Howdy, partner.

There have been a number of promotions and shifts over the past few weeks:

Lewis R. "Skip" Miller's new firm, Miller Barondess LLP, has established a permanent office in Century City's AIG Sun American Center. Miller has also hired Jerrold E. Blair, an Of Counsel in real estate, who was most recently with MCA/Universal.

Anthony R. Callobre and Mark A. Spitzer have joined Bingham McCutchen LLP as partners in the firm's finance group. Both came from Sheppard Mullin.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP snagged Robert Layton for health care. He joins from Sheppard Mullin.

Proskauer Rose LLP hired Eric Remensperger from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP as head of its West Coast real estate practice and hired Raj Tanden as a tax partner, from Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Susan Baldwin Myers returned to Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP as an Of Counsel after a 15-year hiatus. She was most recently managing counsel of international operations and project counsel at Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

Brian Pass has joined Sheppard Mullin as an entertainment partner. He comes from the Brown Raysman division of the recently combined Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. Pass brings senior associate Kevin Straw.

Staff reporter Emily Bryson-York can be reached at [e-mail] or at [phone], ext. 235.