.

Governor Brown announced Shaleen Marie Schmutzer-Smith has been appointed deputy general counsel at the California Department of Housing and Community Development, where she has been an attorney since 2007.

Katharine Anne Martin was promoted to chair of the board of directors of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Katharine Anne Martin will succeed Larry Sonsini as chair of the board of directors. Martin practices corporate and securities law, representing public companies. Her practice includes corporate governance, SEC compliance, 1934 Act issues, public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions. She also has represented underwriters in public offerings and issuers and investors in private equity financings.

Christopher Jay Wu was promoted to partner of Proskauer Rose LLP in Los Angeles.

Proskauer Rose LLP announced Christopher Jay Wu was promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Wu represents corporate and financial buyers and sellers in public and private merger and acquisition transactions; underwriters, issuers and selling security holders in public and private debt and equity financings; and public and private companies with respect to various corporate and securities law matters.

Christopher Douglas Ahn was promoted to partner of Proskauer Rose LLP in Los Angeles.

Proskauer Rose LLP announced Christopher Douglas Ahn was promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Ahn represents purchasers, sellers and financial advisors in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, debt and equity securities transactions, corporate restructurings, the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and corporate and board governance.

Frederick William Kosmo, Jr. joined San Diego Ethics Commission as attorney in San Diego.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer appointed Frederick W. Kosmo Jr. to the San Diego Ethics Commission. During his four-year term, Kosmo will oversee adherence to and uphold the city's campaign, lobbying and ethics laws.

E. Scott Palmer joined Larson O'Brien LLP in Los Angeles.

He specializes in commercial litigation.

James Lawrence Davis Jr. was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in Silicon Valley.

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that James Lawrence Davis, Jr. was named partner in Silicon Valley, effective Nov. 1. Davis focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation in courts, and before the ITC and the PTAB.

Kathryn Nalani Setsuko Hong was promoted to counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP in Silicon Valley.

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that Kathryn Nalani Setsuko Hong was promoted to counsel in Silicon Valley, effective Nov. 1. Hong represents clients in patent matters across a range of technologies, including consumer electronics, computer software, wireless communications, semiconductors, mechanical devices, and internet services.

Eric L'Heureux Issadore was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in San Francisco.

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that Eric L'Heureux Issadore was named partner in San Francisco, effective Nov. 1. Issadore advises private equity firms and strategic investors in the structuring and negotiation of leveraged buyouts, public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and other business combinations.