BakerHostetler today announced that it has added Partners Goodarz “Goody” Agahi and Ryan Gaglio and Associates Pace McCaskill and Ron Birnkrant to the firm’s Costa Mesa office. Agahi, McCaskill and Birnkrant join the firm’s Business and Corporate Group and Gaglio joins the Tax practice. The team comes to BakerHostetler from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that John T. (“Jack”) Sheridan has joined the firm as a corporate partner in the Emerging Companies Practice, based in the Silicon Valley office. Sheridan’s practice focuses on advising public and venture-backed private companies primarily in the technology sector. More >>

Goodwin, a leading Global 50 law firm, announced today that internationally recognized technology litigator and trial lawyer Neel Chatterjee has joined the firm’s Litigation Department and Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the Silicon Valley office. More >>

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Rezwan D. Pavri has rejoined the firm’s corporate practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office. Pavri was previously a partner in the technology and life sciences group at Goodwin in Menlo Park. More >>

Orrick today announced that Glynna Christian, a sought-after advisor on technology transactions, has joined the firm’s Technology Companies Group as a partner in the Silicon Valley office. Glynna joins Orrick from Kaye Scholer, where she headed the Technology and Digital Transactions practice. At Orrick, she will co-head the Global Technology Transactions practice with partners Daniel Yost and Kolvin Stone. More >>

King & Spalding announced today that former Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Voigts has joined its Silicon Valley office as a partner in the firm’s Appellate, Constitutional and Administrative Law practice. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, has named Cynthia L. Jackson as partner. Resident in the Firm’s Silicon Valley office, Jackson has over three decades of experience in California and US domestic, as well as international employment counseling and litigation. In addition to handling the global coordination of human resources and personnel-related agreements, policies and initiatives, she defends companies and C-suite individuals in high-profile class actions and other high-stakes employment litigation. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, continues its strong growth streak with the announcement today that Daniel Stellenberg, a leading executive compensation lawyer focused on private equity, capital markets, and M&A transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in the Employment Law practice, based in Palo Alto. He joins from Pillsbury, where he worked in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Prior to Pillsbury, Stellenberg was with Shearman & Sterling. More >>

The international law firm Bryan Cave LLP today announced that Allison Eckstrom has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment Group. Eckstrom will reside in the Irvine office. More >>