Marisa D. Brutoco joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Orange County and Century City.

Brutoco is in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Orange County and Century City offices and is a leader of the firm's Technology Transactions Team.

Tara C. Dudum was promoted to partner of Newmeyer & Dillion in Walnut Creek.

Dudum's practice focuses primarily on business and employment law and her clients span across industries, including retail, e-commerce, real estate, manufacturing, hospitality, and beyond.

Kevin M. Erwin joined Jackson Lewis P.C. as principal in Riverside.

Erwin represents employers, management and supervisors in all areas of labor and employment law. He has significant experience in all types of employment litigation, including class, collective and PAGA actions.

Marc R. Greenburg was promoted to partner of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Greenburg, a former federal prosecutor, focuses on white collar criminal defense, cybercrime, environmental and workplace safety emergency response, maritime and energy issues, and business litigation.

Monee Takla Hanna was promoted to partner of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.

Hanna defends pharmaceutical and medical device clients in complex litigation. She has defended companies in state and federal courts involving a wide variety of medical products, including silicone gel and saline breast implants, pelvic mesh, surgical staplers, transdermal drug-delivery systems, and numerous prescription medications.

Steven E. Lauridsen was promoted to partner of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.

Lauridsen represents companies in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and domain name litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, in Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission, and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Ronie M. M. Schmelz was promoted to partner of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.

Schmelz is an advertising and regulatory counselor and class action defense lawyer with an emphasis on defending clients in the consumer products industry, including those that manufacture cosmetic, skin and hair care, dietary supplement, and household goods. Schmelz advises clients on litigation-avoidance strategies, the implementation of recall procedures, and responding to FDA Warning Letters, Notices of Action, and MedWatch Adverse Event Reports.

Fabio E. Marino joined Womble Bond Dickinson LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Marino focuses his practice on high-stakes patent, trade secrets, and copyright cases across the United States, with an emphasis on computer-related technologies and arguing appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Thomas S. Harding joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth as shareholder in Santa Barbara.

Harding specializes in mergers and acquisitions and sales of business and private offerings of securities for corporations and other business entities.

Elan A. Shpigel joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth as associate in Santa Barbara.

Shpigel advises companies and investors on general corporate matters, commercial contracts and mergers and acquisitions. He works with companies at all stages, from start-ups to established businesses.

Emily M. Karlberg joined Ropes & Gray LLP as counselor in San Francisco.

Karlberg focuses her practice on complex intellectual property, technology and privacy issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including business divisions, spinoffs, carve-out transactions, and joint ventures.

Joshua T. Love was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles (Century City).

Love i represents emerging and superstar-level talent, music companies, entrepreneurs, investment vehicles, brands and advertising agencies on a wide array of music business-related agreements, including recording, publishing, live touring, sponsorship and endorsement, management, master use and synchronization, and other music rights clearance agreements.

Marc D. Marc D. Hauser was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Hauser focuses his practice primarily on the cannabis industry, he was recently recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as one of the leading cannabis attorneys in the United States.

Travis S. Silva was promoted to partner of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco.

Silva focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial litigation, including intellectual property, contract, and class action matters. He works with technology, media, pharmaceutical, and public entity clients, and he has represented law firms both big and small in professional liability matters.

Anjali Srinivasan was promoted to partner of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco.

Srinivasan represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation, including in intellectual property matters and class actions. She also maintains an active pro bono practice that includes civil rights cases, wrongful conviction matters, and immigration cases.

David J. Rosen was promoted to partner of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco.

Rosen represents clients in a range of complex civil litigation matters, including intellectual property, antitrust, and breach of contract cases.

Max N. Wellman joined Venable LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Wellman focuses on complex commercial disputes involving intellectual property, trade secrets, commercial debts, corporate dissolutions, and general contract and business tort claims.

Matthew H. Ladner was promoted to partner of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP in Los Angeles.

Ladner focuses his practice on complex litigation and trial work in state and federal courts throughout the country, in addition to arbitration matters

Tina M. Bhanshali was promoted to counsel of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP in Los Angeles and Orange County.

Bhanshali has substantial experience in low-income multifamily housing and has represented Fannie Mae in housing bond credit enhancement financings. She represents lenders in the origination and sale of loans under Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily affordable and conventional programs. Bhanshali also represents loan servicers in the servicing of securitized loans.

Christopher D. Ahn joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Ahn has a general corporate practice with a particular emphasis on representing buyers and sellers in connection with mergers and acquisition transactions, debt and equity securities transactions, corporate restructurings, the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and corporate and board governance.

Lisa M. Reimbold was promoted to member of Clark Hill PLC in Los Angeles.

Reimbold's specializes in general liability matters and employment litigation involving harassment, discrimination and retaliation, Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits, whistleblower claims, and wage and hour litigation.

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

Cochran focuses on complex business disputes and intellectual property litigation in state and federal court. He has prosecuted and defended cases involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, securities and common law fraud, and other business-related torts.

Nicholas R. Fung was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles.

Fung, a member of the Litigation Department and part of the Intellectual Property Group, advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property issues, with a focus on high-stakes patent litigation and trade secrets disputes.

Shai Kalansky was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Diego.

Kalansky, a member of the Corporate Department, focuses on corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions (representing both buyers and sellers), venture capital financings, and a broad range of securities offerings.

Ryan M. Keats was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Keats represents companies and their officers and directors in securities class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits and other high-stakes litigation.

Victor S. Liang was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Liang, a member of the Finance Department and part of the Finance & Projects Group, represents borrowers, lenders, and other financial institutions in connection with domestic and cross-border financial transactions, including secured and unsecured financings, syndicated lending, asset and cash-flow based lending, warehouse facilities, acquisition finance, structured finance, leveraged finance, equipment finance and real estate backed loans.

Lee B. Shepard was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Shepard, a member of the Corporate Department, specializes in fund formation and transactions, as well as corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private financings, public offerings, and general corporate matters.

Lisa N. Silverman was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Silverman specializes in patent portfolio management and strategic patent counseling in the areas of chemistry and life sciences.

Roman A. Swoopes was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Palo Alto.

Swoopes specializes in patent and copyright litigation and counseling with a focus on computer software, hardware, and peripherals, data storage, digital imaging, consumer electronics, music, and graphic design.

David P. Zins was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles.

Zins advises and defends employers in wage-and-hour matters arising under state and federal law, with an emphasis on defeating class actions, Private Attorney General Act representative actions, and Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions filed against California employers.

Christopher A. Elliot was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Elliot specializes in commercial and entertainment litigation.

Louise Truong was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Truong represents employers ranging from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups in a variety of employment disputes and litigation involving wrongful termination, harassment, whistleblower, discrimination, trade secrets misappropriation, unfair competition, employee solicitation, and wage and hour class claims.

Stephen A. Blaker was promoted to partner of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.

Blaker’s practice is dedicated to handling employment and family-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions for a multitude of industries.

Nathan M. Davis was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Los Angeles.

Davis has extensive experience in complex, high-profile litigation, successfully representing clients from notable personalities in the entertainment industry to Fortune 500 companies.

Jacquelyn M. Mohr was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Manhattan Beach.

Mohr represents commercial and individual clients in a wide range of complex coverage disputes, including coverage advice, pre-litigation disputes, international arbitrations, and coverage litigation.

Christopher T. Pasich was promoted to partner of Pasich LLP in Los Angeles.

Pasich has litigated matters in state and federal courts nationwide, in addition to engaging in arbitrations in the United Kingdom and United States representing insureds.

David S. Hong joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Hong specializes in the formation and operation of private funds across the spectrum of asset classes, including private equity, credit, real estate, venture capital, growth equity, hedge and hybrid funds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.