Joshua Gregory Holt as partner in Los Angeles

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Josh Gregory Holt has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Holt is a member of Latham's finance department. He advises both lenders and borrowers on transactional matters.

Sean Carney Denvir as partner in Los Angeles

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Sean Carney Denvir has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Denvir is a member of Latham's corporate department. He represents private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, in M&A transactions, including mergers, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, strategic transactions, and minority investments.

Rick Offsay as partner in Century City

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Rick Offsay has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Offsay advises clients in transactions across the entertainment and media industry and is a member of Latham's corporate department.

Laura Robinson Washington as partner in Century City

Latham & Watkins LLP announced Laura Robinson Washington has been promoted to partner in Century City, effective Jan. 1. Washington focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in the entertainment and media industry and is a member of Latham's litigation & trial department.

Steven Jeremiah Pearse as senior counsel in Los Angeles from Collins, Collins Muir & Stewart, LLP.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Steven Jeremiah Pearse has joined as senior counsel in Los Angeles. Pearse specializes in products liability, professional liability, construction litigation, business litigation, premises liability, personal injury, and general liability.

Jeffrey Norwood Stewart as senior counsel in Los Angeles from OneBeacon Insurance.

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Jeffrey Norwood Stewart has joined as senior counsel in Los Angeles. Stewart's practice focuses on construction litigation and bodily injury litigation. In the construction field, he will continue to represent general contractors as well as numerous construction trades and material suppliers. Stewart has also handled toxic tort, product liability, wrongful death and asbestos cases.

Aneta Barbara Dubow as partner in Los Angeles

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Aneta Barbara Dubow has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Dubow represents trucking companies, developers, real estate brokers/agents, non-profits, and others, in matters alleging wrongful death, and serious personal injuries such as toxic tort exposure, spinal trauma, traumatic brain injury, and amputations.

Heather Marie Patrick as partner in Los Angeles

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced Heather Marie Patrick has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Patrick focuses on the firm's family law practice, which she manages in addition to her continued practice in civil litigation. Her business and commercial civil practice includes representation of builders and businesses while her family law practice focuses on handling matters including divorce, complex custody and visitation matters, complex business valuation and income determination, modifications, child support, spousal support, parentage/paternity, property division, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, and enforcement.

John Thomas Brazier as partner in Los Angeles

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger announced John Thomas Brazier has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Brazier represents builders and other industry professionals. His practice is focused on civil litigation in the areas of complex construction law, products and professional liability.

Kristin Nell Reyna Dehart as assistant managing partner in San Diego

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP announced Kristin Nell Reyna Dehart has been appointed assistant managing partner in San Diego. Dehart is a member of the environmental/toxic tort practice group, specializing in the defense of complex environmental claims, toxic tort and product liability claims. She also counsels clients regarding environmental compliance issues outside the litigation context, including regarding property contamination, waste generation, handling and disposal, and recycling/reuse programs.

Shaleen Marie Schmutzer-Smith as deputy general counsel in Sacramento

Governor Brown announced Shaleen Marie Schmutzer-Smith has been appointed deputy general counsel at the California Department of Housing and Community Development, where she has been an attorney since 2007.

Katharine Anne Martin as chair of the board of directors in Palo Alto

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced Katharine Anne Martin will succeed Larry Sonsini as chair of the board of directors. Martin practices corporate and securities law, representing public companies. Her practice includes corporate governance, SEC compliance, 1934 Act issues, public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions. She also has represented underwriters in public offerings and issuers and investors in private equity financings.

Christopher Jay Wu as partner in Los Angeles

Proskauer Rose LLP announced Christopher Jay Wu was promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Wu represents corporate and financial buyers and sellers in public and private merger and acquisition transactions; underwriters, issuers and selling security holders in public and private debt and equity financings; and public and private companies with respect to various corporate and securities law matters.

Christopher Douglas Ahn as partner in Los Angeles

Proskauer Rose LLP announced Christopher Douglas Ahn was promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Ahn represents purchasers, sellers and financial advisors in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, debt and equity securities transactions, corporate restructurings, the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and corporate and board governance.

Frederick William Kosmo, Jr. as attorney in San Diego from Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer appointed Frederick W. Kosmo Jr. to the San Diego Ethics Commission. During his four-year term, Kosmo will oversee adherence to and uphold the city's campaign, lobbying and ethics laws.

E. Scott Palmer in Los Angeles from Palmer Lombardi & Donahue LLP.

He specializes in commercial litigation.

Andrew C. Rawcliffe as Of Counsel in Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC - Pasadena Office from Glendale City Attorney's Office.

Andrew's practice covers a full range of litigation maters, including labor and employment, elections, rate-making litigation and other matters arising under Propositions 13, 218 and 26, land use and CEQA matters and other liability defense.

Kathryn Nalani Setsuko Hong as counsel in Silicon Valley

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that Kathryn Nalani Setsuko Hong was promoted to counsel in Silicon Valley, effective Nov. 1. Hong represents clients in patent matters across a range of technologies, including consumer electronics, computer software, wireless communications, semiconductors, mechanical devices, and internet services.

Eric L'Heureux Issadore as partner in San Francisco

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that Eric L'Heureux Issadore was named partner in San Francisco, effective Nov. 1. Issadore advises private equity firms and strategic investors in the structuring and negotiation of leveraged buyouts, public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and other business combinations.

James Lawrence Davis Jr. as partner in Silicon Valley

Ropes & Gray LLP announced that James Lawrence Davis, Jr. was named partner in Silicon Valley, effective Nov. 1. Davis focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation in courts, and before the ITC and the PTAB.

Michael Thomas Clark as partner in Century City from Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

Fox Rothschild LLP announced Michael Thomas Clark joined the firm's corporate department as a partner in Los Angeles. He represents domestic and international companies in corporate and M&A matters. Additionally, Clark serves as securities counsel to developers and regional centers, assisting with EB-5 financing transactions and securities law compliance.

Michael Alan Swett as partner in San Francisco from Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Dentons US LLP announced Michael Alan Swett joined the firm's intellectual property and technology practice as a partner in San Francisco. Swett focuses his practice on patent prosecution, litigation support, post-grant proceedings and IP due diligence.

Randy Omid as partner in San Francisco from Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Dentons US LLP announced Randy Omid joined the firm's intellectual property and technology practice as a partner in San Francisco. Omid specializes in US and foreign patent protection for large and startup companies, advising clients on intellectual property matters related to patent preparation and prosecution, reexamination, licensing, infringement, trade secrets, acquisitions and competitive analysis.