Maxine D. Bayley was promoted to partner of Duane Morris LLP in San Francisco.

Bayley specializes in immigration law related to employment of foreign nationals. She also advises clients in family based permanent residence and naturalization.
She is based in San Francisco.

Meagan E. Garland was promoted to partner of Duane Morris LLP in San Diego.

Garland specializes in employment litigation. She advises startups, multi-jurisdictional and multinational employers in various industries, particularly in fashion and beauty.
She is based in San Diego.

Joseph J. Machi was promoted to partner of Duane Morris LLP in San Diego.

Machi focuses on complex transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings, as well as general corporate matters.
He is based in San Diego.

Heather N. Aune was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in San Diego.

Aune specializes in executive compensation and employee benefits issues for startups, emerging growth and public companies.
She is based in San Diego.

Ryan J. Gunderson was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in San Diego.

Gunderson represents emerging growth companies in initial public offerings, other capital market transactions and public company matters.
He is based in San Diego.

Nicholas G. Markman was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in San Francisco.

Markman specializes in representing emerging growth companies in the technology sector including consumer internet, software, telecommunications and entertainment technology. He also advises angel investors and venture capital firms.
He is based in San Francisco.

Ken Whiting, Jr. joined Rutan & Tucker LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Whiting specializes in real estate transactions. He represents owners, developers, landlords, tenants and borrowers in the acquisition, development, construction, financing, leasing and disposition of commercial and industrial properties.
He is based in San Francisco.

William Munoz as president and ceo in Sacramento

Munoz specialized in defending professionals in professional liability matters. The new arbitration and resolution firm focuses on professional liability, employment and personal injury matters throughout California.
He is based in Sacramento.

Rebecca Kim was promoted to partner of Kutak Rock LLP in Los Angeles.

Kim focuses on product liability, toxic tort, asbestos and environmental litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Thomas Rice was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Ontario.

Rice specializes in municipal law and advises clients in the planning and development process. He is town attorney for Apple Valley, assistant city attorney for San Bernardino and assistant general counsel for the March Joint Powers Authority.
He is based in Ontario.

Charity Schiller was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside.

Schiller specializes in environmental law including The California Environmental Quality Act and The National Environmental Policy Act.
She is based in Riverside.

Elizabeth Hull was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Irvine.

Hull is assistant city attorney to Avalon and San Juan Capistrano, a and general counsel to the Helix Water District.
She is based in Irvine.

Ruben Duran was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Ontario.

Duran is the city attorney for Ontario and Fontana, and general counsel to the Oxnard Harbor District.
He is based in Ontario.

Joshua Nelson was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Sacramento.

Nelson is city attorney of Gustine and Jackson in Merced County and is a member of the firm's municipal law practice group, specializing in governance.
He is based in Sacramento.

Allina M. Amuchie was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Amuchie specializes in business and civil litigation.
She is based in Orange County.

Mohammed E. Elayan was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Elayan advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting and compliance, financing, commercial and licensing agreements, corporate governance and entity structuring.
He is based in Orange County.

Lucas K. Hori was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Hori specializes in business and civil litigation.
He is based in Orange County.

Seth M. Jessee was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Jessee represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex business litigation.
He is based in Orange County.

Carrie A. MacIntosh was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Palo Alto.

MacIntosh focuses on construction, real estate and general commerce matters. She is a litigator and counsels clients in contract preparation, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution.
She is based in Palo Alto.

Jonathan D. Nomura was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Nomura represents lenders and borrowers in single and multiple lender acquisitions, construction, term and affordable housing financing related to all property types.
He is based in Orange County.

Kyle M. St. James was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

St. James advises clients on patent strategy including in portfolio development and prosecution.
He is based in Orange County.

Bryan A. Wilbert was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Wilbert represents financial institutions, private equity funds, developers and owners in commercial real estate matters such as acquisition, disposition, development, leasing and financing.
He is based in Orange County.

Meredith Williams was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.

Williams specializes in trademark and copyright litigation, including trade secret misappropriation, false advertising and unfair competition, and advises clients on how to promote and defend brands and intellectual property.
She is based in Orange County.

Jessica Rankin Corpuz was promoted to shareholder of Weintraub Tobin in Los Angeles.

Corpuz specializes in complex commercial disputes with a focus on entertainment and intellectual property.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Mary Kimura was promoted to partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in San Francisco.

Kimura is a public finance lawyer. She represents clients as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter's counsel, lender's counsel and borrower's counsel in tax exempt and taxable financing throughout the country.
She is based in San Francisco.

Rachel Waters was promoted to partner of Tyz Law Group in San Francisco.

Waters provides technology companies, entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with advertising, product and privacy counseling in the digital commerce and software industries.
She is based in San Francisco.

Jennifer S. Swan joined Dechert LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Swan joined Dechert LLP's Silicon Valley office as part of a national intellectual property duo from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, where she practiced for two decades. Dechert announced the addition of Swan and Howard W. Levine, who is based in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11.
"I had made very strong connections [at Finnegan ] and I'm extremely grateful for those, but I thought that the global platform at Dechert and the opportunity to work across different practice groups with lawyers who are at the top of their field was just too good of an opportunity to pass up," said Swan.
Swan specializes in intellectual property counseling and litigation focused on enforcement and defense of patent rights, as well as Hatch Waxman litigation. Her clients have ranged from large companies to life sciences startups, including in the chemical, medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
"It's a unique practice in that I can use my litigation experience to help guide companies with their intellectual property development and make it stronger as they go through the phases of development of their companies," Swan said.
As a former law clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Ronald Whyte of the Northern District of California, her litigation practice also includes appellate work.
Swan's and Levine's litigation work together began when she was based in Finnegan's Washington D.C. office and continued after Swan relocated to the Bay Area.
"We just have a really strong working relationship. I think actually being on two different coasts now we have found to be an advantage because we can take advantage of the time difference," she said. "We have really long working days now because I have three extra hours to work."
At Dechert, Swan looks forward to contributing her intellectual property experience to the firms, as well as working in collaboration with the firm's practice groups to help clients with their intellectual property needs as they develop their products.
Swan is a member of The American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Federal Circuit Bar Association.

Michael J Levy was promoted to general council / travis credit union of Travis Credit Union in Vacaville.

Levy will oversee all company litigation, provide guidance on regulatory compliance and bring a legal perspective to the company's strategic vision.
He is based in Vacaville.