Ken Jenkins joined Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo as a member in San Diego. Previously managing partner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's San Diego office, Jenkins specializes in patent counseling and procurement.

Dale Hunt and Sheila Gibson joined Hahn Loeser & Parks as partners in San Diego. Hunt focuses on patent protection and patent portfolio management, Gibson works on intellectual property transactions. Both were previously partners at Davis Wright Tremaine.

Christine Reilly joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles as a partner and cochair of the firm's Telephone Consumer Protection Act compliance and class action defense practice. She was previously a partner at Loeb & Loeb.