Newmeyer & Dillion promoted Bahaar Cadambi to partner. Her practice focuses on business, insurance and real estate litigation. She is based in Newport Beach.

Patricia Conway joined Tyson & Mendes as a partner in its San Francisco office. Her experience includes defense of construction toxic tort, environmental and premises liability actions. Previously, she was a partner at Vasquez Estrada & Conway.

Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger brought on Jen Cornell as a partner. Her experience focuses on representing employers on employment law matters from internal investigations to class action litigation. She is based in San Francisco.

DLA Piper brought on Jeff Diener as a partner in the real estate practice. Diener advises private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, life science and technology clients, lenders, dispositions and financings and other commercial real estate assets. Previously, he was a partner at Paul Hastings. He is based in San Francisco.

Brot & Gross changed its name to Brot Gross Fishbein after Gary Fishbein joined the firm as a partner. Fishbein's family law experience includes dissolution and paternity actions and high-conflict child custody cases. He is based in Los Angeles and was previously a partner at Buter, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce.

White & Case brought on Maia Gez as a partner in the global capital markets practice. Gez represents public companies and boards of directors on corporate law. Previously, she was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is based in Silicon Valley.

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek hired Patrick Haase as an associate in the estate planning and administration department. He focuses his practice on estate planning, trust and probate law. Previously, he was an associate at the Law Offices of Arthur S. Brown, and is based in San Diego.

Ann Kim joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the litigation practice. Her experience includes five years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, and seven years as senior counsel at the Los Angeles office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She is based in Los Angeles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Richard Miadich chairman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Miadich is managing partner at Olson Hagel & Fishburn, and is based in Sacramento.

Christopher Van Gundy joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a partner on the food and beverage industry team. His experience includes representing food and beverage clients in regards to class actions, commercial disputes and regulatory advice. Previously, he was a partner at Keller and Heckman. He is based in San Francisco.