Michael D. Mortenson joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. as shareholder in Newport Beach.

Mortenson represents entities and individuals in class actions, breach of contract, breach of warranty, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty matters, including RICO and fraudulent transfer claims and retaliation actions as well as various commercial and employment litigation matters. He also handles appeals to the California Courts of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and tries cases on behalf of clients before arbitration panels.

Richard J. Frey joined Epstein Becker Green in Los Angeles Office.

Frey is in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management and Litigation & Business Disputes practices

Constance Elizabeth Norton was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in San Francisco.

Norton is a member of the firm's governance committee and women's leadership initiative. She defends employers in wage and hour class and PAGA-only actions, lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and harassment and employee theft of trade secrets.

Gregory G. Iskander was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in Walnut Creek.

Iskander’s practice covers a broad range of employment matters, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination, and class actions. He also has experience as a white-collar criminal defense attorney, specializing in computer-related crimes, and is a former lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Mitchell S. Kim joined Ropers Majeski Kohn and Bentley, P.C. as partner in Los Angeles.

Kim is a member of the firm's Employment and Business and Commercial Litigation practices.

Michele Jane Beilke joined Hunton & Williams LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Beilke's practice focuses on the defense of state and national wage and hour class and collective actions, and single- and multi-plaintiff discrimination and harassment claims. She also counsels and trains employers on a wide range of employment law issues, including compliance with state and federal leave laws, accommodation requirements for workers with disabilities, sexual harassment prevention and managing reductions in force.

Julia Yenha Trankiem joined Hunton & Williams LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Trankiem has represented employers in class, collective, representative and hybrid actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. She also has defended employers in single and multi-plaintiff discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.

Cheryl L. Schreck joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Schreck defends employers in state and federal court against discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She also advises and counsels employers on a full range of labor and employment workforce issues.

Constance Elizabeth Norton was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in San Francisco.

Norton is a member of the firm's governance committee and women's leadership initiative. She defends employers in wage and hour class and PAGA-only actions, lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and harassment and employee theft of trade secrets.

Gregory G. Iskander was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in Walnut Creek.

Iskander’s practice covers a broad range of employment matters, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination, and class actions. He also has experience as a white-collar criminal defense attorney, specializing in computer-related crimes, and is a former lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

James S. Azadian joined Dykema as member in Los Angeles.

Azadian specializes in complex federal and state court civil appeals.

Zareh Jaltorossian joined Dakessian Law, Ltd. as appellate counsel in Los Angeles.

Jaltorossian is a certified appellate specialist with an emphasis on California taxation.

Omeed Tabiei joined D'Alessio Law Group as director of business development in Los Angeles.

An expert in scaling startups, Tabiei joins the award-winning firm as Director of Business Development

Global firm D'Alessio Law Group (DLG) announced today the addition of Omeed Tabiei as Director of Business Development. Tabiei brings experience with governmental affairs, technology, and immigration to the international team. DLG has offices in Los Angeles, San Jose, Toronto and London.

"Qualified labor is hard to come by for startups and having access to the global talent pool exponentially increases their chances of success," says Tabiei. "With a 99.9% visa approval rate, DLG remains one of the country's top-rated immigration firms and I'm honored to join the team and contribute to their creative and effective immigration strategies."

Tabiei has worked with top-tier companies including HYPERLOOP ONE where he acted as in-house counsel and spearheaded their expansion into governmental affairs. Additionally, Tabiei worked as counsel to numerous tech startups including the London wearable company McLear and Co., the personal emoji company Umojify, and the interactive real estate website LiveSmart among others. Through his work with innovative companies, Tabiei has mastered the startup space, leading startups through fundraising rounds, developing operational facilities, and advising their teams on matters of immigration, commercial contracts, risk management, and regulatory compliance. His work also spans into political affairs, where he managed a United States Senator's successful re-election campaign and served as the Senator's Chief of Staff.

Tabiei is the perfect addition to the team at D'Alessio Law Group which specializes in immigration and corporate law for the technology and entertainment industries. Lead by visionary founder Lorraine D'Alessio, the firm offers expertise to business of all sizes who seek to expand their operations and presence in the United States and engage with the entertainment and tech industries.

Nicolas A. Jampol was promoted to partner of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Los Angeles.

Nicolas Jampol provides litigation, pre-broadcast review, and IP counseling services to clients that create, use, or distribute all forms of content. His pre-broadcast and IP counseling practice includes film ("Kong: Skull Island," "Beatriz at Dinner"), television ("Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," "Stranger Things"), podcasts ("Missing Richard Simmons"), websites (Grindr, Yahoo), books ("Beyond the Wall"), and art (Mucha Foundation). His litigation practice focuses on copyright, trademark, right-of-publicity, idea submission, unfair competition, and breach of contract disputes for clients in entertainment (BBC Worldwide, NBCUniversal, Nerdist, Netflix, Red Bull Media House, Showtime), technology (Avvo, Hulu, Sharp Electronics, Yelp), publishing (Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Us Weekly), and music (Beyoncé, Live Nation, Sony Music). Nicolas has devoted significant time to pro bono work on behalf of nonprofit organizations and is the author of several articles on intellectual property, technology, and advertising.

Jonathan Segal was promoted to partner of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Los Angeles.

Jon is an attorney with a passion for digital and traditional media, who has worked on award-winning productions in film, television, and the interactive space. His practice naturally focuses on intellectual property, communications, First Amendment, and other issues that affect the companies and technologies that make what we watch, amuse and delight us, and inform all of our worldviews. He provides counseling for feature films and for programming produced or distributed by HBO, Legendary Television, Netflix, Seeso, Funny or Die, CNBC, E!, USA Networks, AETN, ABC, Comedy Central, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Participant Media, MTV, VH1, Adult Swim, IFC, TruTV, Showtime Networks, PBS, Discovery Communications, SuperDeluxe, Crackle, and YouTube, with an emphasis on programming with intensive social-media engagement, documentaries, and content that is based on true events. He also advises print publications, including US Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter.