Jeff Schenk joined Jones Day as partner in Silicon Valley.

Schenk spent the last 17 years working for the Department of Justice at the intersection of regulatory and criminal enforcement. For more than 15 years, he served as a federal prosecutor and supervisory attorney in Northern California, where he led government investigations and prosecutions of a number of complex and high-profile matters. He was the lead trial lawyer in recent cases that captured international attention related to Silicon Valley startup Theranos, Inc., including the investigation of the company and the successful indictments and convictions of its two leaders, Elizabeth Holmes (Founder, Chairwoman, and CEO), and Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani (President and COO).

Michael Fluhr was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in San Francisco.

Fluhr counsels and defends companies in a wide variety of complex, commercial disputes. Michael focuses his practice on the financial sector, including the blockchain and digital asset space, where he advises and defends exchanges, issuers, NFT platforms and creators, and related companies.

Henry Cheng was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in San Francisco.

Cheng focuses his practice on tax controversies and litigation as well as international tax planning and operational structuring. He has successfully represented numerous clients in all aspects of complex civil tax disputes at the federal, state and local levels.

Philipp Tsukanov was promoted to partner of DLA Piper in Palo Alto.

Tsukanov focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions and represents strategic and private equity buyers, public and private company sellers, and stockholders. He advises clients on all aspects of the deal process, including transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating acquisition and related agreements, and post-acquisition integration planning. He represents companies across a wide range of industries, from technology and healthcare to manufacturing and banking.

Ernie A. Ocampo was promoted to office managing partner of Reed Smith LLP in Century City.

Ocampo's practice covers a broad range of transactional matters, including equity and debt financings, formation and corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and day-to-day legal matters. In addition to acting as outside corporate counsel for his clients, Ernie advises entertainment clients in connection with investments, joint ventures, and business launches, and advises real estate clients on acquisitions and development of renewable energy facilities and commercial properties.

Kamran Salour joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in Costa Mesa.

Salour is co-chair of the firm's Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. With more than 15 years of experience, Salour advises clients on a full range of complex privacy and cybersecurity matters. He regularly works with businesses to design proactive cybersecurity measures, create pre-incident response plans, prepare vendor contracts, and comply with applicable laws and regulations. When clients experience cyber incidents, he draws upon his extensive experience to help them successfully navigate the incident response process, including implementing response notification procedures, responding to regulatory investigations, managing state and federal litigation, as well as evaluating and modifying policies to protect against a future event.

Douglas K. Fransham joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as associate in MPBF (Sacramento).

Fransham's practice areas include civil litigation and business law. He has experience in a wide variety of matters including securities fraud, real estate law and insurance. He has handled numerous financial crimes prosecutions from preliminary hearing through jury trial. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a deputy district attorney in El Dorado County assigned to the Special Prosecutions Unit and responsible for the Civil Asset Forfeiture case load.

Steven M. Selna joined Benesch as partner in San Francisco.

With more than 25 years of litigation experience, Selna is focused on complex commercial litigation, product liability litigation and class actions. He has significant experience serving as national counsel on life science product liability matters and mass tort claims, and he has also defended actions brought by state attorneys general, alleging violation of unfair trade practice act statutes and consumer fraud.

David Crawford joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch LLP as partner in San Diego.

Crawford focuses on providing legal counsel on a wide array of real estate transactions in the U.S. and globally, including joint ventures, financing, development, construction, project finance, clean energy, leasing and regulatory issues (including licensing, RESPA, and fair housing); as he puts it, "anything connected to dirt, sticks and bricks." He represents individuals, startups and public companies in multiple industries including life sciences, tech, clean energy, aerospace, consumer products, hospitality, beverage, and retail, as well as portfolio companies and venture capitalists. His projects include leasing, development, construction, acquisition and dispositions of headquarters offices, manufacturing facilities, R&D labs, agricultural production facilities, hotels, distilleries and wineries, mixed-use developments and various other facilities. He facilitates real estate financing for both borrowers and lenders, including portfolio lending, construction loans, term facilities, re-financings and synthetic leases, as well as transactions with mixed collateral. He also negotiates feedstock, off-take, EPC and other agreements related to the development and financing of clean energy and manufacturing facilities.

Joan K. Archer joined Carlton Fields as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Archer focuses her practice on intellectual property portfolio development and litigation, as well as complex business disputes. She provides legal counsel on a wide range of issues, including global data privacy and protection, protection of intellectual property, trade secret defense and protection, noncompete agreements and litigation, internal risk management and compliance, licensing, marketing, and general corporate strategy. She has deep experience in complex technology commercial agreements and licensing, with a special focus on data privacy, as well as Canadian cross-border litigation and compliance strategies and other international issues.

Drake A. Mirsch joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP as associate in Orange County.

Mirsch is a litigation associate whose practice focuses on all aspects of employment law. Drake regularly represents employers in all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation negotiations, dispositive motions, and appeals. He also advises clients in multiple industries on a broad range of employment issues, employment practices and policies, and responding to administrative charges.

Jens Koepke was promoted to counsel of Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP in Los Angeles.

Koepke is a certified appellate specialist with more than three decades of experience representing large and small companies, individuals, and public entities in high-stakes appeals. He is the former chair of the Appellate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and has been inducted into the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

Peter Squeri joined Lewis & Llewellyn LLP as attorney in San Francisco.

Squeri specializes in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts. He has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in high-stakes commercial disputes, product liability actions, sensitive investigations, and employment matters, including wage-and-hour, retaliation, wrongful termination, and independent contractor misclassification litigation. His practice includes contract disputes, business torts, founders' and partnership disputes, employee mobility, trade secret misappropriation, anti-SLAPP litigation, and matters involving alleged fraud, privacy, unfair competition, constitutional law, and civil rights.

Zi C. Lin joined Tucker Ellis LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Lin advises and defends clients in a variety of sophisticated business matters. He has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation and significant trial and arbitration experience in state, federal courts, and bankruptcy courts. With a focus on real estate and title insurance issues, He has obtained favorable results for clients in a broad range of high-exposure cases.

Laura K. Lin joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Lin's practice focuses on a wide variety of complex commercial litigation, including securities litigation and insurance dispute matters, among others. Currently Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Ethics & Professionalism Committee, she also counsels clients in connection with matters arising from alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and other professional liability issues.

Michael B. Garfinkel joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Garfinkel represents studios, production companies, talent agencies, advertising agencies, and artists in matters involving intricate industry-specific agreements, trademark, copyright and right of publicity disputes, trade secrets, and defamation. He also represents a variety of clients in commercial litigation, including limited liability company and partnership disputes and consumer class action defense.

Joe Yelda joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Yelda has represented clients in insurance coverage disputes and uninsured/underinsured motorists claims with a focus on transportation and rideshare companies. He held law clerk positions with both the California Innocence Project and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Kimia Kojouri joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Kojouri handles all aspects of family law and has considerable experience representing clients in high-conflict cases. She held an externship at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, and also garnered experience working at the Family Law Facilitator’s Office at the Santa Clara County Family Justice Center prior to working in private practice.

Jennifer Griffin joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.

Griffin’s litigation experience includes defending businesses, professionals and individuals involved in civil and commercial litigation. Her work has also included contract drafting and counseling clients on regulatory compliance and risk management. She is licensed to practice law in both California and Hawaii.

Jeff S. Westerman joined Zimmerman Reed LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Westerman's experience spans 40 years in securities fraud, Ponzi scheme, consumer fraud, antitrust, shareholder derivative, and employment litigation. He has served as lead or co-lead counsel in cases resulting in significant corporate governance changes and recoveries - and recognized increased value to plaintiffs - totaling more than $2 billion. His strong reputation for leadership and positive collaboration have resulted in appointments to a leadership role in large multi-party cases. He has also been an active member of the California bar, serving in Court appointed and volunteer roles within California and the U.S. Central District of California including Chair, U.S. Central District of California Attorney Discipline Committee; Honorary Board Member and past President of the Federal Bar Association - Los Angeles Chapter; and Member, U.S. Central District of California Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.

Matthew Ryan Ball joined Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Ball's practice focuses on public entity liability, general business litigation, and professional liability, including the representation of public entities, architects, engineers, and legal professionals.

Dustin Calkins joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in San Francisco, CA.

Calkins represents leading public and private, and national and international real estate investors on a broad array of transactions focused on commercial assets, including industrial, multifamily, office, hotel and retail properties. He helps clients engage in transactions and financings, including forming joint ventures for numerous purposes such as large-scale investments, developments and recapitalizations. Calkins also advises on acquisitions and dispositions of single assets as well as large national portfolios, ground-up developments and large-scale re-developments, commercial leases and complex loan facilities.

Manuel F. Cachán joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom PP as partner in Los Angeles.

Cachán is a trial lawyer who has represented Fortune 500 companies before federal and state courts in jury trials and class actions, including in breach-of-contract litigations, securities and banking actions, product liability lawsuits and professional malpractice cases.

Pedram Esfandiary was promoted to partner of Wisner Baum LLP in Los Angeles.

Esfandiary concentrates his practice on toxic tort injuries, pharmaceutical drug liability, class actions, consumer fraud litigation and police misconduct lawsuits.

Janelle Li-A-Ping joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Li-A-Ping has represented clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation and general litigation matters, actively involved in pro bono work, and has worked on cases involving prisoners' rights and civil claims pursuant to Section 1983.

Dana Kennedy joined Miller Star Regalia as shareholder in San Francisco.

Kennedy advises real estate developers, investors, and other clients on a wide range of land use matters and real estate transactions, including zoning, planning, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Her practice focuses on the processing of entitlements, supervising the preparation and approval of environmental documentation, and negotiating transactional documents associated with land use, project development, and construction, including agreements between private and public entities. She has also counseled clients on an array of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, and financing of retail, office, and hotel properties.

Alidad Adam Damooei joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth as shareholder in Westlake Village, CA.

Damooei represents public and private companies, as well as private equity firms, in domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, PIPEs, minority investments, and joint ventures. His industry experience includes retail & consumer products, healthcare & life sciences, technology and REITs & real estate. He also provides general corporate representation to public and private company clients in connection with corporate governance matters and SEC filings.