Michael J. Sexton was promoted to office managing shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC in Orange County.

Sexton advises large employers in California in employment matters. He represents clients in state and federal court in single and multi-plaintiff actions. He is based in Orange County.

Thomas J. Posey joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as partner in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Posey has a labor relations and employment practice. He represents employers in collective bargaining, unfair labor practice proceedings, grievance arbitrations and responses to union organizing campaigns. He is based in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Sam Nejabat joined Governor Newsom as senior business development specialist for the governor's office of business and economic development in San Diego.

Since 2013,the UC Berkeley School of Law graduate has been president of SJN Properties and is a member of the LN Foundation and the San Diego County Fair Board of Directors.
He is based in San Diego.

Jacquelyn H. Choi joined Rimon PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Choi advises secured and unsecured creditors in all facets of corporate bankruptcy. She is based in Los Angeles.

Saul S. Rostamian joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Century City.

Rostamian provides strategic outside counsel to clients in private equity, venture capital and real estate. He advises clients on high value litigation and transactional matters. He is based in Century City.

Holly R. Lake joined Women in Law Empowerment Forum as global advisory board member in Los Angeles.

Lake is a partner at DLA Piper and focuses her practice on employment
litigation. She is based in Los Angeles.

William B. Tate II joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Orange County.

Tate focuses on commercial real estate, development and lending transactions. He joined the firm's real estate practice. He is based in Orange County.

H. Thomas Anderton joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Anderton focuses his practice on intellectual property matters in the life sciences, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices industry. He is based in San Francisco.

Stephen C. Ferruolo joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in Sam Diego.

Ferruolo, who was dean of the law school, joined the firm's emerging companies and venture capital practice. He will focus on guiding clients through private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, licensing, collaboration and commercial agreements and compliance matters. He is based in San Diego.

Mary-Christine Sungaila joined Buchalter as shareholder and leader of the appellate practice group in Orange County.

Sungaila is an appellate attorney who has briefed and argued in federal and state courts nationwide including the U.S. Supreme Court. She is based in Orange County.

Michael D. Thomas joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Los Angeles.

Thomas advises employers in workplace law matters including preventative advice and counseling. He is based in Los Angeles.

Christopher J. Palermo joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Palermo has over 25 years of experience in patent prosecution and counseling. He advises companies doing business in artificial intelligence and machine learning, e-procurement, security, networking, telecommunications, object-oriented software and the internet. He is based in Palo Alto.

Katharine P. Moir joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in Menlo Park.

Moir advises private equity firms and companies on tax issues related to complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, the formation of private investment funds and securities offerings. She is based in Menlo Park.

Raul Farias joined DLA Piper as partner in San Diego.

Farias joins the firm's corporate practice and energy sector. He was previously senior counsel for a fortune 500 energy company. He is based in San Diego.

Elizabeth M. Weldon joined The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation as fellow.

Weldon is a partner at Snell & Wilmer. She is certified by the State Bar as a specialist in franchise and distribution law. She focuses her practice on business and franchise litigation. She is based in Orange County and Los Angeles.

Raymond H. Sheen joined American College of Coverage Counsel as fellow in San Francisco.

Sheen is a partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. He represents policyholders in technology and consumer products industries in complex insurance recovery disputes. He is based in San Francisco.

Justin S. Nahama joined FisherBroyles LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Nahama's practice focuses on litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor and Marine JAG. He is based in Los Angeles.

Chris A. Johnson was promoted to managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in San Francisco.

Johnson is a product liability litigator, who has been with the firm since 1997. He is a member of firm's Pro Bono Committee and the Knowledge Management Working Group. He is based in San Francisco.

Ashok W. Mukhey joined Reed Smith LLP as partner in Century City.

Mukhey is the former co-chair of the transactions practice at Irell. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private investment, corporate finance and securities regulation. He is based in Century City.

Mitchell S. Cohen joined Reed Smith LLP as partner in Century City.

Cohen focuses on debt finance transactions, in addition to advising entertainment and media companies on financing for the development and production of films and the sale of assets. He is based in Century City.

Tia Boatman Patterson joined Governor Newsom as executive director of the california housing finance agency in Sacramento.

Patterson has been executive director of the agency since 2014. Prior to her appointment, she was general counsel at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency from 2009 to 2014. She is based in Sacramento.

Noah Steinsapir joined Mad Engine LLC as general counsel and executive vice president in Los Angeles.

In his new role, Steinsapir will be responsible for the company's legal work including intellectual property, commercial contracts, production and distribution agreements, licensing, regulatory matters, litigation and privacy issues. He is based in Los Angeles.

Hermine Valizadeh joined Munck Wilson Mandala LLP as principal attorney in Los Angeles.

Valizadeh focuses on patent prosecution and litigation in the electrical and computer software arts. She is based in Los Angeles.