O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Leif Cervantes de Reinstein joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as a partner in Century City. The move was Feb. 24, 2025.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Cervantes de Reinstein has represented major entertainment studios, production companies, and media networks across the U.S., UK, EU, and Asia. His expertise spans media-related corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property-based investments, film and television financing, co-production agreements, and licensing deals. Additionally, he advises industry clients on business strategy and market risks.
Earlier in his career, he was head of Scripted Television Business and Legal Affairs at entertainment production company Fremantle.
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O'Melveny & Myers LLP has 800 attorneys in 18 offices including Downtown Los Angeles, Century City, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Newport Beach. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, transactions, and regulatory. The firm’s website is OMM.com
Nossaman
Joseph W. Haney was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine. The promotion is effective Feb. 24, 2025.
Haney will serve as co-chair of the firm's Real Estate Group. In his practice, he guides real estate owners and operators through all manner of complex real estate transactions. This includes the acquisition, development and operation of real property, as well as related leasing and financing issues. He negotiates and drafts purchase and sale agreements and conducts due diligence, including reviews of title and environmental and land use conditions. Haney advises developers on both small- and large-scale community projects requiring coordinated permitting across multiple government levels, including condominiums, hotels, retail spaces, parking structures and office buildings. He has extensive experience in preparing and reviewing entitlement applications, ensuring they are thorough and comply with all local and state regulations. Haney also negotiates and drafts purchase and sale agreements, conducting due diligence, which includes reviewing title, environmental factors and land use conditions. By working closely with developers and professional planners, he helps streamline the application process, minimize regulatory and entitlement risks, identify potential development obstacles and develop practical solutions.
Additionally, Haney regularly advises clients in the formation and structure of joint ventures. He provides counsel regarding the most tax-efficient method for structuring the ownership, acquisition and disposition of real estate. He guides his clients through tax-deferred exchanges, including reverse exchanges, build-to-suit exchanges and exchanges involving partnerships, limited liability companies and tenants-in-common arrangements.
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Nossaman has 140 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Sacramento . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Infrastructure, Eminent Domain, Environment & Land Use, Pensions, Benefits & Investments, Water . The firm’s website is www.nossaman.com
Carlton Fields

Scott L. Menger was promoted to shareholder of Carlton Fields in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Feb. 24, 2025.
Menger is a commercial litigator with substantial experience in both state and federal courts in individual and class action litigation. Menger is frequently retained by clients to handle litigation involving complex or technical facts and legal issues, leading to a broad practice that includes representing clients in matters involving antitrust, commercial disputes such as claims for breach of contract and business torts, employment litigation, and Proposition 65 defense. He handles matters at all stages of litigation, including conducting depositions, arguing motions, defending clients at trial, and drafting appellate briefs.
He graduated from Loyola Law School.

Joan K. Archer was promoted to shareholder of Carlton Fields in Los Angeles.
Archer is a seasoned trial attorney who has been litigating complex intellectual property and business disputes for more than 25 years. She has had significant experience counseling on the unique problems and issues companies face through her five-year stint as general counsel at a technology company. Archer's clients view her as a trusted business and risk management adviser, counseling on a wide range of issues, including intellectual property portfolio strategy, trade secret protection, noncompete agreements, internal risk management and compliance, complex technology agreements, licensing, marketing, as well as privacy issues and general corporate legal strategy. As a first-chair trial attorney, she has won several bet-the-company cases including complex intellectual property, breach of contract, covenant not to compete, and product liability matters. She uniquely has substantive experience with Canadian cross-border litigation and compliance strategies.
Archer graduated from University of Kansas School of Law and has a Ph.D. in jury behavior from the University of Kansas.
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Carlton Fields has 330 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Insurance, Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Corporate. The firm’s website is https://www.carltonfields.com
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Navid Morè joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in Los Angeles.
Morè focuses on commercial real estate transactions, including real estate finance, acquisitions and dispositions. He counsels clients through all stages of the investment cycle from acquisition, development, construction, bridge and permanent financing, stabilization and syndication, through disposition, as well as on a variety of corporate structuring and governance matters. Morè uses critical and nuanced analysis to efficiently achieve objectives and provide risk mitigation guidance to highly sophisticated clients including private equity funds, public pension funds, privately held companies, sponsors and high net worth individuals. Morè draws on his extensive transaction experience, understanding of clients' business objectives and overall practicality to efficiently and effectively distil and communicate complex ideas to client stakeholders.
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has 300 attorneys in 13 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Federal and State Government Relations, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Corporate, Litigation . The firm’s website is https://www.bhfs.com
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2029 Century Park East , Los Angeles CA 90067 United States
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(303) 223-1100
JAMS

Philip E. Cook joined JAMS as a neutral in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 19, 2025.
Cook has more than 30 years of litigation and dispute resolution experience. He worked in private practice for many years, including almost 20 years at Jones Day and, most recently, at the firm he founded, The Cook Law Firm. His success in the courtroom runs the gamut of commercial litigation. Since 2004, he has served as a court-appointed settlement officer, mediator and early neutral evaluator for various courts, including the California Courts of Appeal, the Los Angeles County Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In 2021, he began serving as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
In his new role at JAMS, Mr. Cook will serve as an arbitrator, mediator, neutral evaluator and judge pro tem, handling business and commercial, class actions, employment, health care, insurance, intellectual property, products liability, real estate and real property, and securities matters. He is available to conduct sessions in person, as well as virtually, for clients in California, across the country and internationally.
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JAMS has 450 neutrals in 29 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Silicon Valley, Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Century City, San Diego, Irvine and Riverside. The firm’s website is www.jamsadr.com
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555 West 5th Street, 32 Floor , Los Angeles CA 90013 USA
Duane Morris LLP

Garth Hire as a partner in San Francisco.
Prior to joining Duane Morris, Hire was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern and Central Districts of California. He investigated and prosecuted matters involving securities and investment fraud, insider trading, financial institution failure, FCPA violations, bank and wire fraud, corporate insider honest services fraud, criminal trade secret theft, large scale government program fraud and cryptocurrency money laundering.
While chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oakland, he supervised a team of assistant U.S. attorneys and staff handling investigations and prosecutions of matters involving wire and bank fraud, government program fraud, trade secret theft, computer hacking and data theft, economic espionage, environmental crimes, public corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, murder, racketeering, drug trafficking and sex crimes.
Hire was also lead counsel on the investigation and prosecutions relating to the infiltration of the Oakland International Airport by large-scale drug trafficking organizations using airport insiders to circumvent security to smuggle narcotics throughout the U.S. As part of the Organized Crime Strike Force, he investigated and prosecuted large scale criminal enterprises. While Hire was chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, he supervised a team of assistant U.S. attorneys and staff handling the investigation and prosecution of international drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico, Central America and Asia. Hire was lead counsel in nine federal criminal jury trials, including securities fraud and insider trading, and argued three appeals before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Hire is a graduate of UCLA School of Law.
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Duane Morris LLP has 900 attorneys in 29 offices including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are trial, corporate, employment, IP, real estate. The firm’s website is https://www.duanemorris.com
Faegre Drinker
Heather Burke joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Feb. 3, 2025.
Burke provides counsel in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property and class actions, and has extensive trial experience in high-stakes litigation. Her work often includes defending companies in grand jury investigations, civil and criminal investigations, and multidistrict parallel class action, opt-out and state attorneys general lawsuits. In addition to counseling on alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act, she also advises on state-specific antitrust regulations, including California's Unfair Competition Law and the California Cartwright Act, where nuances in local enforcement and legal precedents require tailored approaches.
Outside of her trial work, Burke represents clients in connection with investigations before governmental regulatory bodies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and counsels clients on antitrust regulatory hurdles in their mergers and acquisitions.
She was previously the Silicon Valley office executive partner at White & Case, and a member of the law firm's global competition and antitrust group.
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Faegre Drinker has 1113 attorneys in 21 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are 4. Product Liability & Mass Torts 5. Government & Regulatory, Environment & Energy. The firm’s website is https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/
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Four Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor , San Francisco California 94111
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(415) 591-7500
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Brandy Worden joined Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 19, 2025.
Worden is a global data privacy and security practitioner. She has experience developing and implementing comprehensive global privacy and AI strategies and compliance programs. Worden has advised on a wide range of laws, including federal, state, and international laws covering privacy, biometrics, marketing, healthcare, AI, content moderation, financial, unfair and deceptive business practices, as well as the regulation of use of personal data and technology. She has also counselled clients through litigation and investigations related to privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory issues, and has extensive experience resolving privacy disputes informally and at early stages to avoid potential litigation or further regulatory action or penalties.
Worden previously was head of the global privacy team at Meta Platforms.
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Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP has -1 attorneys in 10 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Commercial litigation, bankruptcy/restructuring and real estate transactions. The firm’s website is www.kasowitz.com
Sidley Austin LLP

Sarah Carlson joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in San Diego. The move was Feb. 14, 2025.
Carlson represents major manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products in regulatory matters before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). She skillfully guides clients on managing product risk across a variety of industries. Carlson's expertise extends to pre-market testing requirements, regulatory reporting, product recalls, both defending against and navigating them, civil penalty investigations, and the development and implementation of robust safety and compliance programs. At Sidley, she will lead the consumer product safety regulatory practice and will be an integral member of Sidley's product liability and mass torts practice.
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Sidley Austin LLP has 2300 attorneys in 21 offices including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Century City, Los Angeles and San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are complex transactional, restructuring, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. The firm’s website is https://www.sidley.com/en/us/
Nixon Peabody LLP

Brock Seraphin was promoted to counsel of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles, CA.
Seraphin is a member of the firm's Complex Disputes practice. He is a multifaceted lawyer whose practice intersects complex commercial disputes, labor and employment, and healthcare. He has significant experience litigating commercial disputes involving tort claims, contract disputes, trade secrets, employee mobility, and discrimination and harassment allegations. Seraphin also serves as a trusted advisor and provides clients with strategic compliance counseling. Outside his immediate practice, he maintains an active pro bono practice. He is on the board of advisors of One Justice.

Stratton Constantinides was promoted to counsel of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles, CA.
Constantinides is a member of the firm's Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice. He represents clients seeking to navigate the complex network of state and federal environmental regulations. He has deep experience guiding clients' efforts to comply with key legislation including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), and various state and local equivalents. Constantinides' practice also includes regulatory compliance work, administrative enforcement, and litigation of civil actions.
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Nixon Peabody LLP has 650 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles and San Francisco . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Affordable Housing & Real Estate and Complex Disputes . The firm’s website is https://www.nixonpeabody.com/
Sidley Austin LLP

Michael Podolny joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in Palo Alto. The move was Feb. 18, 2025.
Podolny represents technology and life sciences companies throughout their life cycle, from startups to mature private and public companies, often serving as a connector to the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. His transactional work includes public and private financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and secondary tender offers and other liquidity programs. He also counsels clients on corporate governance, executive compensation and equity incentives, securities law compliance, and license agreements, serving as a day-to-day advisor and often the first phone call in critical times. He has a significant cross-border practice and regularly advises clients based in Israel, Australia, Europe, India, and East Asia.
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Sidley Austin LLP has 2300 attorneys in 21 offices including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Century City, Los Angeles and San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are complex transactional, restructuring, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. The firm’s website is https://www.sidley.com/en/us/
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
Reuben Camper Cahn joined Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP as a partner in San Clemente. The move was Mar. 3, 2025.
Cahn is a courtroom advocate of rare experience and ability. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Cahn has tried over 100 cases to jury verdict and has argued twice before the Supreme Court (in 2011 and 2018), in addition to numerous arguments before both the 9th and 11th Circuits. His current practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and appellate litigation.
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Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP has 19 attorneys in 2 offices including Los Angeles and San Clemente. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are White Collar Crime, Complex Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, and Regulatory Defense. The firm’s website is www.bklwlaw.com
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903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350 , San Clemente CA 92673 United States
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(949) 369-3700
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(949) 369-3701
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Rachel Elizabeth Balchum was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Feb. 14, 2025.
Balchum is a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Law and Litigation practice groups. She represents public and private employers and individuals in employment disputes, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour matters. She provides preventative counseling regarding employment practices, including COVID-19 related issues. Balchum also represents clients in trust and estate, financial elder abuse, and business litigation matters.
Danica Jane Brustkern was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in San Diego.
Brustkern is a member of the firm's Litigation practice group. She represents public and private entities in a wide range of disputes, including wrongful death, regulatory violations, premises liability, and products liability, and throughout all phases of litigation. She also advises on estate planning and strategic business planning matters.
Gina N. Giovacchini was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Los Angeles.
Giovacchini is a member of the firm's Public Law and Litigation practice groups. Her areas of practice include public entity defense, premises liability, dangerous condition of public property, and tort litigation.
Leila Johanna Moshref-Danesh was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Riverside.
Moshref-Danesh is a member of the firm's Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources; Public Law; and Real Estate & Business practice groups. She has focused expertise in advising on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs). She counsels private and public clients throughout the land use entitlement process, drafting of local ordinances, and large-scale development project certification and approval.
Newar Richard Shreiba was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Irvine.
Shreiba is a member of the firm's Employment Law & Litigation practice group. His practice includes labor relations and workplace investigations. He counsels public agencies and private employers, ranging from small businesses to large national enterprises. He represents employers in employment litigation in state and federal courts, as well as counsels clients on a wide range of personnel management related legal issues.
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP has 174 attorneys in 10 offices including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Rafael, Oakland, Irvine, Palm Desert, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Camarillo. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Municipal Law; Litigation; Labor & Employment Litigation; Real Estate & Business; Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources . The firm’s website is www.bwslaw.com
Glaser Weil
James Sargent was promoted to partner of Glaser Weil in Century City. The promotion is effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Sargent provides sophisticated legal counsel to guide corporate and individual clients through a wide range of high-stakes commercial and business disputes. A skilled first-chair trial attorney who has tried nearly 70 cases to verdict, he maintains a diverse practice, which includes corporate and financial disputes, breaches of contracts, entertainment litigation, white collar matters, intellectual property infringement and trade secret violations.
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Glaser Weil has 95 attorneys in 4 offices including 4. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is glaserweil.com
Frost LLP
Ohia Amadi was promoted to partner of Frost LLP in Los Angeles.
Amadi has spent nearly two decades building a general commercial litigation practice, devising active litigation strategies and counseling business leaders on a wide range of matters across entrepreneurship, technology, intellectual property, investments, media, and the entertainment industry. He represents clients in complex business disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, civil rights, defamation and First Amendment issues, economic interference, fraud, trade secret misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement, and privacy, among other matters. Trained in mechanical engineering and economics, Amadi is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Nicholas Lauber was promoted to partner of Frost LLP in Los Angeles.
Lauber is a trial and appellate litigator who began his career as a prosecutor, trying more than 30 jury trials. As Frost LLP's appellate supervisor he has appeared, and successfully argued on behalf of his clients, before the California Court of Appeal. A former city attorney, he has defended clients in high-stakes civil rights litigation in state and federal court. His current practice centers on complex business disputes including antitrust matters, contract and fraud, professional malpractice, government affairs, class actions, and statutory and municipal compliance. Lauber is a graduate of UCLA School of Law.
David T. Shackelford was promoted to partner of Frost LLP in Los Angeles.
Shackelford is a trial lawyer who has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the United States. His practice focuses on complex negotiations and high-stakes litigation in the areas of unfair competition, intellectual property disputes, trade secrets, defamation, fraud, contracts, and white-collar litigation. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, businesses and executives, artists, musicians, and celebrities. Mr. Shackelford is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
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FROST LLP has 22 attorneys in 3 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation. The firm’s website is frostllp.com
Morgan Lewis

Ali Razai joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in Morgan Lewis Orange County. The move was Feb. 10, 2025.
Razai is a distinguished litigator with an extensive record of accomplishment in high-stakes situations across a broad range of issues, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition, and breach of contract. He represents biotechnology, medical device, pharmaceutical, green technology, consumer product, and mechanical device companies, among others, before federal district courts, federal appellate courts, the ITC, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and arbitration panels. His background in molecular biology and prior experience as an antibody engineer strengthens his ability to address complex IP challenges.

Benjamin Anger joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in Morgan Lewis Orange County. The move was Oct. 2, 2025.
Anger focuses on utility patents, design patents, trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, and breach of contract. He counsels clients across a broad range of industries including life sciences, chemistry, medical device, and consumer products. His chemical engineering background and experience in consulting enhance his ability to serve clients in sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, and consumer product manufacturing.

Benjamin Everton joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in Morgan Lewis Orange County.
Everton focuses his practice on disputes involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing agreements, representing clients in IP disputes before federal district courts, the ITC, and the PTAB. He has extensive experience representing both patent owners and petitioners in inter partes review proceedings. His mechanical engineering background bolsters his work for clients across industries, including medical devices, consumer electronics, automotive, sporting goods, and product manufacturing.

Brandon Smith joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in Morgan Lewis Orange County.
Smith represents clients in IP litigation and counsels on IP protection and enforcement. His practice focuses on high-stakes patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, unfair competition, and breach of contract disputes. His advocates for clients in federal district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, and the ITC. His biomedical engineering background equips him to address technical challenges within legal matters for clients in industries such as medical devices and consumer products.

Jacob Peterson joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in Morgan Lewis Seattle.
Peterson represents clients in IP disputes and provides strategic counsel on IP protection. His practice focuses on patent matters before federal courts, the PTAB, and the ITC. He advises clients across diverse industries, including consumer products, medical devices, and robotics. With a strong technical and business background, he helps clients integrate patents as a key component of their business strategy.
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Morgan Lewis has 2000 attorneys in 32 offices including Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Technology, Healthcare, Litigation . The firm’s website is https://www.morganlewis.com/
Address
600 Anton Blvd #1800 , Costa Mesa CA 92626 USA
Altair Law LLP
Tamara Prevost joined Altair Law LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Dec. 17, 2024.
Prevost represents employees across various industries, focusing on executives navigating challenging workplace issues. Her career is driven by an unwavering commitment to protecting employee rights and fostering workplace equity. Known for her readiness to take cases to trial when necessary, she has established herself as a leading expert in employment litigation. She consistently achieves favorable outcomes for her clients through negotiation, litigation, or trial. Her meticulous attention to detail and strategic approach make her especially adept at resolving disputes for executives and understanding the unique professional and personal challenges they face. Prevost's dedication to restoring her clients' dignity and well-being has earned her a reputation for integrity, tenacity, and exceptional advocacy.
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Altair Law LLP has 9 attorneys in San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Personal Injury, Employment Litigation, Wrongful Death, Product Liability and Sexual Assault. The firm’s website is www.altairlaw.com
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465 California St. 5th Floor , San Francisco CA 94104 United States
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(415) 988-9828
Glaser Weil
Jill Harris was promoted to partner of Glaser Weil in Century City. The promotion is effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Harris' practice covers a wide range of complex business and commercial disputes, including matters related to employment, real estate, partnerships, entertainment, intellectual property, trade secrets, and finance. She represents a diverse client base, including large corporations and investment funds, start-ups, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals.
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Glaser Weil has 95 attorneys in 4 offices including 4. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is glaserweil.com
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
Colm B. Cross joined Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP as an associate in San Clemente. The move was Feb. 18, 2025.
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Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP has 19 attorneys in 2 offices including Los Angeles and San Clemente. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are White Collar Crime, Complex Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, and Regulatory Defense. The firm’s website is www.bklwlaw.com
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903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350 , San Clemente CA 92673 United States
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(949) 369-3700
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(949) 369-3701
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Dan J Harris joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Feb. 4, 2025.
Harris brings almost two decades of experience collaborating with a diverse array of innovative food systems, consumer technologies, consumer products, software, hardware, and marketplace-based companies throughout their lifecycles. Harris' primary practice also includes representing several prominent investors in the consumer products and technology sectors.
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Morrison & Foerster LLP has 1000 attorneys in 18 offices including Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Diego and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Business + Finance Litigation Intellectual Property Regulatory Tax. The firm’s website is https://www.mofo.com/
William Redmond - Criminal Defense Attorney

William Redmond as a counsel.
After 15 years as a Superior Court commissioner and 19 years as a prosecutor in Ventura County, Redmond has begun a private criminal defense and juvenile delinquency practice in Ventura County. Prior to being an attorney, Redmond was a juvenile probation officer and federal law enforcement officer.
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William Redmond - Criminal Defense Attorney has 1 attorney in Ventura. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Criminal Defense & Juvenile Delinquency . The firm’s website is None
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674 County Square Drive, Suite 102 , Ventura Ca 93003 USA
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(805) 822-7938
Goldberg Segalla

Daniel G. Nevarez joined Goldberg Segalla as a counsel in San Francisco.
Nevarez is a certified authority on workers' compensation who focuses his practice on counseling and defending employers, insurers, and third-party administrators before the California Workers' Compensation Board and other venues. He collaborates with his clients to provide case analysis and recommendations and proactively identifies exposure and risk in a timely manner. He handles every stage of the claims process from referral through closure, including research and fact investigation, witness and expert depositions, hearings, trials and appeals.
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Goldberg Segalla has 450 attorneys in 24 offices including Los Angeles; San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Constitutional Law and Civil Rights, Maritime Law, Real Estate and Land Use, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, White-Collar Defense and Government Investigations, Workers' Compensation. The firm’s website is https://www.goldbergsegalla.com/
Judicate West

Michael Strauss joined Judicate West as a neutral in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 6, 2025.
Strauss has more than 18 years of experience in labor and employment law, representing individuals and companies in wage-and-hour class actions and matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. Across his career, Strauss has successfully brokered numerous eight-figure settlements, represented parties in hundreds of arbitrations, argued repeatedly in state and federal courts of appeal, and received countless plaintiff and defense verdicts.
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Judicate West has 88 attorneys in 6 offices including Downtown LA, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Ana, West LA/Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are alternative dispute resolution. The firm’s website is https://www.judicatewest.com/
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Katie Townsend joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner. The move was Feb. 3, 2025.
Townsend has rejoined the firm's Litigation and Media, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Groups as a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices. Her practice will focus on representing clients on a wide range of First Amendment, media, and technology-focused litigation and advisory matters. She began her legal career in Gibson Dunn's Los Angeles office as a summer associate in 2006 and served as an associate from 2007-2014.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has 1900 attorneys in 21 offices including Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Anti-Corruption & FCPA, Fintech and Digital Assets, Government Contracts, Insurance and Reinsurance, Intellectual Property. The firm’s website is https://www.gibsondunn.com/
Robins Kaplan LLP
Jason Fair was named managing partner of the Los Angeles and Silicon Valley offices of Robins Kaplan LLP.
Fair has been named managing partner of Robins Kaplan's Los Angeles and Silicon Valley offices. With nearly a decade at the firm, Fair's leadership promises continued growth and success, building on the firm's 30-year presence in California. He succeeds Michael Geibelson, who remains key in the firm's leadership.
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Robins Kaplan LLP has 200 attorneys in 7 offices including Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Real Estate and Construction, Business Litigation, Corporate Restructuring/Bankruptcy, Entertainment and Media Litigation, and IP&T. The firm’s website is https://www.robinskaplan.com/
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Matthew Miller joined Hanson Bridgett LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Feb. 4, 2025.
Miller joined Hanson Bridgett's Corporate & Risk Management Section. A seasoned trial attorney with over 30 years of experience, Miller brings unparalleled expertise in complex business litigation, trade secret protection, and emerging areas like cryptocurrency and blockchain disputes.
Before joining Hanson Bridgett, Miller held leadership roles at major firms, including DLA Piper and Squire Patton Boggs, where he served as chair of litigation in Northern California. Throughout his career, Miller has successfully handled high-stakes litigation across a broad spectrum of industries, securing significant wins for clients in cryptocurrency and blockchain matters, and those dealing with unfair competition and misappropriation of intellectual property. His practice also includes a diverse array of employment, product liability, real estate, and construction litigation.
In addition to his legal accomplishments, Miller is a fifth-generation San Franciscan and is deeply committed to the community. He serves as chair of the Risk Committee for the San Francisco Zoological Society, is the immediate past chair of the Board of Directors at the Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, and remains active with the Bay Area Council's Homelessness Housing Committee.
Miller graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and UCLA.
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Hanson Bridgett LLP has 200 attorneys in 6 offices including Costa Mesa; LA; Sacramento; SF; San Rafael; Walnut Creek. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate; Construction; Government; Real Estate; Labor/Employment. The firm’s website is https://www.hansonbridgett.com/
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425 Market Street, 26th Floor , San Francisco CA 94105 United States
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(415) 777-3200
Buchalter

Sherry Haus joined Buchalter as a shareholder in Sacramento. The move was Jan. 31, 2025.
Haus joined Buchalter's White Collar Practice group. She previously worked with several Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions in investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other regulatory agencies. She is well-versed in handling government investigations and has counseled clients in matters such as anti-money laundering requirements and internal investigations.
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Buchalter has 474 attorneys in 14 offices including Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Napa Valley, San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.buchalter.com/
Atheria Law
Amanda Graham Brazinski Graham Brazinski was promoted to partner of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Graham Brazinski is a member of Atheria Law's Technology, Media & Privacy Practice. She represents insurers in claims involving cyber and privacy issues, including data and security breaches, cyber extortion, regulatory investigations, media liability, and consumer class action lawsuits. She also has significant experience litigating insurance coverage cases in jurisdictions across the United States involving various types of insurance, including commercial general liability, errors & omissions, and directors and officers policies. Graham Brazinski graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Atheria Law has 42 attorneys in 2 offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Insurance. The firm’s website is https://www.atherialaw.com/
Hahn & Hahn LLP
John C. Lansing joined Hahn & Hahn LLP as a counsel in Pasadena.
Lansing represents clients in the areas of trust and estates and elder law. His practice encompasses trusts and wills, trust administration, conservatorships, probates, and special needs planning. With a deep commitment to serving seniors, their families, and individuals planning for the future, John counsels his clients through the complexities of aging and caregiving and empowers them in making critical decisions.
Lansing became an elder law attorney in large part due to his experience caring for his mother, who was afflicted with a neurodegenerative disease in early middle age. His compassion for the aging community extends beyond his practice to his charitable work in the community, in particular Meals on Wheels and the Pasadena Senior Center.
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Hahn & Hahn LLP has 23 attorneys in Pasadena, CA. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Business, Litigation, Trust & Estates, Family Law, Real Estate. The firm’s website is www.hahnlawyers.com
Address
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Ninth Floor , Pasadena CA 91101 USA
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(626) 796-9123
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(626) 449-7357
Thompson Coburn LLP
Olga Berson joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 3, 2025.
Berson joined Thompson Coburn's Intellectual Property practice group. She has more than two decades of experience advising clients in the life sciences industry. Berson's practice focuses on IP due diligence in the context of mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, divestitures, recapitalizations, and bankruptcies. She also advises clients on patent validity and freedom-to-operate, licensing opportunities, product launch strategies, and financial and operational risks associated with patent disputes and potential litigation. With extensive experience in patent portfolio and landscape analyses, IP licensing and technology agreements, and litigation risk mitigation in complex transactions, Berson provides strategic guidance tailored to the evolving needs of life sciences clients.
Berson represents a diverse client base, from multinational corporations to emerging startups and venture capital firms, across a broad range of technical fields, including biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery platforms, medical devices, analytical methods and equipment, skincare and cosmetics, foods and nutraceuticals, and commodity and specialty chemicals and materials. In addition to her transactional work, she is highly experienced in Hatch-Waxman, BPCIA, biologics patent litigation, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceedings.
Berson obtained a Ph.D. in environmental science and chemistry from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a J.D. from Loyola Law School.
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Thompson Coburn LLP has 376 attorneys in 8 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are The office provides services in several key areas, including general business and corporate, litigation in federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies, banking and commercial lending transactions, real estate, intellectual property, and labor and employment. . The firm’s website is https://www.thompsoncoburn.com/
Address
10100 Santa Monica Blvd #500, Los Angeles, CA 90067 , Los Angeles California 90067 United States
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(310) 282-2500