Todd M. Malynn joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Blank Rome LLP has expanded its intellectual property and technology group in Los Angeles with an attorney who worked on one of the largest jury verdicts in California.
New partner Todd M. Malynn, transferred from Polsinelli LLP, where he spent five years as a shareholder, because he considers it as a good place to develop his career initiatives.
"California is a hub for a lot of patent litigation," he said. "They were looking for someone with a broad practice to . . . be an asset for them. They have clients in Los Angeles that, with my experience, we can be very useful for."
He represented St. Jude Medical Inc. in a 2011 case against Nervicon Co. Ltd., which was found liable for stealing trade secrets and ordered to pay $2.3 billion. "To my knowledge it was the largest jury verdict in California," he said.
"Todd is a great addition to our IP team on the West Coast, having been involved in cases that resulted in some of the largest jury verdicts for trade secrets and patent infringement in California," partner Dipu A. Doshi, co-chair of Blank Rome's intellectual property and technology group, said in a statement.
Malynn is optimistic about the future for his clients and his career, explaining that he will use the firm's "full array of legal services and make myself available to clients nationwide. It's a great opportunity for me, and it's a great fit for the company and it's real exciting."
"I have become very close with my clients," Malynn said. "It's probably the thing I appreciate the most about the practice of law."
Malynn graduated from Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles.

Michael Rivera joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in San Diego and Los Angeles.

Michael Rivera as partner

Rivera focuses on commercial real-estate transactions and has successfully closed several significant commercial real estate transactions.
He is based in San Diego and Los Angeles

Christopher W. Arledge joined Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Chris Arledge, co-founder of intellectual property firm One LLP, has joined Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP as a litigation partner in Century City. "I have known BGR for many years and have seen the high quality of BGR's practice first hand as a litigation adversary," Arledge said. "I'm thrilled to join what I believe is the best trial boutique in Southern California."
"I love One LLP. It's a great firm," he said about leaving the firm he co-founded. "My partners there are still close friends. I just believe that BGR is doing something special. I think it can be the premier trial firm in Southern California, and I want to be part of it."
Arledge litigated intellectual property cases against Browne, George Ross
during the past 20 years. Even while on opposite sides, "I've respected them
a great deal," he said. Keith Wesley, the firm's managing partner, said he felt the same in trials against Arledge. "Chris is one of the finest trial lawyers I have witnessed.
Since seeing him in action in a jury trial years ago, I always thought he'd be a perfect fit in our firm," Wesley said. "I know that the firm and its clients will benefit from Chris' trial and advocacy skills for years to come."
A trade-secret case he handled 10 years ago taught him how to work with a case after discovering it. "We managed to salvage a decent result from a bad situation there," Arledge said. "Also, critically for me, I learned a lot about how to handle last-minute trials: how to process the record quickly, how to figure out when and how to change course from
prior counsel's plans, and how to deal with the client's expectations, which you had no role in creating.
Arledge said he's excited for the opportunity to try new cases at the firm and has started by representing Atari in a counterfeit trademark infringement lawsuit against an online marketplace company.
He describes himself as a storyteller when trying to persuade a judge or jury. "Telling a compelling story through the lens of someone that doesn't want to help you tell that story" is extremely challenging, but rewarding, he said.
Arledge is the co-author of "To Prove, To Please, To Move: Timeless Principles of Legal Advocacy," which is soon to be published. He teaches trial advocacy and deposition skills in the United States and Europe.
Arledge graduated from USC Gould School of Law.

Otis Felder was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.

Felder specializes in insurance coverage disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.

David Morrow was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP in Los Angeles.

Morrow advises insurers in coverage and contractual litigation, third-party liability, and first-party commercial and personal lines claims.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Connor Stinson was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP in Los Angeles.

Stinson is a defense litigator specializing in transportation law.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Patrick Marette joined Miller Starr Regalia as senior counsel in Walnut Creek.

Marette specializes in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance, commercial leasing and real estate finance.
He is based in Walnut Creek.

Nicholas E. Garver joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Garver is a litigator with experience representing clients in complex litigation matters, including intellectual property disputes, general business litigation, employment law, and immigration matters.

Robert S. Brewer, Jr. joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of counsel in San Diego.

Brewer was the U.S. attorney for the Southern District for two years. He will focus on civil litigation and white collar defense.
He is based in San Diego.

Drew A Harbur joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP as partner in Irvine.

Harbur focuses on complex civil disputes and white collar defense.
He is based in Irvine.

Charles J. Biederman joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Greenberg Traurig LLP expanded its entertainment and media practice in Los Angeles with the addition of music attorney Charles J. Biederman.
He transferred from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he had been for 16 years.
Biederman said he was drawn to return to Greenberg Traurig because of its international footprint. He was an associate at the firm from 1998 to 1999.
"The entertainment marketplace is a global marketplace,'' Biederman said. "When I'm doing licensing deals in Europe or Asia, having experienced colleagues in markets like London and Milan is incredibly helpful."
"I know that for any question that comes up, there's a Greenberg Traurig lawyer somewhere in the world who can answer it,' he explained.
Having worked on over $1 billion in music catalog deals, Biederman represents artists including Miles Davis and country singer Dierks Bentley.
He also represents entrepreneurs and companies in transactions related to music, television, film, fashion, branding, advertising and digital media.
"Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world and Jeff will help us continue to expand our client base by providing them with the type of service they have come to expect from Greenberg Traurig," comanaging shareholders of the Los Angeles office Gregory A. Fishman and Barbara A. Jones said in a statement. "His work on behalf of both creative artists and companies allows him to serve as a strategic adviser to entertainment clients of all sizes.''
Biederman represented Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Ltd. in its acquisition in February of a publishing catalog valued at $363 million that included songs from The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Celine Dion and the Backstreet Boys.
In April, he represented Downtown Music Holdings in the sale of 145,000 copyrights to Concord Music, which included music by Aretha Franklin, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Adele.
Biederman graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School.