Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe announced that the firm has recently promoted several of its attorneys. Amanda Galton has been promoted to deputy leader of Orrick’s corporate business unit. Clement Roberts has been named Orrick’s IP business unit leader and Alyssa Caridis has been named deputy leader of the IP business unit. John Wang has been promoted to deputy leader of Orrick’s finance business unit. Zach Finley has been named leader of the firm’s banking and finance group. Randy Perry has been promoted to co-leader of Orrick’s real estate group. Shannon Yavorsky has been named leader of the firm’s cyber, privacy and data innovation group. Eric Wall has been promoted to leader of Orrick’s tax group. John Bautista has been named lead partner of transactions.

JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, has announced the addition of retired Judge Ann I. Jones in Los Angeles. Jones joins JAMS following a 20-year career as a superior court judge in Los Angeles County. During her tenure on the Los Angeles Superior Court, she served in several assignments, including over 12 years in unlimited civil departments, in writs and receivers and, most recently, in a complex civil department. She previously served as a U.S. magistrate judge in the Central District of California.