Sarah F. Chambless joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in Santa Monica.

Chambless advises clients on startup company formation, early-stage finance, technology licensing and regulatory considerations. Venture capital investment transactions and mergers and acquisitions are other areas of her experience. She counsels emerging companies in the digital media, technology, consumer products and social enterprise sectors.

Ben D. Orlanski joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Orlanski's practice revolves around securities and transactional matters for public companies, including capital markets, cross-border and domestic acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and special committee, board of directors and general corporate representation.

Matthew S. O'Loughlin joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

O'Loughlin counsels clients on corporate, strategic and transactional matters and represents public companies, growth-oriented companies, entrepreneurs, high-net worth families, investors, private equity groups and investment banks.

Tracy A. Gallegos joined Duane Morris LLP as partner in San Francisco/Las Vegas.

Gallegos' practice touches upon corporate, real estate, cannabis, sports and entertainment law for clients ranging from startup companies to established businesses. Her clients include retail shopping centers, entertainment and media companies, online retailers and cannabis companies involved in retail, manufacturing and cultivation, as well as companies providing ancillary services to the cannabis industry in both California and Nevada.

Jenny H. Wang joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC as shareholder in Costa Mesa.

Wang defends employers and insurers in ERISA-governed benefits litigation. She represents clients in actions involving employee claims for long-term disability benefits under employer-sponsored benefit plans. She also has litigated matters involving claims for breach of insurance contracts, bad faith, unfair competition and fraud

David S. Bloch joined Greenburg Traurig LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Bloch litigates patent infringement, trademark and trade secrets cases for clients in the financial services, technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.

Timothy J. Long joined Greenburg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Sacramento, Los Angeles.

Long’s practice includes litigating wage-and-hour matters such as exemption, incentive compensation, independent contractor, off-the-clock and pay practice claims. He also litigates employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims as well as matters involving trade secrets.

Shalem A. Massey joined Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP as partner in Los Angeles, Irvine.

Massey has experience with product liability, corporate compliance, class actions, insurance coverage and complex business litigation. He has advised lessors of aircraft and airports on leasing, repossession and environmental affairs.

Joseph W. Halbardier was promoted to partner of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP in Los Angeles.

Halbardier practices entertainment law, focusing on music-related talent representation and transactional matters for clients. He has experience in securing, structuring, negotiating and navigating business transactions in the music industry.

Ariel R. Bedell as shareholder in Carlsbad

Bedell is responsible for guiding clients with commercial real estate transactions, business planning and operations, nonprofit formation and operation, estate planning and as outside general counsel relating to the ownership and operation of business and real estate.

L. Sue Loftin as founding shareholder in Carlsbad

Loftin counsels clients in real estate and business transactions and litigation including overseeing land use entitlements and specialty mapping, obtaining permits to operate, subdividing easements and title issues especially in the firm's specialty area of mobile home parks.

Matthew B. Golper joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as partner in Irvine.

Golper has experience defending employers in complex wage and hour matters, single-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract matters and related tort claims.

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

Gookin's practice encompasses a wide range of matters, including complex civil litigation, government investigations and domestic and international arbitrations. He represents corporate and individual plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving civil conspiracy and theft, investor fraud, intellectual property, professional negligence, wrongful termination and probate.

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

Kargman is a litigator in entertainment and media law. He has litigated a broad array of complex fraud, breach of contract, unfair competition, entertainment, intellectual property and professional negligence cases.

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

Zill's practice focuses on healthcare litigation, including representation of providers and plans in complex payment disputes, regulatory compliance matters and medical billing audits, as well as business litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, defamation, corporate governance, unfair competition, employment law and elder abuse.

E. Scott Palmer as partner in Los Angeles

Katelyn B. Hunter as partner in San Luis Obispo

Jeffrey A. Chester joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Chester has extensive experience with transactions related to renewable energy. He counsels a range of participants on renewable energy finance transactions involving construction and term debt, backleverage, tax equity and private equity capital financings.

Jessica S. Isokawa joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Isokawa handles mergers and acquisitions and representation of private equity funds. She represents clients including technology, consumer products and financial services in business transactions.

Bradley L. Kondracki joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Kondracki works with private and public companies on transactional and counseling matters. He also regularly advises venture capital firms and other institutional investors.

Louis P. Petrich joined Ballard Spahr LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Petrich's focuses on media law and advises on copyright, right of publicity and media issues and has advised legislators on the development of media law at the state and federal level. He also practices in the areas of civil litigation, copyright and trademark, libel and slander, unfair competition and insurance law.

Vincent Cox joined Ballard Spahr LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Cox focuses his practice on media and entertainment law and civil litigation. He focuses on copyright and trademark, libel and slander and unfair competition. Cox also advises media clients on intellectual property and licensing issues in traditional and new media.

Donald R. Gordon joined Ballard Spahr LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Gordon represents studios, film and television producers, writers and insurance companies on intellectual property issues, such as chain-of-title matters, copyright and trademark infringement, rights of privacy and publicity and defamation.

Robert S. Gutierrez joined Ballard Spahr LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Gutierrez handles civil litigation and entertainment law, including matters of copyright and trademark, idea submission, libel and slander and unfair competition.

Elizabeth L. Schilken joined Ballard Spahr LLP as attorney in Los Angeles.

Schilken litigates intellectual property disputes, including claims of breach of implied-in-fact contract as well as copyright and trademark infringement. She also has experience with unfair competition, breach of confidence, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, unjust enrichment and interference with contract.

Loralee Sundra joined Ballard Spahr LLP as attorney in Los Angeles.

Sundra’s specializes in media and First Amendment law, intellectual property issues and civil litigation. She counsels clients on domestic and international copyright, trademark, licensing and other entertainment, media, publishing and internet-related matters.

David G. Ritchie joined Jackson Lewis PC as of counsel in Sacramento.

Ritchie handles negotiations on California public sector collective bargaining agreements, employee discipline proceedings and regulatory compliance and issues involving peace officers and firefighters, including responding to officer-involved critical incidents. He also trains public agencies on prevention of sexual harassment, local government ethics, public sector negotiations and public sector retirement systems.