David J. Wiener was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Wiener's practice focuses on the representation of public companies and their officers and directors in securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits, and other high-stakes litigation. He also regularly advises boards and management on shareholder demands, disclosure issues, and governance matters.

Shaelyn K. Dawson was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Dawson represents clients in technical and high-stakes litigation, focusing primarily on patent, copyright, and trade secret cases in the electronics, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical industries. She has experience in all phases of litigation.

Lily Li was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Li has litigated before state and federal courts, the International Trade Commission, international arbitration tribunals, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on a wide range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, semiconductors, consumer electronics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Eric H. Min was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Min regularly advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and fintech companies in a variety of complex U.S. and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, syndicated lending, investment grade lending, asset-based lending, and warehouse facilities.

Lauren A. Navarro was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Navarro's practice focuses on complex white-collar criminal matters, including defending clients facing U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings and conducting internal investigations. Lauren also regularly advises clients on compliance issues, including anti-corruption policies and procedures, global risk assessments, training, third-party due diligence, and compliance program benchmarking exercises resulting in the development of effective, risk-based compliance programs.

Matt O'Donnell was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

O'Donnell's practice focuses on corporate transactions and other general corporate matters, with an emphasis on U.S. and international/cross-border M&A and other strategic transactions.

Jim Ryan was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Ryan represents entrepreneurs, startups and emerging companies as outside general counsel, venture capital and private equity investors, and financial and strategic acquirers across the technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences industries. His clients operate in a variety of sectors including machine learning and artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity, data analytics, fintech, e-commerce, gaming, life sciences, and medical devices.

Kim L. Carter joined Littler Mendelson P.C. as shareholder in San Diego.

Carter's practice focuses on defending companies in an array of employment law matters, including wage and hour cases, claims of discrimination and harassment, wrongful terminations, and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) cases. She represents clients in complex class action cases, as well as single plaintiff litigation matters, arbitrations and mediations. In addition to her litigation practice, Carter regularly provides counsel on issues that arise in the employer-employee relationship, including leave and disability accommodation, performance management and evaluations, employee misclassification, and investigations.

Michael Guasco joined Littler Mendelson P.C. as shareholder in San Francisco.

Guasco’s practice includes representing employers in complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. He counsels clients through all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, including drafting pleadings, conducting and defending depositions, handling mediations, negotiating settlements, defending clients in trials, and arguing appeals. Guasco regularly handles wage and hour matters and defends class and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) cases. He also advises employers on general workplace issues and best practices to minimize liability.

Jennifer Wai-Shing Maguire joined Littler Mendelson P.C. as of counsel in San Francisco.

Maguire regularly defends corporations in employment litigation matters, including complex wage and hour class actions, collective actions, PAGA claims, and allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. She also represents clients in both federal and state courts and handles cases in front of administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Maguire provides advice on employment practices and compliance with applicable laws, drafts employment-related contracts and agreements, and conducts employment policies and practices audits.

Jamie E. Youngblood was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in Orange County.

Youngblood is a patent litigator with experience preparing petitions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. He has litigated cases across a range of technologies in the computer hardware, consumer electronics, and medical device fields.

Douglas B. Wentzel was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in Orange County.

Wentzel represents clients in district courts across the country and before the International Trade Commission and Patent Trial and Appeal Board. His cases have covered a broad spectrum of technologies including wearable physiological monitoring devices, transcatheter heart valve repair devices, respiratory therapy products, digital cinema cameras, automotive shock absorbers, microdermabrasion systems, and more.

Albert J. Sueiras was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in Orange County.

Sueiras represents clients in a wide spectrum of intellectual property matters and in a variety of technologies, including those associated with vascular access and thrombus management devices (neuro- and peripheral vascular), critical care medical devices, infusion technologies, neural-auditory stimulation, topical wound therapy, and athletic/sporting outerwear and consumer products, among other areas. His work includes both utility and design patent portfolio management and strategic planning, international and domestic patent prosecution, competitive landscape analysis, opinion work, and assertive and defensive strategies.

Jacob R. Rosenbaum was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in Orange County.

Rosenbaum assists clients in all aspects of trademark and copyright litigation and enforcement. He has extensive experience enforcing and defending trademark and trade dress rights in U.S. District Court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, and has represented clients in all stages of U.S. litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, discovery, motion practice, trial, mediation and settlement.

Daniel Kiang was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in Orange County.

Kiang represents clients in patent and trademark litigation matters, including before district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has extensive experience representing both petitioners and patent owners in AIA post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes reviews, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Daniel A. Kamkar was promoted to partner of Knobbe Martens in San Diego.

Kamkar's practice focuses on worldwide patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent infringement and validity analyses, freedom to operate analyses, USPTO proceedings, and general IP licensing.

Ian A. Wright was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird in Los Angeles.

Wright represents employers in federal and state courts throughout California and the nation in a wide variety of employment-related litigation, including trade secret disputes, defending claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, and complex wage and hour matters. Ian also represents his clients in all phases of litigation, including investigation, discovery, law and motion, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal.

Dan O'Connor was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird in Silicon Valley.

O'Connor focuses his practice on patent solicitation and patent portfolio management for a wide variety of technologies, with a particular focus on high-tech software technologies, electromechanical devices, industrial manufacturing processes, power-storage devices, and Internet-connected hardware. He regularly prosecutes patent applications for a variety of Big Data inventions, authentication techniques, battery technologies, and mechanical devices ranging from children’s toys to complex medical devices.

Jeffery Carlin was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird in Los Angeles.

Carlin focuses his practice on complex litigation involving the environment and land use entitlements, as well as environmental permitting and compliance matters. He advises clients and litigates cases implicating various state and federal environmental laws such as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), planning and zoning laws, CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, and state water quality laws.

Albert M.T. "Terry" Finch joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as partner in San Jose and Sacramento.

Finch handles a wide range of complex commercial matters, including construction defect, real estate-related litigation and other commercial torts, personal injury and contractual disputes. He also has significant experience with copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret cases, appearing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Sharon Hightower joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as partner in San Francisco and San Jose.

Hightower concentrates her practice on the defense of medical and psychological malpractice, employment litigation, personal injury claims and product liability.

Laura Malkofsky joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as partner in San Francisco and San Jose.

Malkofsky specializes in complex civil litigation, business and commercial litigation, professional liability, elder care/elder abuse liability, director and officer liability, premises liability, employment litigation and landlord-tenant/habitation defense. She has defended commercial property owners in actions pertaining to personal injury disputes, mold contamination, wrongful death and criminal acts committed on the premises. She also has appellate court experience, having briefed myriad of issues including gender discrimination, defamation, evidentiary issues.

Gabriel Ullrich joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as partner in Sacramento.

Ullrich concentrates his practice in the areas of tort and employment litigation, with a particular emphasis on professional negligence, transportation, products liability, real estate-related litigation and other commercial torts, premises liability, elder abuse, public entity defense, wrongful termination and employment discrimination.

Von Reyes joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as partner in San Francisco and San Jose.

Reyes concentrates his practice on construction, casualty defense and insurance coverage. He has handled matters related to professional liability such as legal malpractice, bad faith matters and error and omissions claims.

Jason Deng joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as associate in San Jose and Sacramento.

Deng focuses his practice on insurance coverage, real estate-related litigation and other commercial torts and construction law.

Jonathan Pai joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as associate in San Francisco and San Jose.

Pai focuses his practice on casualty defense including construction defect, personal injury and healthcare-related cases.

Christopher A. Crossman was promoted to partner of Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Los Angeles.

Crossman has substantial experience in defending employers in state and federal class action lawsuits, including matters involving allegations of misclassification of employees, failure to pay overtime, meal and rest break violations, unfair competition and other violations of the Labor Code, including Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims.

Meagan Sue O'Dell was promoted to partner of Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Los Angeles.

O’Dell provides counseling services and litigation support to her clients, making her well-positioned to tackle any problem for them. She routinely reviews her clients' current practices and provides training on best practices for compliance going forward, offering guidance for managers in dealing with difficult situations with their subordinates, suggesting best practices to avoid allegations of discrimination/harassment/retaliation, and crafting detailed approaches to address concerns raised by employees.

Sharde T. Skahan was promoted to partner of Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Los Angeles.

Skahan provides employment counseling to employers on internal investigations, diversity and inclusion, employee discipline and terminations, pay equity, California pay data reporting, interactive process, and other common employment matters. She advises clients on the frequently changing patchwork of pay equity laws in the United States and around the globe, including state-specific pay reporting requirements and pay transparency laws.

Gabriella N. Ismaj was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Ismaj's practice focuses on Entertainment and Intellectual Property Litigation, representing many leading businesses and individuals in the music, film, fashion, hospitality and television industries, as well as emerging and established technology businesses. She has significant experience litigating in both state and federal courts across the country, with a concentration on copyright, trademark, and contract and commercial disputes.

Mark C. Humphrey was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Humphrey’s practice focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis on contractual and commercial disputes, video games, entertainment and intellectual property.

Anna Czege was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Czege has two decades of experience practicing general corporate law and advises public and private companies on mergers & acquisitions, securities law, and corporate governance.

Amanda Cohen was promoted to partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in San Francisco.

Cohen counsels clients on a broad spectrum of domestic and international employment issues, including expansion into new jurisdictions, managing global workforces, employment agreements and offer letters, compensation plans, restrictive covenants, employment policies, workforce classification, cost cutting measures and employment separations. She helps clients balance their global business and cultural objectives with compliance obligations across various jurisdictions.

Robert Hammill was promoted to partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in Palo Alto.

Hammill's practice focuses on federal tax controversies, primarily in transfer pricing and other international tax issues. He represents clients at all stages of federal income tax controversies, including audit preparation and management, during administrative appeals, and before the US Tax Court.

Brian Stanton was promoted to partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in San Francisco.

Stanton's practice emphasizes international equity plans, executive compensation and employee benefits

Young-Eun Choi was promoted to partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in San Francisco.

Choi focuses her practice on the US federal income taxation of corporations. She regularly advises US-based multinational companies on the federal income tax aspects of structuring international operations and undertaking cross-border transactions. She has substantial experience with tax issues that arise in corporate restructurings, IP migrations, and cost-sharing arrangements.

Justin Bryant was promoted to partner of Baker & McKenzie LLP in Palo Alto.

Bryant represents clients in connection with a wide variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, spin-offs, joint ventures and minority investments.