Kevin R. Rubino joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in San Francisco, CA.

Rubino spent nearly four years prosecuting a wide range of federal offenses in the Criminal Division, including wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, cybersecurity, and trying numerous jury trials to verdict. He also led the prosecution of a wide-ranging pandemic-related fraud scheme and one of the largest RICO cases in California in recent years. Prior to joining the U.S. attorney's office, Rubino was a partner at Sidley working on a range of civil commercial litigation matters with a particular focus on technology companies. His practice also included white-collar defense and investigations.

John J. Kreager was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Los Angeles.

Kreager's promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Matthew Kemp was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Los Angeles.

Kemp's promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Harry N. Hudesman was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.

Hudesman focuses his practice on executive compensation and employee benefits issues arising in the context of a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and initial public offerings, among others. He regularly advises public and private companies on various employment, compensatory and benefit matters, including the design, negotiation, and implementation of employment and separation arrangements, cash-based and equity-based incentive plans, golden parachute excise tax issues, and related employment matters. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Ryan S. Appleby was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Appleby focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and trial advocacy and has helped clients navigate disputes in state and federal courts and domestic and international arbitrations.

Melissa L. Barshop was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Barshop has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, secured and unsecured corporate credit facilities, Rule 144A transactions, private placements, convertible debt offerings, exchange offers, mezzanine transactions, and work-outs and debt restructurings.

Elizabeth A. Dooley was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Dooley represents clients across industries with a focus on high-stakes employment and appellate matters

Samuel Eckman was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Eckman is an appellate litigator with extensive experience representing clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the nation.

Julian W. Kleinbrodt was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Kleinbrodt has broad antitrust experience and represents clients in trial and appellate litigation, as well as government investigations.

Jilian N. London was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

London represents media, entertainment, and technology clients and has particular experience in media relations, First Amendment, breach of contract, antitrust, and class action disputes.

Cynthia Chen McTernan was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

McTernan represents clients in high-exposure complex commercial actions, class actions, and mass actions, with a focus on consumer protection and employment matters.

Negin Nazemi was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Nazemi advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset deals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.

Carlos M. Soto was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Soto advises companies, private equity firms and investment advisors on complex merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments, and partnerships.

Chris W. Trester was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Palo Alto.

Trester focuses his corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions and emerging companies, with a specific emphasis on the tech, entertainment, and life science industries.

Chris Whittaker was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Orange County.

Whittaker represents clients in a wide range of high-stakes, complex commercial cases, with an emphasis in antitrust and competition, technology, intellectual property, and employment matters.

Tessa Bernhardt was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Bernhardt is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice and Corporate Department. She advises public companies, multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, and special committees on complex transactions, activism defense, and corporate governance. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Blake R. Davis was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Davis is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in US district courts and at the US International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Alicia R. Jovais was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Jovais is a member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents public and private companies in all aspects of antitrust litigation and related counseling, including consumer class actions, monopolization and conspiracy claims, licensing disputes, and state unfair competition matters. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

James I. Robinson was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Menlo Park (Silicon Valley).

Robinson is a member of the Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice and Tax Department. He counsels public and private companies on equity incentive plans, deferred compensation plans, severance and change-in-control arrangements, and employment agreements, and advises on compensation and employee benefits in corporate transactions. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Brett M. Sandford was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Sandford is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He advises on IP litigation, including patent infringement and trade secret disputes, in district and appellate courts and before the US International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Morgan E. Whitworth was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Whitworth is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents public companies, senior officers and directors, investment managers, and professional services firms in securities and class action litigation and regulatory investigations, with particular experience in the technology sector. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Francis J. Acott was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Acott is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients across multiple industries in class actions and complex civil litigation. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Allison Harms was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Harms is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents technology and life sciences clients in patent and other IP disputes before federal district and appellate courts, the US International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Shannon D. Lankenau was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Lankenau is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents clients in complex environmental disputes, including litigation involving claims of public nuisance, trespass, products liability, and natural resources damages. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Max G. Mazzelli was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Mazzelli is a member of the Connectivity, Privacy & Information Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He counsels clients in the US and globally across multiple sectors on cybersecurity, data privacy, and consumer protection issues, advising on regulatory compliance and investigations, litigation, and product counseling. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Grant E. Strother was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins in San Francisco.

Strother is a member of the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients in complex business litigation, licensing disputes, and insurance recovery matters. The promotion is effective Jan 1.

Anthony Q. Le was promoted to partner of McGuireWoods LLP in Los Angeles.

Le has a broad array of experiences assisting with compliance issues, regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, and individual and class litigation. His diverse practice helps him achieve the most efficient and practical results for his clients, spanning the financial services, technology, automobile, and retail sectors.

Jonathan J. Hawk joined McDermott Will & Emery as partner in Los Angeles.

Hawk focuses his international litigation practice on technology, the internet, and online platform law. He helps clients navigate multinational, multidisciplinary, and complex civil litigation matters. His successful representations include disputes involving intermediary liability, privacy and defamation, unfair competition, consumer protection, contractual obligations, intellectual property, and free speech, among other fundamental rights.

Katherine L. Wawrzyniak joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Wawrzyniak conducted sophisticated long-term investigations and obtained guilty verdicts in four jury trials. She served as co-chief of the general crimes section and as a line AUSA in the corporate fraud strike force and organized crime drug enforcement task force. She helps clients with their thorniest problems, including high-stakes trials and sensitive corporate investigations. She represents clients in the technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries.

David Song joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in San Francisco.

Song is a litigation associate in Miller Starr Regalia's Walnut Creek office. His practice focuses on litigation, arbitration, and investigations. Before joining Miller Starr Regalia, he successfully represented various clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including breach of contract, federal agency investigations, product liability, and Proposition 65 matters.

Clara "Zazi" Pope joined Signature Resolution as neutral in Century City.

Pope began her career playing a vital role in the landmark Buchwald v. Paramount case, an achievement that set the stage for her three-decade tenure at Warner Bros., Warner Media, and Warner Bros. Discovery in Los Angeles. As the senior vice president and chief litigation officer, she successfully managed numerous legal proceedings in the entertainment industry. Under Pope's leadership, Warner's litigation team achieved extraordinary success, including several landmark rulings confirming the rights of creators of expressive works to fictionalize real-life stories.

Liliana Paparelli Ranger was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City, Los Angeles.

Ranger is a member of the Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice and Corporate Department, she advises entertainment and media companies, financial institutions, and investors on complex M&A transactions, strategic joint ventures, company and project-level debt and equity financings, and content production, licensing, and distribution arrangements. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Harrison J. White was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

White is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice and Corporate Department. He represents private equity firms and strategics across industries, particularly clients active in middle-market transactions, on transactional insurance matters. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Tiffany M. Ikeda was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Century City, Los Angeles.

Ikeda is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents businesses in a range of complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts, with a focus on IP, insolvency, and entertainment and media litigation. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Juan Carlos Olivares was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Olivares is a member of the Banking Practice and Finance Department. He represents direct lenders, business development companies and other financial institutions, and equity sponsors and other borrowers in structuring, negotiating, and documenting various financial transactions. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Nathan M. Saper was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Saper is a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients in complex civil disputes, investigations, and enforcement actions before government agencies and courts throughout the US, and conducts internal investigations across a range of industries. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Nima J. Movahedi was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Costa Mesa.

Movahedi is a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice and Corporate Department. He advises private and public companies, venture capital and private equity firms, and investment banks on M&A, investments, joint ventures, and other complex corporate transactions, particularly in the technology and life sciences sectors. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Jordan Davisson Cook was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Costa Mesa.

Cook is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. She represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on securities litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, complex business disputes, professional liability, and class actions. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Sara E. Schlau was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Costa Mesa.

Schlau is a member of the Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice and Tax Department. She advises public and private companies and private equity funds on the employee benefits and compensation aspects of corporate transactions including M&A, corporate financings, and initial public offerings (IPOs). The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Ryan A. Walsh was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Costa Mesa.

Walsh is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents public and private companies, as well as their officers, directors, and special committees, in a variety of litigation, white collar, and enforcement matters. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Hannah C. Cary was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Cary is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice and Corporate Department. She counsels clients on all forms of transactional insurance, including representations and warranties, tax, and contingent-risk policies, both in the context of transactions and with respect to claims. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Joshua Chao was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Chao is a member of the Banking Practice and Finance Department. He represents corporate borrowers, investment banks, direct lenders, and other financial institutions in corporate finance transactions across industries, focusing on leveraged finance in the context of acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Joanna A. Gorska was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Gorska is a member of the Project Development & Finance Practice and Finance Department. She advises sponsors, commercial banks, and other financial institutions on developing and financing projects across multiple sectors, with a focus on renewable energy projects. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

David F. Kowalski was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Kowalski is a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. He represents clients through trial in complex litigation matters in federal and state courts, including unfair competition, fraud, contract, and patent and other IP disputes. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Evan R. Youngstrom was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego.

Youngstrom is a member of the firm's Emerging Companies & Growth Practice and Corporate Department. He advises founders, private and public companies, and venture capital and private equity firms in the technology, life sciences, and other growth industries. The promotion is effective Jan. 1.

Azadeh Gowharrizi joined Wolf Wallenstein PC as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Gowharrizi has over 15 years of experience in dispute resolution, complex litigation, and mediation at mid-sized and Am Law 100 firms. She has defended claims through all phases of litigation, including drafting and arguing substantive motions, taking and defending depositions, and negotiating settlements in various state and federal actions. In addition to her extensive civil litigation experience, she has advised clients on internal and regulatory investigations and has cross-border experience that includes counseling foreign corporate clients on litigation strategies and risks.

David R. Gabor joined Wolf Wallenstein PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Gabor is a trial lawyer who represents clients in all aspects of litigation, from trials to arbitration and appeals. He has tried cases to verdict in the contract, real estate, hospitality, tax, bankruptcy, and partnership areas. He litigates real estate (including HOA/Davis-Sterling) matters, intellectual property, government contracts, tax, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, insurance, environmental, Proposition 65, and entertainment issues, among others.

Robert Stemler joined Buchalter in Orange County.

Stemler's practice encompasses a wide range of areas, including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, entity formation, corporate finance, commercial transactions, licensing agreements, and technology transfers. He has established himself as a trusted advisor, representing both international and domestic clients. A key focus of Stemler's practice is facilitating mergers, acquisitions, and other business combinations. He assists clients in navigating complex transactions, offering strategic counsel throughout the process. From the inception of a business to its day-to-day governance, exit strategies, liquidity events, and dissolution, Stemler provides comprehensive legal guidance.

Benjamin R. Buchwalter joined Farella Braun + Martel LLP as special counsel in San Francisco.

Buchwalter specializes in defending companies of all sizes in employment litigation and strives to understand what is most important to his clients to reach the best company-tailored resolution of disputes. He has deep experience defending companies in single-plaintiff and class and representative action lawsuits related to discrimination, retaliation, harassment, leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, and requests for accommodations in federal and state courts and arbitrations and before administrative agencies.

Georgina Jones Suzuki was promoted to counsel of Ropes & Gray LLP in Silicon Valley.

Suzuki is a strategic IP transactions attorney practicing at the intersection of life sciences and technology. These transactions include technology licensing and transfer, collaborations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, supply and distribution arrangements, royalty monetizations, and other strategic agreements. Her clients include public and private companies, academic institutions, and investors, including global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and leading private equity funds.

Alessandra Love Simmons joined Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Simons has deep expertise in advising boards and executives through successful M&A exits and helping companies in all stages of growth realize and enhance value. She represents venture-backed and publicly-traded companies in a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital funds in their investments, including structuring and executing secondary sales and other private liquidity programs. Simons sits on the advisory board for HimforHer, a not-for-profit that accelerates diversity on for-profit boards by bridging the gap between board opportunities and talented women ready for board service.

Benjamin Allen Herbert joined Miller Barondess, LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Herbert, an experienced trial lawyer, focuses his practice on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation. Adding his patent expertise to the IP team further enhances the firm's already robust IP practice and solidifies its position as a powerhouse in IP litigation.

Ranee Adipat was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in Los Angeles.

Adipat represents hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, and other healthcare entities in sophisticated, precedent-setting transactions. She has over a decade of corporate experience, including in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, and governance matters.

Chelsea M. Childs was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in San Francisco.

Childs represents investment management industry clients in a wide variety of regulatory, compliance, and transactional aspects of their businesses. She assists registered funds, private funds and their sponsors with fund structuring and formation, fund reorganizations, negotiation of service provider agreements, and ongoing compliance and operational matters. She also advises boards of U.S. registered funds on governance and fiduciary oversight matters.

Catherine Skulan was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in San Francisco.

Skulan provides counsel to asset manager clients on their upper-tier arrangements, including GP stakes transactions and bespoke employee investment vehicles. Clients rely on her for day-to-day advice on operational and compliance matters addressing conflicts, disclosure, and other ongoing concerns. She also advises clients on matters of California law relevant to asset managers with a nexus to the state, including lobbying laws, fee disclosure requirements, and state privacy laws.

Tamar Terzian joined Hanson Bridgett LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.

Terzian's bankruptcy experience encompasses representing both individual and small business debtors and creditors - including the creditors committee - in Chapter 11 restructuring matters, Chapter 7 trustees, and individual debtors in Chapter 13 proceedings; serving as patient care ombudsman in many Chapter 11 health care cases; and representing individuals and small businesses in a wide variety of litigation and bankruptcy appellate issues. Terzian is an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School and chairs the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section; co-chairs the International Woman's Insolvency Restructuring Confederation; and is a past president of the James T. King Southern California Bankruptcy Inn of Court.

Jeff S. Westerman was promoted to of counsel of Zimmerman Reed in Los Angeles.

Westerman was selected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a three-year term as a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Lawyer representatives draw on their experience and contacts within the federal bar to assist in improving the administration of justice. Westerman is also an assistant vice president on the Los Angeles County Bar Association Executive Committee and member of the Finance Committee. He is treasurer of the Chancery Club in Los Angeles, an organization founded in 1925 and comprised of attorneys who are active in professional, civic, and philanthropic organizations.

Nancy R. Thomas joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Thomas brings strategic and innovative approaches to the defense of class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and high-stakes litigation and arbitration. She has long been recognized as a top financial service and class action litigator who regularly defeats claims efficiently, either at the pleading stage or at class certification.

Scott Joachim joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Joachim has led some of Silicon Valley's most prominent M&A deals, including Twitch Interactive, in its sale to Amazon; General Motors, in its acquisition of Cruise; Responsys, in its sale to Oracle; and Symantec, in its acquisition of Blue Coat Systems. His practice also focuses on fintech, representing many of the largest banks and other financial institutions-including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo-in connection with consortia and other strategic transactions. Among other consortia deals, Joachim represented 35 banks in connection with a cross-border acquisition of blockchain company R3 and 15 banks in connection with an investment in Symphony Communications.

David Ambler joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Ambler’s practice focuses on representing high-growth emerging private and public technology companies in capital markets and other corporate transactions. He also represents underwriters such as Morgan Stanley & Co., Goldman Sachs & Co., and J.P. Morgan Securities and a number of leading venture funds.

Karin M. Cogbill joined Jackson Lewis P.C. as principal in Silicon Valley.

Cogbill represents and counsels employers in connection with all types of employment matters. She devotes a significant portion of her practice to representing employers in wage and hour litigation, with an emphasis on class, collective and PAGA actions, in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. Her experience also includes investigating and responding to claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation; ensuring compliant written policies and procedures; advising on leaves of absence and requests for accommodation; advising on wage and hour compliance; and representing employers before the Labor Commissioner and in wage and hour audits conducted by the Department of Labor.

Rob McCarthy joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

McCarthy has experience representing individuals and entities in complex and diverse litigation matters, including media and entertainment, intellectual property disputes, white collar investigations, data privacy and security, breach of contract, and mergers and acquisitions.

Elizabeth Weldon joined Haynes & Boone LLP as partner in Orange County.

Weldon is a certified specialist in franchise and distribution Law, The State Bar of California and, Board of Legal Specialization. In addition to her focus on representing franchisors, Weldon represents both large and small businesses in commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, tort, unfair competition, class action, commercial real estate, intellectual property disputes, such as patent, trademark, and trade dress claims, as well as other complex matters.

Thomas S. Lee was promoted to office managing partner of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in San Francisco.

Lee's practice focuses on three main areas: transactional work, compliance counseling, and enforcement defense. In his transactional work, he represents buyers and sellers of real estate and corporate entities that are impacted by environmental conditions or related liability, with a particular focus on brownfield acquisition and redevelopment.

Julie E. Van Wert joined Cozen O'Connor as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Van Wert's background includes nearly three decades of handling intricate and often complicated corporate-level insurance coverage disputes, with an emphasis on professional liability, directors' and officers' liability, cyber defense, technology and media, and commercial general liability matters. Known for her ability to bring sometimes bitterly contested matters to an amicable resolution, Van Wert brings to the firm an aggressive and efficient litigation practice paired with a commitment to exploring all avenues of early resolution. She earned her J.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her B.A. at University of California, Berkeley. She is joining the firm as a shareholder.

David M. Berke joined Cozen O'Connor as member in Los Angeles.

Berke, who joins the firm as a member, focuses on providing coverage analyses and litigating a range of coverage disputes involving employment practices, professional liability, cyber/technology, directors’ and officers’ insurance, commercial general liability, and media. He also has experience handling a range of ERISA and errors and omission (E&O) liability matters; providing oversight in litigated employment practices liability (EPL) and technology policies; and representing insurers in coverage and underlying action mediations. He earned his J.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jerome P. Doctors joined Cozen O'Connor as member in Los Angeles.

For the last 25 years, Doctors has provided insurers with guidance on complex risks and high-severity losses, offering insights into underwriting, coverage, and claims matters. Jerry represents insurers in disputes across a wide spectrum of issues arising under primary and excess policies, reinsurance coverages, cyber defense and coverage, and various areas of liability like toxic torts, products, construction, health care, professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, and environmental concerns. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Doctors joins the firm as a member.

Rangi Perera joined Cozen O'Connor as counsel in Los Angeles.

Perera, who joins the firm as counsel, focuses her practice primarily on representing companies in personal injury cases, construction defect cases, professional liability cases, insurance defense/coverage cases, and employment related claims. She has successfully litigated a wide range of business and commercial disputes in various state courts, and at trial. She earned her J.D. from Western State University College of Law and her B.A. in political science from the University of California, Riverside.

Angela L. Dunning joined Cleary Gottlieb as partner in San Francisco.

Dunning's practice focuses on trademark, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, and other complex commercial litigation for the world's top companies. She has tried numerous cases to a jury verdict and has substantial experience in the federal appellate courts, including successful arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in high-profile, published cases. Dunning served as an assistant district attorney for the City and County of San Francisco under then-District Attorney Kamala Harris, prosecuting criminal cases. In 2022, she taught trademark law and branding at UC Berkeley School of Law.