Colleen D. Calkins joined Akerman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Calkins works with families and individuals in trust matters, complex probate administration, and legal estate planning. Clients rely on her to create and implement tailored plans for varied levels of wealth as well as the coordination of their business and estate planning. She also represents individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations on general business transactions and taxation.

Tad T. Egawa joined The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency as general counsel in Sacramento.

Egawa has been chief counsel at the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration since 2017. He was general counsel at the California Department of Housing and Community Development from 2015 to 2017, assistant commissioner of legal affairs at the California Bureau of Real Estate from 2013 to 2015, deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General from 2009 to 2013 and a shareholder at McDonough, Holland and Allen PC in 2009, where he was of counsel in 2007 and 2008. Egawa was assistant general counsel at the Ryland Group Inc. from 2004 to 2007 and an associate at Jeffer, Mangels, Butler and Marmaro LLP from 1999 to 2004, at Tuttle and Taylor from 1998 to 1999 and at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP from 1996 to 1997. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Law.

Lila Mirrashidi joined The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency as deputy secretary of business and consumer relations in Sacramento.

Mirrashidi has served as deputy commissioner of policy at the California Department of Business Oversight since 2018, where she was deputy commissioner of legal (business regulations) from 2013 to 2018. Mirrashidi was deputy commissioner of business regulations at the California Department of Corporations from 2012 to 2013, deputy appointments secretary in the Office of Gov. Jerry Brown from 2011 to 2012 and deputy research director on the Jerry Brown for Governor Campaign from 2009 to 2010. Mirrashidi graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law.

Kelly D. Fair was promoted to partner of Dentons in San Francisco.

Fair is co-leader of the firm's U.S. cannabis group and focuses on representing cannabis and hemp industry clients in a broad range of regulatory matters and commercial transactions. She also represents insurance and financial services clients in all phases of complex commercial litigation and cybersecurity and data protection.

Tania M. Moyron was promoted to partner of Dentons in Los Angeles.

Moyron represents chapter 11 debtors, creditors’ and equity committees, liquidating trustees, principals, and secured and unsecured creditors in all aspects of corporate bankruptcy, as well as asset purchasers in bankruptcy and receivership cases.
Her client base includes a variety of industries, including health care, retail, entertainment, trucking, real estate and restaurant franchise industries.

Sara Dutschke Setshwaelo was promoted to partner of Dentons in San Francisco.

Dutschke Setshwaelo advises and supports tribal clients on complex matters involving tribal sovereignty and governance, government-to-government relations and business and economic development, which includes gaming, energy, conventional and bond financing, and tax analysis.

Artin Betpera was promoted to partner of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP in Costa Mesa.

Betpera represents financial services companies in high stakes litigation in federal and state courts and specializes in Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation. He is a Chapman University School of Law alumnus.

Quynh K. Vu was promoted to partner of Kaufhold Gaskin LLP in San Francisco.

Vu focuses her practice on complex civil litigation in federal and state courts across the country.

Bryan K. Basso was promoted to principal of Fish & Richardson in Silicon Valley.

Basso represents both plaintiffs and defendants, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, in complex patent litigation in U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission and at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Katherine D. Prescott was promoted to principal of Fish & Richardson in Silicon Valley.

Prescott focuses on patent and trade secret litigation with an emphasis on software, network and internet technologies. She has experience before federal courts nationwide and has handled all aspects of litigation.

Camarin E.B. Madigan joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Madigan is a member of the firm's real estate and land use practice. She advises developers, landowners, lenders, and public agencies on acquisitions and dispositions and leasing for complex development projects and commercial properties, as well as land use entitlements and environmental permits.

Joan M. Lewis joined Judicate West as neutral.

Judicate West has added retired San Diego County Superior Court Judge Joan M. Lewis to its roster of neutrals. During her time on the bench, Lewis spent five years in the Family Law division, and for the last 15 years until her retirement, she presided over a Civil Independent Calendar. She also handled a multitude of settlement conferences in both the Civil and Family Law divisions throughout her time on the bench. Prior to her appointment, Lewis tried civil cases in private practice for 10 years, focused on representing health care professionals in medical malpractice lawsuits.

Eric J. Wu was promoted to partner of Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC in El Segundo.

Wu focuses his practice on California business and labor & employment law matters. He regularly advises companies on business and corporate transactional matters and Wu's clients include small to mid-market companies in the aerospace, entertainment, food production, manufacturing, medicine, retail, service, technology, and transportation industries. He is a Notre Dame Law School alumnus.

Kasey J. Curtis was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.

At the trial level, Curtis represented clients in commercial disputes, class actions and international arbitrations. He has authored more than 50 appellate briefs and argued appeals before the state Court of Appeal and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a Pepperdine University School of Law alumnus.

Mara D. Curtis was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.

Curtis focuses on counseling and litigating wage and hour matters and is experienced in representing employers in state and federal court. She has handled putative and/or certified class actions alleging overtime, minimum wage, meal and rest period, waiting time penalty and wage statement claims. She is a UCLA School of Law alumna.

Seth B. Herring was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Herring specializes in intellectual property litigation, specifically in patent, trademark, and copyright. He has represented computer software and hardware, wireless networks, and medical devices clients. He is a UC Hastings College of the Law alumnus.

Lisa Barnett Sween was promoted to office managing partner of Jackson Lewis P.C. in San Francisco.

Sween joined Jackson Lewis in 2014 and said she's been continually impressed by the firm's commitment to its clients as well as the inclusive nature of the firm itself.
"It is gratifying to see how the San Francisco roster has grown to include so many talented and diverse attorneys," Sween said in a statement.
Sween represents employers in all aspects of employment law and litigation, including state and federal employment harassment and discrimination litigation, wrongful discharge litigation, FMLA, CFRA, ADA, and wage and hour litigation.
As office managing principal in San Francisco, she hopes to expand the firm's labor and preventative practices as well as its employee benefits, class actions and complex litigation and wage and hour practice groups.
Sween succeeds Fraser McAlpine, who stepped down to focus on his litigation practice.

Annette F. Mijanovic was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in Los Angeles.

Mijanovic is a member of the firm's business solutions, products liability, and transportation practice groups. Her client base ranges from Fortune 500 companies and national motor carriers to regional carriers and local businesses. She has experience in all facets of litigation, including serving as lead counsel in trials involving transportation and commercial litigation disputes in state and federal court.

Sarah Ann Marsey was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in San Francisco.

Marsey is a member of the firm’s construction law, food safety, general liability, professional liability, and appellate practice groups. She has experience handling all aspects of litigation, including managing and directing discovery, preparing and arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, second-chairing trials and arbitrations, and writing appeal briefs.

Renata L. Hoddinott was promoted to partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP in San Francisco.

Hoddinott focuses her practice on professional liability, general liability, risk management & insurance law and transportation law. She has experience representing clients in general and business litigation, labor and employment, real estate, product liability, professional liability, negligence, and premises liability matters.

Ryan Fox joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as associate in San Francisco.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Ryan Fox as an associate in the firm's San Francisco office. He joins the Trademark and Copyright Team in the firm's internationally-recognized Intellectual Property Department.

Mr. Fox focuses his practice on copyright and trademark law. He handles all aspects of brand protection including trademark counseling and prosecution, anti-counterfeiting strategy, gray market, civil and online enforcement, and global investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fox worked as an intern and then an associate at a law firm based in San Francisco, California in its Intellectual Property and Brand Integrity and Innovation groups. Previously, he was in the agent training program in the Motion Picture Literature Department at William Morris Endeavor in Beverly Hills, California and later worked in feature film development at Kurtzman/Orci Productions in Universal City, California and Twentieth Century Fox in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Fox earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law where he served as Senior Notes Editor for the Hastings Law Journal. He received his B.A., with Distinction and Honors, in Creative Writing and English Literature from the University of Michigan.

Samuel J. Park was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Park focuses on class actions, complex commercial cases and arbitrations, and regulatory matters involving the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, fraud, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation, business interference, and breach of contract. His industry experience spans insurance, financial services, food processing and nutritional supplements. Park is a University of San Francisco School of Law alumnus.

Courtney M. Wright was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.

Wright focuses on real estate finance and capital markets, representing institutional lenders, investment banks, mezzanine funds, and portfolio lenders in originating commercial mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and loan restructurings for all asset classes. Wright is a Fordham University School of Law alumna.

Kevin E. Vickers was promoted to special counsel of Baker Botts in San Francisco.

Vickers focuses on legislative and environmental matters. His work includes water, waste, air and endangered species issues, as well as planning and development laws.

Eric S. Jones was promoted to shareholder of Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner PC in Westlake Village.

Jones practices corporate and business law. He counsels privately held companies and their owners in structuring, negotiating, and closing strategic transactions. Jones graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law and has an LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Thomas Mathew joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as associate in Silicon Valley (Menlo Park).

He joins as an Associate in the Medical and Mechanical Devices Team in the firm's internationally recognized Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Mathew focuses his practice on patent prosecution and counseling in a variety of technologies including medical devices and computer software and hardware technology. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate in the Palo Alto office of an AmLaw 50 firm. Mr. Mathew earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as the Managing Online Content Editor for the Texas Law Review. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Zachary S. Fayne was promoted to partner of Arnold & Porter in San Francisco.

Fayne is a member of the Environmental practice. He graduated from Harvard Law School.

Nicholas H. Lee was promoted to partner of Arnold & Porter in Los Angeles.

Lee is a member of the Intellectual Property practice. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Jonathan H. Harder joined Dickinson Wright LLP as of counsel in Palo Alto.

Harder focuses on the full life cycle of patents. His experience extends to a wide range of computer technologies, including virtualization, content sharing/ management platforms, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, optimization, smart home environments, autonomous vehicles, internet technologies, productivity applications, and memory devices. He has a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

John Chiang joined Ideal Legal Group Inc. as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Chiang served as the California State Treasurer from 2014 to 2019, and as state Controller from 2007 to 2015.

Sander Alvarez joined Hunt Ortmann as senior counsel in Pasadena.

Alvarez focuses on insurance litigation. He graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law.

Michael J. Shepard joined King & Spalding LLP as partner in San Francisco.

The former interim U.S. attorney in Chicago, specializes in white collar criminal defense, related civil litigation and internal corporate investigations. Shepard joins from Hogan Lovells, where he was managing partner of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. Prior to joining private practice, he was Chief of Public Integrity at the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal prosecutor. He graduated from Stanford Law School.

Jennifer Lee joined Arent Fox LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Lee served as an enforcement attorney in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's field litigation team. Currently, she represents financial services clients in government investigations, congressional inquiries, and complex litigation matters involving federal or state consumer financial statutes and implementing regulations. Lee is a University of Michigan Law School alumna.

Camarin Madigan joined Perkins Coie as partner in San Francisco.

An experienced real estate, land use and energy attorney, Camarin advises developers, landowners, lenders, and public agencies on acquisitions and dispositions and leasing for complex development projects and commercial properties, as well as land use entitlements and environmental permits. She regularly handles matters that involve an array of property types, including office buildings, research and development campuses, retail centers, medical facilities, hospitals and residential communities.

Daniel F. Lula joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Costa Mesa.

Lula has represented clients in contract, trade secret disputes and corporate governance issues on the business side as well as discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination complaints as part of his employment practice. His clients include military contractors, financial services companies and nonprofits. Lula is a Harvard Law School alumnus.

Ryan D. Houck was promoted to partner of Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise in Los Angeles.

Houck is a trial lawyer practicing exclusively in the area of trust, estate and conservatorship litigation. His cases include will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, trustee accounting matters, and conservatorship proceedings. Houck is a Georgetown University Law Center alumnus.