Goldberg Segalla added Roman S. Smith to the firm’s transportation group in Los Angeles. Smith was previously with Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester in Los Angeles. Smith counsels and defends clients in a range of complex civil litigation matters with a particular focus on the trucking and transportation industry. He works with clients to represent their interests from the inception of litigation through settlement negotiation and trial preparation.

Baker Botts announced the promotion of 18 lawyers to partner, effective March 1. Nicholas Frey has been promoted in the Palo Alto office and Allison Watkins Mallick in the San Francisco office. Frey is a member of the tax department and focuses on executive compensation, benefits, deferred compensation, ERISA, and mergers and acquisitions due diligence matters, and has substantial experience in advising venture capital and emerging growth companies on compensation and benefits issues with respect to their key employees. Mallick, a member of the litigation department, advises clients facing complex environmental challenges, focusing on litigation, regulatory advocacy, and compliance counseling.