FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Jack Schaedel has joined the Los Angeles, CA office as partner. Jack comes to FordHarrison from Scali Rasmussen. More >>

Remy Kessler has joined McGuireWoods’ Labor & Employment Department as a partner in Century City. He brings more than three decades of experience representing employers in high-stakes matters and strengthens the firm’s capabilities on the West Coast and nationally, particularly in the retail sector. Kessler comes to McGuireWoods from Reed Smith in Los Angeles. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Stephen Ballas has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Los Angeles. He joins DLA Piper from a Los Angeles-based SEC-registered investment advisor, where he served as general counsel and was a member of that firm’s management committee. More >>

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced Jennifer L. Gray has joined the firm as a partner in the Consumer Financial Services practice in its Downtown Los Angeles office. She was formerly a partner in the Los Angeles office of LeClairRyan. Gray has a broad commercial litigation practice, but her primary focus is on defending financial services institutions in consumer finance class actions. More >>

Expanding its cannabis and hemp practice team, Rimon welcomes Justin Keller and Lukian Kobzeff, as Partners in its Los Angeles office. Mr. Keller and Mr. Kobzeff join Rimon from the Frontera Law Group, a boutique cannabis firm. Also joining Rimon’s cannabis practice from the Frontera Law Group are three associates: Alexandra Brown, Paul Castillo, and Patrick Devine. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Nicole M. Smith has joined the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in its Los Angeles Office. An accomplished trial lawyer, Ms. Smith represents clients in patent litigation concerning their most important products and key innovations. Prior to joining the firm, Smith practiced at Morrison & Foerster, LLP. While her trial practice has focused primarily on patent litigation, she also has experience litigating trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related IP matters. More >>

Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of a four-lawyer group that has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice in the Los Angeles office. Rafael Nendel-Flores and Guillermo Tello have joined as Members, and Jose Cabada and Yesi Lagunas have joined as Associates, all formerly members of LeClairRyan law firm in Los Angeles. More >>

Lewis Brisbois has hired experienced real estate attorney MaryBeth Heydt as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Ms. Heydt joins both the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use & Environment Practice and its Public Agency & Public Finance Practice. Ms. Heydt has over 25 years of experience in litigation, transactional, and business advisory matters. Heydt most recently served as an internal commercial real estate lending advisor for Wells Fargo. More >>