JAMS
Brian C. Walsh
joined JAMS as neutral in San Jose.
Walsh previously presided over complex civil litigation, where he heard complex business, securities, employment, product liability, internet privacy and trade secret cases.
He is based in San Jose.
Address
160 W. Santa Clara St., Suite 1600 , San Jose 95113 USA
T:
(408) 346-0737
F:
(408) 295-5267
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Arti L. Bhimani
joined Liebert Cassidy Whitmore as senior counsel in Los Angeles.
Bhimani specializes in litigation, particularly the representation of nonprofit institutions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
6033 West Century Boulevard, 5th Floor , Los Angeles 90045 USA
T:
(310) 981-2318
F:
(310) 337-0837
Hicks Thomas LLP
Eric Grant
joined Hicks Thomas LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Grant specializes in energy and environmental litigation.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
400 Capitol Mall Ste 2530 , Sacramento 95814-4421 USA
T:
(916) 447-4900
F:
(916) 447-4904
Nixon Peabody LLP
Benjamin J. Kim
was promoted to deputy practice leader of the labor and employment group of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles.
Kim also leads the occupational safety and health team and defends clients in employment litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Starr Regalia

Andrew Crowl
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Crowl represents common interest developments and homeowners associations in day-to-day management and operations, including negotiating and drafting contracts, advising boards of directors, representing associations before municipal bodies, working with municipalities on enforcement of maintenance agreements and working with municipalities in modifying conditions of approval for large developments.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596 United States
T:
(925) 935-9400
F:
(925) 933-4126
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc.
Bruce J. McNeil
joined Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc. as partner in Los Angeles.
McNeil specializes in employee benefits, including tax-qualified plans, executive and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, as well as the tax aspects of equity, phantom equity and employee benefits litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2041 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 300 , El Segundo 90245 USA
T:
(424) 738-4400
Dentons US LLP
Robert Barbarowicz
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Los Angeles.
Barbarowicz specializes in advising insurance companies in corporate, transaction and regulatory matters.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Haynes and Boone LLP
Andrew B. Cohn
was promoted to counsel of Haynes and Boone LLP in Costa Mesa.
Cohn focuses on patent prosecution and analysis.
He is based in Costa Mesa.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Daniel Belzer
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Belzer specializes in corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising transactions.
He is based in Century City.
Vinay Bhupathy
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Bhupathy advises health care clients in mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, value-based care, reimbursement and regulatory compliance, health information technology contracting, product development, operations and data security and privacy.
He is based in Century City.
Kira T. Conlon
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Los Angeles.
Conlon helps secure land use and zoning entitlements for clients, including for residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial and educational institution projects throughout the state.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Matthew J. Goldman
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Goldman specializes in health care law with a focus on regulatory and transactional matters.
He is based in Century City.
Hayley S. Grunvald
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Grunvald specializes in labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation defense.
She is based in San Diego.
Kristin P. Housh
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Housh specializes in business litigation including high stakes contractual disputes and equity ownership, partnership and shareholder disputes.
She is based in San Diego.
Patricia M. Jeng
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Francisco.
Jeng specializes in labor and employment litigation. She also represents clients before administrative agencies.
She is based in San Francisco.
Joy Nemirow
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Nemirow focuses on patent preparation, prosecution and strategy. She represents clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical fields.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Chris Ponder
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Ponder focuses on complex intellectual property disputes related to patents, trade secrets and unfair competition in the digital streaming, enterprise software, gaming, medical device, semiconductor and telecommunications industries.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Thomas R. Proctor
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Proctor specializes in representing insurance companies in bad faith litigation.
He is based in San Diego.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Daniel H. Peters
joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Daniel H. Peters, a former partner at Winston & Strawn, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, expanding its corporate practice group in Los Angeles.
"Sheppard is obviously a fantastic firm," said Peters. "It has an extensive presence in California ... and the attorneys at the firm really practice in a wide range of practice areas, so all of that really allows me to better serve my clients and grow my practice."
Peters advises clients in domestic and cross-border transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and investments. His clients range from technology to entertainment to consumer products and financial services companies.
This deep experience in a variety of industries allows Peters to "think outside the box and help clients achieve their objectives," he said.
"The current climate for private equity investments and deals is hot and Dan will be a terrific and much welcomed addition," said Linda Michaelson, corporate practice group leader. "We've been focusing on expanding our already considerable private equity capabilities and Dan's broad and deep experience is a terrific complement to our existing team."
Peters has practiced at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Locke Lord LLP and White Case LLP and spent the last three years at Winston & Strawn.
Address
333 South Hope Street 43Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 617-4132
F:
(213) 443-2777
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP
Kaitlin A. Kontyko
joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Kontyko specializes in insurance coverage litigation with a focus on disputes related to general and professional liability insurance policies. She also counsels clients in coverage related matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T:
(213) 441-0783
F:
(213) 402-1246
Dentons US LLP

Brian MacKinnon
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in San Francisco.
MacKinnon specializes in finance, real estate and corporate law.
He is based in San Francisco.

Anna Youssefi
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Youssefi defends and advises clients in discrimination and wage-and-hour claims and federal and state employment law matters.
She is based in Oakland.

Ausra Deluard
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Deluard advises clients on contentiousvand non contentious antitrust matters including those in health care.
She is based in Oakland.
Kathleen McCain
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Los Angeles.
McCain advises insurance companies and regulators in rate regulations, policy review, insurance mergers and acquisitions, compliance, financial and market conduct examinations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Nossaman

Seth Goldstein
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine.
Goldstein specializes in representing employers in the transportation industry in class and collective employment actions.
He is based in Irvine.
Nossaman

Allison Callaghan
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Sacramento.
Callaghan specializes in employment litigation and counseling.
She is based in Sacramento.
Gray Duffy LLP

Nathan Blackthorne Lee
was promoted to partner of Gray Duffy LLP in Encino.
Lee focuses on civil litigation related to personal injury, insurance coverage and business related disputes.
He is based in Encino.
Latham & Watkins

Michelle Ontiveros Gross
joined Latham & Watkins as partner in Menlo Park.
Gross advises companies in the development and protection of technology assets. She specializes in transactional, intellectual property
and privacy and data security matters including a focus on complex technology transactions.
She is based in Menlo Park.
Address
140 Scott Drive , Menlo Park 94025 United States
T:
(650) 328-4600
Latham & Watkins

Arash Aminian Baghai
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Baghai advises issuers, underwriters and investors in securities offerings.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Roberts Disability Law
Michelle L. Roberts
as founding partner
in Oakland
Roberts specializes in ERISA litigation with a focus on representing employees in benefit disputes.
She is based in Oakland.
Address
66 Franklin Street, Suite 300 , Oakland 94607 USA
T:
(510) 230-2090
Blank Rome LLP

Anthony (Tony) R. Callobre
joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Callobre specializes in representing lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions particularly asset-based lending and fund finance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1000 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1500 , Los Angeles 90017-1730 USA
T:
(213) 891-5024
F:
(213) 630-5773
CDF Labor Law LLP

Corey J. Cabral
was promoted to chair of cdf's paga litigation practice group of CDF Labor Law LLP in Sacramento.
Cabral focuses on defending employers in high stakes PAGA lawsuits.
He is based in Sacramento.
Judicate West
Robert J. O'Hair
joined Judicate West as neutral in Sacramento.
O'Hair is a certified family law specialist and has been a private judge for 15 years for settlements and trials in Northern California. He is also a former judge pro tem for both the Sacramento County.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
980 9th Street Suite 2200 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 394-8490
F:
(916) 394-8495
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Thomas N. McCormick
as managing partner
McCormick specializes in employment litigation, complex commercial disputes and class action litigation.
He is based in Newport Beach.
Cory D. Catignani
as partner
Catignani previously practiced vin Ohio and will now practice out of the Newport Beach office. He specializes in advising employers in employment matters related to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Family and Medical Act Leave and various other employment laws.
He is based in Newport Beach.
Jocelyn Hoffman
Hoffman represents employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge and wage-and-hour litigation.
She is based in Newport Beach.
Address
4675 MacArthur Court Suite 700 , Newport Beach 92660 USA
T:
(949) 526-7900
F:
(949) 526-7901
Mayer Brown LLP
Vivek K. Mohan
joined Mayer Brown LLP as partner in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Mohan specializes in cybersecurity and data privacy. He previously led the information security law team at Apple. He is based in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Address
3000 El Camino Real # 2-300 , Palo Alto 94306 USA
T:
(650) 331-2054
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Jorge Arciniega
joined Loeb & Loeb LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Arciniega focuses on complex trademark and copyright matters including the registration and enforcement of global intellectual property portfolios and licensing and co-branding endorsement agreements.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 2200 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 282-2262
F:
(310) 282-2200
JAMS
Keith D. Koeller
joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.
Koeller was a founding partner of the firm and specialized in litigation. At Jams, he will focus on business and commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, personal injury and torts and real property disputes.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
5 Park Plaza, Suite 400 , Irvine 92614 USA
T:
(714) 937-8256
F:
(714) 939-8710
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Aileen McGrath
joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as senior counsel in San Francisco.
Aileen McGrath, the former co-chief of appellate litigation in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in San Francisco.
"I've been familiar with Pratik Shah's work from his very earliest days," said McGrath of her decision to move. "Pratik was an assistant to the Solicitor General when I was a law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer and I remember watching him do some of his very first arguments many years ago at the court. So I had followed his career with interest over the years and this past fall, when I first began thinking about possible next steps, a mutual acquaintance of ours mentioned that he thought that I might be a natural fit for Pratik's Supreme Court and appellate group at Akin Gump."
McGrath added, she and Shah discussed the opportunity further in terms of what opportunities there were for her to leverage her state and federal experience litigating in the California courts as part of the practice group.
"I started thinking about next steps in the fall," she added. "During my last few years at the city attorney's office, I focused heavily on the office's lawsuits against the federal government, against the Trump administration in particular. My old office filed lawsuits on a range of topics ranging from sanctuary city issues to LGBT issues to health care and the like and with the election in the fall it became clear that kind of work would naturally start to transition and so I began thinking about next steps that would enable me to do that same kind of high stakes, high importance rapid pace litigation in the federal appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court as I had been doing."
Her move to Akin Gump is McGrath's return to private practice, she formerly was an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP before joining the city's attorney's office in 2012.
She had been with the office until her move to Akin Gump except for a year stint in 2015, where she served as a chambers attorney for Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar of the Supreme Court of California.
She also served as a law clerk to U.S. Court Appeals Judge Michael Boudin of the 1st Circuit in Boston and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer following her graduation from Harvard Law School.
Address
580 California St, Ste 1500 , San Francisco 94104-1036 USA
T:
(515) 765-9553
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP

Justin C. Adofina
joined Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Adofina is a member of the real estate department and is a former federal sector clerk in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Hearings Unit.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1901 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste 1200 , Los Angeles 90067-6013 USA
T:
(310) 201-8985
Nixon Peabody LLP
Richard L. Shamos
joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Shamos specializes in private investment products and fund formation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 South Grand Avenue Suite 4100 , Los Angeles 90071-3151 USA
T:
(213) 629-6157
F:
(833) 720-2061
Fisher Phillips LLP
Megan Clark
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in San Francsico.
Clark represents employers in claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, disability accommodation and retaliation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Embarcadero Center Suite 2050 , San Francisco 94111-3712 USA
T:
(415) 490-9000
F:
(415) 490-9001
Fisher Phillips LLP
Krystle D. Meyer
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Krystle Meyer specializes in representing employers in litigation brought under California's Private Attorneys General Act.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Christina M. Vier
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Vier specializes in defending clients in representative and class actions related to allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower claims, wrongful termination and wage and hour violations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
444 South Flower Street Suite 1500 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 330-4500
F:
(213) 330-4501