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The Los Angeles office of Perkins Coie LLP announced the appointment of five new associaties. David Q. McClure, Carlos M. Candeloro, May V. Chan, M. Christopher Jhang and Melissa J. Goulet joined the international law firm in practice areas ranging from intellectual property to commercial litigation.

Greenberg Glusker, a Los-Angeles based business and entertainment law firm, named Barry Kellman and Laura Zwicker partners in the firm. Kellman practices in the firm's labor and employment department, and Zwicker in the estate planning department.

Angela Robinson has joined the Los Angeles office of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm. She will practice as an associate in the firm's real estate department. Robinson previously was an associate for Cox, Castle and Nicholson LLP.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP has named two new partners in the firm's Los Angeles office. Scott M. Pearson and Alan Z. Yudkowsky have been named partners in litigation. Pearson practices in complex commercial litigation and Yudkowsky in general and complex commercial litigation, with emphasis on energy, securities and commodities.

The Los Angeles office of Haight Brown & Bonesteel announced the elevation of senior associate Nancy E. Lucas to partner. Lucas focuses on the defense of legal malpractice and product liability claims.