Jenner & Block has expanded its Los Angeles office and its representation of clients in the media and entertainment industries with the addition of six new partners.  Highly experienced courtroom attorneys Richard L. Stone, Kenneth D. Klein, Julie A. Shepard, David R. Singer, and Amy M. Gallegos join the Firm’s Litigation Department, while noted transactional attorney Carissa C. W. Coze joins the Firm’s Corporate Department.

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Thomas M. Cleary to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Prior to joining Dykema, Cleary was a Partner in SNR Denton’s Corporate Practice Group.

Dickstein Shapiro LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Employment Practice on the West Coast with the arrival of employment litigator Arthur Silbergeld in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Silbergeld, who is annually identified as one of the top employment litigators in California, will lead the firm’s Employment Practice in California. Mr. Silbergeld has defended numerous employers in federal and state bench and jury trials in class action and individual claims.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that Rebecca J. Winthrop has joined the Los Angeles office as a shareholder in the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has represented Maker Maxity in the signing of definitive agreements with MGM Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), for the development and operation of a Bellagio hotel, an MGM Grand hotel, and a Skylofts hotel, as part of the landmark Maker Maxity mixed-use development complex in Mumbai, India.

Venable LLP announced today that Greg Sater, one the nation’s leading advertising attorneys, has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group.

Epstein Becker Green is pleased to announce its Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits Practices have added three new Members of the Firm in the Los Angeles office. They are Regina A. Musolino, a Member of the Firm in the Labor and Employment Practice, and Samuel W. Krause and David McFarlane, both Members of the Firm in the Employee Benefits Practice.

National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce its most recent lateral hire, Charles W. Jenkins, a partner in the firms Los Angeles office. Mr. Jenkins has joined the firm’s Toxic Tort, Environmental and Energy practice.

Venable LLP announced that Jan L. Handzlik, one of the nation’s foremost white-collar crime defense lawyers, has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in its national SEC/White-Collar Group. He was previously a litigation partner at Greenberg Traurig.