Angela A. Jones joined Janus Law as a counsel in Mission Hills. The move was Dec. 2, 2025.

Jones rejoined the private sector after retiring from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court after 26 years of service to the Court as a judicial law clerk. Jones brings her decades of experience to Janus Law, helping to expand the firm's ability to service its clients. Jones received her JD from University of San Diego.

Jocelyn M. Soriano joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in San Francisco.

Soriano has over 25 years of experience in managing mass and complex environmental and toxic tort litigation on behalf of product suppliers and premise owners, with an emphasis on asbestos, silica and talc claims, as well as diacetyl and PFAS claims. Jocelyn has also represented clients in breach of contract/habitability claims, construction claims and claims involving alleged ADA ("Americans with Disabilities Act") violations. As part of her practice, Jocelyn integrates effective and early evaluation of high exposure cases, balancing risk management for the client.

Rosely George was promoted to of counsel of Kaufman Dolowich in Los Angeles.

George focuses her practice on insurance defense litigation, professional liability including defense of lawyers, real estate brokers and other business professionals and employment liability defense, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and wage and hour claims. She also has extensive experience in conducting depositions, settlement negotiations and trial preparation. Additionally, she represents places of accommodation in website, and brick and mortar accessibility claims brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state and local laws.

Daniel Gunning was promoted to co-managing partner at Wilson Turner Kosmo in San Diego.

Wilson Turner Kosmo has elevated employment litigator Gunning to co-managing partner, joining Carolina Bravo-Karimi in leading the certified women-owned California firm as it marks its 35th anniversary. A member of the firm since 2011 and a partner since 2017, Gunning leads in the Employment Law practice and was selected by fellow partners for his client advocacy, mentorship and leadership within the firm. He represents employers ranging from local businesses to Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes discrimination, harassment and retaliation matters. Active in the broader legal community, Gunning serves on the University of San Diego Alumni Board of Directors, participates in the University of Notre Dame Law School's alumni mentorship program and is treasurer of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Executive Committee.

Gary R. Selvin joined ADR Services Inc. as a neutral in Oakland and San Francisco.

Selvin brings more than 40 years of experience in insurance coverage, bad faith, and complex civil litigation to his work as a neutral. Before transitioning to mediation, he was a partner at Selvin Wraith LLP in Oakland, where he represented insurers, businesses, and other clients in complex insurance coverage and civil litigation matters in state and federal courts. Over the course of his career, he handled a wide range of disputes involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death, habitability, construction defects, professional liability, and institutional coverage claims.

Dylan J. Meier joined Miller Barondess, LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. The move was Jan. 22, 2026.

Meier is a litigator with broad experience in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters across the insurance, banking, technology, media, and entertainment sectors.

Maxwell B. Gordon joined Miller Barondess, LLP as an associate in Los Angeles.

Gordon is a litigator with experience achieving favorable results in business disputes and government enforcement actions.

Michael Dreibelbis was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Mar. 1, 2026.

Dreibelbis is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice. He advises private equity sponsors, investors and project developers on complex offtake agreements and energy transition investments, with a focus on carbon capture and sequestration, low-carbon fuel supply and certification, California cap-and-trade compliance, and voluntary carbon offset transactions.

Christopher (Topher) Michail was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 3, 2026.

Michail is a member of the Structured Finance Practice. He advises asset managers, banks, business development companies, financial institutions and borrowers on a range of financing transactions, including collateralized loan obligations, secured and unsecured credit facilities, acquisition financings, structured vehicle financings, asset securitizations and joint venture origination platforms.

Kimberly Kismeth Chemerinsky joined Rushing McCarl LLP as a partner in Santa Monica. The move was Feb. 24, 2026.

Chemerinsky represents businesses in high-stakes disputes, including regulatory investigations, class actions, and complex contract and tort matters, in federal and state courts and in arbitration.

She represented UnitedHealth Group and OptumRx in the largest federal multidistrict litigation in U.S. history; secured a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision for Stanford University affirming dismissal of a $468 million False Claims Act action; won a full acquittal after a six-week federal jury trial for a former Nomura Securities bond trader; and secured the exoneration of a man who had spent 12 years in prison following a wrongful conviction.

Ashley Bolduc was promoted to partner of Cummins & White, LLP in Newport Beach.

Bolduc is a key member of the firm's corporate and transactional practice, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities matters, and complex business transactions. Since joining Cummins & White in 2017, she has become a trusted advisor to business owners, executives, and investors, known for guiding clients through high-stakes matters with a practical, strategic approach focused on long-term business objectives.

Sheri L. Bonstelle joined Greenberg Glusker LLP as a partner in Los Angeles (Century City). The move was Feb. 23, 2026.

Bonstelle is a member of the firm's Real Estate Department and is chair of the Land Use & Development Practice. She specializes in land use, zoning, environmental, litigation, and construction law.

Ben Wiles joined Greenberg Glusker LLP as a partner in Los Angeles (Century City).

Wiles is a member of the firm's Corporate Department focused on venture and emerging growth companies, venture capital and private equity investors, and private company mergers and acquisitions.

Eric W. Nimmo joined Murtaugh as an associate in Irvine. The move was Feb. 26, 2026.

Nimmo's practice is focused on trust and estate litigation and complex business disputes. He represents trustees, beneficiaries, business owners, and other high-net-worth individuals in contested matters involving breach of fiduciary duty, trust administration disputes, ownership conflicts, and related civil litigation. Eric approaches each matter with a practical, strategic mindset aimed at protecting client interests while positioning cases for efficient resolution.

Kevin E. Thelen joined Bostwick & Associates as a senior counsel in Bakersfield.

Thelen has 20 years of experience in complex medical malpractice and catastrophic injury litigation. His practice focuses on cases involving serious injury and wrongful medical conduct. He has served as lead trial counsel in more than a dozen medical malpractice jury trials in California and has handled matters requiring detailed medical analysis, expert coordination and extensive trial preparation.

He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Justin Powers joined Bostwick & Associates as an associate in Sacramento.

Powers joins Bostwick & Associates as an associate attorney representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. For more than five years, he has focused on medical malpractice and catastrophic injury matters, developing cases supported by medical and technical evidence. He works closely with expert witnesses to present complex information clearly and effectively.

Dena L. Klotz was promoted to partner of Lagerlof LLP in Encino.

Klotz advises individuals, families, family offices and closely held business owners on sophisticated wealth planning, trust administration, real estate matters, long-term asset protection and significant life transactions. She brings a multidisciplinary perspective shaped by her experience in law, real estate and family therapy.

A graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, Klotz has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1994. She previously worked as a licensed Realtor in the San Fernando Valley and holds a master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Phillips Graduate University. Earlier in her career, she practiced as a therapist, focusing on conflict resolution for families and couples. She later returned to legal practice, integrating her understanding of family dynamics with her legal expertise to counsel clients on complex personal, financial and intergenerational matters.

G. Michael Brelje was promoted to partner of Cappello & Noël in Santa Barbara. The promotion is effective Feb. 1, 2026.

Brelje has tried multiple jury cases to verdict and numerous bench trials to judgment, and has resolved high-stakes matters through settlement. He has also handled appeals resulting in published decisions.

Before joining Cappello & Noël, he was a senior attorney at Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell LLP and Grokenberger & Smith, representing clients in real estate transactions and disputes, construction matters, landlord-tenant issues, and trust and estate administration.

Brelje is a member of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, where he served on the board and is a former president of the Santa Barbara Barristers. He is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts of California.

Jayesh Patel was elected partner-in-charge of the Los Angeles office of Norton Rose Fulbright. Their tenure is effective Feb. 11, 2026.

As a trial litigator and strategic advisor, Patel represents a range of businesses, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on complex financial, real estate and commercial disputes as well as a wide range of business matters.

Daniel Freedman joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 25, 2026.

Freedman advises developers, property owners and project teams on complex land use, environmental and development matters across California. His practice integrates entitlement strategy, CEQA and municipal law counseling, and project-related litigation to advance projects, manage risk and protect long-term development objectives.

He represents clients throughout the development process, from initial planning and agency approvals through administrative appeals and litigation. His work also encompasses related real estate and regulatory issues, including municipal law, open government requirements, signage regulations, housing policy, public contracting, and disputes involving land use controls, takings and exactions, inverse condemnation, construction defects, landslides and other property-related claims.

Matthew D. Pearson joined Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz PC as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 18, 2026.

Pearson has deep experience defending class action lawsuits in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, financial services, retail, and technology. He has special expertise in the defense of data- and privacy-based claims, frequently handling cases filed under California's Unfair Competition Law, Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and similar statutes. He regularly counsels clients on how to mitigate the risk of litigation arising from web-based advertising technologies.

Hillary D. Patton joined Everett Dorey LLP as a partner in Irvine.

Patton is an accomplished civil litigator with extensive experience representing insurers, businesses, property owners, and management companies in complex litigation matters. She handles all aspects of litigation from initial pleadings through trial and appeal, including written discovery, depositions, law-and-motion practice, arbitration, and trials. Her practice encompasses a broad range of civil defense matters, including homeowners association disputes, employment law, catastrophic and personal injury, property management, habitability, products liability, premises liability, professional malpractice, fraud and misrepresentation, government tort claims, and class actions. She is routinely entrusted with high-exposure cases and is known for her strategic approach to litigation and strong advocacy in both court and arbitration proceedings.

Matthew T. Browne joined Foley & Lardner LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Browne represents emerging and late-stage private companies and public companies in a wide range of corporate and securities matters. His experience spans corporate formation and governance, private financings, mergers and acquisitions, SPAC transactions, public company reporting and disclosure, public offerings, strategic collaborations, commercial agreements, and employment and compensation arrangements.

Darby Chan joined Foley & Lardner LLP as a partner in San Francisco.

Chan focuses his practice on patent prosecution and strategic IP counseling for health care and life sciences companies, particularly at the intersection of engineering and medicine. He advises clients on building, protecting, and leveraging patent portfolios that support product development, financing, and long-term growth.

Sanjeet Dutta joined Foley & Lardner LLP as a partner in Silicon Valley.

Dutta advises technology‑driven companies on intellectual property strategy, patent portfolio development, and complex IP matters involving emerging and advanced technologies. His technical experience spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, semiconductors, robotics, and software security. He helps clients protect innovations in industries spanning consumer electronics, supercomputers, advanced AI networking systems, and DNA diagnostics, and navigates rapidly evolving technical and competitive landscapes.

Peter Z. Stockburger joined Foley & Lardner LLP as a partner in San Diego.

Stockburger's practice covers the entire lifecycle of technology-driven legal challenges. He drafts and negotiates complex technology agreements. He architects privacy and cybersecurity policies from the ground up. He designs AI governance programs that balance innovation with accountability. He conducts risk assessments and tabletop exercises that prepare organizations for real-world scenarios. And when regulatory inquiries, litigation, or cyber incidents strike, Peter is the steady hand guiding clients through the storm.

Conor McNamara was promoted to counsel of Nixon Peabody LLP in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Feb. 1, 2026.

As part of Nixon Peabody's Construction & Real Estate Litigation practice, McNamara represents public entities, major companies, and high-net-worth individuals in a broad range of disputes, including construction issues, contract and intellectual property conflicts, and government investigations. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation, such as e-discovery, investigation work, motion practice, depositions in complex cases, and witness examinations at multi-week arbitration evidentiary hearings. McNamara is also active in pro bono immigration work and is a member of the firm's Veterans Network.

Arteen Mnayan joined Polsinelli LLP as a shareholder in Los Angeles.

Mnayan advises developers, investors and lenders on land use entitlement and regulatory strategy for real estate and infrastructure projects across California. He helps clients navigate state and local approval processes, environmental review, political dynamics and compliance issues that shape project feasibility, timing, and risk. His practice focuses on land use regulation and obtaining entitlements for a wide range of real estate development projects, including residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial, hospitality, educational and medical projects. Arteen regularly drafts and negotiates development agreements and advises on issues related to sign districts, water supply, and infrastructure constraints.

Andrew C. Whitman was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.

Whitman has extensive experience handling high stakes matters in both state and federal courts, across a broad range of industries, including real estate, finance, entertainment, cannabis, and local government law.

Kevin J. Cammiso was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.

Cammiso represents clients in intellectual property, entertainment, and business litigation in state and federal courts. His practice spans complex commercial disputes, copyright and trademark matters, and entertainment industry litigation.

Tony Andre joined Stinson LLP as a counsel in San Francisco.

Andre works with financial institutions, businesses, and investors on commercial disputes, contract matters, and other high-value litigation. He is known for his ability to cut through complexity and provide practical guidance that supports sound decision-making in challenging situations. He represents financial institutions and investors in litigation as plaintiff, defendant, and as neutral third party in a wide manner of disputes. He also helps these entities interpret and respond to attachment requests, subpoenas from private and governmental entities, and other legal orders.

Alon Lagstein was promoted to shareholder of Carlton Fields in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Feb. 16, 2026.

Lagstein represents owners, operators, tenants, landlords, borrowers, lenders, investors, and developers in commercial and residential real estate matters, with a focus on acquisition and disposition, leasing, financing, and joint ventures. He represents a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals and family offices, startups, private equity firms, financial institutions, and project sponsors. Lagstein earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.

Tamerlin Godley joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 2, 2026.

Godley is a member of Willkie's Litigation Department and will serve as chair of the Firm's Entertainment Litigation Practice Group.

Godley represents studios, networks and Fortune 500 companies in complex business litigation disputes and sensitive company investigations. Godley regularly guides high-profile, high-net worth clients on matters involving the protection of assets, and investigations in times of crisis, often avoiding litigation.

Tony Tootell joined Hill Farrer & Burrill LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 3, 2026.

Tootell represents clients in complex contract and business tort matters, including construction and manufacturing disputes, real estate conflicts and regulatory and tariff-related issues. He is widely recognized for his work in renewable and alternative energy dispute resolution and litigation, representing clients in federal and state courts nationwide, as well as in national and international arbitration forums. Tootell's trial experience includes bench trials involving option contracts, environmental indemnity claims and land use disputes.

A significant portion of Tootell's practice has included utility-scale solar project disputes, particularly those arising from EPC agreements. His experience spans matters involving power purchase agreements, performance standards, project delays, liquidated damages, change orders, permitting challenges and force majeure claims.

Mich J. Timpane joined JAMS as a neutral in San Francisco. The move was Feb. 11, 2026.

Timpane offers over 40 years of experience in resolving complex construction disputes, including payment claims, delays, and related counterclaims. His projects span water treatment, prisons, schools, public buildings, and large developments. He has resolved over 1,000 matters as mediator, arbitrator, early neutral evaluator, court-appointed referee, special master, and dispute resolution board member. Recently, he ran his ADR practice, Timpane Dispute Resolution (2024-2025). From 2012 to 2024, he was a partner and neutral at SMTD Law LLP. Before that, he worked at JAMS (2008-2012) on engineering, construction, defect, insurance, and property panels. Based in the San Francisco Resolution Center, he serves as mediator, arbitrator, court-neutral, and evaluator in engineering, construction, defect, and insurance cases.