Zane S. Averbach joined Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan LLC as shareholder.

Averback has experience in taxation, corporate, business and business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, real estate and real estate transactions.

Mark J. Phillips joined Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan LLC as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Phillips’ practice focuses on taxation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, probate, wills and trust litigation.

Steven L. Feldman joined Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan LLC as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Feldman‘s practice addresses business and real property litigation matters. He specializes in real estate, commercial, financial fraud, trade secret, intellectual property and environmental law.

Noemi O. Gallardo joined California Energy Commission as public advisor in Plumas Lake.

Gallardo will provide insight on meetings, workshops and formal proceedings at the California Energy Commission. She will also act as an independent intermediary who conveys confidential feedback from grant recipients on grant programs.

Mary Craig Calkins joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Calkins has experience in areas of insurance recovery, including entertainment and intellectual property claims, securities, cyber liabilities, e-commerce and technology claims, labor and employment claims, construction defects, first party property and business interruption losses and broker liability claims.

Daniel H. Rylaarsdam joined Blank Rome LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Rylaarsdam represents policyholders in a broad range of complex insurance coverage matters. His insurance recovery and litigation experience includes both first-party and third-party insurance disputes involving directors and officers liability, entertainment claims, errors and omissions claims, cyber coverage, crime policies, construction defect claims and more.

Cornelia H. Dai was promoted to name partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Dai specializes in employment, wage and hour and civil rights law, with a focus on class actions and complex litigation. She has litigated a wide range of matters including discrimination, whistleblowing, wrongful termination and free speech infringement.

Isela C. Barrios was promoted to partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Barrios specializes in family-based immigration law and represents some local union members in securing permanent lawful immigration and citizenship status. She also has experience representing union workers in consumer defense or consumer bankruptcy matters.

Valeria M. De Gonzalez was promoted to partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Gonzalez provides immigration law services to union members and their families.

Nancy C. Hanna was promoted to partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Hanna represents tenants in eviction and affirmative claims as well as workers in individual and class wage and hour claims among other matters.

Brian D. Olney was promoted to partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Olney maintains a litigation practice, with an emphasis in civil rights and employment law. He represents plaintiffs in state court, federal court and arbitration proceedings at all stages of litigation.

Shaleen A. Shanbhag was promoted to partner of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in Pasadena.

Shanbhag represents plaintiffs in civil rights, employment cases and international human rights proceedings.

Daniel M. Mayeda joined Ballard Spahr LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Mayeda litigates media, publishing and entertainment matters and handles insurance coverage disputes involving those industries. His practice encompasses libel, privacy, copyright, trademark, right of publicity, breach of contract, breach of confidence, license disputes, and unfair competition.

Byron Michael Purcell was promoted to partner of Ivie, McNeill, Wyatt, Purcell & Diggs PLC in Los Angeles.

Purcell is an experienced litigator in a wide range of areas such as commercial litigation, products liability, personal injury defense, real estate and employment discrimination. He also represents clients in contractual disputes, complex business matters, commercial and real estate claims, insurance, equipment failures, wild fires, explosions and automobile accidents.

Rodney S. Diggs was promoted to partner of Ivie, McNeill, Wyatt, Purcell & Diggs PLC in Los Angeles.

Diggs focuses his practice on harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wage and hour issues. He represents employers ranging from public entities, Fortune 500 companies, individual employees and civil rights litigation.

Nicholau W. Adams joined Hartog, Baer & Hand APC as associate in Orinda.

Adams works with clients on estate planning, probate, tax and trust administration matters. He meets with beneficiaries, fiduciaries and financial planners in the opening, administering and closing of estates.

David I. Gindler joined Milbank LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Gindler has tried patent cases for businesses operating in many industries. He has represented both established and emerging commercial and nonprofit organizations.

Gary N. Frischling joined Milbank LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Frischling focuses on intellectual property disputes, including patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition and trade secret litigation. His practice also includes intellectual property licensing, technology, development and acquisition deals.

Lauren N. Drake joined Milbank LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Drake’s practice focuses on intellectual property and patent litigation, including post-grant proceedings. She has experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Y. John Lu joined Milbank LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Lu represents clients in matters involving patent infringement, biosimilars, abbreviated new drug application litigation and licensing disputes.

Jennifer A. Lipski was promoted to partner of JML Law APLC in Woodland Hills.

Lipski manages the law and motion and appellate departments in employment and personal injury.

Justin M. Keller joined Rimon Law PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Keller advises in cannabis-related matters such as regulatory compliance, corporate formation, administration and governance, commercial and supply chain transactions, mergers and acquisitions, investments and fundraising. His clients include farmers, tech start-ups, industry advocates, legacy operators and publicly traded cannabis companies.

Lukian J. Kobzeff joined Rimon Law PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Kobzeff represents cannabis industry clients such as legacy operators, vertically integrated mid-size businesses, publicly traded companies, investors and funds as well as other brands.

Robert M. Keane Jr. joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Keane joined the real estate group at Kirkland & Ellis. Herepresents private equity firms, opportunity funds, domestic and international companies, investment banks, commercial banks, non-regulated lenders and pension funds in real estate-related equity investments, joint venture formations, lending, acquisitions and dispositions.

Thomas E. Mulvihill joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Mulvihill provides advice on insurance law. He has represented international and domestic insurers. His practice encompasses coverage and bad faith litigation, first and third party coverage analysis, monitoring counsel, drafting policy forms and endorsements and claims auditing.

Alan E. Swerdlow joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Swerdlow represents insurance companies in connection with complex coverage and bad faith claims. He provides advice and representation regarding complex claims handling, underwriting and risk management. Swerdlow also handles personal injury, construction defect and commercial disputes.

Peter J. Van Zandt joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Van Zandt represents financial institutions facing consumer class and individual actions arising from origination issues under the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. He also handles mortgage loan servicing issues.

H. Paul Efstratis joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Efstratis concentrates on high exposure commercial and consumer breach of warrant cases for automotive manufacturers. He represents and defends multinational real estate investment companies, hotel operators, resorts and commercial or residential landlords in matters such as wrongful evictions and unlawful detainers.

Brian C. Vanderhoof joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Vanderhoof focuses on intellectual property, commercial and business litigation. He litigates disputes involving copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, defamation, unfair competition and rights of publicity of corporations, small businesses and individuals.

David S. Bloch joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder in San Francisco.

Bloch is an intellectual property litigator focused on helping clients understand the complex technical and legal issues that their businesses face. He litigates patent infringement, trademark and trade secrets cases for clients in the financial services, technology, health care and pharmaceutical industries.

Oswald B. Cousins joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as of counsel in Palo Alto.

Cousins' practice covers employment and labor issues such as discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, wage and hour, whistleblower and retaliation, commission agreements, executive contracts, employee mobility and trade secrets.

Adam S. Kargman was promoted to partner of Isaacs Friedberg LLP in Los Angeles.

Kargman has experience in civil litigation including general business litigation, entertainment law and intellectual property. He also has represented clients in breach of contract and fraud suits.

Robert F. Gookin was promoted to partner of Isaacs Friedberg LLP in Los Angeles.

Gookin’s practice focuses on civil litigation. He has represented clients in matters including patent and trademark infringement, complex contract disputes, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty actions and probate litigation.

David A. Torres joined The California Courts-Martial Appellate Panel as justice in Bakersfield.

Torres maintains a law practices that emphasizes both federal and state criminal defense. He has experience in criminal defense and has tried more than 150 felony jury trials to verdict, including numerous homicides and gang-related cases.

David H. McCray joined The California Courts-Martial Appellate Panel as justice in Lincoln.

McCray’s practice focuses on major project and infrastructure development, including environmental reviews, permitting and approvals from a range of federal and state natural resources agencies and litigation of project decisions and policies.

Stacey L. Zill joined Isaacs Friedberg LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Zill handles complex business and health care litigation across a wide-range of issues, representing clients in matters involving corporate governance and shareholder derivative actions, investment fraud, provider and health plan payment disputes, breach of contracts and fiduciary duties, professional liability, defamation, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition.