Jennifer A. Post was promoted to managing partner of Thompson Coburn LLP in Los Angeles.

Post counsel entrepreneurs, venture capital firms and emerging companies as their primary outside counsel. She guides clients through all areas of general corporate, securities and finance law, including formation activities, private placements of equity and debt securities and mergers and acquisitions.

Marissa M. Dennis was promoted to operating partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Dennis represents clients in pre-dispute resolution, negotiated settlements, arbitration as well as jury trials. She handles unfair competition and false advertising claims for multinational technology companies and complex consumer finance litigation for lenders and loan servicers.

Michael J. Holmes was promoted to operating partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego.

Holmes’ practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including retail, office and mixed-use leases, acquisitions and dispositions, development and transactions concerning the ongoing operation and management of commercial property.

Matthew J. Marino was promoted to associate general counsel of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego.

Marino represents real estate developers, commercial landlords, property and asset managers and other clients to find solutions to lawsuits. He also addresses everyday operational issues, such as landlord-tenant conflicts, insurance coverage and recovery and ADA accessibility.

Carmen J. Cole joined Public Counsel Law Center as member of its board of directors in Los Angeles.

Cole, an attorney at Polsinelli LLP, focuses on representing large companies with global operations. She has defended employers in cases involving wage and hour violations, worker misclassification, wrongful termination, breach of contract and other employment related torts.

John E. Wehrli joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC as partner in San Diego.

Wehrli represents life sciences companies in structuring and negotiating complex and strategic intellectual property transactions and licensing, including strategic alliances, joint ventures, global partnering deals, collaborations, spinouts, and strategic mergers and acquisitions. He also represents financial institutions as lead intellectual property advisor and conducts and defends scientific, business and intellectual property due diligence for life sciences public and private financings.

Steven A. Ellenberg joined Hopkins & Carley as shareholder in San Jose.

Ellenberg represents a range of clients in commercial, intellectual property and probate disputes. He also has experience with trust and estate litigation.

Amy Fisch Solomon joined Judicate West as mediator in Los Angeles.

Solomon specializes in professional liability, product liability and catastrophic injury. She also has experience handling professional negligence and wrongful death cases.

Jan Weir joined Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP as partner in Newport Beach.

Weir has represented clients in intellectual property cases in federal court and argues cases before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Court of Appeals, including the Federal Circuit.
Weir has an in-depth knowledge of molecular biology, biochemistry and chemistry.

Katy A. Graham joined California Appellate Law Group LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Graham works as a Court of Appeal research attorney delved into dozens of areas of substantive law, including environmental law, class actions, Proposition 218 cases, land use and eminent domain litigation, employment disputes, unfair competition suits, construction defect claims, arbitrability questions and probate and family law appeals.

Gina M. Roccanova joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in San Francisco.

Roccanova focuses her practice on labor relations, advice and counseling, workplace investigations and training. She regularly represents clients in healthcare, public protection, railroad, transit, building management, education, retail and other settings in discipline, contract interpretation, interest arbitration, unfair labor practice charges and fact-finding proceedings.

Donald P. Sullivan joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in San Francisco.

Sullivan practice includes employee benefits and compensation and employment litigation. He provides counsel on workplace disputes such as health, disability, long-term care insurance policies, welfare benefit plans and managed care contracts between medical care providers.

Hiro N. Aragaki joined JAMS Mediation, Arbitration, ADR Services as panel member in Los Angeles.

Aragaki will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in business, commercial, employment, financial markets, intellectual property and international matters.

Robert W. Selna was promoted to partner of Wendel Rosen LLP in Oakland.

Selna advises cannabis companies and property owners on local and state regulations, real estate transactions, tax issues and litigation. He represents other business clients in real estate, land use and regulatory matters.

Guillermo A. Escobedo was promoted to office litigation manager of Jackson Lewis PC in San Diego.

Escobedo's practice focuses on training, counseling and defending companies in workplace-related legal matters. He defends claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, defamation and breach of contract issues.

Yusuf Z. Zakir joined Holland & Knight LLP as director of diversity and inclusion in Los Angeles.

Zakir works to enhance the recruiting, retention and development of those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession. He will also help coordinate the firm's various diversity and inclusion programs, communications and client engagement efforts.

Robert A. Orozco joined Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC as counsel in El Segundo.

Orozco represents employers in workplace law matters, including preventative advice and counseling. Wage and hour class actions and complex civil matters, such as whistleblower claims, internal investigations and disciplinary hearings are some specific areas of his experience.

Karen W. Luh joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Luh is a litigator and counselor to clients in the finance, transportation, technology, food and beverage, energy, data privacy and security, biotechnology and health care sectors. She focuses on employment and labor litigation and counseling.

Brenda B. Natarajan joined O&A PC as counsel in Los Angeles.

Natarajan is a Certified Public Accountant that specializes in entity formation and governance, corporate reorganization, corporate and commercial transactions, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and venture financing.