Former Musick, Peeler & Garrett partner Brent Reinke is now a shareholder at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. He will work in Stradling’s corporate and securities practice group in the firm’s new Westlake Village office. Reinke advises clients on transactions related to emerging growth companies, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, strategic alliance and licensing matters.

San Diego firm Higgs Fletcher & Mack added Francisco Loayza-Romero to its business litigation, construction, and labor and employment practice groups. He has experience handling construction litigation involving breach of contract, indemnity, negligence, intentional misrepresentation, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty claims.