Dana P. Palmer joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Palmer's practice focuses on air quality regulatory compliance, environmental issues in complex real estate transactions, environmental litigation under California's Proposition 65 and challenges to agency decisions and rule-making.

Jerome C. Roth joined Union Internationale des Avocats (International Associate of Lawyers) as president in San Francisco.

Roth, current partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson, specializes in business and international litigation and arbitration, as well as white collar criminal defense and investigations.

Robert J. Ellison was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City.

Ellison concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on entertainment, sports and media litigation. He routinely litigates intellectual property disputes, including trade secrets disputes, and trademark and copyright matters. His promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Michael J. Reiss was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Reiss' practice encompasses a range of complex commercial litigation, including consumer class actions, financial institution litigation, insolvency litigation, sports and entertainment litigation and intellectual property litigation. The promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Jeffrey R. Senac was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Senac is a member of the Finance Department who focuses his practice on a variety of banking and leveraged finance matters, with a strong concentration on lender-side financing transactions, representing both investment banks and direct lenders. His promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

F. Andrew Capurro was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Costa Mesa.

Capurro focuses his practice on corporate representation, with an emphasis on capital markets and corporate governance matters. He has experience representing public companies in the life sciences, technology, consumer products and homebuilding industries. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Amy E. Hargreaves was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Hargreaves' practice focuses on white collar litigation and investigations for healthcare industry clients. She specializes in internal investigations, responses to government subpoenas or investigations, compliance programs development and referral source contracting. Her elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Jennifer K. Roy was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Roy represents clients in environmental litigation, regulatory matters and transactions. She handles a variety of energy and infrastructure matters related to power generation and transmission, renewable energy development, water supply projects, land use entitlements and environmental diligence. The promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Miles P. Jennings was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Menlo Park.

Jennings focuses his practice on representing public and private technology and life sciences companies, including those within the blockchain, biotechnology, health information technology, and medical device sectors. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Hilary H. Mattis was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Menlo Park.

Mattis' practice focuses on high-stakes litigation for technology and life sciences clients. She has handled securities class actions, shareholder litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement proceedings and other high stakes commercial litigation. The promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Ashley E. Wagner was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Menlo Park.

Wagner advises public and private companies on executive compensation and employee benefits matters. She also counsels on employee benefit compensation aspects of merger and acquisition deals, financings, IPOs and other corporate transactions. The promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Kristin N. Murphy was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in Costa Mesa.

Murphy's practice focuses on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on securities and commodities fraud, professional liability and class action litigation. She has represented pharmaceutical companies in clinical and post-clinical trial phases of development, energy companies and real estate investment trusts. Her promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Christopher G. Geissinger was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.

Geissinger's practice includes advising public and privately held companies, as well as venture capital and investment banking firms, in public and private financing transactions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures and corporate governance matters. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Kevin C. Reyes was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.

Reyes represents public and private companies in a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements of equity and debt securities and venture financings. His promotion will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Heather B. Deixler was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.

Deixler advises public and private companies in the healthcare and life sciences industries on a wide range of transactional and regulatory matters. She represents clients on issues such as data privacy and security and healthcare regulatory fraud and abuse matters. The elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

James David Snyder joined Klinedinst PC as senior counsel in San Diego.

Snyder represents clients in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions and data privacy issues. He provides legal and compliance counsel to emerging startups and established companies in areas involving licensing, finance and investments, data privacy and security, corporate structuring, contracts, patent, trademark, copyright and domain portfolios.

Julie M. Philips joined Donaldson + Callif LLP as partner in Beverly Hills.

Philips' practice involves handling all aspects of business affairs and legal matters for theatrical, television and new media productions. She has provided business affairs and production legal expertise in rights acquisition, co-finance, negotiation of above- and below-the-line agreements and distribution deals for independent and studio films.

Emmanuelle S. Soichet joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PC as of counsel in Oakland.

Soichet brings an extensive background in government service to the municipalities, special districts and public agencies of all types. Her comprehensive scope of public law expertise includes Public Records Act, Brown Act, Political Reform Act, ethics and conflicts of interest, drafting regulations and ordinances, constitutional law, public contracting, general municipal liability and litigation, elections and ballot initiatives.

Adam P. Daniels was promoted to shareholder of Polsinelli PC in Los Angeles.

Daniels represents clients in intellectual property matters with specializations in patent litigation and patent prosecution. He helps clients obtain patents, enforce patent rights, draft and negotiate license agreement and conduct post-issuance review proceedings.

Eric R. Garcia was promoted to shareholder of Polsinelli PC in Los Angeles.

Garcia counsels clients on all matters relating to patents, trademarks, licensing, joint development, intellectual property strategy and litigation. He has experience in the medical, mobile, computer, television, water treatment and aeronautical fields.

Sheryl L. Skibbe joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Skibbe represents employers in defense of wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, unfair competition and wage and hour claims. Business restructuring, employment policy creation and application, worker classification, workforce management and discrimination are other matters she has experience with.

Dr. Xiaofan (Frank) Yang joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as partner in San Diego.

Yang will provide intellectual property guidance such as strategic counseling, patent procurement and management and transactional due diligence for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

Mhare O. Mouradian joined Fox Rothschild LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Mouradian is a business litigator and adviser to a portfolio of international and domestic clients, which include luxury commercial real estate companies, software developers, entertainment companies and computer and clothing manufacturers. Mouradian has obtained settlements for business and individual clients in matters involving breach of contract, commercial disputes, trade secrets and employment matters.

David D. Little was promoted to principal of Hartog, Baer & Hand APC in Orinda.

Little focuses his practice on estate planning and administration of trusts and estates. He also has experience in trust and estate litigation. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Andrew R. Verriere was promoted to principal of Hartog, Baer & Hand APC in Orinda.

Verriere's practice focuses on trust and estate litigation, conservatorship litigation and financial elder abuse. He has handles all stages of his cases from pre-litigation counseling to trials and appeals. His elevation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.

Charlotte Z. Westfall joined Squire Patton Boggs LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Westfall focuses on venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance as well as corporate governance matters. She has advised blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

Victor M. Marquez joined Squire Patton Boggs LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Marquez’s practice is focused on real estate transactions, land use and zoning laws, general commercial litigation, state and local government relations. He also handles community outreach related to land development and redevelopment.

Theodora R. Lee joined American Board of Trial Advocates in San Francisco.

Lee has extensive courtroom experience, and recent successes include class actions involving disparate impact, unpaid commissions and expense reimbursement, employee status, meal and rest periods and overtime.

Aaron Goodman joined Baker McKenzie LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Goodman has experience in complex litigation and arbitration across intellectual property, class actions, competition, product liability and employment practice areas. He also handles governmental and internal investigations involving the US Securities and Exchange Commission, US Department of Justice, and US Department of Education.

Benjamin Welsh Turner joined Baker McKenzie LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Turner advises major corporations, CEOs and foreign entities on a range of litigation issues and cross-border disputes including nationwide securities class actions, white collar criminal defense and the immunities of foreign governments and government officials.