Anderson Kill & Olick (New York): Nancy Kierstyn Schreiner joins the firm as chairwoman of the government-affairs group in the Ventura, Calif., office. She will focus on regulatory compliance, zoning, employment and contractual matters. Previously, Kierstyn was a partner at Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton.

Ballard Spahr (Philadelphia): Kim­berly Warshawsky joins the intellectual property practice as partner in the Phoenix office and will focus on patent, trademark and trade secrets litigation and software license disputes. Previ­ously, she was a partner at Greenberg Traurig.