Marisa D. Brutoco joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Brutoco uses her years of experience working with technology companies in Silicon Valley to help provide strategic legal and business advice for her clients regarding technology, commercial and intellectual property transactions. She also has deep industry expertise and often works on transactions and providing guidance related to digital media, such as sports, entertainment and news.

Kara A. Pape joined Tyson & Mendes LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Pape focuses on defense of catastrophic personal injury and general liability claims. She also handles commercial vehicle litigation and the defense of public entities.

Einat Meisel joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in Mountain View.

Meisel works on cross-border corporate and transactional matters, particularly involving Israel, advising U.S. and international clients on their investments and operations in the country. She also advises clients in Israel.

Joshua D. Geffon joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in Santa Monica.

Geffron works with companies throughout their lifecycles along with venture capital investors, private equity funds and investment banks. He advises emerging growth companies, conducts mergers and acquisitions and provides counsel and advice to boards of directors and senior management on corporate governance issues.

Nicole I. Golob Minkow joined Fisher Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Golob Minkow specializes in employment defense litigation on behalf of employers and senior management. She has litigated cases involving wage and hour violations under state and federal law, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, defamation, fraud and unfair business practices.

Nicole Kamm joined Fisher Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Kamm defends employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation and wage and hour violations. She works with clients in industries such as healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, transportation and professional services.

Jonathan A. Patchen joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Patchen is a technology and commercial trial lawyer who focuses on complex civil litigation, trials and arbitrations. He has experience in disputes regarding trade secrets and other intellectual property, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership and corporate governance and professional liability.

Tara Renee Burd joined Klinedinst PC as counsel in San Diego.

Burd brings extensive probate and trust litigation experience, with a specific emphasis on trust administration, probate avoidance, and probate litigation. She focuses on helping clients navigate their way through breach of contracts, business disputes, partition actions, employment, and personal injury lawsuits.

Daniel A. Lawton joined Klinedinst PC as senior counsel in San Diego.

Lawton focuses in civil trial work and complex commercial and intellectual property litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. He has experience with cases involving patent infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret theft, unfair competition, defamations and business torts.

Edwin Collins joined Norton Rose Fulbright LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Collins advises real estate private equity firms. He also counsels real estate investment and development clients in joint venture formation, acquisitions and dispositions as well as in financing matters.

Tali Sealman joined White & Case LLP as partner in Palo Alto, Los Angeles.

Sealman's practice focuses on technology and life sciences general corporate work, representing emerging growth companies and venture fund investing in such companies as well as M&A matters. She represents companies in all stages of their life cycle and across a broad range of industries including software, enterprise, digital health, security, fintech, healthcare and blockchain.

Donald E. Sobelman joined Farella Braun + Martel LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Sobelman has tackled a range of environmental law matters, including administrative proceedings and civil litigation in trial and appellate courts involving state and federal statutes, complex environmental/toxic tort litigation, contractual disputes and claims arising from environmental indemnities, hazardous waste, water quality and more.

Jenifer C. Wallis joined Munck Wilson Mandala LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Wallis acts as general counsel to production companies, negotiating with networks on their behalf, and drafting all necessary talent agreements, location agreements, production schedules and other legal matters.

Karen O. Hourigan joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Hourigan focuses on ediscovery, information governance and data privacy. She counsels clients on all phases of ediscovery and also handles complex litigation, investigations and mediation.

Robyn Kali Bacon joined Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Bacon's practice will focus on complex commercial litigation, trials and investigations. She has also successfully defended clients in white collar criminal investigations involving the SEC and grand juries, led an internal piracy investigation at a major movie studio and advised a public utility in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission.

Leslie R. Katz joined Clark Hill PLC as member in San Francisco.

Katz's practice is focused on government law and policy with an emphasis on emerging technologies, such as blockchain, clean technology and energy and water policy technology. She also has experience with telecommunications, healthcare, land use, construction, information technology, infrastructure and development.

Michael Childress joined Kabateck LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Childress concentrates on enforcing insurance policyholders' rights. He has negotiated, handled and prosecuted insurance claims in 40 states. Risk management, disaster recovery and insurance coverage are some types of matters he has handled.

Douglas R. Young was promoted to president of American College of Trial Lawyers in San Francisco.

Young, attorney at Farella Braun + Martel LLP, was installed as the 70th president. His diverse litigation experience includes internal investigations; international antitrust or FCPA claims; intellectual property; securities; white collar criminal defense; and parallel civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings.