Matthew H. Ladner was promoted to partner of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP in Los Angeles.

Ladner focuses his practice on complex litigation and trial work in state and federal courts throughout the country, in addition to arbitration matters

Tina M. Bhanshali was promoted to counsel of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP in Los Angeles and Orange County.

Bhanshali has substantial experience in low-income multifamily housing and has represented Fannie Mae in housing bond credit enhancement financings. She represents lenders in the origination and sale of loans under Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily affordable and conventional programs. Bhanshali also represents loan servicers in the servicing of securitized loans.

Jennifer L. Cappelletty was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.

Cappelletty focuses on working with middle-market and emerging growth companies in distressed and non-distressed situations, with a particular emphasis on private equity firms.

Witt W. Chang was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.

Chang focuses on efficiently resolving the gamut of legal challenges faced by businesses competing in the modern marketplace.

Nicholas A. Jacobus was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.

Jacobus focuses on corporate, partnership, and individual taxation as well as drafting business transaction documents, including operating agreements, asset and stock purchase agreements, and employment agreements.

Ken D. Kronstadt was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.

Kronstadt focuses on complex commercial litigation, insurance recovery, media and entertainment, intellectual property, and class action disputes.

Rebecca (Becca) M. Chappel was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in San Francisco.

Chappell advises clients on U.S. inbound and outbound transactional tax, cross-border tax planning, and tax risk assessment, with a focus on complex acquisitions, business combinations, IPOs, refinancing’s, and divestments.

Emily A. Foehr was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in San Francisco.

Foehr advises high-net-worth individuals and families on all aspects of wealth planning and assists with wealth preservation through strategies that mitigate income, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, limiting risk to family assets.

William A. Hector was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in San Francisco.

Hector focuses on complex patent litigation, patent prosecution, intellectual property licensing, and trademark prosecution. Bill’s patent litigation experience includes pre-trial diligence, motion practice, discovery, claim construction, and trial.

Maryam Naghavi was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in San Francisco.

Naghavi encompasses a wide range of corporate law matters, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions (negotiated and contested). Maryam regularly advises private equity firms and public companies on both public and private transactions, including stock purchases or sales, asset purchases or sales, mergers, leveraged buyout (LBO) acquisitions, carve-out acquisitions, restructurings, and minority investments.

Steven E. Steven E. Swaney was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in San Francisco.

Swaney focuses on defense against consumer class actions involving allegations of false advertising, product defect, fraud, breach of warranty, and other claims across many industries, including food and beverage, dietary supplements, automotive, consumer finance, electronics, and children’s products.

Marisa D. Brutoco joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Orange County and Century City.

Brutoco is in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Orange County and Century City offices and is a leader of the firm's Technology Transactions Team.

Joshua T. Love was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles (Century City).

Love i represents emerging and superstar-level talent, music companies, entrepreneurs, investment vehicles, brands and advertising agencies on a wide array of music business-related agreements, including recording, publishing, live touring, sponsorship and endorsement, management, master use and synchronization, and other music rights clearance agreements.

Marc D. Marc D. Hauser was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Hauser focuses his practice primarily on the cannabis industry, he was recently recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as one of the leading cannabis attorneys in the United States.

Christopher D. Ahn joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Ahn has a general corporate practice with a particular emphasis on representing buyers and sellers in connection with mergers and acquisition transactions, debt and equity securities transactions, corporate restructurings, the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and corporate and board governance.

David S. Hong joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Hong specializes in the formation and operation of private funds across the spectrum of asset classes, including private equity, credit, real estate, venture capital, growth equity, hedge and hybrid funds.

Nathan M. Davis was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Los Angeles.

Davis has extensive experience in complex, high-profile litigation, successfully representing clients from notable personalities in the entertainment industry to Fortune 500 companies.

Jacquelyn M. Mohr was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Manhattan Beach.

Mohr represents commercial and individual clients in a wide range of complex coverage disputes, including coverage advice, pre-litigation disputes, international arbitrations, and coverage litigation.

Christopher T. Pasich was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Los Angeles.

Pasich has litigated matters in state and federal courts nationwide, in addition to engaging in arbitrations in the United Kingdom and United States representing insureds.

Nicholas R. Fung was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles.

Fung, a member of the Litigation Department and part of the Intellectual Property Group, advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property issues, with a focus on high-stakes patent litigation and trade secrets disputes.

Shai Kalansky was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Diego.

Kalansky, a member of the Corporate Department, focuses on corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions (representing both buyers and sellers), venture capital financings, and a broad range of securities offerings.

Ryan M. Keats was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Keats represents companies and their officers and directors in securities class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits and other high-stakes litigation.

Victor S. Liang was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Liang, a member of the Finance Department and part of the Finance & Projects Group, represents borrowers, lenders, and other financial institutions in connection with domestic and cross-border financial transactions, including secured and unsecured financings, syndicated lending, asset and cash-flow based lending, warehouse facilities, acquisition finance, structured finance, leveraged finance, equipment finance and real estate backed loans.

Lee B. Shepard was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Shepard, a member of the Corporate Department, specializes in fund formation and transactions, as well as corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private financings, public offerings, and general corporate matters.

Lisa N. Silverman was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Silverman specializes in patent portfolio management and strategic patent counseling in the areas of chemistry and life sciences.

Roman A. Swoopes was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Swoopes specializes in patent and copyright litigation and counseling with a focus on computer software, hardware, and peripherals, data storage, digital imaging, consumer electronics, music, and graphic design.

David P. Zins was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles.

Zins advises and defends employers in wage-and-hour matters arising under state and federal law, with an emphasis on defeating class actions, Private Attorney General Act representative actions, and Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions filed against California employers.

Christopher A. Elliot was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Elliot specializes in commercial and entertainment litigation.

Louise Truong was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Truong represents employers ranging from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups in a variety of employment disputes and litigation involving wrongful termination, harassment, whistleblower, discrimination, trade secrets misappropriation, unfair competition, employee solicitation, and wage and hour class claims.

Stephen A. Blaker was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.

Blaker’s practice is dedicated to handling employment and family-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions for a multitude of industries.

Courtney R Arbucci was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in Los Angeles.

Arbucci is a member of the Public Entity, Product Liability, General Liability, and Transportation Law practice
groups.

Patrick F McIntyre was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in Los Angeles.

McIntyre is a member of the Fire Litigation, General Liability, Product Liability and Transportation Law practice
groups.

Bethsaida C Obra-White was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in San Diego.

Obra-White is involved in the Employment & Labor, Risk Management & Insurance Law, Transportation Law, General
Liability and Construction Law practice groups.

John G Snow was promoted to partner of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP in Los Angeles.

Snow focuses on intellectual property disputes, securities fraud litigation, consumer class actions, False Claims
Act cases, government investigations, and other complex business disputes.

Andrew J Strabone was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.

Strabone specializes in complex business disputes, with an emphasis on intellectual property and securities litigation.

Anthony Q Rowles was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Newport Beach.

Rowles specializes in patent litigation at the trial level and on appeal, Section 337 investigations at the U.S. International
Trade Commission and prosecution and post-grant review proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.

Brian J. Wagner was promoted to partner of Kutak Rock LLP in Irvine.

Wagner focuses on commercial, real estate, employment, and consumer finance litigation. He primarily represents lenders, real estate developers, property management companies, family offices, as well as small and mid-sized companies.

Jason E Grinnell joined Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP as partner in Los Angeles (Century City).

Grinnell specializes in real estate transactions and financings. He handles acquisitions, dispositions and leasing
across multiple asset classes, with particular experience in the retail leasing.

Nathan O. Greene was promoted to senior counsel of Lowenstein Sandler LLP in Palo Alto.

Greene focuses on U.S. and international intellectual property asset procurement, management, and protection, including patent preparation, prosecution, and opinion work (patentability, invalidity, and noninfringement). He is experienced with trademark searches, clearance, and registration, and with copyright registration and protection.

Madhumita Datta was promoted to counsel of Lowenstein Sandler LLP in Palo Alto.

Datta specializes in U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent portfolio management and counseling, analysis of patent validity and potential infringement.

Eric L Garner was promoted to managing partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles.

Garner, based in Los Angeles, specializes in water rights and supply law.

Scott W Ditfurth was promoted to member of firm executive committee of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside.

Ditfurth, based in Riverside, handles public entity defense litigation and real property-related disputes for private
and public clients.

Stephen E. Tsoneff joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partner in Los Angeles (Century City).

Tsoneff specializes in entertainment law with a focus on advising content producers, distributors and financiers in
media and entertainment transactions, licensing, distribution, and rights acquisitions.

Christopher M. Dayans was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in San Francisco.

Dayans represents private companies and entrepreneurs in venture finance, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate matters. He regularly guides venture-backed companies through all stages of the complex corporate life cycle, from formation to funding to exit.

W. Joseph Anderson was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Anderson focuses on corporate transactional matters affecting the music and entertainment industries, as well as potential issues arising from intellectual property and corporate law.

Walter J. Stapleton was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Stapleton is an entertainment attorney focusing on the music, film, television and digital industries representing a wide range of clients, including artists, directors, producers,
composers, executives, audio studios, production companies, cable networks and media companies.

Colin M. McGrath

McGrath’s practice encompasses all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, with a primary emphasis on health care litigation.

Jessamyn E. Vedro was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Vedro handles complex, high-stakes business litigation for a variety of clients, with an emphasis on the health insurance and managed health care industries.

Jennifer J. Lynch was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Costa Mesa.

Lynch counsels and defends public agencies and private developers regarding complex state and federal environmental and land use laws, with an emphasis on the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Coastal Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

Alison R. Weinberg-Fahey

Weinberg-Fahey focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, joint ventures, construction, secured loans, and workouts. She also advises and represents property owners, developers, tenants, lenders and investors in retail, office, hospitality, aviation, and multifamily projects.

Kishan H. Barot was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Barot is a member of the litigation practice. He has prosecuted and defended a variety of business litigation cases, including employment, shareholder, real estate, and consumer protection actions.

Alexandra N. Krasovec was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

Krasovec advises clients on compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and defending class actions.

Dustin J Priebe was promoted to partner of Foley & Mansfield PLLP in Los Angeles.

Priebe is chair of the firm's Transportation Practice Group. He has acted as the first-chair attorney in several multiday
trials and handled numerous appeals.

Dino T Barajas joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Barajas focuses on domestic and international project development and finance, with emphasis on infrastructure
projects, debt financings and M&A deals. He has extensive experience in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America.

Christopher Chatham joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Chatham advises clients on a variety of corporate and litigation matters, including production issues, management strength, deal structuring, new media business, employment matters and other strategic planning and is general counsel to some of entertainment's most innovative stakeholders -- from well-known stars, directors and producers to independent production companies and large corporations.

Morgan E Smith was promoted to partner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP in Palo Alto.

Smith focuses on trademark, copyright, and false advertising litigation. She litigates cases and manages enforcement
efforts for some of the world's most renowned brands, representing clients in a diverse range of industries,
including sports equipment, apparel, food and beverage, travel, consumer electronics, personal healthcare, video
games, pet products and services, automotive, and telecommunications.

Keith M Cochran was promoted to partner of Fitzgerald Knaier LLP in San Diego.

Cochran has extensive experience in business litigation and intellectual property disputes. In addition, he serves
as an arbitrator for the San Diego County Bar Association's fee dispute arbitration program and as a public arbitrator
for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Alison S Bassett was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Walnut Creek.

Bassett represents health care districts, nonprofit health care systems, hospitals, medical groups and community
clinics in a variety of matters ranging from health care acquisitions and affiliations, real estate leasing arrangements,
and regulatory and compliance issues.

Whitney R Blackhurst was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Blackhurst specializes in public works disputes; eminent domain and inverse condemnation actions; fee, tax, assessment
and rate challenges; tort claims; real property disputes; land use and entitlement actions; mobile home rent
control challenges and title insurance disputes.

Rebecca A Chaparro was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Chaparro focuses on public infrastructure, with specific experience in public works construction law and public
contracting.

Todd R. Leishman was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Ontario and Irvine.

Leishman handles complex real estate and regulatory matters for private and public clients.

Nicholaus W Norvell was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Norvell’s practice involves general counsel and special counsel services, advising clients on a full range of issues,
including the Brown Act, Public Records Act, Political Reform Act, public contracting, governance policies and real
estate.

Christine N Wood was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Wood, a certified e-discovery specialist, advises, educates and assists public agencies in developing procedures
and best practices to support the preservation, collection and production of electronically stored information.

Alexander Akerman was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Akerman focuses on high-stakes complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on class action defense, antitrust,
breach of contract, trade secret and intellectual property espionage, privacy, and unfair competition disputes.

Anoush Garakani was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Garakani advises on mortgage banking and consumer finance, with a focus on counseling clients on compliance
with federal and state consumer financial protection laws and regulations, including the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’s Mortgage Servicing Rules, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, and Truth in Lending Act.

Jeffrey D Diener joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Diener specializes in globally in the acquisition, finance, sale, development, management, restructuring and bankruptcy
of hospitality, life science, technology and other real estate assets and business.

Sabrina D Johnson joined Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP as associate in San Diego.

Johnson focuses on business and real estate litigation and risk management.

Kevin B Frankel joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner in San Francisco.

White collar defense, investigations and complex litigation

Sandra N. Bignone joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Bignone serves as general counsel for clients including a highly syndicated television talk show as well as a multimillion-dollar celebrity-consumer brand. Additionally, she regularly represents influencers in a variety of business deals and partnership opportunities.