Timothy Flaherty of Clark Hill was appointed to serve as member in charge of the firm's San Francisco office. Flaherty works in Clark Hill's real estate group, where he handles business, commercial and real estate litigation, as well as products liability matters. He previously served as mayor, vice mayor and councilmember of the city of Pleasant Hill.

Retired Judge Peter D. Lichtman of the Los Angeles Superior Court joined Signature Resolution's panel as a mediator and arbitrator. He will handle disputes related to catastrophic personal injury, complex multiparty construction defect, insurance, environmental, securities, real estate and employment. Prior to joining Signature Resolution, Lichtman was head of the  Los Angeles County Superior Court's Mandatory Settlement Program.

JAMS added Nate Brooks as senior vice president and chief financial officer, where he will oversee the organization's financial department and work with senior management on financial planning and growth strategy. Brooks previously worked as CFO of PeopleSpace and has served in financial and operational positions at companies in industries including financial services, telecommunications and real estate. He is based in Irvine.

Jeff Reisner, formerly co-head of McDermott Will & Emery's restructuring and insolvency practice, joined Steptoe & Johnson as partner. He will lead the firm's insolvency and restructuring practice out of the firm's Los Angeles and New York offices. He focuses his practice on reorganization and bankruptcy matters, corporate transactions and complex commercial litigation.