Peter Ippolito has joined the San Diego office of Andrews Lagasse Branch & Bell as of counsel. Ippolito has previously served as assistant general counsel to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was a partner at Dentons.

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek has added Arezoo Jamshidi in its San Diego office as an associate in the litigation and appellate department. Jamshidi's practice focuses on civil litigation and appellate matters. She was previously an associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith.

Investment funds lawyer David King has joined Kirkland & Ellis' San Francisco office as a partner. King previously worked at The Carlyle Group as a principal.