Michael Lange Lawhead joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Costa Mesa.

Baker & Hostetler LLP announced Michael Lange Lawhead has joined as a corporate partner in Costa Mesa. Lawhead represents public companies in equity and debt securities transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance and compliance. Lawhead has a particular focus on healthcare and life sciences. He also represents privately held companies in offerings of preferred equity and venture capital funds as investors in such transactions

Jared Brooks Grauer was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP in Silicon Valley.

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP announced Jared Brooks Grauer has been promoted to partner in Silicon Valley. Grauer represents technology companies in all phases of their life cycle. His practice focuses on strategic advisory, corporate governance, securities law compliance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. He also regularly advises many venture capital firms in their investments.

Michael Heath was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP in Los Angeles.

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP announced Michael Heath has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Heath represents emerging growth companies, technology incubators and venture funds with a focus on venture financing, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, token investments and corporate governance matters.

Ashley Lynn Shively was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Reed Smith LLP announced Ashley Lynn Shively has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Shively is a member of the firm's financial industry group. She represents financial institutions and businesses in consumer class and individual actions, including fair lending, privacy, credit reporting, debt collection, false advertising, and unfair business practices.

Erik Christopher Olson was promoted to partner of Farella Braun & Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Farella Braun & Martel LLP announced Erik Christopher Olson has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Olson litigates patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, and right of publicity infringement actions, as well as disputes over licensing royalties and ownership of intellectual property.

Amanda Dorothy Hairston was promoted to partner of Farella Braun & Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Farella Braun & Martel LLP announced Amanda Dorothy Hairston has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Hairston represents corporate policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Her clients include companies in the technology, healthcare, retail, and financial services industries.

Margaret Johnson was promoted to partner of Foley & Mansfield PLLP in Los Angeles.

Foley & Mansfield PLLP announced Margaret Johnson has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Johnson focuses her practice on product liability and toxic/mass tort litigation.

Mark David Sayre was promoted to equity partner of Foley & Mansfield PLLP in Los Angeles.

Foley & Mansfield PLLP announced Mark David Sayre has been named equity partner. Sayre focuses his practice on product liability and toxic/mass tort litigation.

Michael Freedman was promoted to senior counsel of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP in San Francisco.

Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP announced Michael Freedman has been promoted to senior counsel. Freedman focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, employment law, constitutional and civil rights law, and appellate litigation.

Kimberly Ellen Hood was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Sacramento.

Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Kimberly Ellen Hood was promoted to partner in Sacramento. Hood is a member of the firm's municipal law practice group and handles all aspects of public law, with a focus on public agency litigation, including Proposition 218, the Public Records Act and eminent domain. She also serves as the interim city attorney to the City of Galt and the assistant city attorney for the cities of Davis and Paso Robles.

Deja Marie Hemingway was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Deja Marie Hemingway has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Hemingway is a member of the firm's real estate department. She handles a variety of commercial real estate transactions with particular expertise in handling all aspects of real estate financing, leasing and purchase and sale transactions. Hemingway frequently handles commercial real estate finance transactions on behalf of borrowers, including acquisition, construction and permanent financing for developers, credit facilities, and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans.

Benjamin Charles Deming was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Benjamin Charles Deming has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Deming is a member of the firm's trial section. His practice focuses on patent, trademark, unfair competition and corporate litigation. Deming also represents clients in patent and trademark prosecution and appeal matters before the Patent and Trademark Office. His clients are found in the high tech, medical device, food and drug, textile, automotive, and consumer products industries.

Kathryn Diane Zajec Domin was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Kathryn Diane Zajec Domin has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Domin is a member of the firm's business litigation section, where her practice focuses on litigation involving a variety of industries and topics, including real estate transactions, landlord tenant disputes, misrepresentation and fraud, business interference claims, defamation, soft intellectual property disputes, unfair business practices, and class action defense.

Tonissa May Agajanian was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Tonissa May Agajanian has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Agajanian is a member of the firm's real estate section, where she provides strategic counsel to property owners, lenders and commercial tenants on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on financing, leasing, purchase and sale transactions and development.

Hyongsoon Kim was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Irvine.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Hyongsoon Kim has been promoted to partner in Irvine. Kim is a member of the firm's litigation practice and focuses on the defense of class action matters, including consumer and digital privacy/security class actions, complex commercial and business litigation matters, corporate governance and shareholder disputes, and bankruptcy litigation.

Ryan K M Wong was promoted to partner of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco.

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP announced Ryan K M Wong has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Wong represents clients in a broad range of complex commercial and intellectual property litigation matters.

Alissa Miller was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Alissa Miller has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Miller is a member of the firm's entertainment practice. She represents financial institutions, other financiers, producers and distributors with respect to their film, television and corporate activities. Among her clients are borrowers, distributors, studios, independent production companies, equity investors, high-net-worth individuals, digital platforms and completion guarantors. She also advises film and television clients in connection with tax-advantaged financing and co-production arrangements.

Justina Kahn Sessions was promoted to partner of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco.

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP announced Justina Kahn Sessions has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Sessions focuses her practice on commercial litigation, particularly intellectual property and antitrust matters. She has counseled individual clients and steered joint defense groups through complex patent disputes and high-stakes antitrust cases.

Peter Ian Altman was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Peter Ian Altman has been promoted to partner in the firm's white collar and government investigations practice. Altman represents investment management firms, private and public companies, and individuals in white collar and other government enforcement and regulatory matters, internal investigations and securities class action litigation.

Brian Stretch joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco.

White Collar: Government Litigation & Investigations practice

Michael Max Page was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Michael Max Page has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Page is a member of the firm's corporate and tax Section, practicing in the areas of tax planning and tax controversy, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate transactions. He assists clients in the technology, apparel, manufacturing, retail and real estate industries with various issues including Federal, state, and international tax matters, forming, buying and selling businesses, and raising capital.

Robert Adam Dillaway was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.

Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Robert Adam Dillaway has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Dillaway is member of the firm's real estate section, where he represents borrowers and lenders in connection with real estate secured financing transactions. His practice also includes representing buyers and sellers in connection with the acquisition and disposition of real property, retail and mixed use developments, as well as representing landlords and tenants in connection with the drafting and negotiation of commercial leases.

Brian Edward Whitley was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Indian Wells.

Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Brian Edward Whitley has been promoted to partner in Indian Wells. Whitley is a member of the firm's business practice group. He represents local and national banks and borrowers in various loan transactions, nonprofit corporations and other businesses in tax-exempt financing transactions, and a variety of other clients in business and real estate matters.

Meagan L. Verschueren was promoted to associate attorney of CaseyGerry in San Diego.

CaseyGerry has announced the addition of Meagan L. Verschueren as its newest associate attorney.Verschueren started out as a CaseyGerry legal clerk in 2015 and also worked for the firm as a contract attorney. In her new role as a full-time associate, Verschueren will work closely with partner Robert J. Francavilla on cases in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, product and premises liability, aviation litigation, wrongful death, elder abuse litigation and more.

Christopher John Diaz was promoted to partner of Best, Best & Krieger LLP in Walnut Creek.

Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Christopher John Diaz was promoted to partner in Walnut Creek. Diaz is a member of the firm's municipal law practice group. He is a public agency attorney serving as city attorney to the cities of Los Altos and Milpitas and the Town of Colma, and district counsel for the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District.

Matthew Carter Nesburn was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Matthew Carter Nesburn has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Nesburn is a member of the firm's global project finance practice. He represents companies engaged in the development, construction, financing, acquisition and disposition of solar, wind and other energy projects as well as in all aspects of corporate structuring. He also represents clients in commercial real estate transactions.

Gregory G. Snarr was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside.

Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Gregory G. Snarr has been promoted to partner in Riverside. Snarr is a member of the firm's eminent domain and business practice groups. His practice encompasses all aspects of business law and litigation, labor and employment, construction litigation, real-property acquisitions, eminent domain and inverse condemnation actions.