James Edward Brownstein joined O'Melveny & Myers as partner in Century City.

Brownstein has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors in Northern and Southern California and nationally --principally in the middle market on new platform investments and add-on acquisitions. He also advises private equity-owned companies on general corporate, commercial, and governance matters.

Scott Hyman joined Womble Bond Dickinson as partner in Irvine.

Hyman has three decades of experience representing financial institutions, national banks, automobile finance companies, and loan servicers. He has counseled and defended clients on privacy and cybersecurity, licensing and regulatory matters, and individual and class actions brought under state and federal Truth-in-Lending laws, UDAP laws, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Genevieve Walser-Jolly joined Womble Bond Dickinson as partner in Irvine.

Walser-Jolly represents financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and loan servicers. Her practice includes defending individual and consumer class actions (e.g., data privacy, mortgage servicing, TCPA, and auto finance) and developing data privacy and security programs that comply with federal statutory schemes and the evolving patchwork of state privacy laws. Walser-Jolly also assists clients as they compile data maps, update vendor management programs, draft contractual privacy requirements and policies, and operationalize comprehensive consumer response programs.

Daniel Guggenheim joined Quarles & Brady as partner in San Diego.

Guggenheim represents clients in a variety of industries, including health care, health technology, life sciences and information technology. He delivers strategic advice, innovative solutions and practical guidance on commercial agreements, privacy and data protection, regulatory guidance, product and compliance counseling, and artificial intelligence (AI) law.

Jennifer Mizrahi joined Cole Huber LLP as partner in Ontario.

Mizrahi served as city attorney for Desert Hot Springs for over a decade. Mizrahi also served as assistant city attorney for the cities of Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, and Victorville, and deputy general counsel for the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority, Glendale Oversight Board, the Victorville Water District, Victor Valley Economic Development Authority and prior, the City of Lynwood and the Water Replenishment District, as deputy legal counsel. During her career representing public entities, Mizrahi has acquired extensive experience in many facets of municipal law, including land use planning, environmental analysis, annexation proceedings, contract negotiations, public works, prevailing wage compliance, Proposition 218, eminent domain, and sales and property tax measures and is one of the leaders in cannabis law regulation.

Robert Lepore joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles and Washington D.C..

Lepore most recently led the Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section, leveraging his skills as an antitrust trial lawyer to achieve government wins in high-profile, multi-billion merger challenges, including JetBlue/Spirit Airlines. In his 13 years at the Antitrust Division, he has overseen more than 40 investigations and four trials in a range of industries--including airlines, travel technology, electricity, livestock, telecommunications, software, railroads, shipping, oil field services, seeds, and agricultural biotechnology. He routinely interacted with and served as a Division spokesperson to other federal, state and international agencies: among others, the Department of Transportation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Department of Commerce, Federal Communications Commission, European Commission, and offices of state attorneys general. Lepore is a recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service, and a nine-time recipient of the Assistant Attorney General Award.

Jacob Lager joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Lager maintains an active tax controversy practice, advising clients at all stages of federal, state, and local tax audits, appeals, and court actions. He regularly defends clients in income tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board, employment tax disputes with the Employment Development Department, sales and use tax disputes with the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and property and transfer tax matters with county assessors throughout California.

Quinn Johnson joined Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP as partner in Redwood Shores.

Johnson's practice focuses on a broad range of complex commercial litigation. Johnson brings over two decades of unparalleled experience as both in-house counsel and a trial lawyer. Her responsibilities include crisis response, intellectual property protection, mergers and acquisitions, and government relations, adeptly managing risk, conducting corporate investigations, and ensuring corporate compliance.

Staci Jennifer Trager joined DLA Piper LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Trager is an established intellectual property litigator managing high-profile cases and has significant experience in courts throughout the country, particularly across California federal and state courts. A former apparel company executive, Trager works closely with fashion and consumer products companies on the business, trade secrets, and intellectual property issues they face, both in and out of the courtroom, but her top-flight practice extends to other industry sectors as well. Her extensive experience also encompasses crisis management to help clients mitigate unexpected reputational risk.

Mohammed B. Shihabi was promoted to partner of FordHarrison in Los Angeles.

Shihabi has represented employers in claims asserted under federal statutes such as Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as state and local regulations including the New York Labor Law, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. He has litigated matters on behalf of clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies at the federal and local level, appearing before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

Kimberlina N. McKinney joined Newell Law Firm P.C. as senior counsel in Los Angeles.

McKinney specializes in intellectual property, deal strategy, and negotiations, catering to diverse entertainment realms, including television, film, new media, music, entertainment and technology combined ventures, and live events.

Kevin R. Boyle as attorney in Pacific Palisades

Boyle's practice focuses on plaintiffs' contingency fee litigation and trial in the areas of catastrophic injury (burns, brain injury, severe spinal and other orthopedic injuries) and wrongful death, as well as contingency fee business torts. Boyle Law has particular expertise in aviation (helicopter and fixed wing), mass transportation (railroad, bus, and ship), mass shootings, mass torts, products liability, and other areas.

Matthew J. Stumpf as attorney in Pacific Palisades

Stumpf's practice focuses on plaintiffs' contingency fee litigation and trial in the areas of catastrophic injury (burns, brain injury, severe spinal and other orthopedic injuries) and wrongful death, as well as contingency fee business torts. Boyle Law has particular expertise in aviation (helicopter and fixed wing), mass transportation (railroad, bus, and ship), mass shootings, mass torts, products liability, and other areas.

Lisa Nguyen joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Nguyen represents cutting-edge technology companies in intellectual property matters, particularly in litigation against non-practicing entities. Nguyen is adept at resolving disputes efficiently and identifying pragmatic solutions for her clients. Her practical and deliberate approach to preparing cases for trial regularly disposes of claims early in the process.

Eric Lancaster joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Lancaster represents technology and pharmaceutical companies in all aspects of their lifecycle. His practice focuses on litigation matters across the country in district courts, the International Trade Commission, Patent Trial and Appeal Board and state courts.

Joseph S. Leventhal joined Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP as partner in San Diego.

Leventhal has been named head of litigation for the San Diego office. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing clients across diverse industries. Noteworthy accomplishments include leading Milacron to victory in an eight-day federal jury trial, successfully defending against a $23 million breach of contract lawsuit and securing a counterclaim award. He also overturned sanctions against a global logistics company after an appeal to the 9th Circuit. Leventhal achieved a judgment in favor of a real estate developer and owners' association, resolving claims of fraud, breach of contract and RICO, and securing attorneys' fees. Additionally, he played a key role in a cybersecurity dispute, resulting in the minority member relinquishing interest and agreeing to a multiyear noncompetition agreement.

Mitchel Jones was promoted to partner of Patterson + Sheridan LLP in Silicon Valley.

Jones brings to the firm more than 15 years of experience counseling clients over a wide range of technical disciplines and cutting-edge fields, including 3D computer graphics, virtual reality, computer networking, electronics and semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and machine-learning applications, medical devices, and complex software and information technology.

Jason M. Adams joined Cox, Castle & Nicholson as partner in Los Angeles.

Adams will focus on handling both construction disputes and insurance and risk management matters. He specializes in construction law, insurance law and risk management, and business and civil litigation. He represents developers, contractors, subcontractors, designers, and other construction professionals through all phases of the construction process. He brings extensive experience in contract negotiation, procurement and evaluation of insurance programs, project delays, defects, insurance claims, and disputes. He is also a licensed property and casualty insurance broker and certified Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS). In addition, Adams has significant trial and arbitration experience and serves as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses.

Thomas F. Carlucci was promoted to office managing partner of Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.

Carlucci was named managing partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office, effective March 1. He will also continue to manage the firm's San Francisco office. As office managing partner, Carlucci will ensure the close cooperation of Foley's joint Northern California efforts, the further enhancement of Foley's presence in the region, and the stewardship of community involvement. Carlucci has tried more than 50 civil and criminal cases over the past 30 years at the federal and state levels. As managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office, he has extensive experience representing corporations, organizations, and individuals in white-collar matters, with a focus on False Claims Act (FCA), Antitrust & Competition, Tax, the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA), and other government enforcement related actions.

Jessica Bayne joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of counsel in San Diego.

Bayne is a member of the firm's Estate Planning & Administration Practice Group. She provides skilled counsel on preserving wealth for future generations and supporting charitable giving during life and after death. She combines her tax law background with years of estate planning experience to thoughtfully and strategically assist people in putting financial, health care, and end-of-life plans in place.

Rockard Delgadillo joined Sheppard Mullin as partner in Los Angeles.

Delgadillo has more than 30 years of experience in real estate transactions, economic development and government. He served as the City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles from 2001 to 2009. Prior to his tenure as Los Angeles City Attorney, Delgadillo was a deputy mayor of Los Angeles for economic development, where he helped spur the development of jobs in emerging neighborhoods. During his term, Delgadillo also worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce to attract and implement the Minority Business Opportunities Committee in the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake and secured $6 billion in contracts for diverse businesses.

David Hernand joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Hernand advises a wide variety of clients on complex, high-profile transactions in the entertainment, media and technology industries, including companies, boards of directors and special committees, private equity and venture capital firms and high net worth individuals and families. He also counsels clients with interests across the consumer and retail space. He advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, corporate control contests, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, public and private capital raising deals and other general corporate matters.

William E. Johnston joined Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP as partner in Century City.

Johnston is a former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer who represents corporations and individuals in government investigations, enforcement matters and complex business disputes. is a respected white collar defense lawyer and investigator who has significant trial experience in federal court. He has supervised and prosecuted hundreds of fraud cases across the country in a wide array of industries, including the technology sector, financial services, healthcare, and government programs.

Peter S. Burke joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Century City.

Burke joins Sidley's Global Finance practice. His practice focuses on commercial, corporate finance, and special situations transactions, where he represents direct lenders, private credit funds and banks in working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, structured financings, and restructurings and recapitalizations - both cross-border and U.S. focused.

Georgiana C. Nikias joined Munck Wllson Mandala, LLP as principal attorney in Los Angeles.

Nikias represents clients in copyright and trademark litigation, business litigation, commercial real estate litigation, employment law, products liability, and art law in both State and Federal Court. She also reviews and structures a broad range of commercial contracts, including purchase agreements, partnership agreements, and NDAs for commercial clients. Some of Nikias' prominent and varied experience includes Carroll Shelby v. Halicki (Case No. 820-cv-01344 MCS (DFMx) in the Central District of California), a high-value dispute over the Shelby GT500CR vehicle and its alleged impersonation of the "Eleanor" car character from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds in which Nikias acted as Second Chair at trial; Reina Castro v. Bang Deok, et al. (Case No. BC540307 in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles), in which Nikias successfully argued a Nonsuit Motion while acting as Second Chair at trial that was granted by the Court; and Last Whispers, an immersive, experiential work dedicated to the extinction of languages in which Nikias developed an intellectual property due diligence strategy for the audio-visual art installation as well as drafted and negotiated releases and vendor agreements.