Kelly Vincent O'Donnell was promoted to partner of Jones Day in San Diego.

O'Donnell is a member of the firm's business & tort litigation practice. He represents clients in federal and state courts in California and throughout the United States. His civil litigation practice encompasses a range of matters including antitrust and unfair competition, patent litigation and licensing disputes, business litigation, trade secret misappropriation, credit reporting, and product liability. He also defends companies facing government investigations involving possible violations of federal laws such as the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Lila Mirrashidi was promoted to deputy commissioner of policy of California Department of Business Oversight in Sacramento.

Lila Mirrashidi has been appointed deputy commissioner of policy at the California Department of Business Oversight, where she has been deputy commissioner of legal (business regulations) since 2013. Prior to that, Mirrashidi was deputy commissioner of business regulations at the California Department of Corporations from 2012 to 2013.

Jillian F. Hayes joined CaseyGerry as associate attorney in San Diego.

She will concentrate her practice on serious personal injury.

Alyssa Williams joined CaseyGerry as associate attorney in San Diego.

William will focus on complex litigation, including class actions and mass torts

Mimi Ahn joined Kahana & Feld as associate in Kahana & Feld (Santa Ana).

Ahn specializes in general litigation, employment law and insurance defense.

Shannon Marie Nessier was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Nessier focuses her practice on the defense of product manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and premise owners in personal injury and defective product/premise litigation, and toxic tort matters. She also provides advice and litigation defense on matters involving product and food labeling claims, Organic labeling issues under COPA, and Proposition 65 claims.

Sarina Saluja was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Saluja concentrates her practice on employment litigation and client counseling. She represents employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour matters and wrongful termination. Saluja also advises clients on employment compliance, internal investigations, discipline, terminations and wage and hour matters.

Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum was promoted to partner of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP in Los Angeles - Century City.

Kroll-Rosenbaum's practice focuses on complex employment litigation in the federal courts, particularly class actions and PAGA matters, she has considerable experience providing clients with strategic advice and representing them in major litigation and board level matters.

Yaron Shaham joined Kahana & Feld as partner in Kahana & Feld (Santa Ana).

Shahan is a general litigator with a focus on banking and financial services, and bankruptcy in the mortgage and lending industries.

Jennifer W. Chang joined Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP (HechtSolberg) as associate in San Diego.

Chang will be involved in all real estate matters with an emphasis on acquisitions, dispositions and leasing transactions.

Benedict Kwon joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter @ Hampton as partner in Orange County.

Kwon's practice focuses on private equity fund and hedge fund formation and structuring, as well as domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Benedict O. Kwon joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Orange County.

Kwon is a member of the firm's corporate practice group, focusing on fund formation and taxation.

Sarah G. Conway was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Los Angeles.

Conway is a member of the firm's business & tort litigation practice. She represents corporations, businesses, and individuals in commercial litigation matters involving product liability, contracts, fraud, consumer class actions, deceptive trade practices, health care, securities and financial products, and business torts. Conway has defended clients in bench and jury trials as well as in arbitrations.

David Enrique Amaya was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in San Diego.

Amaya represents clients in a range of industries, including healthcare, retail and education. His practice is focused on advising employers in both union and non-union settings and defending them in matters including discrimination litigation and wage and hour class actions. Amaya also works with companies to develop creative and business-oriented solutions that resolve workplace issues.

Samir J Abdelnour was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Abdelnour advises and represents clients in regulatory environmental enforcement actions, remediation of contaminated properties, land use entitlement and permit proceedings, litigation over water rights and product labeling.

Matthew Chase Wickersham joined Alston & Bird LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Wickersham's practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on environmental litigation and regulatory practice.

Debra Beth Vernon joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Vernon is a member of the firm's corporate practice. She specializes in startup formation and capitalization, financings, corporate venture, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and corporate governance.

Ka-On Li was promoted to partner of Jones Day in Silicon Valley.

Li is a member of the firm's intellectual property/technology transactions practice. She focuses her practice on commercial transactions for clients active in the technology, medical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, education, media and entertainment fields. Li advises both customers and service providers in strategic front-end and back-end technology contracting.

Nancy Hilu was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in Los Angeles.

Hilu advises and represents private and public companies, tax-exempt organizations and governmental entities on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation. She counsels clients on the design, implementation, and continued legal and regulatory compliance of their retirement plans and other benefit programs. Hilu also represents clients on matters before the Internal Revenue Service.

David Alvarado joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) Los Angeles office.

Alvarado has built a successful commercial real estate practice focusing on purchase and sale, debt and equity financing, development, construction and leasing transactions. He has broad-based experience across all asset classes and property types, from retail and residential to office, industrial and raw land. David also advises clients regarding day-to-day operational matters and property management issues.

Eoin Gubbins joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) Los Angeles office.

With a more than 10-year background in representing publicly traded REITs, large developers and smaller property owners on projects throughout the Western United States, Gubbins has negotiated and documented complex purchase and sale agreements and commercial leases and counsels clients on day-to-day real estate management

Joseph von Meier joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as senior counsel in Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) San Diego office.

Representing clients nationwide, von Meier has handled a wide range of high profile, complex deals – with a focus on student housing, multi-family, luxury residential and retail – and is particularly adept at forming joint ventures, corporations and partnerships for the purpose of investing in and developing property.

Nathan Vern Okelberry was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.

Okelberry focuses his practice on employment litigation, with an emphasis on defending businesses, from startups to large corporations, against disability access claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He defends clients against discrimination, harassment, retaliation and termination claims and wage and hour matters. Okelberry also advises employers concerning wage and hour matters, employee leave management, internal investigations and other day-to-day employment and legal issues.

Usama Kahf was promoted to partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP in Irvine.

Kahf is a member of the firm's electronic discovery committee. He represents employers in matters of workplace privacy, data security, unfair competition, and trade secret theft and corporate espionage, both on the plaintiff and defense side. He also defends employers in wage and hour, harassment and discrimination cases. Additionally, Kahf conducts training for clients on effective performance management strategies, prevention of harassment and compliance with state and federal employment laws.