Marc D. Young as partner in Los Angeles

Marc 's practice spans a range of complex real estate transactions with an emphasis on finance, joint ventures and restructurings. He will be a member of Allen Matkins's Corporate & Finance Department and Commercial Real Estate Practice Group.

Scott A. Behar was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.

Fenwick & West LLP announced that Scott A. Behar was elected partner in San Francisco, effective January 1. Behar represents public and private companies in a variety of U.S. and crossborder transactions, including mergers, investments, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, particularly in the technology space.

Faisal Nadir Rashid was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.

Fenwick & West LLP announced that Faisal Nadir Rashid was elected partner in San Francisco, effective January 1. Rashid counsels early, mid and late-stage private companies across a variety of sectors, advising his clients on day-to-day corporate matters and assisting clients in negotiating and managing financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.

Fenwick & West LLP announced that Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni was elected partner in Mountain View, effective January 1. Ghassemi-Vanni advises startups, private companies and established public companies in employment issues including non-competition and employee mobility; hiring, performance management, and termination; leaves of absence and accommodation; harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; and wage and hour matters. She also represents clients in litigation related to these areas.

Heather Michelle Bean joined Tyson & Mendes LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Tyson & Mendes LLP announced Heather Michelle Bean joined the firm's retail, restaurant and hospitality practice group as a partner in Los Angeles. Bean's practice focuses on general liability, personal injury, premises liability and products liability claims. She will also advise clients on risk management and strategy.

Jeffrey H. Kikuta was promoted to partner of Fragomen in Los Angeles.

Jeffrey has been practicing since 2001, and manages a legal team that provides corporate immigration counsel to multinational Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized organizations, start-ups, and individual clients in the aerospace, automotive, medical, financial, engineering, construction, information technology, commercial real estate, as well as the arts and entertainment professional service industries.
As the managing attorney of the individual case unit and principal point-of-contact in the firm's Los Angeles office for consultations and new client initiations, Jeffrey manages immigration services for a number of growing technology companies in and around the "Silicon Beach" area, as well as for notable and award winning artists in the entertainment field, including movie directors, musicians, television personalities, and producers.
In addition to his experience with a wide variety of employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories and immigration compliance matters, Jeffrey provides individual immigration representation for family-based permanent residence applications and applications for U.S. citizenship. Jeffrey is also the firm's regional coordinator for appearances and inquiries with the local USCIS Field Offices and Customs and Border Protection/Deferred Inspection operations.

Scott D. Greenwood-Meinert joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP as partner in Napa.

Scott Greenwood-Meinert's practice focuses on real estate, land use and business transactions with an emphasis on the wine industry. His work for wine industry clients encompasses winery conditional use permitting, water law, leasing, financing, title issues, succession planning, and environmental and conservation issues under CEQA and related laws. He has extensive experience in a wide array of water issues beyond the wine industry, including water rights, transfers, supplies, and environmental and regulatory compliance. Scott has been practicing in Napa Valley since 2006.

Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani as managing partner

Gabriella Jessica Naysan as managing partner

Edwin Saghian as managing partner

Robin Saghian as managing partner

Robin Saghian as managing partner

Erin Faith Natter joined Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP announced that Erin Faith Natter joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles. Natter specializes in representing institutional lenders, real estate funds, opportunity funds and other real estate investors in a wide variety of transactions. Her focus includes sale-leasebacks, mortgage and mezzanine financing, besides leasing and purchase and sale transactions.

Ronald Helmuth joined Peckar & Abramson, P.C. as partner in Los Angeles.

With over 20 years of experience as a construction law attorney, Helmuth focuses his practice on litigation and alternative dispute resolution of complex construction claims. His clients include owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, designers, public agencies, and sureties -- many of which he has represented in multimillion-dollar construction disputes. He has represented various public entities and contractors in contract drafting and review, and was a consultant to the Los Angeles Public Works Department, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency and Fermi National Accelerator Lab.

Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani as managing partner

Gabriella Jessica Naysan as managing partner

Edwin Saghian as managing partner

Robin Saghian as managing partner

Mark M. Gnesin as of counsel in Los Angeles

Gnesin joins RMKB's Catastrophic/Personal Injury, Construction, Premises Liability, Product Liability and Professional Liability practice areas.

Mark A. Kadzielski joined BakerHostetler as partner in Los Angeles.

Mark Kadzielski provides regulatory and operational guidance and representation to hospitals, medical staffs, managed care enterprises and institutional and individual healthcare providers throughout the United States. His work includes government regulatory investigations, contracting issues, credentialing, peer review, licensing, medical staff bylaws, joint commission accreditation and Medicare certification. Mark has prepared more than 200 sets of medical staff bylaws and has handled peer review hearings and appeals, including litigation in many courts.

Jeeyoung Kim joined BakerHostetler as counsel in Los angeles.

Jeeyoung Kim’s practice focuses on healthcare-related issues, including federal and state licensing and regulatory compliance, peer review and credentialing, medical staff governance, medical staff bylaws and policies, hospital operations, fraud and abuse, contracting, patient privacy and telemedicine. She represents hospitals, medical staffs, managed care organizations, medical groups, and other healthcare entities and providers in these matters.

Joseph R. Taylor joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz as partner, media & entertainment litigation group in Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz.

Mr. Taylor represents individual and corporate clients from all over the world in litigation matters related to media, entertainment, intellectual property, sports, gaming, technology, hospitality, insurance and employment.