Felicia Jafferies was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in San Francisco.

Felicia Jafferies' practice focuses on privacy and technology insurance issues. A skilled litigator, her background includes the supervision of complex cases from inception through trial, and she has worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop nationwide litigation strategies for novel legal issues in the online commerce space. She also advises on matters concerning all aspects of cyber insurance coverage, including incident response and the defense of regulatory investigations and consumer lawsuits.

Joshua Myles was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in San Francisco.

Josh Myles' practice includes representation of professional liability insurers of some of the world’s largest architectural and engineering firms. Josh has dealt with claims reaching into the billions of U.S. dollars, and his analytical and negotiation skills have been instrumental in achieving favorable results for insurers and their insureds. He also is experienced in addressing complex cyber and technology issues and has a background litigating intellectual property cases

Andrew Chan was promoted to partner of Atheria Law in Los Angeles.

Andrew Chan represents London and U.S. insurers and focuses his practice on complex technology, media, and cyber matters. His practice includes providing insurance coverage advice, risk mitigation, and litigation management on matters involving data breaches, consumer privacy class actions, intellectual property disputes, and regulatory investigations.

Joshua Leach was promoted to partner of Atheria Law in San Francisco.

Josh Leach advises cyber insurers regarding coverage for losses and claims arising from breach events and facilitates front-line incident response. With more than two decades of experience representing insurers, Josh’s experience also includes litigation arising out of disputes over the nature and extent of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, and contribution and subrogation amongst insurers.

James Francis Hennessy was promoted to counsel of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Hennessy's healthcare clients include physician practices, hospitals, pharmacies, clinical laboratories, medical foundations, DMEPOS suppliers, academic medical centers, independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs), federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). He also represents a variety of life sciences companies and health industry-focused private equity companies.

Kevin M. Hara was promoted to counsel of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.

Hara's practice focuses on life sciences product liability litigation and multidistrict and mass tort litigation. His experience includes representation of many major manufacturers of medical products including numerous cardiac and orthopedic medical devices, and commonly used prescription medications.

Donna Sally Salcedo was promoted to counsel of Reed Smith LLP in Century City.

Salcedo represents public and private companies and financial institutions in connection with a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, initial public offerings, secondary offerings, corporate formation and governance, and other general corporate matters.

Carla M. Wirtschafter was promoted to counsel of Reed Smith LLP in Century City.

Wirtschafter is experienced in a wide variety of complex business litigation and disputes, including representing and defending clients in lawsuits involving securities laws and business crimes, acquisition and earnout disputes, and intellectual property, including advertising, trademark, copyright, trade secret.

Cristina L. Talley joined Sohagi Law Group, PLC as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Talley's practice is focused on municipal law and complex civil litigation, in which she advised public agencies throughout California on matters related to employment, law enforcement, due process and a wide range of other matters.

Amir Freund joined Sidley Austin LLP as counsel in Palo Alto.

Sidley Austin LLP welcomes Amir Freund as counsel in the global Intellectual Property Litigation practice in the firm's Palo Alto office. Amir's practice focuses on patent infringement and trade secret litigation involving high-tech hardware and software technology, such as computer networking, telecommunications devices, semiconductors, integrated circuit design, memory circuits, fabrication processes, e-commerce, and digital radio devices.

Jonathan M Baum joined Steptoe & Johnson LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Jonathan Baum is a partner in Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Investigations & White-Collar Defense Group. He represents individuals and companies in criminal and civil proceedings in federal and state court, as well as in government investigations. He handles bank and wire fraud, money laundering, bribery, and economic espionage matters for clients.

Emily Clare Meeson was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego and Orange County offices.

Meeson's practice focuses on employment practices litigation defense, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout Southern California. She has successfully prepared multiple cases and witnesses for trial through completion, resulting in favorable jury verdicts

Christopher Howard Schon was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego.

Schon specializes in high exposure, catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense. He also assists privately held businesses in state regulatory and compliance matters. Schon has prepared and argued numerous trial and pre-trial motions that disposed of causes of action and resulted in significantly reduced exposure against his clients. His jury trial experience includes a defense verdict and jury verdicts substantially below plaintiffs' settlement demands prior to trial.

Michael W. Ward joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Ward focuses on government investigations and white collar criminal defense. He has been appointed as an Independent Compliance Monitor and regularly advises clients on best practices in corporate compliance programs.

Daniel P. Fallon was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego.

Fallon leads a group of litigators specializing in professional liability, personal injury, general commercial liability, and business litigation.

Kelly Siobhan Laffey was promoted to partner of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP in Sherman Oaks.

Laffey focuses on advising emerging growth and middle market companies in the technology, digital, internet, interactive media and entertainment industries.

Neil N. Elan was promoted to senior counsel of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP in Sherman Oaks.

Elan's civil litigation practice focuses on all areas of business and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on business dissolution, buy-sell agreements, prosecution, and defense of breach of contract and promissory note actions, business torts, unfair business practices, fraud, and anti-SLAPP.

John R. De La Merced was promoted to senior counsel of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP in Sherman Oaks.

Merced focuses on clients in commercial, intellectual property, and real estate disputes in federal court, state court, and arbitration.

Joshua M. Rosenberg joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Rosenberg handles a wide range of complex litigation matters, including breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, employment disputes, defamation, invasion of privacy, and general business matters.

Kamran Mirrafati joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Mirrafati defends employers in a wide range of employment litigation and arbitration matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, leaves of absence, breaches of contract, and wage and hour class actions.

Elizabeth Dorsi was promoted to partner of Farella Braun + Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Dorsi represents clients in disputes ranging from high-stakes civil litigation to pre-litigation conflict resolution.

Shanti Eagle was promoted to partner of Farella Braun + Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Eagle represents large corporate clients, small businesses, and individuals pursuing coverage under a variety of insurance policies, including general liability, errors & omissions liability, directors & officers liability, employment practices liability and commercial and first-party property insurance.

Aviva J. Gilbert was promoted to partner of Farella Braun + Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Gilbert represents individuals and companies in federal and state government enforcement, investigation, and criminal justice matters. She co-chairs the firm’s white-collar defense and corporate investigations practice and is a leader of its healthcare practice.

Drew N. Goodwin was promoted to partner of Farella Braun + Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Goodwin advises clients of various sizes from early-stage companies to publicly traded corporations across a wide range of industries, with a focus on renewable energy, cannabis, and sports.

Jeffrey M. Hamilton was promoted to partner of Farella Braun + Martel LLP in San Francisco.

Hamilton’s practices a full range of corporate work including mergers and acquisitions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, equity and debt offerings, venture capital financings, and fund formation.

Matthew M. Brady was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Brady handles all aspects of a variety of complex civil litigation matters, including insurance recovery, complex contract disputes, property damage disputes and large-scale construction disputes. His practice also includes white collar defense and investigations.

Edwin Astudillo joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in San Diego.

Astudillo has experience in public company reporting, securities offerings, corporate governance, and public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Justin Boose joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Los Angeles and Portland.

Boose represents sponsors, developers, investors, private equity and infrastructure funds, and regulated and nonregulated utilities on all types of transactions for renewable and traditional energy projects. His experience is heavily concentrated in solar, wind and energy storage projects, but also includes fuel cell, anaerobic digester, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, cogeneration, ethanol, biogas, biomass, waste-to-energy, water, carbon capture and mitigation, green hydrogen, electric vehicle charging, e-mobility and energy efficiency projects.

J. Matthew Carter was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles.

Carter focuses on litigating bid protests, conducting internal investigations, representing companies and individuals in suspension and debarment proceedings, and providing regulatory and compliance advice.

Robert P. Merten III was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Sacramento.

Merten represents and advises clients nationwide on state and local tax issues, primarily income and franchise tax, sales and use tax, property and transfer tax, and local tax matters.

Julie Park was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Silicon Valley.

Park advises public and private companies on corporate and transactional matters, with a focus on capital markets and securities law matters, including initial public offerings and SPAC transactions.

Agustin D. Orozco joined Crowell & Moring LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Orozco's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, as well as government contracts matters. His background as a federal prosecutor and government contracts attorney positions him to be an effective strategist for clients on matters at the intersection of government contracts and white collar defense.

Adam Le Berthon was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser in Los Angeles.

Berthon handles complex and multiparty business litigation. He has extensive experience defending professional liability claims, product liability and mass tort actions filed against pharmaceutical and consumer product companies and has represented numerous companies and individuals involved in environmental litigation.

Nicholas R. Lane was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser in San Francisco.

Lane represents individuals and organizations in a variety of national and international disputes before federal and state courts and in alternative dispute resolutions.

Jianlin Song was promoted to partner of Wilson Elser in San Francisco.

Song represents manufacturers across the spectrum of life science products. She also has represented clinical and diagnostic laboratories and dental, medical and nursing practitioners in professional malpractice cases, and in response to investigations by their respective professional boards.

Victoria Q. Smith joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in Palo Alto.

Smith represents clients in intellectual property matters spanning a variety of industries, including telecommunications, electronics, and software (including technology related to cellular devices, data encryption and compression, email, mapping and enterprise software, and graphics software and chips), and biotech and pharmaceuticals.