Deborah H. Petito was promoted to l&e practice group leader of Offit Kurman in Los Angeles.

With more than 35 years of experience and a leader of the firm's Los Angeles office, Petito has handled all types of employment counseling and litigation matters and acts as an outside employment counsel to several companies in various industries providing advice on an ongoing basis.

Brittani A. Jackson was promoted to partner of Hueston Hennigan in Los Angeles.

Jackson represents clients in a broad range of matters, including commercial contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation, shareholder activism, issues of corporate governance, antitrust, and securities litigation. She has experience litigating cases throughout every process stage--from writing pre- and post-trial briefs to conducting witness interviews, taking and defending depositions, leading discovery efforts, including representing client's interests in court hearings, and leading trial teams to favorable resolutions. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Sourabh Mishra was promoted to partner of Hueston Hennigan in Orange County.

Mishra focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and investigations. He represents individuals and companies in complex commercial litigation matters across a wide array of industries, including medical devices, information analytics, food and beverage, telecommunications, biopharmaceuticals, and technology hardware and equipment. In addition, he regularly represents individuals and corporations in connection with complex and sensitive internal investigations and governmental inquiries. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Rajan Trehan was promoted to partner of Hueston Hennigan in Los Angeles.

Trehan focuses his practice on high-stakes matters oriented toward trial. He has experience litigating contract, fraud, intellectual property, and class action disputes on behalf of a diverse array of corporate and individual clients, including several in the entertainment and media space. Trehan has earned clients' trust by achieving noteworthy results in tough cases. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Christine Woodin was promoted to partner of Hueston Hennigan in Los Angeles.

Woodin focuses her practice on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, including patent, antitrust, and breach of contract disputes. She has experience in all these cases, including counseling on pre-suit strategy, conducting effective offensive and defensive discovery, deposing witnesses and defending depositions, drafting dispositive and pre-trial motions, preparing for trial, presenting witnesses at trial, and handling appeals. She has managed and developed the strategy for cases of all sizes in various industries-from global licensing disputes to single patent assertions. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Zach Greenberg was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.

Greenberg counsels private and public company clients across a wide array of industries on acquisitions and dispositions, capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters, and SEC compliance and disclosure requirements.

Lauren Kaplan was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.

Kaplan works with clients facing inquiries and enforcement actions by state attorneys general as well as complex civil litigation. She has represented companies and individuals at trial and appeal in both state and federal courts and in investigations by state and federal agencies. Lauren is also an active member of O’Melveny’s pro bono practice.

Adam Levine was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.

Levine is a highly skilled and experienced commercial litigator and trial lawyer specializing in healthcare litigation. Levine handles complex healthcare litigation matters, including payor-provider disputes, government enforcement actions, and whistleblower lawsuits under the False Claims Act. He also holds other complex commercial litigation matters relating to product liability, false advertising, all manner of breaches of contract, express and implied warranty, fiduciary duty, violations of unfair competition and consumer protection statutes, and civil fraud.

Russell McGlothlin was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.

McGlothlin is an experienced water resources attorney who has spent decades advising clients on water use and management matters in California and the western United States. His expertise includes compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), water rights permitting and compliance, water transfer agreements, groundwater banking, water quality, regulated water utilities, mutual water companies, and reclamation issues. He represents private companies, large agricultural producers and investors, municipalities, special districts, and landowners with transactional negotiations, litigation, and administrative agency proceedings.

Zoheb Noorani was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.

Noorani has defended insurance companies in all stages of coverage actions—from pre-litigation counseling to appeals. Along with the day-to-day management of cases, he has been the principal drafter of several case-winning summary judgment motions.

Jason Zarrow was promoted to partner of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.

Zarrow’s practice is devoted to creating and executing legal strategies for bet-the-company litigation. He advises clients on compliance options and litigation risks, with an eye toward building legal and factual arguments if litigation ensues. Once litigation begins, he coordinates legal and appellate strategy, starting with dispositive motions before the trial court. As the case progresses, Jason oversees the development of key points in the factual record, working with trial teams to ensure that his client’s legal arguments have the best factual framing at summary judgment, class certification, trial, and on appeal. And should the case proceed to trial, Jason has extensive experience as on-the-ground appellate counsel, presenting forceful arguments for judgment, crafting jury instructions, and ensuring all appellate points are preserved.

Filemon ("Phil") Carrillo joined Mortenson Taggart Adams LLP as partner in Irvine.

Carrillo has handled various business disputes nationwide in state, federal, administrative, and arbitration forums. He has litigated cases involving fraud, trade secrets, statutory violations, trademark, competition, and contract disputes in various industries, including fitness, quick service restaurants (QSR), real estate, construction, and manufacturing equipment, to name a few. He also represents manufacturers, franchisors, licensors, and distributors in government investigations and administrative proceedings.

Sanaz (Sunny) K. Soltani was promoted to managing partner of Aleshire & Wynder, LLP in Orange County.

Soltani specializes in constitutional law and complex real property negotiations, with an emphasis on environmental justice and housing issues. She routinely assists her clients with legislative solutions. She has successfully secured the passage of several important legislative bills, significantly improving the regulatory position of her clients and preserving rent control in California.

Jennifer Sayles Okorn was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer in Los Angeles.

Okorn represents technology, emerging growth and other companies in mergers and acquisitions. She advises sellers, buyers and investors in mergers, stock purchases, asset sales and other strategic transactions. She also advises clients on general corporate and governance matters. Her clients include high-growth companies in the consumer internet, software, telecommunications and entertainment sectors, as well as venture capital firms. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Maisie C. Sokolove was promoted to managing partner of Knox Ricksen LLP in Walnut Creek.

Sokolove assumes the role from long-time managing partner Thomas E. Fraysse. Sokolove focuses on insurance fraud litigation, with an emphasis in healthcare. She represents insurers and other payors in affirmative civil actions to redress false, fraudulent, or misleading insurance and benefits claims. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Michael Adamson was promoted to partner of Susman Godfrey in Los Angeles.

Adamson represents and has secured victories for his clients in various commercial disputes, including class action, patent, trade secret, unfair competition, environmental torts, and breach of contract suits. He is counsel in several different class actions against life insurance companies, alleging hundreds of millions in damages on behalf of thousands of policyholders. His promotion to partner is effective Jan. 1.

Jenny Hill Bratt joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Del Mar, San Diego.

Bratt is in the Tax practice group and Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer team. She focuses on U.S. and international estate and income tax planning, trusts and estates administration, family and closely held business planning and charitable planning and exempt organizations. She advises U.S.-based individuals who own foreign assets on the manner in which such assets should be structured as well as their tax compliance obligations, routinely employing transfer tax mitigation techniques. Bratt also advises clients in planning and implementing charitable gifts and assists with the formation of private foundations and private operating foundations. Bratt is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Matthew R. Owens joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Del Mar, San Diego.

Owens is in the Business Trial practice group and Private Wealth and Fiduciary Litigation team. He focuses on trust, estate and inheritance disputes, having prosecuted and defended a wide range of matters in probate court including trust contests, elder abuse actions, accountings, contested conservatorships and claims involving breach of fiduciary duty. His clients include high net worth individuals and families, corporate trustees and private professional fiduciaries. He has handled numerous trials and arbitrations of trusts and estates disputes as well as appeals, including two cases that resulted in published opinions. Owens is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Allison M. Hirsch joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as special counsel in Del Mar, San Diego.

Hirsh is in the Tax practice group and Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer team. She works with high-net-worth individuals in estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate and gift taxation, business succession planning and charitable giving.

Mariah Lohse joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as associate in Del Mar, San Diego.

Lohse is in the Tax practice group and Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer team. She focuses her practice on a variety of private client capacities, including estate planning and family office structuring and transfers.

Austin S. Prewitt joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as associate in Del Mar, San Diego.

Prewitt is in the firm's Business Trial practice group, Tax practice group and Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer team. He focuses his practice on trust, estate and inheritance disputes, including trust contests, contested accountings and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. He also assists with estate and tax planning for individuals and families, estate and trust administration and charitable planning. Prewitt helps clients understand the tax consequences of their transactions as well as various estate planning and gifting techniques to help achieve their goals.

Juliana Yee was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson in San Francisco.

Yee focuses her practice on high-stakes disputes, including class actions, mass actions, and trials in state and federal court and across various industries, including technology, entertainment, higher education, and financial services. She helps companies navigate their most challenging and high-profile matters through all stages of litigation. Yee also maintains a pro bono practice on immigration matters and civil rights. She is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and currently serves as the co-chair of the Development Committee of the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion. Before joining the firm, Yee clerked for Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and Judge Jay Bybee of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Stephanie Herrera was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson in San Francisco.

Herrera's practice focuses on litigating cutting-edge copyright, antitrust, and civil rights issues for major movie studios and industry-leading technology companies. Her experience spans every phase of litigation, including significant summary judgment and trial victories. Ms. Herrera also has deep counseling and investigations experience in the tech industry and has represented tech clients in litigation and investigations involving the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and state attorneys general. Ms. Herrera maintains an active pro bono practice, emphasizing immigration and civil rights. She is also passionate about the arts and serves on the board of directors of California Lawyers for the Arts. Before joining the firm, Herrera clerked for Judge Michelle T. Friedland of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Carol Bagley Amon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Sogoal A. Salari was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer in Silicon Valley.

Salari represents emerging growth companies in various sectors, including consumer internet, software, health care and financial technology. She provides corporate and governance advice to founders throughout the growth lifecycle, including managing venture capital financings and M&A and other transactions. She also represents several leading venture capital firms. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jennifer L. Spaletta joined Stoel Rives LLP as partner in Sacramento.

Spaletta is a seasoned water law attorney who offers clients more than two decades of experience. A member of the Stoel Rives' Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources team, she has extensive experience litigating commercial contract disputes and water, environmental, and constitutional law matters. Her experience also includes handling California Proposition 218 cases. She has been a lead trial counsel in court and jury trials throughout California and the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.

Heejoong Kim joined McGlinchey Stafford PLLC as associate in Orange County.

Kim is a multi-faceted litigator who represents clients in a wide array of commercial disputes. With experience ranging from premises liability, habitability, and motor vehicle accidents to claims involving false advertising, unfair competition, and employment disputes, he prides himself on building strong relationships with clients. He also litigates contractual, partnership, fraud, and fiduciary disputes.

Adam B Van Korlaar joined McGlinchey Stafford PLLC as associate in Orange County.

Van Korlaar represents clients ranging from small businesses and homeowners associations (HOAs) to international corporations in business disputes, landlord/tenant issues, employment disputes, trade secrets, and other litigation. He has considerable experience defending client interests in matters involving serious personal injuries, premises liability, toxic torts, and “lemon law”/warranty disputes, and he has exposure to several elements of insurance defense and litigation.

Steve Christianson joined McGlinchey Stafford PLLC as associate in Orange County.

Christianson represents clients in matters ranging from personal injury to professional liability to business disputes. He has handled every element of case management, from e-discovery, legal research, and strategy development to pleadings, motions, and trial documentation. For clients in the real estate and transportation industries, he employs a well-rounded approach to risk evaluation and litigation strategy.

Devin H. Black joined Goldberg Segalla as associate in Orange County.

Black focuses his practice on workers' compensation matters, counseling and defending employers, insurers, and third-party administrators. His experience includes managing workers' compensation claims from referral through closure, including in-depth claim reviews and valuation analyses, conducting depositions and cross-examinations of claimants and medical professionals, drafting pleadings, motions, and settlements, and representing clients before the WCAB.

Paul Casas was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.

Casas advises entrepreneurs, investors, and startup companies across a variety of industries through all stages of their life cycle, including formation, seed and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and fund formation. Paul also advises both strategic acquirers and target companies in their mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, joint ventures, and other transactional matters. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Stacie O. Kisner was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.

Kisner represents clients in all stages of complex commercial litigation, from early phases of discovery through trial. She also has substantial experience responding to civil enforcement actions and criminal investigations initiated by various state and federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office for Civil Rights, the Department of Justice Tax and Antitrust Divisions, and local District Attorney Offices. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Colleen E. Lamarre was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco & Silicon Valley.

Lamarre assists clients with government audits, investigations, reporting and employer disclosure obligations. She regularly advises clients on health and welfare plan design and compliance with ERISA, EEOC requirements, and the ACA. Colleen counsels clients on fiduciary matters in connection with the investment of employee benefit plan assets and employee benefits issues arising in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. She also regularly advises clients in executive compensation matters, such as compensation and incentive arrangements, including compliance with Internal Revenue Code §409A. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Adam J. Weaver was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco & Houston.

Weaver's practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate and real estate finance. He has experience drafting purchase and sale agreements, real estate joint ventures and related documents for office, retail, multi-family, industrial, large-scale residential and mixed-use developments. His diverse client base and experience representing both purchasers and sellers as well as borrowers and lenders enables him to provide a balanced understanding that is key to successful negotiations. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Brock S. Weber was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.

Weber's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent litigation and trade secrets disputes. He handles matters through trial, but takes pride in developing strategies for successful early resolution. His technical background includes industry experience as a software engineer, a systems analyst and web developer. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Megan L. Jones was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Jones's practice focuses on complex tax issues, emphasizing individuals and entities owning assets and businesses in multiple jurisdictions. Her work spans income and estate tax planning and extends to family office advisory work. Megan has extensive experience advising on crypto assets, blockchain technology, NFTs, and related tax issues. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Aaron S. Ralph was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Ralph helps government contractors and grant recipients navigate IP concerns, cost and pricing issues, internal investigations and compliance obligations, bid protests, and contract claims litigation. He also advises clients contemplating mergers and acquisitions involving government contractors. Before joining Pillsbury, Ralph served on active duty in the U.S. Army as a Judge Advocate and was an attorney for the U.S. Air Force. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Joseph J. Boylan was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Los Angeles.

Boylan is an experienced litigator who represents corporations and financial institutions in a variety of complex civil disputes and regulatory matters. He regularly advises corporate clients regarding both affirmative claims and civil defenses in connection with multijurisdictional litigation, securities class actions, and private arbitrations. His promotion becomes effective Jan. 1.

David J. Feder was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Los Angeles.

Feder focuses on legal issues in whatever tribunal they arise. He has particular experience in areas such as products liability (especially public nuisance law), tort law more generally, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), federal preemption, and many others. His promotion becomes effective Jan. 1.

Benjamin Chouka was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Orange County.

Chouka has advised a variety of clients in M&A and private equity transactions as well as venture capital and growth equity financings. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, cross-border transactions, restructurings, and corporate governance matters. He represents public companies, middle-market private companies, and start-up companies alike and is most active in the technology (including software, semiconductor, and fintech), health care, life sciences, and energy industries. His promotion becomes effective Jan. 1.

Caroline O. Van Wagoner was promoted to partner of Jones Day in San Diego.

Van Wagoner represents companies in complex civil litigation and government and internal investigations. She has experience in all stages of litigation and in a variety of matters, including antitrust and unfair competition, class actions, fraud, commercial disputes, and intellectual property. She also regularly defends clients in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her promotion becomes effective Jan. 1.

David S. Moore was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer in Los Angeles.

Moore represents technology and other companies in mergers and acquisitions. He advises sellers, buyers and investors in mergers, stock purchases, asset sales and other strategic transactions. His clients have included consumer internet, software, defense technology, telecommunications and entertainment companies, as well as venture capital firms, financial institutions and industrial companies. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jason C. Ford was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer.

Ford helps venture capital and private equity firms with the formation, organization and operation of funds and their general partner and related management company entities. He advises funds in all aspects of their operations, including compliance with securities laws and ERISA requirements, and related reporting obligations. Additionally, Ford counsels firms on governance matters, including the admission and withdrawal of managers, hiring and departure of employees, and the issuance of carried interest. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jon Walter Gurka joined Crowell & Moring LLP as partner in Orange County.

Gurka's intellectual property practice spans patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, and breach of contract matters. He handles cases that involve complex technologies, including blockchain, semiconductor processing and manufacturing, computer hardware and software systems, microprocessor control systems, electro-mechanical control systems, complex digital signal processing techniques, computer numerical control machines and systems, telecommunications, medical devices and surgical procedures, and thermodynamic systems and processes.

Luma Khabbaz joined Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld as legal fellow in San Francisco.

Khabbaz received a J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2023. Prior to attending law school, she worked at the United Nations Population Fund, working to advance global sexual and reproductive health and rights. She received a B.A. in International Studies and a B.A.J. in Journalism from Indiana University in 2019.

Jennifer F. Scharre joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Scharre's practice focuses on sophisticated wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients, including founders, individuals at startups, and clients with large real estate portfolios. Her estate planning practice includes working with clients to develop and execute their legacy goals, including drafting estate planning and entity documents. She also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in all aspects of trust and estate administration, including preparation of trust accountings and estate and gift tax returns.

Dakota Hickingbottom joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as associate in San Diego.

Hickingbottom brings litigation experience and a unique vantage point of the judicial system from her two-year judicial clerkship with the Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro of the Southern District of California.

Patrick Burns was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Burns' practice focuses on appeals and law and motion in the state and federal courts. Before joining Hanson Bridgett, Burns worked at a global law firm where he focused on commercial litigation. He has litigated complex and high-stakes disputes in bankruptcy, class actions, product liability, and multi-district actions. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Nancy E. Dollar was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Dollar's practice focuses on tax planning, counseling, and transactional matters and includes advising founders, investors, and companies on specialty tax incentives and federal income tax matters. She has also helped clients resolve federal tax audits and controversies in appeals. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Sean G. Herman was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Herman's practice focuses on advising clients including public agencies like water agencies, sanitation districts, reclamation districts, cities, and counties, as well as residential and commercial developers, private sector manufacturers, and agricultural companies. His experience includes environmental laws at the Federal, State, and local levels, with a concentration on water quality, water use, water rights, endangered species, property contamination, and environmental review compliance. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Kaylen Kadotani was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Kadotani serves clients in a variety of settings, including business and commercial disputes, product liability and other tort and injury claims, real estate, public entity litigation, among others. He also assists clients in responding to subpoenas and other third-party inquiries, and provides advice with respect to internal policies and procedures. His promotion is effective Jan 1.

Ellis S. Raskin was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in Los Angeles.

Raskin represents clients in matters involving CEQA, NEPA, the California Coastal Act, the Subdivision Map Act, and other environmental and land use legislation. He also advises clients regarding Political Reform Act compliance. His work has involved a range of large-scale development projects in high-stakes administrative proceedings and litigation. His promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Nicole S. Witt was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in Walnut Creek.

Witt's practice focuses on government and public agency law. She serves as general counsel to West County Wastewater District and as deputy general counsel to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, San Joaquin Regional Transit District, and Menlo Park Fire Protection District. She assists the firm's public agency clients with various legal issues such as public contracts and procurements, legislation, revenue measures, governance laws, and ethics issues, including conflict of interest analyses. She regularly attends client board meetings and advises on the preparation of board agendas, staff reports, resolutions, ordinances, and meeting minutes. Her promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Christopher R. Partin was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer in Silicon Valley.

Partin's practice focuses on the formation and structuring of venture capital and growth equity funds and their related general partner and management company entities, as well as all aspects of their day-to-day operations. He also counsels clients on corporate governance matters, securities laws and regulations and other aspects of the regulatory framework applicable to the formation and operation of investment funds. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Debbie Y. Chin joined Fox Rothschild LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Chin provides advice on estate and trust planning, implementation, and administration. This includes working with individuals and families to design sophisticated tax and estate plans using a combination of wealth preservation and transfer strategies. She also represents individuals and professional entities in all post-death trust and estate administration aspects. She also serves on the board of directors of the East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley.

Feifei Bian was promoted to partner of Sidley Austin LLP in Century City.

Bian focuses her practice on representing private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, venture capital investors, and strategic companies and other individual buyers, sellers, and investors in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic investments and transactions, across a wide range of industries and jurisdictions.

Lauren M. De Lilly was promoted to partner of Sidley Austin LLP in Los Angeles.

De Lilly works on a variety of commercial litigation and disputes cases, with her primary focus in trademark, advertising, and copyright law, where she assists clients to defend against class actions and to protect intellectual property rights. She works with a broad range of clients, including those from the media and entertainment, consumer products and retail, real estate, private equity, and financial services industries. She has substantial experience in all stages of litigation and investigations, from initial fact investigation and drafting pleadings, through discovery and dispositive motion practice, to trial and post-trial work.

Evie Whiting was promoted to partner of Sidley Austin LLP in Century City.

Whiting counsels clients in a variety of matters related to film slate financing, single picture financing, television financing, production and distribution of motion pictures, television, and digital content, as well as a variety of financing-related issues in the sports and music businesses.

Lauren C. Freeman was promoted to counsel of Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco.

Freeman helps clients navigate complex regulatory environments in government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions. Her experience includes representing clients before agencies such as the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration. Her clients range across multiple industries with an emphasis on the technology, consumer products, energy, and healthcare sectors. Lauren has particular knowledge counseling clients on complex consumer protection issues, including marketing, advertising, and auto-renewal and subscription products.