Matthew John Bresnahan was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Diego & Los Angeles.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Matthew John Bresnahan has been elected partner in San Diego and Los Angeles, effective Feb. 1. Bresnahan serves as primary outside intellectual property counsel to life sciences companies within the biotechnology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device industries in Southern California. His practice focuses on all aspects of IP, including strategic patent counseling, patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.

Julia Lee was promoted to counsel of Goodwin Procter LLP in Los Angeles.

Goodwin Procter LLP announced Julia Lee has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Lee is a member of the firm's business law department and a member of its real estate, REITs + real estate capital markets group.

Ruchun Ji was promoted to partner of Sidley Austin LLP in Palo Alto.

Sidley Austin LLP announced Ruchun Ji has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Jan. 1. Ji practices in the firm's emerging companies and venture capital practice. His work focuses on general corporate and business law, including China-related mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital financings, joint ventures and public securities offerings. He also advises multinational and startup companies in a number of sectors including biopharmaceutical, wireless media, internet and manufacturing.

Joshua Blank joined UC Irvine School of Law as professor of law in Irvine.

UC Irvine School of Law announced Joshua Blank has joined as a professor of law. He joins UCI Law from New York University School of Law where, besides being a professor of tax law, Blank is vice dean for technology-enhanced education, and faculty director of the school's Graduate Tax Program.

Shannon Renee Delahaye was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Shannon Renee Delahave has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Delahaye works with companies and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other capital markets transactions. She also advises public companies on SEC compliance, disclosure, and corporate governance matters, and complex securities law issues.

Matthew Todd Wiltermuth was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Matthew Todd Wiltermuth has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Wiltermuth advises clients in strategic commercial and intellectual property transactions, including collaboration and partnering arrangements, technology licensing and acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, research and development agreements, and manufacturing, supply, and distribution arrangements, primarily in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and life sciences industries.

Daniel Jedediah Knauss was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.

Cooley LLP announced Daniel Jedediah Knauss has been elected partner in Palo Alto, effective Jan. 1. Knauss' litigation practice focuses on intellectual property, with an emphasis on life sciences. He litigates patent infringement and contract disputes concerning a variety of technologies, including cancer medicines, antiviral therapeutics, biofuels, agriculture and medical devices.

Bradley Muchard Libuit was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Francisco.

Cooley LLP announced Bradley Muchard Libuit has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Libuit practices corporate and securities law. He represents companies at all stages of their life cycle, from startups to large public companies, as well as venture capital firms and other institutional investors.

Ellen R.Z. Rosen joined The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles as general counsel in Los Angeles.

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles announced Ellen R.Z. Rosen has joined as general counsel. Rosen will work on supporting The Foundation's endowment funds and help to grow endowments and other charitable giving funds. Rosen succeeds Susan C. Mattisinko, who held the position since 2012.

Michelle Rubalcava joined Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP as senior counsel in Sacramento.

Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP announced Michelle Rubalcava has joined as senior counsel in Sacramento. Rubalacava has spent 20 years working in and around state politics and as a health care attorney and legislative advocate. At the firm, she will work on a variety of issues, including health care, environmental regulation, financial services, local government administration and services and the initiative and referendum process.

Brandon Michael Jacob Gantus was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Brandon Michael Jacob Gantus has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Feb. 1. Gantus represents companies in compensation and employee benefits matters, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. He advises clients on the design, drafting, and administration of equity-based compensation programs; employment, consulting, retention, severance, change in control, and deferred compensation arrangements; and the associated tax, accounting, ERISA, and securities law implications.

Adam Shaun Bloom was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Adam Shaun Bloom has been elected as partner in Palo Alto, effective Feb. 1. Bloom advises clients on general business and corporate law matters. He works with public and private technology companies, as well as investment banks, venture capital firms, and private equity firms. Bloom also handles complex transactions and deals involving novel structures.

Michael S. Didiuk joined Perkins Coie LLP in San Francisco.

Perkins Coie LLP announced Michael S. Didiuk has joined its investment management practice as a partner in San Francisco. During his time at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Didiuk headed examinations of registered investment advisers to cryptoasset funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, registered investment companies and family offices. He also counseled on issues under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and coordinated across divisions on digital currency and marketplace lender matters.

Irene Inkyu Yang was promoted to partner of Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco.

Sidley Austin LLP announced Irene Inkyu Yang has been elected partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Yang is a member of the firm's intellectual property litigation practice and represents clients in patent cases across a broad range of industries and technologies, including computer networking and telecommunications, Internet software and e-commerce, video conferencing, operating systems, semiconductors, peritoneal dialysis, large volume infusion pumps, vehicle and asset tracking, biometric fingerprint sensors, needleless intravenous connectors, architectural lighting fixtures and electronic educational toys.

Craig Paul Wood joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

VLP Law Group LLP announced Craig Paul Wood has joined the firm's real estate practice group as a partner in Los Angeles. Wood's practice encompasses the representation of institutional investors, private equity sponsors, high net-worth individuals, pension funds, pension fund advisors and private companies in a broad range of real estate projects throughout the United States.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin joined Strumwasser Woocher as partner in Los Angeles.

Strumwasser & Woocher announced Andrea Sheridan Ordin has joined the firm's public-interest and government-representation practice as senior counsel in Los Angeles. Ordin also serves on the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the first female U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and was only the third woman in the nation to serve as a U.S. attorney. She also served as president of the Los Angeles Police Commission.

Connie A. Broussard as principal attorney in San Diego

Trial Consultation including Jury Consulting, Witness Preparation, Trial Co-Counsel. Also practice employment litigation specializing in harassment, discrimination and other civil rights claims.

Arash Aminian Baghai was promoted to counsel of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Baghai has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Baghai is a member of the Latham & Watkins corporate department who primarily handles complex equity derivative transactions across diverse industries, with a particular focus on the power, healthcare, life sciences, and automotive sectors. His experience includes IPOs, follow-on debt, equity and equity-linked offerings, and debt and capital restructuring transactions, and the structuring of unique securities products.

Ian Kenneth Boyd joined Sideman & Bancroft LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Sideman & Bancroft LLP announced Ian Kenneth Boyd has joined the firm's intellectual property group as a partner in San Francisco. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and counseling; trademark and copyright clearance, prosecution, and enforcement; and trade secret and advertising law.

Julie Dyanne Crisp was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in San Francisco.

Crisp has been promoted to partner in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1. Crisp is a member of the Latham & Watkins tax department who advises on executive compensation and employee benefits matters, often in the context of M&A and other corporate transactions. She regularly counsels executives and public and private companies across various industries on all types of compensation arrangements and benefit plans, with extensive experience advising clients in the oil and gas, entertainment, and internet and digital media sectors.

Sean Carney Denvir was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Denvir has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. He is a member of the Latham & Watkin corporate department who represents private equity firms, and public and private companies, in M&A transactions, including mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic transactions, and minority investments.