Complex Appellate Litigation Group has hired Mary-Christine “M.C.” Sungaila, the inaugural chair of Buchalter’s appellate practice, and launched its fourth California office in Orange County.

Sungaila’s arrival follows other notable hires in recent years, including Rex Heinke, the former co-head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Supreme Court and appellate practice.