William Heyward Gorrod joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Baker Botts LLP welcomes William H. Gorrod as partner
from Morrison & Forster LLP

Gorrod's focus is state and local tax planning, compliance and corporate transactions. He joins the firm's tax practice. He is based in San Francisco.

David Joseph Miller was promoted to partner of Nossaman LLP in Orange County.

Nossaman LLP promotes David J. Miller to partner

Miller advises clients on complex California land use and environment- related matters. He is based in Orange County.

Youju Min was promoted to partner of Nossaman LLP in Los Angeles.

promotes Youju Min to partner

As an infrastructure financeand development lawyer, Min hasexperience representing developers,sponsors, lenders, underwriters and government agencies in international infrastructure projects. She is based in Los Angeles.

Gideon Kracov joined South Coast Air Quality Management District Board as board member in Los Angeles.

Governor Newsom appoints Gideon Kracov to South Coast Air Quality Management District Board

Previously, Kracov served as a member of the State Mining and Geology Board at the Department on Conservation from 2014-2018. He has owned the Law Office of Gideon Kracov since 2004. He is based in Los Angeles.

Sebastian Elan Kaplan joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as of counsel in Oakland.

Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC welcomes Sebastian E. Kaplan as of counsel
from Gerard Fox Law PC

Kaplan is a member of the construction and facilities as well as the trial & litigation practice groups. His focus is on disputes involving construction, commercial transactions and contracts, intellectual property and policyholder-side insurance. He is based in Oakland.

Briana Colleen Hill was promoted to co-chair of Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP in Los Angeles.

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP promotes Briana C. Hill to co-chair of entertainment

Hill's practice focuses on copyright, entertainment, internet transactions, intellectual property and trademarks in digital media, podcasting, film, publishing, talent and television. She is based in Los Angeles.

Judy Deng joined Rimon PC as partner in Menlo Park.

Rimon PC welcomes Judy Deng as partner
from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Deng joins the firm's China practice. Her focus is on corporate and securities law with a specialization on the representation of international social networking, entertainment, digital media, software and medical technology companies. She is based in Menlo Park.

Jason Charles Dreibelbis was promoted to partner of K&L Gates LLP in Irvine.

K&L Gates LLP promotes Jason C. Dreibelbis as partner

Dreibelbis' practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public securities offerings, private equity and venture capital transaction and securities law compliance. He is based in Irvine.

Brian John Novak was promoted to partner of K&L Gates LLP in Irvine.

K&L Gates LLP promotes as partner

Novak represents clients in intellectual property matters such as due diligence, freedom to operate analysis, portfolio management, patent prosecution, and foreign filing strategies. He is based in Irvine.

Jas Dhillon was promoted to partner of K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco.

K&L Gates LLP promotes Jas Dhillon as partner

Dhillon focuses on international startups. He has experience advising his clients on intellectual property, product liability and commercial matters across the technology sector. He is based in San Francisco.

Jeremy Michael McLaughlin was promoted to partner of K&L Gates LLP in San Francisco.

K&L Gates LLP promotes Jeremy M. McLaughlin as partner

McLaughlin represents clients on matters regarding regulatory compliance and enforcement for financial technology and consumer financial products. He is based in San Francisco.

Patrick Hammon joined McManis Faulkner as partner in San Jose.

McManis Faulkner welcomes Patrick Hammon as a partner
from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

Hammon decade of litigation experience is focused on commercial disputes including intellectual property, white collar crime and antitrust issues. He is based in San Jose.

Jae K. Park was promoted to partner of Dentons in San Diego.

Dentons promotes Jae K. Park as partner

Park focuses on construction litigation and complex commercial litigation. He has experience representing public and private developers, general contractors and subcontractors on construction and engineering disputes. He is based in San Diego.

Peter Zlomke Stockburger was promoted to partner of Dentons in San Diego and Orange County.

Dentons promotes Peter Stockburger as partner
Stockburger represents clients regarding data privacy, cybersecurity and employment law. He has worked with clients on matters regarding data governance, employee privacy programs, cybersecurity resilience and information security risk assessments. He is based in San Diego.

John Raymond Witherall joined Kidder Mathews as senior vice president in Carlsbad.

Kidder Mathews welcomes John Witherall as senior vice president
from Colliers International
Witherall will focus on the sale and leasing of industrial properties. He is based in Carlsbad.

Stephen Val O'Neal joined King & Spalding LLP as partner in San Francisco.

King & Spalding LLP welcomes Stephen O'Neal as partner
from Jones Day

O'Neal joins the firm's construction disputes and international arbitration practice. His main focus is international litigating and arbitrating of construction disputes in sectors like energy and infrastructure. He is based in San Francisco.

Sean Casey was promoted to shareholder of Buchalter in Orange County.

Harumi Hata was promoted to shareholder of Buchalter in Los Angeles.

Eric C. Wilhelm was promoted to shareholder of Buchalter in Scottsdale.

Briana C. Hill was promoted to partner, co-head cdas beverly hills office of Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP in Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, (New York & Beverly Hills).

Boutique entertainment and media law firm, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, has announced today that partner Briana C. Hill has been named a Co-Chair of its Entertainment practice. Ms. Hill, who also is Co-Head of the firm's Beverly Hills office, is joining Co-Chairs Simon N. Pulman and Frederick P. Bimbler who work primarily from the firm's New York office.

"Briana has been integral in structuring and negotiating many high-level deals across a broad range of practice areas from television to podcasting," stated Mr. Pulman. "Her knowledge of cutting-edge rights and relationship deals is second-to-none and she delivers first rate client service at all times." Mr. Bimbler added, "I am delighted that Briana will join in leading the practice and keeping CDAS and our clients at the forefront of traditional media and emerging technology platforms.

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP is well known for its focus on entertainment law, digital media, intellectual property, publishing and litigation. The firm represents prominent motion picture, television and media companies, digital music and video services, streaming platforms, podcasting networks, content creators, game developers, social media ventures, mixed reality platforms, influencers and celebrity talent, mobile app developers, and technology service providers. www.cdas.com

Arthur H. Bryant

Bryant has been named twice by the National Law Journal, as one of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America.
He has represented clients in cases regarding constitutional law, consumer protection, toxic torts, civil rights, class actions and mass torts.

Robert K. Rasmussen joined Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP welcomes Robert K. Rasmussen as of counsel

Rasmussen is an expert on bankruptcy law and corporate reorganizations. He is a professor at the USC Gould School of Law and holds the J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law and Political Science. Rasmussen will advise clients in bankruptcy, commercial, secured transactions and corporate reorganization law. He is based in Los Angeles.

Matthew S. Ingles was promoted to partner of Greenberg Gross LLP in Los Angeles.

Greenberg Gross LLP promotes Matthew S. Ingles to partner

Ingles focuses on complex business litigation, arbitration and appeals. He has experience in matters involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, defamation, real estate, class action defense and intellectual property. He is based in Los Angeles.

Hugh A. Brereton was promoted to deputy director and chief counsel of the california department of public health of Governor Newsom in Sacramento.

Governor Newsom appoints Hugh A. Brereton as deputy director and chief counsel of the California Department of Public Health

Brereton has served as deputy director and chief counsel for the Office of Enforcement at the Department of Managed Health Care since 2016, where he was assistant chief counsel from 2014 to 2016 and an attorney III from 2008 to 2014. He is based in Sacramento.

Matthew A. Richards was promoted to pro bono partner of Nixon Peabody LLP in San Francisco.

Nixon Peabody LLP
names Matthew A. Richards as the firm's pro bono partner

Richards, who is also a partner in the firms' complex commercial disputes practice, has been tapped to lead Nixon Peabody's pro bono initiatives across all of its 16 offices. Nixon Peabody is a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, and the firm has committed to spending more than three percent of its time on pro bono.

"I've been blessed to work at firms, including here at Nixon since 2008, that value giving back to our communities through our pro bono advocacy," Richards said. "I think it's incumbent upon attorneys to give back to their communities. As I've seen in my asylum cases, access to counsel can be case determinative."

Richards is taking over because the previous partner stepped down. He said he will remain committed to his clients, but the new role requires reallocating time to set goals for the firm's pro bono organization.

"I'm not stepping down in any respect from my complex commercial litigation practice. This is an addition to what I'm already doing," Richards said.

Richards has been involved in pro bono work since he was a student at UC Hastings School of Law and has emphasized immigration law and LGBTQ+ civil rights. Richards, who is a litigator, said although the subject matter is different, his approach to his commercial disputes practice and pro bono efforts are essentially the same.

"The stakes are higher for our pro bono clients, who are at risk of deportation or whose civil rights are being abused in some respects. But in terms of what the work looks like, that's remarkably similar to my day to day practice," Richards said. "I have a number of cases, all of which require me to think strategically about what our ultimate outcome is and how we get there."

As the new pro bono partner, Richards hopes to build upon existing partnerships with legal service organizations but also link various initiatives at the firm, such as sustainability and diversity and inclusion initiatives, to expand pro bono efforts. Richards, who assumed his new role on Feb. 1, is based in San Francisco.

Arthur H. Bryan was promoted to of counsel of Bailey Glasser LLP in Oakland.

Bailey Glasser LLP
promotes Arthur H. Bryant to lead the new Bailey Glasser office in Oakland.
from Public Justice Foundation

Bryant has been named twice by the National Law Journal, as one of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America. He has represented clients in cases regarding constitutional law, consumer protection, toxic torts, civil rights, class actions and mass torts.

Neha A. Christerna joined Zweiback, Fiset & Coleman LLP as of cousel in Los Angeles.

Zweiback, Fiset & Coleman LLP welcomes Neha A. Christerna as of counsel
from the Federal Public Defender's office in Los Angeles

Christerna specializes in matters relating to terrorism, RICO, fraud, drug-trafficking, firearms, tax evasion, money laundering, cybercrimes and immigration. She led many federal criminal jury trials representing clients accused of fraud, bribery of public officials, and conspiracy. She is based in Los Angeles.