Alex Romain, an attorney who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, white-collar defense and internal investigations, joined Milbank‘s litigation and arbitration team as a partner. He most recently worked at Irell & Manella. Romain will work in Milbank’s Los Angeles office.

The Orange County office of K&L Gates grew with the addition of former Knobbe Martens partner Mincheol Kim, as well as associates Nathan Lee and Hank Lee. All three attorneys will work in the firm’s intellectual property practice. Kim, who joins the firm as partner, handles  legal, technical, commercial and dispute resolution matters related to patents and trademarks.