Khoa D. Do joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Do is a member of the firm's corporate practice and mergers & acquisitions group. He has represented leading technology companies in Silicon Valley, and has significant experience advising businesses across a broad range of industries.

Chitra M. Kalyanaraman joined Maynard Cooper & Gale in San Francisco.

Kalyanaraman is a member of the firm's intellectual property practice group. She joins the firm from the D.C. office of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, where she prosecuted patents in the computer, electrical and mechanical arts over a wide range of technical areas.
"Chitra is an extremely personable attorney, she's very easy to talk to," said Sasha G. Rao, chair of the firm's intellectual property practice.
According to Rao, Kalyanaraman is "able to communicate with engineers very easily."
"She has a degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon, which is one of the best schools in the country to study computer science," Rao explained. "For clients in the Bay Area ... she has a very unique skill set in that area."
In a news release, Kalyanaraman said she is looking forward to working with the firm's innovative clients in the Bay Area.

Marcus Orazio Colabianchi was promoted to partner of Duane Morris LLP in San Francisco.

Colabianchi practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights and real estate law. His bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, financial institutions, business debtors, Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees, committees, leasing companies, and receivers in corporate bankruptcy cases and litigation. His real estate practice includes representation of commercial developers, owners, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in all aspects of disputes concerning commercial properties.

Justin Jeremy Fields was promoted to partner of Duane Morris LLP in San Francisco.

Fields represents individuals and businesses in commercial litigation, with a focus on professional liability, legal malpractice, intellectual property, real estate and construction-related disputes. Fields has represented clients in complex commercial litigation disputes in both state and federal courts.

Wendi Jill Berkowitz joined Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP as senior counsel in San Francisco.

Berkowitz focuses her practice on complex and high-stakes litigation.

Joanna Fuller was promoted to principal of Fish & Richardson PC in Redwood City.

Fuller represents pharmaceutical and high-tech clients in patent litigation nationwide in cases encompassing a wide range of technology.

Graham Christenson Mills was promoted to partner of Newmeyer & Dillon LLP in Walnut Creek.

Mills concentrates in the areas of complex insurance law with an emphasis on insurance recovery, construction litigation, real estate litigation, and business litigation.

Frank H. Busch was promoted to partner of Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP in San Francisco.

Busch's practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation. He represents companies, with state and local governments, in disputes including intellectual property, contracts, unfair competition, and trade secret issues in California state court and federal courts across the country.

Stuart Alexander Johnson joined Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP as partner in Manhattan Beach.

Johnson will head the firm's commercial real estate and partnership matters practice group.
Johnson and his team represent family-owned companies and large institutional clients in the acquisition, sale, development, and financing of a variety of real estate assets, including retail centers, office buildings, multifamily developments and industrial space.

Neil A. Warren was promoted to principal of Fish & Richardson PC in Redwood City.

Warren focuses his practice on both federal district court litigation and practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with client technologies relating to semiconductors, integrated circuits, medical devices, and computer software.

Michael Paul Shepherd was promoted to principal of Fish & Richardson PC in Redwood City.

Shepherd focuses his practice on client counseling and patent prosecution in the areas of software and other computer-related technologies.

Natalie Tronkina was promoted to managing director of CohnReznick LLP in Los Angeles.

Tronkina is a member of the firm's restructuring, litigation and transaction advisory group. Her areas of focus include performing quality of earnings, net assets, and working capital assessments, preparing pro-forma financial statements, performing profitability and bridging analyses, evaluating financial reporting infrastructures, and recommending best practices in industries such as energy, manufacturing, business and financial services, distribution, and entertainment.

Sarah Evelyn Christine Wolf was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Wolf has worked as an attorney in private practice and at the Internal Revenue Service. Her practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, and tax.

Anne S. LaWer joined Littler Mendelson PC as shareholder in San Jose.

LaWer counsels employers on matters related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Her practice includes advising on Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor compliance programs, health care privacy and security, executive compensation matters, and employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions.

Yaron Shaham joined Kahana & Feld LLP as partner in Santa Ana.

Shaham is a general litigator with a focus on banking and financial services, and bankruptcy in the mortgage and lending industries.

Cristian Raul Arrieta was promoted to managing partner of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman in Oxnard.

Arrieta succeeds Patrick T. Loughman. Arrieta focuses his practice on trusts and estates, business and property law.

Oleg "Alex" Stolyar joined Loeb & Loeb LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Stolyar has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of complex commercial litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution proceedings. He focuses on disputes between majority and minority shareholders, limited and general partners, founders and investors, joint venturers, trustees and beneficiaries, and other principals and their fiduciaries.

Jillian F. Hayes joined CaseyGerry as associate attorney in San Diego.

She will concentrate her practice on serious personal injury.

Alyssa Williams joined CaseyGerry as associate attorney in San Diego.

William will focus on complex litigation, including class actions and mass torts

Mimi Ahn joined Kahana & Feld as associate in Kahana & Feld (Santa Ana).

Ahn specializes in general litigation, employment law and insurance defense.

Nancy Hilu was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in Los Angeles.

Hilu advises and represents private and public companies, tax-exempt organizations and governmental entities on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation. She counsels clients on the design, implementation, and continued legal and regulatory compliance of their retirement plans and other benefit programs. Hilu also represents clients on matters before the Internal Revenue Service.

Ka-On Li was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Silicon Valley.

Li is a member of the firm's intellectual property/technology transactions practice. She focuses her practice on commercial transactions for clients active in the technology, medical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, education, media and entertainment fields. Li advises both customers and service providers in strategic front-end and back-end technology contracting.

Debra Beth Vernon joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Vernon is a member of the firm's corporate practice. She specializes in startup formation and capitalization, financings, corporate venture, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and corporate governance.

David Enrique Amaya was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in San Diego.

Amaya represents clients in a range of industries, including healthcare, retail and education. His practice is focused on advising employers in both union and non-union settings and defending them in matters including discrimination litigation and wage and hour class actions. Amaya also works with companies to develop creative and business-oriented solutions that resolve workplace issues.

Sarah G. Conway was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Los Angeles.

Conway is a member of the firm's business & tort litigation practice. She represents corporations, businesses, and individuals in commercial litigation matters involving product liability, contracts, fraud, consumer class actions, deceptive trade practices, health care, securities and financial products, and business torts. Conway has defended clients in bench and jury trials as well as in arbitrations.

Benedict O. Kwon joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Orange County.

Kwon is a member of the firm's corporate practice group, focusing on fund formation and taxation.

Benedict Kwon joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter @ Hampton as partner in Orange County.

Kwon's practice focuses on private equity fund and hedge fund formation and structuring, as well as domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Jennifer W. Chang joined Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP (HechtSolberg) as associate in San Diego.

Chang will be involved in all real estate matters with an emphasis on acquisitions, dispositions and leasing transactions.