Stephen A. Cazares joined Foundation Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Cazares is a former assistant U.S. attorney who has tried 17 federal jury trials to verdict. He represents companies, their executives, and others confronted with regulatory investigations, fraud litigation, and state and local prosecutions, including matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission. He also conducts internal investigations relating to allegations of securities and regulatory compliance violations, as well as allegations of misconduct by whistleblowers.

Daniel C. Lorenzen joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP as partner in Westlake Village.

Lorenzen has considerable experience advising clients who are the core of Stradling's business, including general partners of private equity, venture capital, and other funds. He also represents business founders and frequently advises on valuation and qualified small business stock opportunities. He also helps his cross-border contacts on tax and estate planning matters, such as applying Japanese inheritance taxes to U.S. assets, qualifying for foreign estate treatment, and implementing cross-border estate plans.

Aaron Gbewonyo was promoted to managing attorney of Shegerian & Associates in Los Angeles.

Gbewonyo has built a reputation for his diligence and hard work on behalf of his clients. He exemplifies what it means to effectively litigate cases, which has allowed him to secure significant settlements for his clients while also helping those around him. The firm said his promotion to managing attorney is a testament to his substantial contributions to the firm and the promising future that lies ahead.

Myra Chack Fleischer joined Moore, Schulman, & Moore, APC as of counsel in San Diego.

Fleischer has decades of experience in family law. She is on the short list of attorneys qualified to serve as a special master.

Tana J. Landau joined Moore, Schulman, & Moore, APC as associate in San Diego.

Landau strongly emphasizes personalized service for her clients with a hands-on approach to practicing family law.

Gabrielle Cuskelly joined Alston & Bird as partner in Century City.

Cuskelly guides private equity funds, management companies, investment banks, institutional lenders, life insurance companies, and other real estate investors through cross-border and domestic real estate finance and other real estate transactions. She has significant expertise in organizing permanent, bridge, or construction mortgage and mezzanine loans, negotiating inter-creditor and co-lender relationships, joint ventures, and portfolio and "one-off" acquisitions and dispositions.

Elaine Lee joined Peckar & Abramson, PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Lee represents owners, general contractors, and design and engineering professionals in construction litigation. She has extensive experience advising and advocating for clients in significant construction projects, including public infrastructure, commercial buildings, and cultural icons. From early-stage claim development and mediation, discovery, and motion practice to evidentiary hearings and appeals, Elaine helps clients find their most advantageous position in high-stakes situations.

Brian T. Glennon joined McDermott Will & Emery as partner in Los Angeles.

Glennon's practice includes securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions. He has also represented all of the major accounting firms, including Deloitte and KPMG, in auditor liability matters, including administrative proceedings and at trial. He has achieved complete defense victories at trial on claims totaling nearly $3 billion and has obtained several dismissals of multibillion-dollar securities class actions in multiple jurisdictions. He has represented clients across many industries, including financial institutions, energy, infrastructure and technology sectors.

Jonathan Olsen joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in San Diego.

Olsen regularly advises large multinationals, as well as emerging companies in the technology and life sciences industries. In addition to providing strategic counseling to his clients, his practice includes M&A, venture capital financings, joint ventures, and corporate governance. He has substantial experience representing buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, as well as significant experience in cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, minority investments, and joint ventures in over 30 international jurisdictions. Olsen also regularly represents corporate venture groups in their minority investments in both U.S. and international emerging growth companies.

David Korduner joined KM&M as partner in Los Angeles.

Korduner was previously general counsel and later associate national executive director at the Directors Guild of America, where he spent much of his career. He was a primary participant in DGA Basic Agreement negotiations and drafting, managed internal union governance, and oversaw the Credits, Membership, Reports Compliance, Research, Residuals, Signatories, Human Resources, IT, and Legal Departments, foreign levies, and the Tri-Guild Audit program. He served on the Board of Trustees of the DGA Pension & Health Plans, including eight years as co-dhair of its Legal and Delinquency Committee. Between his two stints at the DGA, Korduner spent three years as senior counsel for labor relations at ABC and Touchstone Television Productions, handling union issues across television productions and TV and radio stations, and one year as senior counsel, legal affairs at the Disney Cable Networks Group, handling production legal issues for the Disney Channel, ABC Family, and SoapNet.

Robert G. Marasco joined JAMS as neutral in San Diego.

Marasco is an experienced dispute resolution professional with over 20 years of experience as a litigator, having tried criminal and civil cases in private practice and government service as an assistant U.S. attorney. As a litigator in private practice, Marasco was a partner at two national law firms -- Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP and Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP -- representing plaintiffs and defendants. While at Procopio, he was the chair of the Healthcare Practice Group, focusing on health care advice, counseling, and defending civil and criminal government investigations. He also served as vice president and chief compliance officer for Color Health, Inc., a healthcare company focused on cancer detection and management programs.

Paige H. Gosney was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Orange County.

Gosney's practice includes representing clients in both transactional matters and in all aspects of litigation before state and federal courts, including issues involving due diligence, land use, and development entitlements, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Coastal Act compliance, eminent domain, and inverse condemnation, water rights, the Outdoor Advertising Act, and general planning and zoning laws.

Joseph L. McGeady was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego.

McGeady's practice includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of commercial litigation matters. Joe has experience in all aspects of commercial litigation, including drafting and arguing pre-trial motions, taking and defending depositions, and direct and cross-examining witnesses.

Scott Perlin was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego.

Perlin represents clients primarily in matters of real estate development and other real property disputes, business litigation, construction law, and general civil litigation.

Melissa K. Bell was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Bell defends employers in matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hours, and whistleblower claims. Additionally, she represents employers in investigations brought by various government agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Civil Rights Department (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing).

Stephanie S. Roberts was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Los Angeles.

Roberts is a real estate litigator whose experience encompasses every real estate-related dispute, including disputes concerning financing projects, construction defects, easement disputes, taxation disputes, disputes between commercial landlords and tenants, and buyers and sellers of real estate. She also has extensive experience litigating complex business disputes and employment matters.

Jennifer C. Shakouri was promoted to partner of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in Century City.

Shakouri handles complex real estate and business disputes for a broad array of clients, including property developers and owners, purchasers, sellers, investors, high-net-worth individuals and families, lenders, brokers, telecommunications companies, and other leading industry players. She has extensive experience litigating high-stakes matters. Her expertise includes partnership disputes, contract disputes, disputes relating to the purchase and sale of property, easement and encroachment disputes, failure to disclose actions, insurance disputes, and landlord-tenant disputes.

Alan M. Witlen was promoted to partner of Withersworldwide in Los Angeles.

Witlen's practice focuses on tax matters involving corporations, partnerships, tax-exempt organizations, individuals, and the income tax aspects of intra-family wealth transfers, including related tax compliance and reporting. He advises U.S. and cross-border clients in tax planning for various entities' purchase, sale and restructuring. He counsels investors on the tax aspects of US inbound and outbound opportunities, including investments in real estate. He also represents successful families and individuals looking to move to or from the US or within the US across state lines. Coordinating with advisors worldwide, he helps clients manage their multi-jurisdictional investments and tax interests.

Georgina Wakefield joined Larson LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Wakefield served as the trial unit chief at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, where, in addition to handling her own trial cases, she oversaw the work of over 30 federal public defenders. She is experienced in handling a variety of fraud cases, including wire fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud, mail fraud, health care fraud and securities fraud, as well as public corruption and bribery offenses, violations of import and export laws, and other regulatory offenses. She has achieved complete acquittals in more than half of the cases she has tried to a jury or judge and secured dismissals in over 50 cases after pre-trial negotiations and/or litigation. She has also prevailed in and argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jason A. Gersting joined Snell & Wilmer as partner in Orange Country.

Gersting focuses his practice on strategic management of intellectual property portfolios within the life science, biotechnology and medtech sectors. His experience encompasses a wide range of services such as patent and trademark prosecution, intellectual property due diligence, negotiating licensing and other agreements, infringement and validity matters, as well as the counseling of clients regarding their intellectual property assets in view of their near- and long-term business goals.

Robert Becker joined Buchalter as shareholder in San Francisco.

Becker's practice encompasses patent litigation and prosecution, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. He has successfully represented clients in disputes involving a wide array of technologies, such as digital transactions and banking; gaming hardware and software; optical, wired, wireless, and cellular networks; solar cells and panels; e-mail, e-commerce, and Internet business methods; facial recognition, music recognition and downloads; content encryption and copy protection; data storage, access, and synchronization; analog and digital signal processing; computer software, hardware, and peripherals; medical devices; and physics and related engineering.

Saurabh Prabhakar was promoted to counsel of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in San Francisco.

Prabhakar's practice focuses on trade secrets, patents, antitrust and copyright matters in a wide array of technology areas. Mr. Prabhakar received his J.D. with high honors from George Washington University Law School in 2014 and his B.E. with distinction from Birla Institute of Technology in 2001. He is admitted to the California Bar and District of Columbia Bar.

Katherine J. Blair joined Jones Day as partner in Los Angeles.

Blair is skilled in representing companies, entrepreneurs, investment banks, and investors in public and private corporate transactions. Katherine helps clients navigate the complex corporate, securities, and governance landscape so that they can successfully achieve their operational and liquidity goals. She has worked in a range of industries, including financial services, REITs (real estate investment trusts), consumer goods, technology, foreign manufacturing, and biotechnology.

Barron L. Weinstein joined Blank Rome LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Weinstein's practice focuses exclusively on representing policyholders in complex insurance disputes, including matters involving sexual abuse, construction defects, professional liability, property damage and business interruption, and bad faith claims. He has also lectured on insurance coverage issues in numerous continuing legal education courses and has served as a settlement officer for the San Francisco Superior Court's Mandatory Settlement program.

Kevin L. Cifarelli joined Blank Rome LLP as senior attorney in Los Angeles.

Cifarelli's practice focuses on litigating and supervising insurance defense claims, including professional negligence, general liability, and real estate actions. He has represented policyholders in litigation against carriers in state and federal courts. He also advises clients about litigation risk, dispute avoidance, and resolution, and he conducts settlement negotiations and represents clients at mediations.

Victor E. Bianchini joined Signature Resolution as neutral in San Diego.

Bianchini served for 20 years as a state court judge and served extensively as the court's settlement judge. After retiring from the San Diego County Superior Court in 2002, Bianchini began a private mediation practice. His expertise was soon recognized by the federal courts in New York, which enlisted him part-time as a settlement judge for complex civil litigation and prisoner civil rights cases. Throughout his tenure on state and federal benches and private mediation practice, he has mediated over 3,500 cases, ranging from straightforward disputes to intricate, multi-issue complex cases. His record includes numerous multi-million-dollar settlements in diverse and challenging cases, such as patent disputes and class actions. His judicial experience as a trial judge in both the federal and state systems, encompassing a wide range of civil cases, has dramatically enhanced his mediation practice in the private sector.

Shant A. Karnikian was promoted to managing partner of Kabateck LLP in Los Angeles.

Karnikian has served as trial counsel alongside the firm's lead trial attorney, Brian Kabateck, on six jury trials, all resulting in favorable verdicts for their clients. As an active member of the legal community, Karnikian is on the Board of Governors of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Executive Committee of Los Angeles County Bar Association's Litigation Section.

Steven C. Gove was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

Gove represents clients on a wide range of real estate transactional matters, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements across all major commercial property types, joint venture agreements, and loan and closing documentation for financings and re-financings. Drawing on his prior experience as a tax associate, solo practitioner, and in-house general counsel, Gove often functions as a de facto outside general counsel to his clients and advises them on general corporate, tax, and trademark matters, in addition to their real estate transactional needs. Gove's clients include real estate developers and property owners, start-ups, small businesses, high net-worth individuals, and tax-exempt organizations.

Sean A. McCormick was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

McCormick is litigation counsel to clients in numerous industries, including real estate, private equity, retail, hospitality, securities, energy, and entertainment. His clients range from private individuals to Fortune 500 companies. He has broad experience litigating cases from initiation through trial in state and federal courts around the country and in private arbitration. He also prides himself on helping clients resolve legal issues before they ripen into litigation.

Jackson D. McNeil was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.

McNeil represents clients in various land use and environmental matters, including obtaining approvals and entitlements, assisting with post-approval compliance, and engaging in land use and environmental litigation. McNeil has extensive experience representing clients before various administrative bodies and regulatory agencies. Before Elkins Kalt, Jackson worked at a boutique land use firm in Santa Monica and as in-house counsel at one of the nation's largest utility companies.

Adam S. Cashman joined BraunHagey & Borden LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Cashman represents plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. He also represents his clients in commercial matters involving contracts, fiduciary duties, partnership and licensing disputes, fraud and malfeasance, structured financing transactions, and insolvency matters. His diverse client base includes Fortune 100 companies, innovative startups, investment funds, prominent individuals, and family and legacy businesses.

Tyler J. Donaghy joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Donaghy represents clients in complex litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, real estate non-disclosure, construction defect, commissions, and business disputes. His experience includes representing clients in various court proceedings, depositions, mediations, and negotiations, and managing complicated cases from beginning to end. In addition, Donaghy advises clients in pre-litigation situations, including purchase and sale agreements for residential and commercial property and the acquisition and dissolution of large and small businesses.

Jason T. Kandah joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Kandah's practice focuses on a broad range of complex litigation in state and federal courts, including appeals. He brings significant litigation experience and prior expertise in the financial sector to HFM's Trusts & Estates practice. Before beginning his legal career, Kandah spent over a decade in the banking industry, including serving as Vice President for JP Morgan Chase & Company.

Emma Tavmasyan joined Goldberg Segalla as special counsel in Los Angeles.

Tavmasyan dedicates her practice to counseling and defending employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in complex workers' compensation matters throughout California. She has extensive experience managing all phases of litigation, ranging from evaluating claims and developing case strategy to analyzing medical records, deposing claimants and physicians, preparing motions and petitions, and handling hearings and trials.

Glen K. Lim joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Lim's practice focuses on representing direct lenders, banks, and other lending institutions, as well as private equity firms and operating companies, in financing transactions. This includes financing of mergers and acquisitions, debtor-in-possession and exit financing, first and second-line financing, and working capital and asset-based financing.

Brian S. Stern joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Stern's practice focuses on representing borrowers (including portfolio companies), issuers, agents, and lenders in structuring and documenting secured and unsecured financing transactions, including direct lending, cash flow, asset-based, mezzanine, bridge, bankruptcy (including DIP and exit facilities), and subscription line financing transactions.

Daniel C. Tola joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Tola has extensive experience representing lenders and borrowers in various industry sectors, including health care, information technology, software, telecommunications, franchises, restaurants, casinos, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and consumer lending. He represents alternative lenders, commercial banks, investment banks, finance companies, equity groups, hedge funds, and private companies in US and cross-border working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, subscription line financings, and other leveraged finance transactions including leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and recapitalization.

George H. Irwin joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as partner in Walnut Creek.

Irwin focuses his practice on complex products liability litigation, real estate litigation, chemical and toxic exposure cases, and business tort actions.