Vivek K. Chavan joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder in Silicon Valley.

Chavan is a Real Estate Shareholder in the firm's Silicon Valley office. He represents clients across a broad range of real estate transactional needs, at two separate levels of investment for clients: (i) fund and joint venture investments and (ii) real estate investments. He has represented numerous clients with the formation of their real estate funds and with their investment or sponsorship in real estate joint ventures. He also represents clients in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, construction, operation and leasing of real properties throughout the United States, with a particular focus on the industrial, retail, office, forestry, hotel and multi-tenant property sectors. His practice includes a variety of business and transactional real estate matters, including equity, debt and construction financing, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, contributions, OP units, and tax driven structures.

Michael A. Rome joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Rome focuses his practice on government investigations, enforcement, and complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on privacy and consumer protection matters. He has represented clients in investigations, enforcement actions, and litigations with several government agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, attorneys general of several U.S. states, and the Irish Data Protection Commission, among others.

Robert J. Sunderland joined Signature Resolution as neutral in San Diego.

Sunderland started as a home builder specializing in custom homes in Los Angeles. He began attending Southwestern University School of Law, graduating and joining the State Bar in 1997. He built a firm specializing in real estate law, focusing on defending professionals and advocating for over 3,000 real estate licensees. As a full-time neutral at Signature Resolution, Sunderland eagerly looks forward to contributing to the firm's growth and success. His success as a mediator stems from his unwavering commitment to diligent work and quick thinking. He proactively addresses potential obstacles during pre-mediation calls. Drawing from his diverse background and experiences as a participant, he approaches real estate mediation with a balance of evaluative insight, sensitivity, and a unique perspective.

Alon Lagstein joined Carlton Fields as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Lagstein represents owners, operators, tenants, landlords, borrowers, lenders, investors, and developers in commercial and residential real estate matters, focusing his practice on acquisition and disposition, leasing, financing, and joint ventures. He represents a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and family offices, startups, private equity firms, financial institutions, and project sponsors.

Marisa Kovacs joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Kovacs is a litigation associate with experience representing clients in state and federal court in diverse matters, including contract, information privacy, product liability, and white-collar criminal defense.

Najeh Baharun was promoted to partner of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Los Angeles.

Baharun's practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors, companies and lenders in connection with the structuring, documentation and resolution of a wide variety of financing transactions, including unsecured financings, first and second-lien financings, ABL facilities, bridge facilities, and DIPs. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of credit - from investment grade to distressed debt. The promotion is effective Jan. 1

Joshua Anderson was promoted to partner of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in San Francisco.

Anderson represents both business and individual clients in arbitration and court litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, and in both individual and class actions. His experience with a wide range of industries and legal issues gives him a creative and innovative perspective on the issues his clients face. The promotion is effective Jan. 1

David Poitras joined BG Law as partner in Los Angeles.

Poitras is a seasoned corporate, bankruptcy, and real estate attorney with over 30 years of diversified experience at private practice law firms and as an in-house general counsel. He joins from Wedgewood, LLC, a large vertically integrated network of companies specializing in real estate and real estate loans, where he served as general counsel and corporate secretary. In this role, he managed contract negotiations and transactional and financing documents and advised on various corporate issues, such as compliance, human resources, regulatory matters, and corporate governance. He also supervised a litigation portfolio of approximately 75 cases, leading a team of ten attorneys and paralegals across two Los Angeles and Las Vegas offices, covering a more than 20-state footprint.

Peter J. Woo was promoted to litigation committee co-chair of the national asian pacific american bar association of Jackson Lewis P.C. in Orange County.

Woo is the litigation manager of Jackson Lewis' Riverside, California, office and a principal in the firm's Orange County office. He has been appointed as Litigation Committee co-chair of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). He has been involved with the Association for seven years, and will conclude his term in October 2029.

Paul L. Navarro joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Navarro represents emerging companies in both the United States and Latin America on day-to-day business counseling at every stage of the startup lifecycle, from incorporating new startup companies to advising in connection with financings and fielding emergency "first calls" from founders to guiding companies through exits. His clients include founders, directors, and investors who rely on him to help strategize on and execute high-value transactions.

Jose L. Patiño joined Buchalter as shareholder in San Diego.

Patiño has successfully argued cases before the courts in 20 different states. His expertise also extends to patent litigation-specific proceedings, including appearances before the International Trade Commission, where he has consistently demonstrated his prowess as special intellectual property counsel in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Throughout his career, Patiño has represented an array of prominent companies in various industries, including Atos, Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corporation, ESET, General Motors, Kyocera Corporation, and Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Craig D. Nickerson joined Buchalter as shareholder in San Diego.

Nickerson's practice primarily centers around litigation, with a strong focus on representing and defending employers in cases related to wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour matters, breach of contract, and other employment-related claims. His expertise extends to advising and counseling employers on various employment-related issues, including personnel matters, termination, reductions in force, accommodations, and wage & hour compliance. He is also known for his work in conducting internal and external investigations, preparing employee handbooks, arbitration agreements, and company policies, as well as delivering training on a range of employment-related topics.

Jonathan J. O'Brien joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel as associate in San Jose.

O'Brien's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, assisting clients with forming business entities, and corporate governance. O'Brien also drafts and negotiates Purchase and Sale Agreements for Commercial Real Estate, produces transaction timelines, and drafts lease agreements.

Morgan Donoian MacBride was promoted to counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in Silicon Valley.

MacBride's practice focuses on representing corporate clients in complex commercial litigation and high-stakes business disputes in federal and state courts, including in matters involving transactional disputes, business torts, commercial fraud, consumer protection, antitrust, and greenwashing claims. He has successfully defended clients in a range of industries, including financial services, consumer products, media, and tech. The promotion is effective Jan. 1

Loryn Dunn Arkow joined Hogan Lovells as partner in Los Angeles.

Arkow is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. She has extensive experience handling acquisition, disposition and development transactions; joint ventures and preferred equity, capital raises, and debt finance transactions; recapitalizations and workouts.

Justina Chen was promoted to partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in Silicon Valley.

Chen's practice specializes in advising corporate borrowers, leading private equity sponsors, banks, and other financial institutions in a variety of financing transactions, including cross-border and domestic acquisition financings, direct and syndicated lending, investment grade lending, middle market and large-cap financings and chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. The promotion is effective Jan. 1

Mariko M. Tran was promoted to counsel of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in Silicon Valley.

Tran represents public and private companies in various transactional matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, and divestitures. The promotion is effective Jan. 1

Sheena Alves joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as attorney in San Diego.

Alves has represented clients in various commercial and residential real estate matters, including purchase/sale transaction disputes, title issues, easement and boundary disputes, encroachments issues, agent/broker defense, and breach of contract disputes. Previously, she was an intern for the U.S. Trustee program and was a law clerk for the Legal Aid Society of
San Diego Tax Clinic.

Sam Quach joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel as attorney in Silicon Valley.

Quach is a member of Hoge Fenton's Business Litigation practice group. He handles matters through all phases of litigation, including case investigation, strategy, discovery, motion practice, and mediation. He has defended clients in civil lawsuits involving wrongful death, personal injury, and tenant-landlord disputes.

Jonathan Conigliari was promoted to counsel of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Los Angeles.

Conigliari has been elevated to Counsel, effective Jan. 1.

Nikole K. Zoumberakis joined Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. as corporate partner in Los Angeles.

Zoumberakis represents investment advisors servicing institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals. She also advises pension plans and other institutional investors with their investments in hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and real estate funds. She has served as outside general counsel and adviser to businesses ranging from start-up and emerging private companies to seasoned enterprises, advising on formation, governance, financing, commercial agreements, federal and state securities laws, and other regulatory and complex commercial matters.

Amanda E. Taber was promoted to partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Los Angeles.

Taber helps her clients assess the risks and rewards of potential transactions, advises on protecting, maintaining and/or recapturing their rights, and identifies issues of exposure, and then works with her colleagues as necessary - including throughout the other practices in the firm - to provide an efficient, well-rounded and inclusive approach to her clients' matters.

Anne Redcross Beehler joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Newport Beach.

Beehler has represented lenders, landlords, tenants, developers, investors, real estate investment trusts (REITs), receivers and individuals in a range of disputes concerning real property. She handles her cases from start to finish and has substantial experience trying cases in federal and state courts.

John J. Kreager was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Los Angeles.

Kreager's promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Matthew Kemp was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Los Angeles.

Kemp's promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Harry N. Hudesman was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.

Hudesman focuses his practice on executive compensation and employee benefits issues arising in the context of a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and initial public offerings, among others. He regularly advises public and private companies on various employment, compensatory and benefit matters, including the design, negotiation, and implementation of employment and separation arrangements, cash-based and equity-based incentive plans, golden parachute excise tax issues, and related employment matters. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Kevin R. Rubino joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in San Francisco, CA.

Rubino spent nearly four years prosecuting a wide range of federal offenses in the Criminal Division, including wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, cybersecurity, and trying numerous jury trials to verdict. He also led the prosecution of a wide-ranging pandemic-related fraud scheme and one of the largest RICO cases in California in recent years. Prior to joining the U.S. attorney's office, Rubino was a partner at Sidley working on a range of civil commercial litigation matters with a particular focus on technology companies. His practice also included white-collar defense and investigations.

Kyle R. Canavera was promoted to partner of Perkins Coie LLP in San Diego.

Canavera counsels clients at all intellectual property (IP) life cycle stages and advises clients on related IP issues. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Matthew L. Goldberg was promoted to partner of Perkins Coie LLP in San Francisco.

Goldberg has successfully represented clients in wage-and-hour class actions and California Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) matters, as well as plaintiff retaliation, harassment, and discrimination cases. His experience includes preparing for and attending mediations and settlement conferences before the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), and the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC). He also possesses experience as a trial lawyer, assisting in all phases of representation. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Andrew Klein was promoted to partner of Perkins Coie LLP in Palo Alto.

Klein litigates complex intellectual property disputes across the country, focusing on patent litigation. He represents Fortune 500 and emerging companies in all phases of litigation, from initial case assessment to settlement. His practice also includes appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for patent cases and elsewhere. HIs promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jessica North was promoted to partner of Perkins Coie LLP in Palo Alto.

North focuses her practice on representing emerging growth companies, established corporations, and venture capital funds. She represents companies across a wide range of industries, including technology, life science, food & beverage, and entertainment. In addition to providing strategic counseling to clients, North's practice encompasses a wide range of corporate and securities laws, with a primary focus on venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and corporate governance. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jasmine Wetherell was promoted to partner of Perkins Coie LLP in Los Angeles.

Wetherell advises consumer goods companies, with an emphasis on serving food, dietary supplements, cosmetics/personal care, and cannabis businesses. She maintains a civil litigation practice focusing on consumer class-action defense and is highly experienced in defending claims brought under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition Law, and False Advertising Law. She has deep knowledge of California’s Proposition 65, providing both compliance advice and litigation defense to consumer goods companies, and has extensive experience in handling claims involving trace contaminants in food.

Elizabeth Cousins was promoted to chair, infrastructure group of Nossaman in Los Angeles.

As the new chair, Cousins' priorities include continuing to grow the group's water/wastewater practice, further expanding the group's footprint into emerging infrastructure practice fields, such as renewable energy, electric and autonomous vehicles, and other green technologies and attracting and retaining best-in-class, diverse attorneys that will benefit the group's clients and build on the strength of Nossaman's outstanding brand.

Tessa Bernhardt was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Bernhardt is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice and Corporate Department. She advises public companies, multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, and special committees on complex transactions, activism defense, and corporate governance. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Blake R. Davis was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Davis is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in US district courts and at the US International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Alicia R. Jovais was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Jovais is a member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents public and private companies in all aspects of antitrust litigation and related counseling, including consumer class actions, monopolization and conspiracy claims, licensing disputes, and state unfair competition matters. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

James I. Robinson was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park (Silicon Valley).

Robinson is a member of the Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice and Tax Department. He counsels public and private companies on equity incentive plans, deferred compensation plans, severance and change-in-control arrangements, and employment agreements, and advises on compensation and employee benefits in corporate transactions. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Brett M. Sandford was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Sandford is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He advises on IP litigation, including patent infringement and trade secret disputes, in district and appellate courts and before the US International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Morgan E. Whitworth was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Whitworth is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents public companies, senior officers and directors, investment managers, and professional services firms in securities and class action litigation and regulatory investigations, with particular experience in the technology sector. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Francis J. Acott was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Acott is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients across multiple industries in class actions and complex civil litigation. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Allison Harms was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Harms is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents technology and life sciences clients in patent and other IP disputes before federal district and appellate courts, the US International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Shannon D. Lankenau was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Lankenau is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents clients in complex environmental disputes, including litigation involving claims of public nuisance, trespass, products liability, and natural resources damages. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Max G. Mazzelli was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Mazzelli is a member of the Connectivity, Privacy & Information Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He counsels clients in the US and globally across multiple sectors on cybersecurity, data privacy, and consumer protection issues, advising on regulatory compliance and investigations, litigation, and product counseling. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Grant E. Strother was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Strother is a member of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients in complex business litigation, licensing disputes, and insurance recovery matters. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Ryan S. Appleby was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Appleby focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and trial advocacy and has helped clients navigate disputes in state and federal courts and domestic and international arbitrations.

Melissa L. Barshop was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Barshop has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, secured and unsecured corporate credit facilities, Rule 144A transactions, private placements, convertible debt offerings, exchange offers, mezzanine transactions, and work-outs and debt restructurings.

Elizabeth A. Dooley was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Dooley represents clients across industries with a focus on high-stakes employment and appellate matters

Samuel Eckman was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Eckman is an appellate litigator with extensive experience representing clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the nation.

Julian W. Kleinbrodt was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Kleinbrodt has broad antitrust experience and represents clients in trial and appellate litigation, as well as government investigations.

Jilian N. London was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

London represents media, entertainment, and technology clients and has particular experience in media relations, First Amendment, breach of contract, antitrust, and class action disputes.

Cynthia Chen McTernan was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

McTernan represents clients in high-exposure complex commercial actions, class actions, and mass actions, with a focus on consumer protection and employment matters.

Negin Nazemi was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Nazemi advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset deals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.

Carlos M. Soto was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Soto advises companies, private equity firms and investment advisors on complex merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments, and partnerships.

Chris W. Trester was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Palo Alto.

Trester focuses his corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions and emerging companies, with a specific emphasis on the tech, entertainment, and life science industries.

Chris Whittaker was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Orange County.

Whittaker represents clients in a wide range of high-stakes, complex commercial cases, with an emphasis in antitrust and competition, technology, intellectual property, and employment matters.

Jonathan J. Hawk joined McDermott Will & Emery as partner in Los Angeles.

Hawk focuses his international litigation practice on technology, the internet, and online platform law. He helps clients navigate multinational, multidisciplinary, and complex civil litigation matters. His successful representations include disputes involving intermediary liability, privacy and defamation, unfair competition, consumer protection, contractual obligations, intellectual property, and free speech, among other fundamental rights.

Anthony Q. Le was promoted to partner of McGuireWoods LLP in Los Angeles.

Le has a broad array of experiences assisting with compliance issues, regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, and individual and class litigation. His diverse practice helps him achieve the most efficient and practical results for his clients, spanning the financial services, technology, automobile, and retail sectors.

David Song joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in San Francisco.

Song is a litigation associate in Miller Starr Regalia's Walnut Creek office. His practice focuses on litigation, arbitration, and investigations. Before joining Miller Starr Regalia, he successfully represented various clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including breach of contract, federal agency investigations, product liability, and Proposition 65 matters.

Katherine L. Wawrzyniak joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Wawrzyniak conducted sophisticated long-term investigations and obtained guilty verdicts in four jury trials. She served as co-chief of the general crimes section and as a line AUSA in the corporate fraud strike force and organized crime drug enforcement task force. She helps clients with their thorniest problems, including high-stakes trials and sensitive corporate investigations. She represents clients in the technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries.