Leslie A Brueckner joined Singleton Schreiber as partner in San Diego.

Brueckner is key in enhancing Singleton Schreiber's ability to manage complex appeals and develop successful litigation strategies. Her extensive track record in high-stakes cases across various legal areas continues to solidify the firm's standing as a leader in precedent-setting litigation for plaintiffs nationwide.

Aaron Marienthal joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Marienthal represents financial institutions, fintechs, and technology companies related to a variety of consumer lending issues, payments products, and legislative and government affairs. He has significant subject matter expertise in payments, auto and mortgage lending, bank partnerships, compliance, privacy, intellectual property, regulatory rulemaking, and technology partnerships.

Shailika Shah Kotiya joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Kotiya has more than a decade of experience as a federal prosecutor, most recently as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of California, where she served as chief of the General Crimes Division after leading the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force. Before moving to the West Coast in 2015, Kotiya was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina. As an AUSA, Kotiya led numerous criminal and civil trial teams and argued eight cases at the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits before her promotion to divisional leadership roles.

Victor J. Sandoval joined Blank Rome LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Sandoval focuses his practice on defending clients in the growing number of complex class actions arising under federal and state consumer protection and privacy laws, such as the federal Video Privacy Protection Act, the federal Children Online Privacy Protection Act, and the California Invasion of Privacy Act.

Natalie P. Bryans joined Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC as associate in San Diego.

Bryans represents employers in complex litigation related to various employment issues, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour disputes. In addition to representing clients in state and federal courts, she has defended claims brought before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Civil Rights Department, and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

Hathanh H. Nguyen joined Goldberg Segalla as special counsel in Los Angeles.

Nguyen is a skilled litigator who counsels and defends clients in the retail and transportation industries concerning a variety of civil matters. She handles a wide range of personal injury claims, including catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injuries and wrongful death, during all phases of litigation from case opening through resolution. Nguyen is experienced in all aspects of civil litigation, including drafting and arguing pleadings and motions, developing strategic investigation and discovery plans, conducting and responding to discovery, defending depositions, negotiating settlements, and participating in various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Dorothy L. Black joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP as partner in San Diego.

Black focuses her practice on a broad spectrum of employment litigation matters. She represents employers and individual defendants facing claims from harassment and wrongful termination to discrimination based on age, disability, gender, and more. Her expertise includes navigating complex legal challenges such as retaliation, breaches of employment contracts, and unfair business practices. Her strategic approach to litigation has repeatedly proven effective in both individual and class action wage and hour lawsuits, establishing her as a trusted defender in high-stakes employment disputes.

Michelle K. Meek joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP as partner in San Diego.

Meek is a seasoned attorney specializing in labor and employment law, bringing over 15 years of experience to her practice. She has a strong track record of defending employers in high-stakes cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour disputes. She has represented employers in single-plaintiff, class, and collective actions, with significant industry experience in hospitality and education, including charter and private institutions.

Amanda S. Gianninoto joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP as senior counsel in San Diego.

Gianninoto represents employers in workplace law matters, serving as both a preventive counselor and a litigator. With a proven track record in defending employers against complex legal disputes, she handles a wide array of issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims.

Anne M. Voigts joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Voigts has represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, state and federal appellate courts, and trial courts. In addition to her appellate practice, Voigts advises clients on critical motions and partners with trial teams on complex legal issues. She leads Pillsbury's Appellate practice and has argued over 70 cases in federal and state appellate courts.

Zachary N Zaharoff joined Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP as senior associate in Burlingame.

Zaharoff has handled commercial disputes for over five years at a premier international law firm in San Francisco and New York. Zaharoff is an experienced civil litigator who represents clients in antitrust & global competition, commercial litigation, elder abuse, False Claims/whistleblower law, intellectual property & wrongful death.

Thomas E Loeser joined Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP as partner in Burlingame.

Loeser represents consumers in nationwide class action cases and individuals in qui tam whistleblower cases. Loeser adds a hard science, and a high-technology career to his 25 years of litigation, including 18 years in class actions and five years as a federal prosecutor.

Jeremy A. Cohen joined BraunHagey & Borden LLP as partner in New York, NY.

Cohen has successfully represented clients ranging from family-owned real estate companies to Fortune 500 companies. The firm said he is an industry expert on real estate matters, but also boasts success in a diverse range of matters, including several of BHB areas of specialty such as intellectual property, trade secrets, false advertising, M&A disputes and business divorces.

Jacqueline C. Charlesworth joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Charlesworth represents clients in copyright disputes and complex licensing matters--with a particular focus on music. Her client roster includes leading music companies, songwriters, and recording artists. She also represents national trade associations in legislative and regulatory matters. She was named a Woman Executive of the Year by Billboard magazine for her role in helping to craft and secure passage of the Music Modernization Act, landmark legislation that updated the U.S. music licensing system.

Max Scott joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Scott represents clients in complex commercial transactions with a focus on technology and IP-related deals, including the IP aspects of private equity and M&A transactions. He advises on matters related to the joint development, licensing, acquisition, sale, use, and protection of IP. He also assists with agreements for the provision of technology-related services, reseller agreements, and outsourcing and distribution agreements.

Benjamin S. Kingsley joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Kingsley's practice focuses on government investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and complex civil litigation. Drawing on his years of prior experience at the Department of Justice, Kingsley specializes in helping cutting-edge technology, fintech, life sciences, healthcare, AI, and crypto companies navigate compliance and enforcement priorities within a complex landscape shaped by federal and state regulators and other agencies, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FTC, CFPB, FinCEN, IRS, and various national security agencies.

Scott Koller joined Clark Hill PLC as member in Los Angeles.

Koller is a privacy and data security attorney specializing in data breach response and security compliance. He assists clients across various industries in managing data-related risks, including incident response preparedness, cybersecurity training, and legal compliance.

Deborah Yoon Jones joined Polsinelli LLP as principal in Los Angeles.

Jones is an experienced trial attorney and commercial litigator who works with diverse clientele across various industries. With extensive experience in California state and federal courts, Jones addresses a broad spectrum of business concerns, from pre-litigation through trial, including issues related to business operations, unfair competition, consumer protection, debt collection, and high-stakes environmental toxic torts.

Alma Soongi Beck was promoted to shareholder of Hopkins & Carley ALC in Redwood Shores.

Beck's practice focuses on trusts, charitable planning, gift and estate tax planning, and post-death administration, including trust administration and probate. She also offers consultations and seminars on the legal and tax implications of domestic partnership, marriage, and property co-ownership for same-sex and unmarried couples and on the evolution of parentage and gender in estate planning.
The promotion to shareholder is effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Suzanne C. Farley was promoted to shareholder of Hopkins & Carley ALC in Redwood City.

Farley's practice focuses on family wealth transfers, estate and tax planning, preparation of estate and gift tax returns and counseling clients through audits, business succession planning, and complex trust and estate administrations.
The promotion to shareholder is effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Michael W.M. Manoukian was promoted to shareholder of Hopkins & Carley ALC in San Jose.

Manoukian represents employers in various labor and employment legal matters, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He focuses his practice on civil lawsuits and administrative proceedings involving allegations of wrongful termination, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation,
wage and hour, breach of contract.
The promotion to shareholder is effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Daniel J. Weinberg was promoted to shareholder of Hopkins & Carley ALC in Redwood Shores.

Weinberg's practice involves trial, arbitration, and investigation work. He has litigated and argued cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts before various arbitration tribunals, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has represented corporations and individuals in sensitive investigations and has extensive experience with computer forensic investigations.
The promotion to shareholder is effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Mykhal N. Ofili joined Goldberg Segalla as associate in Los Angeles.

Ofili counsels and defends employers, insurers, and third-party administrators in workers' compensation matters throughout California. An experienced litigator, he handles all aspects of workers' compensation matters including trial, status conferences, expedited hearings, priority conferences, and mandatory settlement conferences. Ofili draws on his experience practicing civil litigation, family law, and criminal law, and has handled more than 50 bench trials.

Thomas Speiss joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Speiss focuses his practice on trademark branding and advertising, licensing, counterfeiting investigations, and working with Federal and state law enforcement to blunt such counterfeiting activities. He further quarterbacks IP due diligence efforts both on the sell side for his clients and on the buy side for institutional investors.

Andrew Dawson joined Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Dawson is a first-chair trial lawyer who served for nine years at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, leading and supervising a wide range of white-collar criminal matters and sophisticated transnational investigations. His practice focuses on responding to government investigations and prosecutions, conducting internal investigations, and leading trial teams in matters before juries, judges, and arbitrators.

Harvey A. Silberman joined Signature Resolution as neutral in Los Angeles.

Appointed to the bench in 2004, Judge Silberman has since devoted his judicial career to the family law division. Throughout his tenure, he has earned multiple Judge of the Year accolades from various bar associations and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, with his most recent recognition coming from the Inn of Court. His leadership is further evidenced by his involvement on the Los Angeles County Superior Court executive committee and his service on the boards of the California section of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the San Fernando Valley Legal Foundation. Judge Silberman holds a Juris Doctorate and Master of Arts from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University. He has also served as a professor of family law at USC Law School and continues to mentor the next generation of legal professionals through a Student Extern Program.

Steven J Pearse joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Pearse's practice focuses on Professional Liability (with an emphasis in accountancy and legal malpractice), Employment (litigation, including single-plaintiff, wage & hour, and PAGA claims, administrative investigations, including with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), the California Civil Rights Department ("CRD") and the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), and counseling), Business and Commercial, and General Liability matters. He is a seasoned litigator with an eye for strategic risk assessment and strives to prevent, minimize, or eliminate his clients' potential liability exposure from the onset. He is well-versed in all aspects of civil litigation and handles matters from inception through trial.

J. Andrew Wright joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

Wright's practice focuses on representing CPAs, fiduciaries, attorneys, directors and officers, and other professionals in litigation and regulatory matters. He also represents creditors in post-judgment enforcement and prosecutes commercial litigation matters. He has achieved first-chair success in civil trial, arbitration, and the Court of Appeal.

Camille A. Brooks was promoted to partner of Katten in Los Angeles - Century City.

Brooks represents financial services firms, landlords and other companies in class actions and complex litigation in state and federal court throughout the country. She has significant experience in commercial, class-action and other complex litigation, defending clients at all stages. She has defended against a variety of claims, including claims for breach of contract, violations of consumer protection statutes, and violations of federal banking statutes and regulations. She also has handled the defense of financial services firms and other companies in individual arbitrations.

Paul S. Yong was promoted to partner of Katten in Los Angeles - Century City.

Yong helps clients successfully navigate some of their most difficult and complex litigation matters. As an experienced and skilled securities litigator, he regularly defends public companies and their directors and officers in securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and government and internal investigations. He is a creative advocate who innovatively approaches complex legal and factual issues. He represents clients from a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on technology and life sciences. He has experience handling all phases of a lawsuit, from complaint to trial.

Bram Alden joined Hueston Hennigan LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Alden spent the last eight and a half years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney's Office. In his most recent role as chief of Criminal Appeals, he handled and oversaw the most complex appeals, supervised nine other appellate prosecutors, advised hundreds of trial attorneys, and taught legal writing. During his tenure in the U.S. Attorney's Office, he also tried five felony jury trials and one misdemeanor bench trial, never losing a single count, including for attempted murder, threats to kill major presidential candidates, bank robbery, false impersonation of a federal agent, conspiracy, and fraud. Alden also argued over 30 cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and drafted multiple successful en banc petitions. He received the Department of Justice Director's Award for devising responses to novel legal issues arising from the pandemic and guiding federal prosecutors nationwide.

Alice Yuan joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Yuan advises private equity firms, portfolio companies, and other public and private companies across various industries on complex transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, growth equity investments, special situations transactions, and joint ventures. She also advises clients on general corporate and governance matters.