Benjamin H. Segal joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Segal is a commercial and environmental litigator who represents plaintiffs and defendants in a range of complex disputes.

Pascal Benyamini was promoted to partner of Faegre Drinker in Los Angeles.

Benyamini will be a co-leader of the firm's consumer products and retail industry team with Chicago partner Kathleen Murphy.

Benyamini represents employers against employment law claims -- including wage and hour, discrimination and wrongful termination claims -- and advises them on compliance, claim prevention, investigations and employment best practices. He also represents furniture manufacturing clients in regulatory matters.

Tina Li joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as associate in San Francisco.

Li counsels clients in a variety of matters relating to medical malpractice, professional liability, general liability and personal injury defense. She has represented hospitals, doctors, general contractors, commercial property owners, and professional athletic teams in all phases of litigation.

David McFarlane joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

McFarlane advises clients on a broad range of matters under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, the Affordable Care Act, and other laws related to retirement, health, and welfare benefits, as well as executive compensation.

Molly C. Stephens joined Miller Barondess, LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Stephens has 20 years of experience litigating complex commercial cases, including disputes involving investment contracts and funds, corporate governance and fiduciary duties, structured finance, and securities law. Representing plaintiffs, Stephens has achieved settlements and verdicts worth tens of millions to tens of billions of dollars. Representing defendants, she has obtained settlements before the plaintiffs ever filed a lawsuit, dismissals with prejudice at the pleading stage, and summary judgment disposing of all claims. Stephens continues to develop practice areas related to new industries and financial practices, including cryptocurrency, esports, and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

Amy Eskin was promoted to partner of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in Emeryville.

Eskin has more than 30 years of trial experience in personal injury, products liability and complex pharmaceutical and medical device cases to the firm. She was elected into the American Board of Trial Advocates, has been honored as a top attorney of Northern California by San Francisco Magazine, and received the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Civil Justice Award among other honors.

Ryan Hicks was promoted to partner of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in Houston.

Hicks has practiced civil litigation since 1998 and has represented a variety of clients in products liability, negligence, commercial, and breach of fiduciary cases against corporate and individual clients including ATV manufacturers, airlines, premises owners, banks, investment firms, public utilities, and insurance companies.

Nathan B. Piller was promoted to partner of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in Emeryville.

Piller is an experienced litigator focusing on complex civil litigation in the areas of employment and consumer law. He has litigated numerous class and collective action cases, including Julian, et al. v. Swift Transportation, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:16-CV-00576-ROS (D. Ariz.) (represented trainee truck drivers in a nationwide wage-and-hour collective action against the largest trucking company in United States and achieved a $14,000,000 settlement); and Shaw, et al. v. AMN Services, LLC, et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-02816-JCS (N.D. Cal.) (represented traveling nurses in a wage-and-hour class action against a large healthcare staffing company and multibillion dollar hospital system, and achieved a $20,000,000 settlement).

David C. Leimbach was promoted to partner of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in Emeryville.

Leimbach's practice focuses on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment and consumer protection class actions. He has successfully litigated numerous novel legal issues in trial and appellate courts, both procedural and substantive, including a series of class actions that led to the nationwide elimination of on-call scheduling policies in the retail industry.

Jonathan E. Shardlow joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP. as partner in Irvine, CA.

Shardlow represents commercial real estate owners and developers in the industrial, retail, and multifamily sectors on a variety of land use issues including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and related litigation and transactional matters. Jonathan's experience extends throughout California, with particular focus in the Inland Empire.

Kenneth Gerald Parker joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as partner in Orange County/San Francisco.

Parker represents industries, including life sciences (for example, research tools, analytical instrumentation/software, medical devices, diagnostics, biomanufacturing systems, etc.), software (encryption, predictive algorithms, AI), electronics and semiconductors, and consumer products. He prides himself on leading or working with teams to best serve clients, making complex issues understandable for clients, judges, and juries, and obtaining superior results for clients.

Lisa Nguyen joined Allen & Overy LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Nguyen represents cutting-edge technology companies in intellectual property matters, particularly in litigation against non-practicing entities.

Raja Sékaran was promoted to co-chair, healthcare group of Nossaman in San Francisco.

Sékaran will serve as co-chair of the Firm's Healthcare Group. He represents healthcare delivery systems, health plans, hospitals, a major academic medical center, a county Local Health Authority, Federally Qualified Health Centers, medical groups, medical device companies, other providers, private equity investors, trade associations and California's private exchange for purchasing small group insurance.

Anna C. Tang was promoted to co-chair, corporate group of Nossaman in Los Angeles.

Tang will serve as co-chair of the firm's Corporate Group . Tang represents and advises emerging and established companies across a broad range of industries as transactional and general corporate counsel with respect to a wide variety of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements and negotiations and corporate governance.

Miles Cooley was promoted to partner of Freedman Taitelman LLP in Los Angeles.

Cooley serves as counsel to a variety of entertainers and celebrities, entertainment and media entities, major multi-national, mid-size and start-up businesses in various industries in both dispute resolution matters and in commercial transactions. Cooley has earned a reputation for being a resolution-oriented, practical problem-solver and has a record of winning solutions both in and out of the courtroom.

Brian Elliot Turnauer was promoted to partner of Freedman Taitelman LLP in Los Angeles.

Turnauer is an experienced civil litigator whose practice focuses on issues related to entertainment, sports, employment and celebrity threat assessment. He works closely with the FBI and LAPD's Major Crimes, Celebrity Protection and Cyber-Crime divisions. He serves as counsel to athletes, actors, musicians, Youtubers, social media influencers and production companies. Turnauer is certified as a player agent by the National Basketball Players' Association (NBPA).

Benjamin Marsh was promoted to partner of Freedman Taitelman LLP in Los Angeles.

Marsh is a dedicated advisor and aggressive advocate for clients engaged in high-stakes corporate, entertainment, employment, real estate, and business disputes. He has proven himself adept at quickly understanding his clients' unique concerns and implementing efficient strategies to achieve their desired objectives.

Sean Hardy was promoted to partner of Freedman Taitelman LLP in Los Angeles.

Hardy is a seasoned litigator, representing clients in multiple industries across all stages of the litigation process. As a dealmaker, Hardy has applied his litigator's knowledge to close difficult exit packages for high-level executives and talent in the entertainment industry. Hardy has a proven record of courtroom success at both the trial and appellate levels, resulting in several published opinions.

Abimael (AJ) Bastida was promoted to partner of McManis Faulkner in San Jose, CA.

Bastida represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of business, criminal and employment-related disputes. He also has experience with civil rights, probate and trust litigation and white-collar matters, representing high-level executives.

Bianca Levin-Soler joined Ropes & Gray LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Levin-Soler represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a variety of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, public and private mergers and acquisitions, SPACs and restructurings.

Kimberly M. Keen joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Keen will be a part of the firm's Family Law practice group.

Wenfeng Su joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Su is a commercial litigator who has experience in diverse matters from cross-border litigation, arbitration, and investigation, to advising foreign companies on complying with U.S. export control and sanctions laws.

Kyle Hampton joined Whitney, Thompson & Jeffcoach as partner in Merced.

Hampton represents individuals, small businesses, developers, banks, growers, dairies, and municipalities.

Leanne O. Vanecek was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

Vanecek's practice encompasses all aspects of business litigation across a wide spectrum of industries, including health care, energy, technology, education, and entertainment.

Sally K. Saab was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

Saab counsels businesses and individuals on a broad range of federal, state and local tax law topics.

Justin S. Glincher was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

Glincher represents clients in a variety of commercial real estate matters throughout the United States. His work includes the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of commercial properties.

Eli S. Diller was promoted to of counsel of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

Diller provides comprehensive representation in connection with all aspects of real estate transactions and ventures. His practice is primarily focused on office, retail and industrial leasing, representing both landlords and tenants of all sizes and sophistication levels.

John David Loy joined First Amendment Coalition as legal director in San Diego.

Loy is a veteran civil liberties litigator who has defended the First Amendment rights of reporters, photographers, bloggers, students, teachers, activists, protesters, musicians, Marines, and motorcycle club members and has fought for public disclosure and governmental transparency for over 20 years.

Ron S. Grace joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Grace serves as general corporate counsel and transactional counsel with respect to a wide variety of business transactions. He represents emerging and established companies, including those in the healthcare industry, on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, private placements of equity securities, and general contract, securities, and health care law.

Henry W. Root joined Smith Entertainment Law Group as partner in Los Angeles.

Root serves as counsel to major and independent entertainment, media companies, recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, consumer product companies, and large purchasers of music catalogs and name imagine and likeness rights.