Matthew Todd Wiltermuth was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Matthew Todd Wiltermuth has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Wiltermuth advises clients in strategic commercial and intellectual property transactions, including collaboration and partnering arrangements, technology licensing and acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, research and development agreements, and manufacturing, supply, and distribution arrangements, primarily in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and life sciences industries.

Shannon Renee Delahaye was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Shannon Renee Delahave has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Delahaye works with companies and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other capital markets transactions. She also advises public companies on SEC compliance, disclosure, and corporate governance matters, and complex securities law issues.

Joshua Blank joined UC Irvine School of Law as professor of law in Irvine.

UC Irvine School of Law announced Joshua Blank has joined as a professor of law. He joins UCI Law from New York University School of Law where, besides being a professor of tax law, Blank is vice dean for technology-enhanced education, and faculty director of the school's Graduate Tax Program.

Matthew John Bresnahan was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Diego & Los Angeles.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Matthew John Bresnahan has been elected partner in San Diego and Los Angeles, effective Feb. 1. Bresnahan serves as primary outside intellectual property counsel to life sciences companies within the biotechnology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device industries in Southern California. His practice focuses on all aspects of IP, including strategic patent counseling, patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.

Rebecca Lee DeGraw was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Rebecca Lee DeGraw has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. DeGraw serves as outside general counsel and advises clients at all stages of development on a range of corporate and securities matters. She has represented both companies and investors in venture capital financings, and buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions.

Wendy Lynn Devine was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati in San Francisco.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Wendy Lynn Devine has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Feb. 1. Devine focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, with a concentration in patent litigation and counseling. She counsels and represents clients in matters involving various technologies and processes, including biotechnology, biosimilars, pharmaceuticals, medical methods, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Eric A. Kauffman was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Diego.

Cooley LLP announced Eric A. Kauffman has been elected partner in San Diego, effective Jan. 1. Kauffman's practice encompasses both employment litigation and counseling. He provides strategic support to leading technology and life sciences companies, and their private equity and venture capital sponsors, on a wide variety of employment law matters.

Chang Derek Liu was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Chang Derek Liu has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Feb. 1. Liu focuses his practice primarily on the technology and life sciences industries. His transactional experience includes public and private company mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; tender and exchange offers; joint ventures; minority investments; and other strategic corporate transactions, representing both strategic and private equity clients.

Connie A. Broussard as principal attorney in San Diego

Trial Consultation including Jury Consulting, Witness Preparation, Trial Co-Counsel. Also practice employment litigation specializing in harassment, discrimination and other civil rights claims.

Kirsten Marie Ferguson was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Ferguson has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. She is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department whose practice includes antitrust and competition law, class actions, and complex litigation in federal and state court.

Joshua Gregory Holt was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Holt has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham& Watkins finance department who advises lenders and borrowers on a wide range of transactional matters. His experience includes structuring and negotiating various financial transactions, including senior secured, second lien, subordinated and unsecured credit facilities, leveraged acquisition financings, cash flow and asset based working capital financings, private placements, cross-border financings, participation agreements, and other agreements among financing sources.

Arash Aminian Baghai was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Baghai has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Baghai is a member of the Latham & Watkins corporate department who primarily handles complex equity derivative transactions across diverse industries, with a particular focus on the power, healthcare, life sciences, and automotive sectors. His experience includes IPOs, follow-on debt, equity and equity-linked offerings, and debt and capital restructuring transactions, and the structuring of unique securities products.

Ian Kenneth Boyd joined Sideman & Bancroft LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Sideman & Bancroft LLP announced Ian Kenneth Boyd has joined the firm's intellectual property group as a partner in San Francisco. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and counseling; trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution, and enforcement; and trade secret and advertising law.

David Dean Troutman was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Orange County.

Troutman has been promoted to counsel in Costa Mesa, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department who focuses his practice on intellectual property matters, including litigation and counseling regarding trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, copyrights, and false advertising, and a broad range of issues commonly encountered by website owners and internet service providers.

Richard Louis Offsay was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City.

Offsay has been promoted to partner in Century City. Offsay is a member of the firm's corporate department who advises clients in transactions across the entertainment and media industry. His practice focuses on strategic joint ventures, M&A deals, and the financing and distribution of motion pictures, television programs, and other content.

Laura Robinson Washington was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City.

Washington has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Washington is a member of the Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department who focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in the entertainment and media industry. She represents clients in intellectual property disputes including copyright and trademark infringement, and her experience includes trial and appellate work, motion practice, and discovery in state and federal courts.

Sean Carney Denvir was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Denvir has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham & Watkin corporate department who represents private equity firms, and public and private companies, in M&A transactions, including mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic transactions, and minority investments.

Belinda Martinez Vega joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Venable LLP announced that Belinda Martinez Vega has joined its commercial litigation practice as a partner in Los Angeles. Vega will focus her practice on complex commercial business litigation and corporate internal investigations.

Marcy Christina Priedeman was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Priedeman has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. She is a member of Latham & Waktins litigation & trial department who focuses her practice on securities litigation, professional liability, and complex commercial litigation. She has also handled disputes related to accounting and financial transactions across a range of industries.

Gregory K. Sobolski was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Sobolski has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of Latham & Watkins litigation & trial department whose practice focuses on patent litigation. He represents patent owners and accused infringers in matters involving a range of complex technologies before US federal district courts, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission.