Marina Bogotad joined Munck Wilson Mandala as partner in Los Angeles.

Bogorad is well-known for her attention to detail and flexibility to adapt to different industries in complex litigation, including entertainment, engineering, and finance. She leads efforts in case-dispositive and appellate briefings, court appearances, and client interaction. Her fluency in Russian also gives her an advantage in handling various international matters

David S. Killoran joined Dykema as member in Los Angeles.

Killoran has over three decades of experience as trial and appellate counsel to some of the world's foremost automotive companies. He has handled hundreds of high-exposure cases against some of the country's top plaintiff lawyers and he has experience as national coordinating counsel for one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers. Killoran's practice includes a wide range of product liability cases involving a variety of alleged defects in electronic devices, mechanical systems, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals, along with matters stemming from warnings, trade secrets, supplier indemnity, class actions, and consumer fraud. He also counsels clients on product safety, risk management, and commercial law matters.

Andrew F. Kirtley was promoted to partner of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP in Burlingame.

Kirtley spent several years as an attorney in the District of Columbia, where he worked at a tenants' rights law firm, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, and a boutique law firm specializing in federal environmental and civil rights litigation.

Rudy Kim joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Kim has over 20 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes IP and technology-related litigation involving patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and complex commercial claims in federal district and appellate courts, in private arbitration, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). He has also successfully tried criminal jury cases with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and regularly teaches Trial Advocacy classes at Stanford Law School.

Brad H. Pace was promoted to partner of Kennedys Law LLP in San Francisco.

Pace has extensive experience handling admiralty and maritime litigation, as well as aviation litigation, and is involved in all aspects of the process from intake to resolution. His background in the maritime industry as a ship captain, officer, engineer, and pilot, enables him to deeply understand the issues his clients face and provide them with solutions tailored to their situations. He also advises clients in a wide range of insurance matters, including marine insurance and reinsurance, and insurance coverage. In addition, Pace handles a wide variety of yacht transactional work.

Xiaofan (Frank) Yang, Ph.D. was promoted to partner of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP in San Diego.

Yang provides comprehensive IP strategic counseling to public and private biotechnology, pharmaceutical, digital health and medical device companies. His patent counseling and prosecution experience creates and protects IP assets as primary value propositions for growth enterprises in all stages of business, from proof of concept to clinical development, regulatory approval and product launch. He is also experienced in conducting due diligence in complex venture financings, public offerings, partnering/licensing transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. He has a global client base, including companies and investors in U.S., Europe, and Asia. After obtaining his B.S. in polymer chemistry and PhD in organic synthesis, he worked as a medicinal chemist in the pharmaceutical industry for more than four years before becoming a patent practitioner in 2006.

Rachel Reddick joined Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP as attorney investigator in Monterey.

Reddick specializes in creating healthy workplace and school environments by delivering thorough and impartial investigations and by providing trainings, climate surveys and assessments on employment-related issues, such as harassment prevention and labor laws compliance. Prior to joining the private sector, she managed a team practicing before the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and oversaw investigations on one of the largest criminal cases in U.S. history. Additionally, she served in the U.S. Congress as a Defense Fellow and also worked for a congressperson sitting on the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, where she assisted in several high-profile congressional investigations. Early on in her career, Reddick spent time in the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps, where she litigated at the trial and appellate level, and served as general counsel to commanding officers both onshore and at sea, advising on employee matters and overseeing investigations.

Brook T. Barnes joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as partner in San Diego.

Barnes counsels and represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation including claims for improper wage deductions, failure to pay wages, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks, misclassification of employees, inaccurate wage statements, commission calculations, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, class actions, wrongful termination, and retaliatory and discriminatory employment actions.

Steven M. Selna joined Benesch as partner in San Francisco.

With more than 25 years of litigation experience, Selna is focused on complex commercial litigation, product liability litigation and class actions. He has significant experience serving as national counsel on life science product liability matters and mass tort claims, and he has also defended actions brought by state attorneys general, alleging violation of unfair trade practice act statutes and consumer fraud.

David Crawford joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch LLP as partner in San Diego.

Crawford focuses on providing legal counsel on a wide array of real estate transactions in the U.S. and globally, including joint ventures, financing, development, construction, project finance, clean energy, leasing and regulatory issues (including licensing, RESPA, and fair housing); as he puts it, "anything connected to dirt, sticks and bricks." He represents individuals, startups and public companies in multiple industries including life sciences, tech, clean energy, aerospace, consumer products, hospitality, beverage, and retail, as well as portfolio companies and venture capitalists. His projects include leasing, development, construction, acquisition and dispositions of headquarters offices, manufacturing facilities, R&D labs, agricultural production facilities, hotels, distilleries and wineries, mixed-use developments and various other facilities. He facilitates real estate financing for both borrowers and lenders, including portfolio lending, construction loans, term facilities, re-financings and synthetic leases, as well as transactions with mixed collateral. He also negotiates feedstock, off-take, EPC and other agreements related to the development and financing of clean energy and manufacturing facilities.

Malgorzata "Gosia" A. Kulczycka joined Patterson Sheridan LLP as partner in San Jose.

Kulczycka has a unique background as an inventor turned IP lawyer allows for a deep understanding of the patent process and the importance of protecting intellectual property. Her expertise covers a wide range of IP areas and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, communication technologies, complex software, computer networks and graphics, and electronics.

Kamran Salour joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in Costa Mesa.

Salour is co-chair of the firm's Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. With more than 15 years of experience, Salour advises clients on a full range of complex privacy and cybersecurity matters. He regularly works with businesses to design proactive cybersecurity measures, create pre-incident response plans, prepare vendor contracts, and comply with applicable laws and regulations. When clients experience cyber incidents, he draws upon his extensive experience to help them successfully navigate the incident response process, including implementing response notification procedures, responding to regulatory investigations, managing state and federal litigation, as well as evaluating and modifying policies to protect against a future event.

Jeff Schenk joined Jones Day as partner in Silicon Valley.

Schenk spent the last 17 years working for the Department of Justice at the intersection of regulatory and criminal enforcement. For more than 15 years, he served as a federal prosecutor and supervisory attorney in Northern California, where he led government investigations and prosecutions of a number of complex and high-profile matters. He was the lead trial lawyer in recent cases that captured international attention related to Silicon Valley startup Theranos, Inc., including the investigation of the company and the successful indictments and convictions of its two leaders, Elizabeth Holmes (Founder, Chairwoman, and CEO), and Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani (President and COO).

Michael Fluhr was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in San Francisco.

Fluhr counsels and defends companies in a wide variety of complex, commercial disputes. Michael focuses his practice on the financial sector, including the blockchain and digital asset space, where he advises and defends exchanges, issuers, NFT platforms and creators, and related companies.

Henry Cheng was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in San Francisco.

Cheng focuses his practice on tax controversies and litigation as well as international tax planning and operational structuring. He has successfully represented numerous clients in all aspects of complex civil tax disputes at the federal, state and local levels.

Philipp Tsukanov was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in Palo Alto.

Tsukanov focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions and represents strategic and private equity buyers, public and private company sellers, and stockholders. He advises clients on all aspects of the deal process, including transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating acquisition and related agreements, and post-acquisition integration planning. He represents companies across a wide range of industries, from technology and healthcare to manufacturing and banking.

Joan K. Archer joined Carlton Fields as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Archer focuses her practice on intellectual property portfolio development and litigation, as well as complex business disputes. She provides legal counsel on a wide range of issues, including global data privacy and protection, protection of intellectual property, trade secret defense and protection, noncompete agreements and litigation, internal risk management and compliance, licensing, marketing, and general corporate strategy. She has deep experience in complex technology commercial agreements and licensing, with a special focus on data privacy, as well as Canadian cross-border litigation and compliance strategies and other international issues.

Douglas K. Fransham joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as associate in MPBF (Sacramento).

Fransham's practice areas include civil litigation and business law. He has experience in a wide variety of matters including securities fraud, real estate law and insurance. He has handled numerous financial crimes prosecutions from preliminary hearing through jury trial. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a deputy district attorney in El Dorado County assigned to the Special Prosecutions Unit and responsible for the Civil Asset Forfeiture case load.

Art Silbergeld joined Thompson Coburn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Silbergeld has defended numerous employers in individual and class action lawsuits, including federal and state bench and jury trials. He regularly represents large and mid-sized corporations in these matters, and has first-chaired more than 100 employment litigations, arbitrations and NLRB trials.

Ernie A. Ocampo was promoted to office managing partner of Reed Smith LLP in Century City.

Ocampo's practice covers a broad range of transactional matters, including equity and debt financings, formation and corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and day-to-day legal matters. In addition to acting as outside corporate counsel for his clients, Ernie advises entertainment clients in connection with investments, joint ventures, and business launches, and advises real estate clients on acquisitions and development of renewable energy facilities and commercial properties.

Joe Yelda joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Yelda has represented clients in insurance coverage disputes and uninsured/underinsured motorists claims with a focus on transportation and rideshare companies. He held law clerk positions with both the California Innocence Project and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Kimia Kojouri joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Kojouri handles all aspects of family law and has considerable experience representing clients in high-conflict cases. She held an externship at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, and also garnered experience working at the Family Law Facilitator’s Office at the Santa Clara County Family Justice Center prior to working in private practice.

Jennifer Griffin joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Griffin’s litigation experience includes defending businesses, professionals and individuals involved in civil and commercial litigation. Her work has also included contract drafting and counseling clients on regulatory compliance and risk management. She is licensed to practice law in both California and Hawaii.

Peter Squeri joined Lewis & Llewellyn LLP as attorney in San Francisco.

Squeri specializes in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts. He has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial disputes, product liability actions, sensitive investigations, and employment matters, including wage-and-hour, retaliation, wrongful termination, and independent contractor misclassification litigation. His practice includes contract disputes, business torts, founders' and partnership disputes, employee mobility, trade secret misappropriation, anti-SLAPP litigation, and matters involving alleged fraud, privacy, unfair competition, constitutional law, and civil rights.

Drake A. Mirsch joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP as associate in Orange County.

Mirsch is a litigation associate whose practice focuses on all aspects of employment law. Drake regularly represents employers in all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation negotiations, dispositive motions, and appeals. He also advises clients in multiple industries on a broad range of employment issues, employment practices and policies, and responding to administrative charges.

Jens Koepke was promoted to counsel of Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP in Los Angeles.

Koepke is a certified appellate specialist with more than three decades of experience representing large and small companies, individuals, and public entities in high-stakes appeals. He is the former chair of the Appellate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and has been inducted into the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

Michael B. Garfinkel joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Garfinkel represents studios, production companies, talent agencies, advertising agencies, and artists in matters involving intricate industry-specific agreements, trademark, copyright and right of publicity disputes, trade secrets, and defamation. He also represents a variety of clients in commercial litigation, including limited liability company and partnership disputes and consumer class action defense.

Laura K. Lin joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Lin's practice focuses on a wide variety of complex commercial litigation, including securities litigation and insurance dispute matters, among others. Currently Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Ethics & Professionalism Committee, she also counsels clients in connection with matters arising from alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and other professional liability issues.