Christopher M. Dayans was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in San Francisco.

Dayans represents private companies and entrepreneurs in venture finance, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate matters. He regularly guides venture-backed companies through all stages of the complex corporate life cycle, from formation to funding to exit.

W. Joseph Anderson was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Anderson focuses on corporate transactional matters affecting the music and entertainment industries, as well as potential issues arising from intellectual property and corporate law.

Walter J. Stapleton was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Stapleton is an entertainment attorney focusing on the music, film, television and digital industries representing a wide range of clients, including artists, directors, producers,
composers, executives, audio studios, production companies, cable networks and media companies.

Colin M. McGrath

McGrath’s practice encompasses all aspects of civil and commercial litigation, with a primary emphasis on health care litigation.

Jessamyn E. Vedro was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Vedro handles complex, high-stakes business litigation for a variety of clients, with an emphasis on the health insurance and managed health care industries.

Jennifer J. Lynch was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Costa Mesa.

Lynch counsels and defends public agencies and private developers regarding complex state and federal environmental and land use laws, with an emphasis on the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Coastal Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

Alison R. Weinberg-Fahey

Weinberg-Fahey focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, joint ventures, construction, secured loans, and workouts. She also advises and represents property owners, developers, tenants, lenders and investors in retail, office, hospitality, aviation, and multifamily projects.

Kishan H. Barot was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Barot is a member of the litigation practice. He has prosecuted and defended a variety of business litigation cases, including employment, shareholder, real estate, and consumer protection actions.

Alexandra N. Krasovec was promoted to partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

Krasovec advises clients on compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and defending class actions.

Courtney R Arbucci was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in Los Angeles.

Arbucci is a member of the Public Entity, Product Liability, General Liability, and Transportation Law practice
groups.

Patrick F McIntyre was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in Los Angeles.

McIntyre is a member of the Fire Litigation, General Liability, Product Liability and Transportation Law practice
groups.

Bethsaida C Obra-White was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in San Diego.

Obra-White is involved in the Employment & Labor, Risk Management & Insurance Law, Transportation Law, General
Liability and Construction Law practice groups.

Jason E Grinnell joined Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP as partner in Los Angeles (Century City).

Grinnell specializes in real estate transactions and financings. He handles acquisitions, dispositions and leasing
across multiple asset classes, with particular experience in the retail leasing.

Andrew J Strabone was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.

Strabone specializes in complex business disputes, with an emphasis on intellectual property and securities litigation.

Anthony Q Rowles was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Newport Beach.

Rowles specializes in patent litigation at the trial level and on appeal, Section 337 investigations at the U.S. International
Trade Commission and prosecution and post-grant review proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.

Dino T Barajas joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Barajas focuses on domestic and international project development and finance, with emphasis on infrastructure
projects, debt financings and M&A deals. He has extensive experience in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America.

John G Snow was promoted to partner of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP in Los Angeles.

Snow focuses on intellectual property disputes, securities fraud litigation, consumer class actions, False Claims
Act cases, government investigations, and other complex business disputes.

Stephen E. Tsoneff joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partner in Los Angeles (Century City).

Tsoneff specializes in entertainment law with a focus on advising content producers, distributors and financiers in
media and entertainment transactions, licensing, distribution, and rights acquisitions.

Nathan O. Greene was promoted to senior counsel of Lowenstein Sandler LLP in Palo Alto.

Greene focuses on U.S. and international intellectual property asset procurement, management, and protection, including patent preparation, prosecution, and opinion work (patentability, invalidity, and noninfringement). He is experienced with trademark searches, clearance, and registration, and with copyright registration and protection.

Madhumita Datta was promoted to counsel of Lowenstein Sandler LLP in Palo Alto.

Datta specializes in U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent portfolio management and counseling, analysis of patent validity and potential infringement.

Keith M Cochran was promoted to partner of Fitzgerald Knaier LLP in San Diego.

Cochran has extensive experience in business litigation and intellectual property disputes. In addition, he serves
as an arbitrator for the San Diego County Bar Association's fee dispute arbitration program and as a public arbitrator
for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Dustin J Priebe was promoted to partner of Foley & Mansfield PLLP in Los Angeles.

Priebe is chair of the firm's Transportation Practice Group. He has acted as the first-chair attorney in several multiday
trials and handled numerous appeals.

Brian J. Wagner was promoted to partner of Kutak Rock LLP in Irvine.

Wagner focuses on commercial, real estate, employment, and consumer finance litigation. He primarily represents lenders, real estate developers, property management companies, family offices, as well as small and mid-sized companies.

Morgan E Smith was promoted to partner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP in Palo Alto.

Smith focuses on trademark, copyright, and false advertising litigation. She litigates cases and manages enforcement
efforts for some of the world's most renowned brands, representing clients in a diverse range of industries,
including sports equipment, apparel, food and beverage, travel, consumer electronics, personal healthcare, video
games, pet products and services, automotive, and telecommunications.

Eric L Garner was promoted to managing partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles.

Garner, based in Los Angeles, specializes in water rights and supply law.

Scott W Ditfurth was promoted to member of firm executive committee of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside.

Ditfurth, based in Riverside, handles public entity defense litigation and real property-related disputes for private
and public clients.

Alison S Bassett was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Walnut Creek.

Bassett represents health care districts, nonprofit health care systems, hospitals, medical groups and community
clinics in a variety of matters ranging from health care acquisitions and affiliations, real estate leasing arrangements,
and regulatory and compliance issues.

Whitney R Blackhurst was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Blackhurst specializes in public works disputes; eminent domain and inverse condemnation actions; fee, tax, assessment
and rate challenges; tort claims; real property disputes; land use and entitlement actions; mobile home rent
control challenges and title insurance disputes.

Rebecca A Chaparro was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Chaparro focuses on public infrastructure, with specific experience in public works construction law and public
contracting.

Todd R. Leishman was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Ontario and Irvine.

Leishman handles complex real estate and regulatory matters for private and public clients.

Nicholaus W Norvell was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in San Diego.

Norvell’s practice involves general counsel and special counsel services, advising clients on a full range of issues,
including the Brown Act, Public Records Act, Political Reform Act, public contracting, governance policies and real
estate.

Christine N Wood was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Wood, a certified e-discovery specialist, advises, educates and assists public agencies in developing procedures
and best practices to support the preservation, collection and production of electronically stored information.

Sabrina D Johnson joined Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP as associate in San Diego.

Johnson focuses on business and real estate litigation and risk management.

Alexander Akerman was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Akerman focuses on high-stakes complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on class action defense, antitrust,
breach of contract, trade secret and intellectual property espionage, privacy, and unfair competition disputes.

Anoush Garakani was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Garakani advises on mortgage banking and consumer finance, with a focus on counseling clients on compliance
with federal and state consumer financial protection laws and regulations, including the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’s Mortgage Servicing Rules, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, and Truth in Lending Act.

Sandra N. Bignone joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Bignone serves as general counsel for clients including a highly syndicated television talk show as well as a multimillion-dollar celebrity-consumer brand. Additionally, she regularly represents influencers in a variety of business deals and partnership opportunities.

Kevin B Frankel joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner in San Francisco.

White collar defense, investigations and complex litigation

Jeffrey D Diener joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Diener specializes in globally in the acquisition, finance, sale, development, management, restructuring and bankruptcy
of hospitality, life science, technology and other real estate assets and business.

Joelle A Berle was promoted to partner of Baker & Hostetler LLP in Los Angeles.

Berle specializes in high-stakes commercial disputes including breach of contract, business torts, environmental,
real estate, health care and securities matters.

Christopher M. Habashy was promoted to partner of Baker & Hostetler LLP in Los Angeles.

Habashy specializes in all types of employment disputes, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation and
wrongful termination cases.

David J Richardson was promoted to partner of Baker & Hostetler LLP in Los Angeles.

Richardson is a member of the firm’s national bankruptcy and restructuring and litigation teams. He focuses on
actions against corporate insiders for pre-petition or post-petition violations of fiduciary duties and related claims.

Brandon G Howald joined Ropes & Gray LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Howald practices in private equity and has overseen middle-market and large cap transactions in the technology, software, data, health care, fitness, food, beverage, and consumer products industries.

Timothy W Lohse joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Lohse specializes in patent and intellectual property prosecution, international trade, government affairs, mergers, acquisitions, capital markets and arbitration. He also has experience in patent re-examinations and inter partes reviews.

Michel C Narganes joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Guiding startups and other clients through corporate law, financing matters, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and commercial transactions, Narganes has worked in cryptocurrency, non-fungible token and blockchain.