Evan Chuck joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in Los Angeles.

Chuck will split his time between the firm's Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., offices. He is an internationally recognized strategist to multinational corporations and private equity firms, navigating the complexities of international trade and geopolitical conflict involving China and around the world. He will help Brownstein build a geopolitical risk practice focusing on international trade and national security by expanding the firm's practices in International Business & Foreign Affairs and Government Investigations/White Collar Defense.

Chris Manderson joined Glaser Weil as a partner in Century City. The move was Jul. 10, 2025.

Manderson has more than two decades of experience guiding clients through complex transactions at the intersection of business, law and finance. He advises public and private companies, private equity funds and entrepreneurs on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, restructurings and tax-efficient structures involving Net Operating Loss (NOL) assets. In addition to his deal work, he is frequently engaged to advise on governance, securities regulation and compliance matters that demand both strategic judgment and technical precision.

Todd J. Dressel was promoted to managing partner of McGuireWoods LLP in San Francisco.

Dressel's practice focuses on corporate and municipal bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He represents financial institutions, hedge funds, indenture trustees, institutional investors and other creditors, including official and ad hoc committees of creditors, in matters in and out of court.

Gary Stiffelman joined Frost LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Stiffelman's practice focuses on providing comprehensive legal advisory services for up- and-coming and elite artists, individual entrepreneurs, and entertainment-focused corporate clients. Drawing on his decades of experience advising leading artists and record labels on deals, legal liability, M&A and catalogue sales, and business opportunities in technology and merchandising, he takes a whole-of-career approach in his work with clients and maintains long-term professional relationships with those clients. He has represented some of the most recognized recording artists, songwriters, and producers of our time: Prince, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Scott Weiland, Eminem, Toni Braxton, Justin Timberlake, George Clinton, Hans Zimmer, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Jade Turner-Bond joined Orrick as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Jul. 2, 2025.

Turner-Bond's practice focuses on social and transportation infrastructure projects, and she serves as counsel to issuers, underwriters and sponsors on a broad spectrum of public finance transactions. She has worked on a broad range of financing structures, including fixed and variable rate, tax-exempt and taxable, letter of credit and liquidity-supported bonds, tenders, exchanges, senior/subordinate, project finance, direct purchases, and 144A and Section 4(a)(2) offerings. Some of her notable clients include the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Port of Los Angeles, and The Broad, as well as some of the most active underwriters in the market.

Lane E. Webb joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Webb has substantial experience in the defense of property damage and bodily injury claims arising from exposures to carbon monoxide, benzene, silica, asbestos, commercial cleaning products containing chlorophenols, hydrogen sulfide, mold, PFAS, fiberglass, mercury, lead, calcium carbonates, medical imaging contrast dyes, commercial pesticides, liquid nitrogen, and nitrogen dioxide, as well as other environmental contaminants.

Shanna M. Van Wagner joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Van Wagner has extensive experience in the defense of property damage and bodily injury claims arising from alleged exposure to carbon monoxide, liquid nitrogen, silica, mold, and PFAs, as well as other environmental contaminants. She also has experience in general liability matters, insurance fraud, personal injury, wrongful death, and habitational claims. Her practice also includes the defense of state and federal class action lawsuits.

Marisa R. Quinzii joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Quinzii's practice focuses on personal injury, premises liability, and construction defect litigation. She worked as a commercial liability defense litigator in civil, personal injury, habitability, nuisance, contract, and general liability matters. She gained extensive courtroom experience, which included conducting bench and jury trials and arguing motions.

John D. Culver joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Culver has handled complex cases including wrongful death, serious and catastrophic injuries, environmental claims (such as mold), housing discrimination, habitability issues, infectious diseases, unfair business practices, HOA disputes, assault, landslides and slope failures, insurance bad faith, automobile accidents, and premises liability cases.

Ian J. Carstens joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as an associate in San Diego.

Carstens' practice focuses on insurance defense. While studying law, he interned as a tax attorney at the University of San Diego Federal Low Income Tax Clinic.

Phillip Gharabegian joined Arentfox Schiff LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Gharabegian brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of sports and media, having established deep and lasting relationships with business and legal executives at leagues, teams, and sports properties. Throughout his career, Gharabegian has led or played an integral part in the negotiation and drafting of some of the largest and most complex regional and national media rights agreements and partnerships involving major professional sports leagues and teams as well as collegiate conferences including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the Atlantic Coast Conference and FIFA. He most recently served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs at FanDuel Sports Network, where he was a member of the executive leadership team and responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term strategic initiatives for the nation's largest portfolio of regional sports networks (RSNs).

Cheyenne Rodriguez joined Arentfox Schiff LLP as an associate in Los Angeles.

Rodriguez focuses her practice within the sports media industry, advising clients on media rights, sponsorships, and intellectual property matters. She negotiates and drafts complex agreements, including media rights for professional sports teams and leagues, content licensing, and sponsorship, hospitality, and advertising transactions.

Neel Chatterjee joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Silicon Valley.

Chatterjee is an internationally recognized IP and technology litigator who has led matters for Silicon Valley's most well-known technology companies. He represents entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies in their complex disputes, including those related to patents, trade secrets, copyrights, internet law and complex commercial technology issues.

James Huie joined Paul Hastings LLP as a partner in San Francisco.

Huie advises life sciences and technology companies on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, strategic partnerships, and private equity and debt financings. He also has extensive experience representing venture capital firms and other investors in private equity and debt financings. His practice focuses on advising early and late-stage start-ups throughout all stages of their lifecycle, along with numerous venture investors. His clients comprise the full range of the start-up ecosystem, from one-person companies to unicorns preparing for public offerings.

Jessica Kaplan was promoted to partner of Withers in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.

Kaplan represents clients on lifetime and post-death gifting, wealth transfer planning and estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning. She also advises clients on all aspects of trust administration and probate matters.

Leslie Evans was promoted to partner of Withers in San Diego. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Evans is a family lawyer advising on divorce, custody, support, paternity, and pre-nup and cohabitation agreements. Her cases regularly involve complex financial issues and benefit from Leslie's experience of addressing the intersection of corporate, tax, and estate concerns.

Kevin Jackson was promoted to partner of Withers in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Jackson represents clients on trust and estate disputes in probate court, including will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duties, disinheritance proceedings, financial elder abuse claims and contested conservatorships and guardianships. Kevin also assists on the creation and administration of trusts, conservatorships and guardianships.

Susanna Kim was promoted to partner of Withers in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Kim is certified as a legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. Susanna assists clients with trust planning, charitable trusts and probate matters as well as advising on property tax issues relating to transfers of real property.

Erika Scheideman was promoted to partner of Withers in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Scheideman is a Certified Family Law Specialist advising on the full range of divorce and family matters, including pre-and post-nup agreements for ultra-high net worth clients, custody disputes, negotiation of three-parent custody arrangements and international move-away litigation and highly contested cases involving asset and debt division.

Craig Weinstein was promoted to partner of Withers in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Weinstein advises on trust and estate litigation, including will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duties, conservatorship and guardianship matters and financial elder abuse issues. Craig represents beneficiaries, creditors, trustees, executors and other fiduciaries, as well as working on complex business litigation involving contract and commercial disputes.

William B. Tate joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in Los Angeles.

Tate's practice touches virtually every corner of the real estate landscape. He advises on high-stakes acquisitions, leasing, development and financing transactions involving commercial, industrial, hospitality and multitenant properties - from motion picture studios to medical office campuses to senior living facilities. He also brings robust experience in credit facilities, joint ventures and tenancy-in-common structures, making him a rare holistic practitioner in one of the nation's most complicated jurisdictions.

G. David Rubin joined Kaufman Dolowich as a partner in Torrance

Rubin has successfully represented clients in high-stakes litigation in both state and federal courts - including appellate courts - across the country. His work includes product and professional liability defense, directors and officers' (D&O) litigation, employment litigation, commercial litigation, and construction litigation; representing a variety of clients including insurers, insurance brokers, business owners and operators, condo associations, architects, accountants and executives. He has also been called upon to handle unique First Amendment litigation matters including anti-SLAPP motions and related appeals.

Max E. Rawn was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Rawn represents lenders and borrowers in connection with a wide range of financing transactions, including construction loans, mezzanine loans, commercial mortgage loans, secured and unsecured syndicated loans, letters of credit, asset-based loans, factoring arrangements, and bond issues. He represents banks and other financial institutions in loan workouts and restructurings, and advises both lenders and borrowers on matters related to bankruptcy, foreclosure, and other collections litigation.

Shauna E. Woods was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Woods believes that her most important case is the one she is currently working on. Her diligence, combined with her can-do and client-centric approach, has proven successful in her representation of real estate, entertainment, and technology companies in a variety of disputes in state court, in federal court, and in arbitration.

Joseph P. Dzida was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Dzida advises clients on a range of real estate matters, with a particular focus on leasing transactions, in which he represents landlords and tenants in both large- and small-scale data center, office, retail, industrial, medical, shopping center, and mixed-use real estate projects across the country.

John Jefferson was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Jefferson serves a range of clients in complex real estate transactions, including representing clients in acquisitions, dispositions, development projects, joint ventures, and secured financings. John prides himself on his ability to close deals efficiently by identifying, assessing, and addressing gating items and the material business issues involved in each particular deal.

Jennifer Jeffers was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Francisco.

Jeffers advises clients on land use and environmental matters arising from the development of commercial, residential, medical, and mixed-use projects in California, with a special emphasis on natural resources issues. She guides private, nonprofit, and public sector entities on all phases of project development from the earliest stages of design through completion, including acquisition, due diligence, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, entitlement and permitting, and construction.

A. Andrew Demirchyan was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Demirchyan represents developers, owners, and financial institutions in complex commercial real estate transactions, including secured lending, commercial leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, and Mills Act matters. He tackles all problems head-on, using his experience to add value for clients no matter how big or small the issue may be – he takes pride in delivering effective solutions for his clients on both simple and highly sophisticated matters.

Miles Carter was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Orange County.

Carter focuses his practice on the representation of residential, commercial, and industrial builders in the development and sale of master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, urban infill and high-rise condominium projects. He excels in the preparation of legal management and governing instruments and related sales documents that comply with the current regulations and guidelines imposed by the California Department of Real Estate and other federal, state and local government regulatory agencies. He also advises real estate developers on all aspects of real property disclosure laws related to the disposition of residential and commercial properties, including construction defect management and insurance coverage matters.

Kelly Smith was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Orange County.

Smith is a commercial litigator and construction lawyer. She represents developers, owners, and lenders in complex construction disputes involving design and construction defects, project delays, and mechanics liens claims. Kelly also provides strategic counseling to help clients structure construction contracts to minimize risk and navigate project close-out. She has represented clients in construction disputes of all types, including infrastructure, commercial, hospitality, mixed-use, and residential projects. In addition to construction matters, Kelly maintains an active commercial litigation practice, representing clients in high-stakes real estate, business, and employment disputes.

Nicole M. Howell joined Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as a counsel in Los Angeles.

Howell advises strategic and financial buyers and sellers on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships. She also regularly counsels clients regarding corporate governance, private equity and general corporate and commercial matters, including the structuring and negotiation of manufacturing, procurement, professional services, transition services and other operational agreements. Her experience spans a wide variety of industries, including media and entertainment, sports, technology, life sciences, gaming, food and beverage, manufacturing and professional services, among others.

Lisa M. Magorien joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Magorien has built a strong reputation in employment litigation, especially in the health care sector. Leading health care providers entrust her with significant cases in both state and federal courts. She vigorously defends employers in a variety of legal claims, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and wage and hour. Clients frequently call upon Magorien for employment advice and counsel, and to lead workplace investigations.

Monique Matosian-Bharucha was promoted to partner of Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP in San Diego. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.

Matosian-Bharucha's practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration and probate matters. She works closely with individuals and families to guide them through planning as well as the complexities that arise after the loss or incapacity of a loved one. With a reputation for compassion and clarity, she is known for building strong client relationships through communication, trust and thoughtful problem-solving.

Parker S. Zangoei joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Zangoei's practice focuses on representing lenders, with particular emphasis on private credit and direct lending transactions in the emerging company and venture capital space. He regularly advises private credit funds, BDCs, banks, non-bank financial institutions, strategic investors, and other lenders on structuring, negotiating, and executing growth debt facilities -- including venture debt and middle market financings -- for technology, life sciences, healthcare, and other high-growth companies. Parker has extensive experience in both single- and multi-lender transactions and counsels clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financings, as well as related equity arrangements.

Joseph Tartakovsky joined Eimer Stahl LLP as a counsel in Campbell. The move was June 9, 2025.

Tartakovsky's practice focuses on government investigations and enforcement actions, complex civil and constitutional litigation, and pharmaceutical matters. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco and Deputy Solicitor General of Nevada, he brings nearly a decade of senior government experience, including leading major investigations involving cybercrime, cryptocurrency, consumer fraud, and pharmaceutical offenses. He regularly partners with federal regulatory and enforcement agencies and advises on high-stakes litigation strategy.

Noel Cook joined Buchalter as a shareholder in San Francisco. The move was June 19, 2025.

Cook advises clients on the protection and enforcement of trademarks, designs, images, and a wide range of creative content. His work spans multiple industries, including retail and outdoor goods, technology, furniture and product design, character merchandising, music, and food and beverage.

Tom Posey joined Buchalter as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was June 20, 2025.

Posey also serves as the National Chair of the firm's Labor Management Relations Group.

Posey brings decades of experience advising and representing employers in labor negotiations, employment litigation, and a broad range of management-side workplace matters. He represents clients across industries including hospitality, manufacturing, health care, construction, entertainment, and transportation.

Andrew Wright was promoted to shareholder of Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jun. 3, 2025.

Wright's practice focuses on representing CPA's, fiduciaries, attorneys, directors and officers, and other professionals in litigation and regulatory matters. He also represents creditors in post-judgment enforcement and prosecutes commercial litigation matters. He has achieved first-chair success in civil trial, arbitration, and the Court of Appeal.

Michele Levinson joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Jun. 16.

Levinson represents insurers, nonprofits and public entities in a broad range of matters, including automobile claims, first-party property, insurance bad faith litigation, personal injury defense and subrogation and has extensive experience conducting examinations under oath.

She has also handled cases involving business and probate disputes, general tort liability, and labor and employment discrimination and has appeared before California state courts, the California courts of appeal, and the U.S. district courts for the Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California.

Valerie R. Chrissakis joined Wesierski & Zurek, LLP as counsel in Lake Forest

Chrissakis served as a Kings County Superior Court judge from 2017 until February. During her judicial tenure, Chrissakis held leadership roles as both assistant presiding judge and presiding judge of the Family Law Division. She presided over a diverse range of civil and criminal calendars throughout her service. Chrissakis has contributed to the broader judicial community as an appointed member of the California Judges' Association Civil Law & Procedure Committee and the California Judicial Council Unlawful Detainer, Small Claims, & Civil Advisory Committee. Before her judicial appointment, she was a staff attorney with the Kings County Superior Court and worked as a temporary judge for the same court from 2009 to 2017. From 1997 to 2006, Chrissakis was an associate at civil litigation firms in Visalia and San Mateo.

Annie Lowey Austrian joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as an associate in San Francisco. The move was Jun. 16.

Austrian is a member of the firm's tax and litigation teams. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at a large accounting firm representing businesses and individuals in state and local tax controversies before the California Office of Tax Appeals and the Franchise Tax Board.

During her time at the University of San Francisco School of Law, Austrian was the president of the Students of Tax and Estate Planning Law Society. As a law student, she interned at a tax firm where she assisted with audit defense, legal research, and drafting protests involving complex tax issues.

Kylie Brooke Runkle joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as an associate in Sacramento. The move was Jun. 5.

Runkle's practice areas includes all forms of civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, during law school, she served on the Corporate and Business Law Journal, the First-Generation Law Students Association, and was a participant in ASU's Grads to Golf program.

Gurpreet Bal joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in Silicon Valley.

Bal's clients represent a broad spectrum of the technology sector, including leaders and investors in the artificial intelligence, semiconductors, digital health, fintech, enterprise security, consumer tech, food innovation, and social enterprise, among others. He is known for his practical, forward-thinking approach to complex transactions and possesses a deep understanding of the challenges faced by leading and leading-edge companies, their investors, and supporters.

Shaalu Mehra joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in Silicon Valley.

Mehra guides clients through complex corporate and technology transactions, focusing his practice on emerging company venture capital, corporate venture capital, multinational joint ventures, technology procurement, and intellectual property acquisition and licensing. With clients spanning Fortune 50 multinationals making critical technology investments to technology and digital health care start-ups backed by Tier 1 venture capital, Mehra leverages his background in computer science research and software development to navigate transactional matters for clients, including for FAANG companies, automakers, energy producers, telecos, chipmakers, and more.