July 28, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Klemchuk PLLC announces the addition of Richard “Rich” Wynne as Senior Counsel to its intellectual property practice. Wynne brings extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and counseling with an emphasis on patent disputes involving complex technologies in the sectors of oil and gas, telecommunications, eCommerce, and more.
July 23, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, TX—Goranson Bain Ausley (GBA) has opened its seventh office in San Antonio. This expansion reflects the firm’s ongoing commitment to serving families across Texas with experienced, client-focused legal counsel. The new office enhances access for San Antonio residents to skilled legal representation in divorce, child custody, complex property division, and collaborative law. The office is led by Board Certified family law attorneys Kristal Thomson and Charla Davies, both recognized for their depth of experience and dedication to helping clients work through challenging legal issues.
July 18, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Crawford, Wishnew & Lang announced the addition of David Akere as an attorney at CWL. As a trial attorney, Akere has a deep background in complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation, labor and employment, and sports and entertainment matters. A Dallas native, Akere has both a strong community-oriented and global perspective, having lived abroad in Lagos and London. He is also conversational in Spanish and uses his wide range of experience to advocate for clients.
June 16, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—The nationally recognized personal injury law firm of Kelley | Uustal announced that Cristina M. Pierson is celebrating her 10-year anniversary with the firm. Pierson is an experienced trial attorney with a diverse track record of successfully representing both individuals and companies. Her practice is dedicated to complex civil cases including class action, qui tam, and commercial litigation. Pierson has served as lead and co-lead counsel in national and state class action cases, with an emphasis on consumer protection.
June 10, 2025
FAIRFAX, VA—Lady Justice Initiative, Inc. a tech nonprofit whose mission is to catalyze opportunity for women building the future of law and to support practitioners more generally in harnessing AI for good in law has launched Lex 2X Exec a first of its kind global leadership network for women in law. The Network equips women with professional development support, education, resources, and a global network and community to capture opportunities and lead the building of the future of law through innovation, AI, and other emerging technologies.
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July 28, 2025
SAN CLEMENTE, CA—On July 18, another Utah Court dismissed claims against Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s client Timothy Ballard with prejudice.
Plaintiff Celeste Borys sued Mr. Ballard, the founder and former CEO of an anti-child trafficking organization, for alleged sexual misconduct. After a motion brought by BKLW attorneys and an evidentiary hearing, the judge found that Ms. Borys’s theft and her attorneys’ public use of the documents was deliberate and egregious and prejudiced Mr. Ballard.
The Court concluded that only terminating sanctions would appropriately punish Ms. Borys’s behavior and deter others from similar conduct.
In the fall of 2023 five different cases asserting claims against Mr. Ballard were filed in Utah state court. Of these five cases in which BKLW represents Mr. Ballard, three have now been thrown out by different judges at or near the pleadings stage.
Mr. Ballard did not commit any wrongdoing and has won three cases already. He has also filed defamation cases against Ms. Borys and other women who have accused him of sexual misconduct.
BKLW partners Thomas H. Bienert, Jr., Whitney Z. Bernstein, and Alexis Paschedag Federico and paralegals Toni Thomas and Miriah Edwards represented Mr. Ballard, along with Call & Jensen’s partner Mark L. Eisenhut.
July 28, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Stinson LLP announced that it has expanded its footprint in the New York City market with its newest office move to 140 Broadway, Suite 2330 in Lower Manhattan, in the city’s Financial District, from its previous location at 100 Wall Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10005. The firm’s eight New York attorneys primarily focus their legal practice on business litigation, corporate finance, real estate, labor law and international trade.
July 28, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Cohen Seglias announced that partner Michael H. Payne has been named as the firm’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partner, a new role created to help the firm focus on strategic implementations of AI and other technologies to improve efficiencies and deliver value to clients. As the AI Partner, Payne will spearhead the integration of advanced AI tools into the firm’s operations, collaborating with firm leadership and the firm’s IT and AI Committees. His responsibilities include leveraging AI to enhance legal research, optimize document review, improve the contract analysis process, and tap into predictive analytics to inform legal strategies.
July 28, 2025
SEATTLE, WA—Buchalter announced that Ian Taylor and Michelle Da Rosa have joined the firm as Shareholders in the Pacific Northwest. Taylor joins the firm in Seattle while Da Rosa is in the firm’s Portland office, and both join as members of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Based in Seattle, Taylor’s practice includes negotiating and drafting lease agreements for office, retail, distribution facilities, cell towers, and marinas, as well as niche experience with airport facility and aircraft hangar leases. Da Rosa’s practice involves both traditional real estate transactions and development and renewable energy projects.
July 28, 2025
DETROIT, MI—JAMS announced Sean F. Cox, Retired Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, has joined its panel. Judge Cox joins JAMS following 30 years of distinguished judicial service to Michigan courts. Based in the Detroit Resolution Center, Judge Cox will serve as a mediator, arbitrator, court-appointed neutral and neutral evaluator, handling business and commercial, civil rights, construction, education, employment, governmental, insurance and personal injury matters.
July 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Venable LLP announced that its Land Use and Zoning team has closed on four high-impact development projects in Arlington County totaling approximately 1.75 million square feet. Working closely with several different developers, the team has helped secure key entitlements and approvals for transformative residential, hospitality, and mixed-use projects that will shape the future of several Arlington neighborhoods. The Venable team working on these projects includes Matt Allman, Ked Whitmore, and Zach Williams.
July 28, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Lowenstein Sandler announced that Jonathan E. Algor, former prosecutor for the National Security and Cybercrime section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, has joined the firm as partner in the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations & Integrity practice groups. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office. Algor represents individuals and companies in high-stakes criminal and regulatory matters, as well as complex commercial and international disputes.
July 28, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Honigman LLP announced today that Devin Carpenter joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department of the firm’s Chicago office. He is the eighth partner to join the firm’s Chicago office this year. Carpenter is a commercial litigator with experience in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts around the country.
July 25, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—The Farah & Farah announced the addition of five new attorneys across practice groups and offices. These additions bring the total to 14 new attorneys announced thus far in 2025 for the rapidly growing regional law firm. Charles Micklavzina joins the firm as a Port Charlotte personal injury attorney. Lawrence “Larry” Silverman helps set the tone for the firm’s Atlanta office as a managing attorney. Demetri Zervos adds depth to the firm’s personal injury team in Tampa. Zervos’s experience spans auto accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice cases. Donni Robinson joins the firm as a Jacksonville Beach personal injury attorney. T’Keara Watson provides added depth to the firm’s Orlando team as an employment law attorney.
July 25, 2025
DENVER, CO—Buchalter announced that Michael (”Mike”) Kilgarriff has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its White Collar & Investigations group in Denver. Kilgarriff will also Co-Chair the firm’s State Attorneys General group. Kilgarriff’s clients include financial services companies, fintech platforms, cryptocurrency and digital asset businesses, ansd other highly regulated industries. His work includes responding to civil investigative demands (CIDs), subpoenas, and government audits, negotiating multistate resolutions, and defending companies in state and federal courts.
July 25, 2025
HACKENSACK, NJ—Cole Schotz announced the return of Thomas J. LaConte, J.S.C. (Ret.) as Of Counsel, following a 20-year tenure as a New Jersey Superior Court judge. Judge LaConte will contribute to the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and litigation support services. Based in the firm’s Hackensack office, Judge LaConte will focus on mediating and arbitrating a wide variety of civil disputes, including construction litigation, corporate and commercial disputes, contract issues and matters involving municipal and local governments.
July 24, 2025
ALTON, IL—Simmons Hanly Conroy announced that firm partner Jo Anna Pollock has played a leading role in the founding and national expansion of education nonprofit Lindenwood Education System (LES), including its recent acquisition of Ancora Education. In her practice, Pollock represents plaintiffs as a member of Simmons Hanly Conroy’s Complex Litigation Department.
July 24, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Emily Atherton has joined Michelman & Robinson LLP as Counsel in their Labor & Employment Practice Group. Emily, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, helps employers navigate workplace disputes, defending against claims that carry both legal and reputational risk. Her work spans single-plaintiff and class action matters, with experience across state and federal courts.
July 24, 2025
DETROIT, MI—Dykema announced that Liza Brooks has joined the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office as a Member in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. Brooks comes to Dykema from Hall Render, where she practiced for more than seven years cumulatively. Between stints at Hall Render, Brooks also practiced in-house with Trinity Health Corporation for four years and with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for one year.
July 24, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Frank Olah has joined Carlton Fields’ Labor and Employment Practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He was most recently a principal at Jackson Lewis P.C. Olah represents employers in workplace law matters, with a focus on defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and wage and hour violations.
July 24, 2025
JACKSON, MS—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Roy D. Campbell III, a retired partner, has been named the 2024-25 recipient of the Mississippi Bar’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Campbell was presented with the award at the Mississippi Bar’s annual meeting on July 11. A litigation partner at Bradley for more than 20 years, Mr. Campbell retired at the end of 2024 after dedicating his 50-year career to representing clients in civil suits at both the trial and appellate level and serving as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials.
July 23, 2025
NEWARK, NJ—Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. announced that Vikas Khanna, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, has joined the firm as Chair of its White Collar Practice Group, based in the firm’s Newark office. At Sills Cummis, he will focus his practice on white collar criminal defense and advising corporations, boards, executives, governmental leaders, and individuals who face government investigations, regulatory scrutiny, or complex litigation.
July 23, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Baker Donelson has expanded its leading commercial litigation practice with the addition of Daniel D. Edelman, a seasoned trial lawyer and litigator with a focus on complex commercial disputes, including antitrust litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, trade secret litigation, and employment litigation.
July 23, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Greenspoon Marder announced the addition of partner Cathy Hampton in the Atlanta office, expanding the firm’s Entertainment and Sports and Corporate practice groups. Ms. Hampton brings over 30 years of legal experience in transactional, corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters, with a focus on the sports and hospitality industries.
July 23, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, (ONDA) announced the addition of Frances Seman, a seasoned advocate with a deep-rooted commitment to service, as an associate in the firm’s Frisco office. A U.S. Army veteran, longtime educator and former legal aid attorney, Ms. Seman brings a rare blend of strength, empathy and dedication to her practice.
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—ZwillGen and Luminos.AI announced today the launch of the “ZwillGen Law Library,” a new feature in the Luminos platform allowing clients and customers to automate AI risk assessments and testing based on the expertise of ZwillGen’s world-class AI Division and the Luminos team. ZwillGen clients and Luminos customers will have access to automated and privileged assessments directly within the platform. The ZwillGen Law Library will include automated certifications for data de-identification, bias testing for AI models, and more
July 23, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Michael J. Attisha, Ph.D., an Intellectual Property & Technology of counsel in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office, has been appointed to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Technology Leadership Council. As a member of the council, Attisha will work to ensure that the people, businesses, and government of Greater Boston can successfully leverage new technologies, such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing. Attisha’s practice focuses on nuclear physics technologies, including fusion, quantum computing, and radioisotope production.
July 23, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Casner & Edwards partner Michael J. Goldberg presented at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) 2025 Northeast Bankruptcy Conference & Northeast Consumer Forum on July 15. His panel focused on leases, and addressed real-world challenges landlords and tenants face when bankruptcy hits, using recent high-profile cases to examine the growing tensions among market realities, restructuring costs, and the Bankruptcy Code.
July 23, 2025
WILMINGTON, DE—Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP (Potter Anderson) announced that firm attorney Elizabeth R. Schlecker has been elected chair of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) Labor and Employment Section for 2025–2026. Schlecker is part of Potter Anderson’s General Litigation and Labor & Employment groups and primarily defends Delaware employers in litigation across a range of workplace issues.
July 22, 2025
ORLANDO, FL—Spetsas Buist Accident Injury Lawyers, a personal injury and wrongful death law firm based in Orlando, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a young woman who tragically lost her life after escaping the Pasadena Villa Psychiatric Treatment facility. The facility, now known as Lifeskills Orlando, is a residential mental health facility operated by Renaissance Healthcare Group and Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare. The young woman was living at the facility and receiving residential treatment for mental health conditions at the time of her tragic passing.
According to the lawsuit, the young woman, Taylor Meador, was recognized as a suicide risk while under the care of the facility. In fact, this is why she entered the facility in the first place. In an effort to protect her safety, she was to be placed under routine observation where behavioral health technicians were supposed to check on her regularly and document the check, including her whereabouts at the time, what she was doing, and when the technician performed the check. However, the lawsuit alleges that the facility failed to perform scheduled observations, which resulted in Taylor escaping from the facility without intervention.
The lawsuit alleges that on October 22, 2022, Taylor was left unmonitored for a prolonged period and somehow gained unauthorized and unsupervised access to her cell phone. She then escaped the facility without intervention and used her cell phone to arrange for a rideshare service to pick her up. She arranged to be transported to a parking garage in Orlando, where she ultimately committed suicide.
The lawsuit brought forth by Spetsas Buist Accident Injury Lawyers outlines claims for damages including medical and funeral expenses, loss of income and net accumulations, and the ongoing mental pain and suffering endured by her surviving family members, namely Taylor’s parents.
July 22, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) has elected its new Board of Directors leaders and members for the 2025–26 term, with the announcements made during the IADC’s 2025 Annual Meeting on July 10 in Québec City, Québec, Canada. J. Dominic Campodonico of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (San Francisco, CA) was elected President, with Mark D. Hansen of GROWMARK, Inc. (Bloomington, IL) as President-Elect, and Donna Lamontagne of Lamontagne, Spaulding & Hayes, LLP (Cranston, RI) as Immediate Past President. Kirstin Abel of Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Portland, OR) will serve as Vice President of Corporate, and Phillip S. Sykes of Butler Snow LLP (Ridgeland, MS) was named Treasurer-Elect. Newly elected board members serving three-year terms include Michael A. Airdo of Airdo Werwas, LLC (Chicago, IL), Mollie Benedict of Tucker Ellis LLP (Los Angeles, CA), and Christopher B. Parkerson of Campbell Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston, MA).
July 22, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Katten announced today that Loren R. Lembo has joined as a partner in the firm’s Transactional Tax Planning practice, growing the roster of talented attorneys based in the New York office. Lembo is a highly respected tax advisor who focuses her practice on domestic and international tax matters in the financial services space. She brings deep experience guiding sponsors and managers on the tax aspects of forming and operating domestic and offshore investment funds — including private equity funds, hedge funds and fund-of-funds — and structuring transactions across the investment lifecycle, from acquisitions and exits to fund operations.
July 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Signature Resolution announced that Hon. Ana Maria Luna (Ret.) has joined its panel of neutrals. With over four decades of legal experience, including 32 on the bench, Judge Luna is known across California for her integrity, cultural competency, and trailblazing career spent resolving a wide variety of probate, family and civil matters.
July 22, 2025
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA—Knox Ricksen LLP, a civil litigation firm specializing in complex healthcare fraud cases, has added Oluoma Kas-Osoka as Counsel in Northern California. Kas-Osoka has 10 years of experience representing a variety of clients in complex litigation matters.
July 22, 2025
LINCOLN, NE—Hilgers Graben PLLC is proud to announce that partner Rose Hunter Jones and senior counsel Sarah Resczenko have been selected to serve on specialized drafting teams within The Sedona Conference’s Working Group 13 (WG13), which focuses on issues surrounding artificial intelligence and the law. Ms. Jones is a globally recognized name in eDiscovery and legal AI and is often sought after by legal publications to analyze emerging legal tech matters. Ms. Resczenko is known for expertise in eDiscovery, transactional law and data security compliance.
July 22, 2025
NASHVILLE, TN—JAMS announced that Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Donald joins JAMS following an incredibly distinguished four-decade career spanning roles in district and appellate courts.
July 22, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial celebrates the life of founding member Ben L. Weinberg following his passing on Sunday, June 22 at the age of 98 years. His extensive resume of leadership within the legal community include service as president of the Atlanta Bar Association (1969-1970) and, more recently, appointment to the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
July 22, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added Allison S. Cook as a partner in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice Group, continuing the strong trajectory of growth in the Atlanta office. Ms. Cook was previously a leading partner within the Payments Systems team at an AmLaw 200 firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Ms. Cook assists financial technology (fintech) companies in connection with their M&A transactions and other strategic alliances.
July 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH, PA—Cozen O’Connor today announced veteran Pennsylvania employment litigator Marla N. Presley has joined its award-winning, cross border Labor and Employment Department. Presley brings a proven record of success in both jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, including favorable outcomes in appeals before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Supreme Court, and multiple appellate courts in Pennsylvania. She joins Cozen O’Connor as a shareholder and will be based in its Pittsburgh office.
July 22, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—Taft has signed a 24,895-square-foot lease at Esplanade II, a premier 265,924-square-foot office tower located in Phoenix’s prestigious Biltmore neighborhood. The new space will accommodate more than 50 attorneys and staff, positioning the firm for continued growth and client service excellence in the Valley.
July 22, 2025
FORT BEND COUNTY, TX—Foley & Lardner LLP secured more than $2 million in attorneys’ fees and costs for its clients in a case involving issues of first impression under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA). The decision, issued on June 26, 2025, by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, reverses a significant trial award and shapes the legal landscape in Texas for trade secret and fiduciary duty claims.
This hard-fought appellate victory builds on Foley’s 2023 success in defeating a $42 million damages claim brought by DistributionNOW (DNOW), a Houston-based supplier of energy and industrial products, against 12 former employees now associated with a competitor.
The chief justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals authored a detailed opinion in favor of Foley’s clients. The court ruled that TUTSA preempts conspiracy claims based on the misappropriation of trade secrets and instructed other courts to evaluate preemption under the “compare the facts” or “same conduct” test. The court also agreed with the defendants that the charge submitted to the jury, based on the Texas PJC for fiduciary claims against trustees, was improper in the context of departing managers. The appellate court fully adopted the defendants’ proposed jury instructions for breach of fiduciary duty claims against departing managers in Texas. The decision also expands TUTSA’s preemption of claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets to the Texas Theft Liability Act and breaches of fiduciary duties.
Texas Theft Liability Act requires award of attorneys’ fees as a result of TUTSA preemption. The court further rendered judgment in favor of Foley’s clients, ruling that attorneys’ fees and costs are mandatory under the Texas Theft Liability Act for a prevailing party, even when the case is won on preemption grounds. The case now serves as a roadmap for damages causation standards for future Texas trade secret misappropriation cases.
July 22, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Lathrop GPM welcomed Catherine Goldhaber as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office and Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice Group. Goldhaber’s practice focuses on defending claims involving product liability, toxic substance exposure, and transportation-related injuries, and is national in scope, with Goldhaber serving as both trial and coordinating counsel in the defense of mass tort claims.
July 22, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Barnes & Thornburg has added two accomplished attorneys to its Indianapolis office, reinforcing its nationally recognized labor and litigation practices. Matthew Kelley, a veteran labor negotiator with deep experience in high-stakes union matters, has joined as a partner in the Labor and Employment department. Victor Obasaju, a former federal law clerk and rising litigator, joins the Litigation department.
July 21, 2025
WASHINGTON D.C—Venable LLP announced that Scott S. Sheffler has joined the firm as a partner in its Government Contracts practice. With over a decade of experience in federal grant law and government contracts, Mr. Sheffler brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. Mr. Sheffler has a distinguished background advising clients on compliance and regulatory matters related to federal grants and contracts.
July 21, 2025
WASHINGTON D.C— Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky and Josefiak PLLC (“Holtzman Vogel”) announced today that David Johnson has joined the firm as Partner in its Washington D.C. office. Johnson focuses his practice on political and election law regulatory compliance, appellate law, and state attorneys general investigations and litigation.
July 21, 2025
MIAMI, FL—Greenberg Traurig, P.A. expanded its Miami Litigation Practice with the addition of Angela F. Benjamin, a former assistant county attorney for Miami-Dade County. Benjamin brings more than a decade of government experience, including recently with Miami-Dade County. Previously, she was a senior assistant county attorney who led the Commercial and Construction Practice at the Broward County attorney’s office. She represented both counties in high-stakes matters of significant community impact, including major infrastructure projects, environmental disputes, and public health and emergency legal challenges such as those arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Before working in government, Benjamin spent nearly a decade as a commercial litigator at an international law firm.
July 21, 2025
MIAMI, FL—Wolfe Pincavage announced the expansion of its bench with Partner Anna Torres joining the firm’s Miami office. In her 35-year career, Torres has successfully navigated thousands of complex legal disputes. Her proven expertise in civil and commercial litigation offers healthcare clients an enhanced level of representation in their most critical matters. Torres will join the firm’s diverse healthcare litigation team, supporting Wolfe Pincavage’s commitment to providing unparalleled legal support to respected healthcare institutions and providers.
July 21, 2025
RALEIGH, NC—Parker Poe announced Marci Norton has joined the firm and will provide federal regulatory and compliance advice to a range of companies across the life sciences, health care, and food and beverage industries. She joins Parker Poe from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where she worked in the Office of the Chief Counsel for nearly 30 years.
July 18, 2025
ROSELAND, NJ—Experienced litigator Randall S. Watts has joined Marshall Dennehey’s Roseland office as a shareholder in the firm’s Professional Liability Department. He previously was a founding partner and managed his own law firm in New Jersey for seven years. Watts has nearly two decades of experience defending clients in professional liability and medical malpractice matters in New Jersey.
July 18, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Marshall Dennehey announced that Blake J. Hood, a shareholder in the Jacksonville office, has been appointed co-chair of the Social Security and Workers’ Compensation Law Committee of the Jacksonville Bar Association for the 2025-2026 Bar year. In this role, Hood will play a key role in shaping the committee’s goals and priorities for the year as well as planning and executing programming.
July 18, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—G&K announced that associate attorney Jonathan Litster has been appointed to serve on three national committees within the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Jonathan will serve as a member of the Law Schools Committee through July 31, 2026, and on both the Exchange Advisory Committee and the Public Education Committee through July 31, 2028. Jonathan is a catastrophic injury attorney at Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix, representing plaintiffs in a broad range of tort litigation, including catastrophic personal injury, insurance bad faith, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, and professional malpractice.
July 18, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP (ONDA) announced the addition of Alex Adewunmi, a family law specialist who currently serves as an adjunct professor at UNT Dallas College of Law. Mr. Adewunmi’s legal expertise includes a wide range of family law matters involving property division, child custody and support, qualified domestic relations orders and restricted appeals.
July 18, 2025
PORTLAND, OR—Frank X. Curci, a Shareholder at the Buchalter law firm in its Portland and Scottsdale offices, was recently re-elected as a Director on the Board of Directors of Cancer Research And Biostatistics (“CRAB”). Curci has been a Director at CRAB since 2012 and serves on the Board’s Strategic Planning Committee. Curci’s practice focuses on representing companies in the high-technology and bioscience industries, universities, research institutions, and global technology consortia regarding a range of technology, intellectual property, research, data rights/privacy, and corporate/business matters.
July 17, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL—Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann announced that Jeffrey P. Wasserman, who is Of Counsel to the firm, has been elected President of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP). The FACP is a statewide organization committed to promoting peaceful resolutions for families navigating divorce and other legal challenges. Wasserman brings more than five decades of legal experience to the role, including a previous term as Chair of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar. His deep knowledge, passion for family law and commitment to collaborative practice make him uniquely positioned to lead the organization through its next chapter.
July 17, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Faegre Drinker announced today that Alena Markley has joined the firm’s product liability practice as counsel in the New York office. Prior to joining the firm, she spent more than 12 years in the litigation practice of an international law firm, with a focus on product liability. Markley focuses her product liability practice on medical device litigation, defending medical device companies in cases ranging from single-plaintiff actions to multidistrict litigations in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
July 17, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added prominent corporate partner Viking W. Tao to its Corporate & Securities Practice Group in Dallas. Ms. Tao advises clients from a wide range of sectors in mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate development and investment, corporate finance, partnership and joint venture negotiations, and commercial disputes.
July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of its continued strategic expansion and deepening commitment to federal advocacy, Shumaker Advisors welcomes Mike Fedorchak as Vice President of Federal Affairs. Based in Washington, D.C., Mike brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in government relations, public policy, business, and grassroots advocacy to the firm’s growing federal team. In his new role, Mike works closely with lawmakers, regulatory agencies, and coalition partners to advance client priorities in Congress and the Administration.
July 16, 2025
TOLEDO, OH—Shumaker has appointed Rodney L. Eason, Jr. as the firm’s first-ever Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). A transformational leader with more than 25 years of experience in human capital strategy, talent management, employee engagement, and leadership development, Rodney brings a dynamic and strategic approach to shaping the future of the firm’s people and culture.
July 16, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Moss & Barnett announced that attorney Acacia F. Bard has joined the firm’s real estate and real estate finance teams. Acacia represents lenders who originate and sell loans secured by multifamily projects to secondary market investors, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In her practice, she prepares and negotiates loan documents, evaluates legal opinions, examines title and survey matters, and assesses other due diligence to ensure regulatory compliance.
July 16, 2025
TAMPA, FL—Tate Healey Webster announced that board-certified adoption attorney Erica T. Healey recently played a role on a statewide workgroup dedicated to streamlining Florida’s Chapter 39 adoption finalizations. The initiative, organized under the Dependency Court Improvement Panel, focused on improving time to permanency for children in foster care and creating a uniform statewide checklist for court-required adoption documentation.
July 16, 2025
DENVER, CO—Snell & Wilmer announced that Jason Spitalnick has joined the firm’s Denver office as Partner in the Litigation, Investigations, & Trials Practice Group. Spitalnick focuses his practice on securities enforcement defense, white collar defense, internal investigations, and commercial litigation. Spitalnick brings significant public and private sector experience to the firm, most recently serving as Enforcement Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
July 16, 2025
NASHVILLE, TN—Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky and Josefiak PLLC (“Holtzman Vogel”) announced the addition of Palmer Williams as Partner in its recently opened Nashville, Tennessee office. Williams brings an extensive background in litigation, ethics, and nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, having previously served as General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. She has advocated for human rights on the international stage, including at the United Nations, while also playing a key role in landmark Supreme Court cases through her strategic insights and amicus briefs.
July 16, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Dykema announced that Michael Owen has joined as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Corporate Finance Group, resident in Chicago. Owen comes to Dykema after more than 35 years of practice at various firms in Chicago, most recently Gozdecki Del Giudice and Perkins Coie. Owen is a seasoned corporate lawyer who counsels clients in all manner of secured and unsecured financings, debt trading, equity issuances, and mergers and acquisitions.
July 16, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, LA—McGlinchey Stafford announced the continued national growth of its Financial Services Litigation (FSL) team with the addition of five attorneys across the U.S. This expansion strengthens the firm’s capacity to serve clients in the financial services industry in complex litigation matters nationwide. Christopher Bolduc represents clients from the insurance, financial services, and real estate industries. Kylie Krupilski advises and defends mortgage servicers, loan servicers, investors, automobile lenders, credit card issuers, and FinTech companies. Jonathan McKinney represents auto finance companies, mortgage servicers, and banking institutions in litigation. David Mullen’s practice includes defending banks, mortgage lenders, and other financial institutions in litigation in state and federal courts. With a decade of experience as a litigation paralegal before she began practicing, Michelle Proctus has worked across complex commercial civil, securities, and class action cases, as well as family law.
July 16, 2025
BOSTON, MA—On June 24, Jamey A. Wachta presented on the AUTM webinar, “The Consulting Conundrum: Balancing Faculty Expertise, Industry Engagement, and Institutional Integrity.” The program explored the growing trend of life sciences faculty engaging in industry consulting, including both the opportunities and risks these relationships present. Jamey and fellow panelists highlighted issues with consulting agreements across medical and public health schools that can lead to conflicts of interest, research integrity, and institutional intellectual property rights issues. They discussed strategies and practical solutions to balance the benefits of individual consultants with the need for policies that protect academic and institutional interests.
July 16, 2025
BOSTON, MA—David C. Fixler, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice in Boston, presented at the 2025 Community Solar Innovation Summit in Westminster, Colorado, June 26. Fixler spoke on the panel “Unlocking Scalable Interconnection: Best Practices, Policy Models, and Pathways to Partnership,” where he discussed how Massachusetts’ pioneering reforms in interconnection cost allocation, permitting, and distribution system planning can serve as a national blueprint.
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG) has launched a dedicated Civil Rights and False Claims Act (FCA) Risk & Response Team to address the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which was announced on May 19, 2025. The cross-disciplinary team combines AGG’s deep experience in FCA defense, government investigations, employment law, federal grants and contracts, and compliance audits to counsel federal funding recipients on the DOJ initiative’s expansion of the FCA to cover alleged violations of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The team is led by a group of highly experienced attorneys in AGG’s Atlanta and Washington, D.C. offices who are leaders in their practice areas, with decades of experience in civil and criminal DOJ matters, including FCA litigation, Qui Tam defense, employment discrimination audits, and regulatory compliance.
July 15, 2025
DENVER, CO—Recht Kornfeld PC announced the addition of three distinguished attorneys—Christopher P. Beall, Jane Cox and John Gleason—to its team, significantly strengthening the firm’s legal ethics, professional responsibility and legal malpractice defense capabilities and strategically expanding its constitutional law capabilities with the launch of a media law practice. Christopher P. Beall joins the firm as a seasoned constitutional law litigator, with a focus on First Amendment and media law. Jane Cox brings extensive experience in legal ethics and attorney regulation to the firm. John Gleason enhances the firm’s legal ethics and professional responsibility practice with his unique background as a former police officer and major crimes detective who transitioned to legal ethics enforcement.
July 15, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—JAMS announced that Jon B. Masini, Esq., has joined its panel. Mr. Masini joins JAMS with over 30 years of experience as a neutral and advocate. Since beginning his ADR practice in 2007, Mr. Masini has successfully resolved hundreds of construction disputes. He is adept at resolving the business, environmental and high-profile personal injury claims incidental to these disputes.
July 15, 2025
WASHINGOTN, D.C.—Venable LLP announced that Peter F. Brown has joined the firm’s Cybersecurity Services Group in Washington, DC as senior director, global security and technology. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Brown brings a wealth of experience in technology policy, governance, and international relations.
July 15, 2025
JACKSON, WY—Holland & Hart LLP announced it has expanded its construction and development capabilities with the addition of Jackson-based attorney Michael Currie, who joins as Of Counsel. Mike’s four-plus decades of combined in-house and private practice experience in large project construction and development and related litigation will greatly complement the firm’s ability to serve clients’ project needs.
July 14, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC—Brooks Pierce announced the opening of its new office in Charlotte, further building upon the firm’s 128-year legacy of service to North Carolina’s businesses and communities. Brooks Pierce also announced the additions of David Allen, Ben Chesson, and Anna Majestro, formerly of Allen Chesson, a boutique trial litigation practice, to the firm’s partnership. With these additions, Brooks Pierce now has more than 120 attorneys practicing across North Carolina from offices in Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Charlotte.
July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretariat announced the addition of Tamika Tremaglio as a Managing Director in the Washington, D.C. office, where she’ll lead the firm’s growing Global Sports Consulting capabilities. The former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Tamika is a globally renowned leader with more than 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, leading law firms, and prominent sports industry organizations, executives, and athletes.
July 14, 2025
DALLAS, TX—Hallett & Perrin welcomed Nikki Laing to the firm’s tax and trust and estates practice groups. Laing, who is also a Certified Public Accountant, provides sophisticated estate planning solutions to high-net-worth families, professionals, and entrepreneurs. Her experience includes drafting comprehensive estate plans, guiding fiduciaries through complex estate and trust administrations, and preparing gift tax and estate tax returns.
July 14, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Matt Caplan has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in its Commercial Litigation Practice Group and Innovative Technology and Health Care & Life Sciences Sectors. Caplan’s addition builds on Foley’s recent growth in California and is the latest in a series of strategic hires that deepen the firm’s capabilities across priority sectors and key markets.
July 14, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CA—Perkins Coie announced that Tara McGrath, the most recent former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, is joining the firm’s Litigation practice as a White Collar & Investigations partner in the San Diego office. McGrath is a highly experienced litigator, a nationally recognized federal prosecutor, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, P.C. announced that Hector Ruiz, a veteran employment litigation attorney with over 20 years of experience at the Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Ruiz most recently served as Deputy Chief of the Employment Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division where he oversaw employment discrimination investigations and litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
July 14, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, NJ—Adam Scaramella has joined Carlton Fields’ Financial Services Regulatory Practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Florham Park, New Jersey, office. He was most recently president of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC and vice president of regulatory supervision for the Prudential Insurance Company of America. His practice focuses on securities and insurance regulatory matters, product development and distribution, compliance governance, and risk management.
July 11, 2025
EL PASO, TX—Sebastian Nuñez, a former defense attorney with a reputation for winning high-stakes trials, has launched his own plaintiff-focused injury law firm—Sebastian Nunez Injury Law—based in El Paso, Texas. After years representing some of the largest insurance companies and corporations in the country, Nuñez is switching sides. SN Injury Law specializes in catastrophic injury cases.
July 10, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA—Cohen Seglias announced that Joshua Bonn has been named managing partner of the firm’s Harrisburg office.
Bonn assumes the role previously held for 18 years by Steven Williams, who has served as Cohen Seglias’ firmwide managing partner since 2023 while maintaining his full-time practice focused on commercial litigation, real estate law, employment law, construction, and business and corporate law. Bonn joined Cohen Seglias from Nauman Smith in 2024 as part of the firm’s Harrisburg office expansion.
July 10, 2025
JUPITER, FL—Jones Foster announces that attorney James H. Ryan has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in its Real Estate practice group based in the firm’s Jupiter office. Ryan brings decades of experience representing developers, buyers, sellers, and lenders in complex commercial and residential real estate transactions. He advises clients on all aspects of the real estate process, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and matters relating to mortgages and title insurance. Prior to joining Jones Foster, he served as sole shareholder and president of Gary, Dytrych & Ryan in North Palm Beach.
July 10, 2025
COLUMBUS, OH—Frost Brown Todd (FBT) has added consumer finance attorney Lindsay Oak as a Partner in the Business Department’s Commercial Finance Practice Group in Columbus, Ohio. Oak specializes in consumer financial services, including banking and credit union law, consumer and mortgage lending, licensing, money transmission, and payment systems. Her practice also focuses on working with fintech providers to integrate technology with traditional banking and lending products. Earlier in her career, Oak served as in-house counsel at The Huntington National Bank.
July 10, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Much announced Patrick Richards has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property group. An accomplished patent attorney, Richards is a key addition to the team as it assists clients in protecting, enforcing, and utilizing their intellectual property. Additionally, Richards has served in an outside general counsel role to dozens of companies and is often the first call clients make no matter the legal issue. Richards arrived at Much from another Chicago-based law firm and brings the entrepreneurial mindset of a business owner.
July 9, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CA—Manning Kass announced the expansion of its San Diego office with the addition of a powerhouse litigation team led by Lane E. Webb, an accomplished and widely respected trial attorney with over 30 years of experience handling high-exposure and complex civil defense lawsuits. The group brings specialized expertise in insurance fraud, personal injury, habitability, environmental exposure, and professional liability defense, further advancing the firm’s commitment to strategic growth, innovation, and exceptional client service. The incoming team is comprised of five attorneys and six legal support professionals.
July 9, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Catherine (Cat) Scott filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association (MassDLA) in connection with Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., a case addressing whether forfeiture clauses tied to non-solicitation agreements are definitively excluded from the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act. In the matter at hand, Foundation Medicine claimed that former employee Susan Miele had violated a non-solicitation agreement and a separation agreement. Subsequently, Foundation Medicine stopped severance payments and demanded repayment pursuant to a forfeiture clause in the separation agreement. Scott, on behalf of MassDLA, filed an amicus brief with the SJC arguing in favor of the plaintiff. The MassDLA argued that Foundation Medicine egregiously misinterpreted the Act, and that adopting the position of the defendant would cast a much wider net over a host of agreements that were never intended by the Legislature to be included in the restrictions of the statute.
July 9, 2025
WILMINGTON, DE—Brittany Giusini-Tsoflias has joined Barnes & Thornburg in the firm’s Wilmington office, becoming part of a collaborative national litigation team known for handling complex, high-stakes disputes across industries. Recognized for her command of Delaware law and business-minded approach to litigation, Giusini-Tsoflias brings a strong track record of guiding clients through sensitive and consequential matters.
July 9, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Maslon LLP announced the addition of counsel Kelley Scrocca to the firm’s Estate Planning Group. Scrocca is a highly experienced trust and estate attorney who specializes in assisting ultra high net worth clients with estate planning, asset protection planning, and complex trust administration. She has represented a wide range of individuals, from professional athletes to ranch owners to members of the U.S. Congress.
July 8, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Sidley Austin LLP announced that Rosemary Reilly has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. She joins from WilmerHale, where she spent 18 years as a partner in the corporate practice. Sidley also recently welcomed counsels Rebecca Nauta and Riley O’Brien and associate Emily Ivers to its Boston ECVC practice. Reilly brings over two decades of experience advising life sciences and technology companies on corporate and securities matters.
July 8, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—International law firm Withers has appointed 16 new partners from within its teams and across its business regions with effect from 1st July 2025. The new partners are based across Asia, the US and the UK. In the United States, the new partners include Luca Denora (New York), Leslie Evans (San Diego), Jordan Garman (New York), Kevin Jackson (Los Angeles), Wonchi Ju (New Haven), Jessica Kaplan (San Francisco), Susanna Kim (Los Angeles), Erika Scheideman (Los Angeles), Michael Steffany (New Haven), and Craig Weinstein (Los Angeles).
July 8, 2025
AUSTIN, TX—FBFK Law is deepening its footprint in Austin and extending its reach across borders with the addition of attorneys Roland Wiederaenders and Sarah Florer, who officially joined the firm as shareholders this week. Wiederaenders brings more than 25 years of experience guiding businesses, funds, and investors through high-value capital raises, securities offerings, and financial structuring. Florer adds a global lens to FBFK’s corporate practice. She’s led multi-jurisdictional deals, advised international families on cross-border succession planning, and navigated commercial transactions from the U.S. to the Middle East and India.
July 8, 2025
DENVER, CO—Donald C. Dowling and Nathan J. Oleson, shareholders at Littler have been elected as fellows of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers as part of its 2025 class. Dowling and Oleson will be formally inducted during the College’s annual installation ceremony, held in conjunction with the American Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Conference in Denver on November 15, 2025. Dowling is widely recognized as a pioneer in outbound international employment law, having played a central role in developing this now-critical area of practice. Oleson is a nationally respected labor and employment litigator with extensive experience representing employers in complex workplace matters.
July 8, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Burr & Forman LLP announced that Jeffrey (Jeff) S. York has joined the firm as a partner, with Christopher (Chris) C. Hazelip Jr. and Noah M. Rust entering the firm as Associates. York and Rust come to the firm’s Jacksonville, FL office from Shutts & Bowen and Hazelip joins from Akerman. All three will be part of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group.
July 8, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Foley & Lardner LLP announced that David Morris has joined the firm’s Salt Lake City office as a partner in its Taxation Practice Group. Morris comes to Foley from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he counseled private equity sponsors and corporate clients on a broad range of complex transactional tax matters. Morris brings over a decade of experience advising on domestic and cross-border tax issues involving mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, debt and equity financings, and internal restructurings.
July 7, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Boutique executive compensation and employee benefits law firm Cohen & Buckmann P.C. has hired attorney Sherrone Torres as a senior associate. Torres advises on high-value corporate transactions and designing, negotiating and implementing programs for executives, employees, partners and board members. She will contribute her significant experience to the firm’s executive compensation and employment law departments. Torres joins Cohen & Buckmann from an international Am Law 100 firm.
July 7, 2025
SEATTLE, WA—Foster Garvey announced the arrival of Brian Honaker-Coe as an associate in the firm’s Public Finance & Municipal Government group, based in Seattle. With a background spanning corporate and securities law, regulatory compliance and public law, Honaker-Coe joins the firm to strengthen our municipal practice serving state and local governments. He joins Foster Garvey from Fenwick & West LLP.
July 7, 2025
DALLAS, TX—In a decision that blends A-list travel and high-dollar contract law, attorney Chad Baruch of Johnston Tobey Baruch secured an appellate win for BMH Air and Evolution Jets in Texas’ Fourth Court of Appeals, in a dispute involving a private jet used to fly actor Bruce Willis. The San Antonio appeals court upheld the bulk of a judgment against Saturn Aviation, the Austin charter company that transported Mr. Willis from Ohio to New York in 2017, ruling Saturn was on the hook for nearly $1 million in repairs and legal fees after the aircraft was grounded by mechanical failure. BMH Air was represented on appeal by Chad Baruch and Randy Johnston of Johnston Tobey Baruch PC and by George Andrew Coats and Gary Evans of Coats & Evans PC.
July 7, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Faegre Drinker announced that Cynthia Lee has rejoined the firm’s benefits and executive compensation group as counsel in the Minneapolis office. Lee rejoins from a multinational conglomerate, where she served as senior counsel of benefits. Lee counsels companies on employee benefits, including the design, implementation and administration of welfare benefit and retirement plans.
July 7, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC—Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Aaron Benjamin has joined the firm’s transactions department as a partner in the Charlotte and New York offices and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Benjamin represents many of the largest U.S. and foreign banks in commercial real estate warehouse lending deals. Benjamin is recognized as a market leader in bank-side representation in pooled lending transactions backed by commercial real estate loans and in structured repurchase transactions backed by asset-backed securities.
July 7, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Kevin Colan has joined the firm as partner in its Tax practice. He will be based in the firm’s New York office. Colan works with clients to devise effective tax strategies for successful mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of public and private companies, as well as strategic investments and joint ventures. His practice focuses on protecting his clients’ interests in strategic transactions and creating innovative tax structuring solutions that support their overall financial and business goals.
July 7, 2025
KANSAS CITY, MO—Lathrop GPM announced that Emily Cantwell has been appointed as the newest member of the firm’s Executive Committee, which was effective July 1. Members of the Executive Committee serve three-year terms, with the opportunity to serve up to two terms. Cantwell currently serves as Partner in Charge of the firm’s St. Louis office. Cantwell is a litigator whose practice focuses on business litigation, specifically commercial, banking, real estate litigation and employment.
July 7, 2025
WILMINGTON, DE—Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP announced that Alyssa Gerace Frank has been elected chair of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) Commercial Law Section for 2025–2026. Frank previously served two years as the DSBA Commercial Law Section’s vice chair and was the section’s secretary prior to that. Frank focuses her practice on corporate and business transactions.
July 2, 2025
ALTON, IL—Simmons Hanly Conroy announced that firm partner Melissa Crowe Schopfer was selected as the winner of the 2025 Women of Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar (PALS) Award. Her selection was announced at this year’s seminar, which took place May 13-15 in Las Vegas. The Women of PALS Award is bestowed annually to an individual who supports, initiates, and/or sustains the advancement and progress of women in the field. Schopfer, a seasoned Simmons Hanly Conroy litigator and longtime asbestos trial team leader, has dedicated her entire career to asbestos matters.
July 2, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Buchalter announced that Kendall Woods has joined the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group as a Shareholder in the Chicago office. Woods focuses her practice on construction law and regularly represents owners, developers, contractors, and subcontractors nationwide. She negotiates construction contracts, advises on risk mitigation and dispute avoidance strategies, and represents clients in all phases of litigation and dispute resolution.
July 2, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP hosted a series of events in its Boston office in conjunction with the 2025 BIO International Convention June 17-18. Designed for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical technology leaders, these events offered timely legal insights, strategic networking, and innovation showcases.
July 2, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright continues to build its California footprint with the addition of William “Bill” B. Tate II, an accomplished real estate partner whose decades of transactional experience spans everything from movie studio developments to complex joint ventures to IRS 1031 exchanges. Tate joins the firm’s Los Angeles office from K&L Gates, bringing deep experience and regional insight to anchor and expand Norton Rose Fulbright’s California real estate practice.
July 2, 2025
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Paul A. Wilhelm, a seasoned employment and benefits litigator with a national practice, has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in its Labor and Employment department in the firm’s Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor offices.Wilhelm advises national and regional employers on a broad range of litigation and compliance matters, including Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) disputes, wage-and-hour claims, trade secret and non-compete enforcement and workplace allegations.
July 2, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Maslon LLP announced the return of Partner Anna Petosky to the firm’s Litigation Group. Petosky brings extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of commercial cases. She focuses her practice on tort & product liability, high-stakes civil litigation, complex business disputes, and investigations. After working in private practice for more than a decade, including as a Maslon partner, Petosky dedicated several years to public service as a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis.
July 2, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC—Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that it has added former federal and state prosecutor Elizabeth F. Greene as a partner and Gavin Bell as an associate in its Charlotte office, building on the strategic growth of the firm’s Government Enforcement & Investigations Practice Group. Greene previously managed the Charlotte office of a regional white-collar and investigations firm after 16 years of service as a prosecutor. Bell handles complex criminal cases, regulatory matters, and government investigations.
July 2, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—Buchalter announced three new leadership appointments within the firm: Amanda Hyland has been named Administrative Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group; Leah Lively has been appointed Chair of the Litigation Department in the Portland office; and Steve Segal has been named Chair of the Corporate Practice in the Denver office. Hyland is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Atlanta office and a nationally recognized intellectual property attorney. Lively is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Portland office and a seasoned trial attorney. Segal is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Denver office and a key member of Buchalter’s Corporate Law Practice Group.
July 2, 2025
BOSTON, MA—On June 24, Jamey A. Wachta presented on the AUTM webinar, “The Consulting Conundrum: Balancing Faculty Expertise, Industry Engagement, and Institutional Integrity.” The program explored the growing trend of life sciences faculty engaging in industry consulting. Wachta and fellow panelists highlighted issues with consulting agreements across medical and public health schools that can lead to conflicts of interest, research integrity, and institutional intellectual property rights issues.
July 2, 2025
BOSTON, MA—On June 12, Phil Olsen presented on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) webinar, “Introduction to Careers in Tax Law & Tax Section Social.” During the program, Olsen and his fellow panelists provided an overview of various career opportunities and paths available for practitioners interested in a career in tax law.
July 1, 2025
DENVER, CO—Otteson Shapiro announced the addition of attorneys Jenny Small, Kate Turshen Schroepfer and Sheri Kelly-Rabolt to its Denver office. Each brings specialized expertise that will strengthen the firm’s focus on banking, finance and real estate law. Small has joined as a partner after over a decade of experience with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Turshen Schroepfer has joined as a firm partner with a practice focus on asset-based and cash flow financings, secured and unsecured acquisition financings, real estate financings, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine financings, recapitalizations and refinancings. Kelly-Rabolt is the newest banking attorney, with more than 25 years of experience in representing national and community banks and financial institutions
July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—King & Spalding announced that Matt Hanson has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Hanson returns to the firm after nearly three years at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legislative Affairs, where he most recently served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Prior to his government service, Hanson was a partner at King & Spalding representing companies and individuals on securities enforcement and regulation matters
July 1, 2025
ATLANTA, GA—King & Spalding announced that Colby Jenkins has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate and Funds practice group. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta office. Jenkins counsels clients on structuring, offering, and operating U.S. and offshore open-end, closed-end, and semi-liquid private investment funds and advises on related U.S. regulatory and compliance matters. He represents established and emerging fund sponsors and institutional, family office, and individual investors focused on a wide variety of investment sectors.
July 1, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Counsel for Justice (CFJ) announced its new Board of Directors, who will serve for the term beginning July 1, 2025, and concluding June 30, 2026. This esteemed group of legal and community leaders will guide CFJ’s mission to promote access to justice for underserved communities across Los Angeles. The new Board of Directors includes: President Diane Kimberlin, President-Elect
Wes W. Kennedy of First Legal, Executive Vice President Brian Condon of Arnold & Porter, Senior Vice President John Clark of Wells Fargo Bank – Legal Department, Vice President Shawn S. Ledingham of Proskauer, Vice President/Secretary Anne Nash of Carbon Activated Corporation, Vice President Susan Koehler Sullivan of Clyde & Co, Vice President Lilit Asadourian of Barnes & Thornburg, Treasurer Juan Torres of Musick Peeler, Immediate Past President Lana Manganiello of Practice Growth Partner. The directors include: Susan Agopian (Lateral Link), Matthew Baker (Saul Ewing), Nestor Barrero (Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete), Jennifer Benjamin (B. Riley Advisory Services), Janette Blair (Sony Pictures Entertainment), Jennifer Bonneville (Alston & Bird), Robb Caruso (Elevate), Ryan Estes (DLA Piper), Colleen Hart (Proskauer), David Kutzer (Cresa), Beverly Lu (CBRE – Legal Department), Neal Marder (Akin), Eric McDonough (Dickinson Wright), Lauren Movsesian (Sempra Energy), Jibraun Riaz (Davis Wright Tremaine), Jessica Soriano (Clark Hill), Jennifer Terry (Reed Smith), Lauren Wertheimer (Vedder Price), Alex Wyman (Latham & Watkins), Hee Sung Yoon (Selman Leichenger, Edson Hsu Newman & Moore) and Hon. Laurie Zelon (Judicate West).
July 1, 2025
TAMPA, FL—Trenam Law announced that Kelsey Burgess has been accepted to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) annual Next Generation (“NextGen”) program. Through her active involvement with the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association, and her board service with the Adult Literacy League of Central Florida, Burgess exemplifies the NCBJ values of furthering educational development within her field and community. Burgess practices in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group.
July 1, 2025
HACKENSACK, NJ—Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. announced that Patrick A. Haggerty has joined as co-chair in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Haggerty was a partner in White and Williams LLP’s Real Estate and Finance departments. Haggerty focuses his practice on a wide range of commercial real estate transactions and financings. His practice includes the representation of real estate developers, owners, investors, international and domestic banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and insurance companies.
July 1, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky and Josefiak PLLC announced the addition of Alexandria J. Saquella to its legal team as an associate attorney in the Arizona office. Saquella has an extensive background in litigation, government investigations, and appellate law. As a former assistant United States attorney at the Department of Justice, she successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases, securing convictions across a broad range of federal crimes.
June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Gabriel H. Scannapieco, partner in Arnall Golden Gregory LLP’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named co-chair of the Life Sciences industry team serving alongside partner Alan G. Minsk. As a former assistant director at the U.S. Department of Justice Consumer Protection Branch, Scannapieco’s first-hand federal experience is critical to life sciences clients navigating regulatory changes amid the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s restructuring and the Department of Justice’s shifting enforcement priorities.
June 30, 2025
LAKE OSWEGO, OR—VF Law, a full-service law firm, announced that Bianca Schmitt will be working as an associate at the firm after passing the Oregon Bar examination. Schmitt has clerked for VF Law’s office in Lake Oswego since joining the firm in 2023. Her work focuses on estate planning, trust administration and probate, and creditor’s rights. Schmitt was officially admitted to the Oregon Bar at a ceremony taking place at Willamette University’s main campus in Salem on May 21.
June 30, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—The American Health Law Association (AHLA) recently awarded Coppersmith Brockelman partner and former AHLA president Kristen Rosati with its highest distinction — the David J. Greenburg Founders Award — during the organization’s annual meeting. The David J. Greenburg Founders Award honors individuals who exemplify the values of AHLA’s founder — a deep commitment to health law, sustained service to the association, and exceptional qualities of leadership.
June 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—Munger, Tolles & Olson announced that Nicole Howell, a seasoned corporate attorney with a prolific track record advising clients in high-stakes transactions, has joined the firm as of counsel in its Los Angeles office. Howell regularly advises public and private companies, financial sponsors and other stakeholders on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and the formation of joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
June 30, 2025
RALEIGH, NC—Ward and Smith welcomed attorney Peter Ledford to the firm’s Raleigh office. Ledford brings more than a decade of public service and energy, environmental, and utilities experience to the firm’s growing Energy and Utilities practice. Before joining Ward and Smith, Peter held several high-level public sector roles, including Deputy Secretary for Policy at the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Clean Energy Director in the Office of Governor Roy Cooper. His work will focus on navigating the complexities of energy regulation and policy.
June 30, 2025
MIAMI, FL—TA PLLC, a business law firm, announced the addition of Alexander G. Plansky as an associate attorney. Plansky focuses his practice on business litigation matters. Plansky graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida. There, he served as the Online Media Editor of the University of Miami Business Law Review and president of the Intellectual Property Law Society. While pursuing his law degree, he interned for the University of Miami School of Law Startup Clinic.
June 27, 2025
HOUSTON, TX—Patterson + Sheridan LLP welcomed William Ryann as of counsel. He is based in the firm’s Houston office. Ryann brings 28 years of experience in intellectual property (IP) law to Patterson + Sheridan. His practice focuses on preparing, prosecuting and litigating patents and trademarks in the fields of oil and gas, medical devices, semiconductor technologies, industrial equipment and materials. Ryann also supports his clients in mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, risk assessment, compliance and licensing matters.
June 27, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP announces that Partner and Chair of the Employment Department, Brian J. MacDonough, presented at the 6th International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) 2025 on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders on June 17. MacDonough spoke on the panel, “Dad Shift: Global Trends in Parental Leave and Their Impact on Work and Family Life.” As chair of the Employment Department, MacDonough handles a wide range of complex employment matters.
June 26, 2025
ORLEANS, MA—La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth, LLP announced the addition of two highly respected attorneys, Eliza Cox and Tom Rockwell, as partners to the firm. Cox joins as a Partner in the Zoning, Permitting, and Land Use Development practice. She represents developers, homeowners, and corporations before zoning and planning boards, conservation commissions, and the Cape Cod Commission. Rockwell joins the firm as a Partner in the Trusts and Estates practice. With over 20 years of experience, he advises clients on a wide range of estate planning needs.
June 26, 2025
DENVER, CO—Venable partner Jim Sawtelle, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Denver office, has been elected vice president of the Iowa Law School Foundation (ILSF). For nearly a decade, Sawtelle has served the ILSF Board of Directors as an executive committee member. The ILSF helps shape the legal education for students at the University of Iowa College of Law. The ILSF drives the law school’s strategy in key areas such as alumni relations, fundraising, endowment management, and program support. Sawtelle is an experienced trial attorney who practices at the intersection of commercial litigation and intellectual property.
June 26, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA—JAMS announced Hon. Dean Pregerson (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Pregerson joins JAMS following nearly 29 years of experience serving on the United States District Court, Central District of California, along with years in private practice. Based in the Los Angeles Resolution Center and Century City Resolution Center, Judge Pregerson will serve as a mediator, arbitrator, court-appointed neutral and neutral evaluator, handling antitrust, aviation, business and commercial, class action and mass tort, civil rights, entertainment and sports, higher education and Title IX, insurance, intellectual property, personal injury and tort, product liability, and real estate and real property matters.
June 26, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Phil Olsen presented on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) webinar, “Introduction to Careers in Tax Law & Tax Section Social,” on June 12. During the program, Olsen and his fellow panelists provided an overview of various career opportunities and paths available for practitioners interested in a career in tax law. Olsen is a tax attorney focusing on state and local tax consulting and litigation. He has over 25 years’ experience litigating and resolving major tax controversies before courts and administrative boards.
June 26, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Jamey A. Wachta presented on the AUTM webinar, “The Consulting Conundrum: Balancing Faculty Expertise, Industry Engagement, and Institutional Integrity,” on June 24. The program explored the growing trend of life sciences faculty engaging in industry consulting, including both the opportunities and risks these relationships present. Wachta and fellow panelists highlighted issues with consulting agreements across medical and public health schools that can lead to conflicts of interest, research integrity, and institutional intellectual property rights issues. Wachta is a business lawyer with over 35 years of experience in healthcare and corporate law, focusing on sophisticated medical and technology transfer transactions.
June 26, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Meagher + Geer announced that Eric W. Kvasnicka has joined its Minneapolis office as an associate in its Anti-Fraud and Extra Contractual Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Meagher + Geer, Kvasnicka served as Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
June 26, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Meagher + Geer announced that Marc A. Gwekoh has joined the firm’s Chicago office as an associate in its Commercial Litigation, Construction, Insurance, and Products Liability practice groups.Prior to joining Meagher + Geer, Marc focused his practice on defending clients in various areas of law, such as civil rights, construction, insurance coverage, landlord-tenant, medical malpractice, municipal, premises liability, transportation (specifically involving claims of catastrophic/serious bodily injuries), property damage, cargo loss and workers’ compensation matters.
June 26, 2025
PHOENIX, AZ—Meagher + Geer announced that Nikos Povilaitis has joined the firm’s Phoenix office as an associate in its Commercial Litigation, Corporate/Business Services, Insurance, and Professional Liability practice groups. Prior to Joining Meagher + Geer, Nikos practiced with a firm in Phoenix handling insurance disputes and matters involving breach of contract, construction defect, personal injury, and real estate transactions.
June 26, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Shane R. Goodrich presented the Sentinel Group program, “Elevate HR: Massachusetts Pay Transparency – What Employers Need to Know,” on May 21, 2025. Goodrich is an experienced and skilled litigator who represents employers in a variety of labor and employment litigation, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour violations, Family and Medical Leave Act claims, wrongful terminations and contract disputes.
June 26, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Casner & Edwards partner Sharon C. Lincoln chaired the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) program, “IRS Form 990, Form 990-PF & Other Charity Filings: The Rules, Risks, & Opportunities” on June 10. The program covered the basics related to tax exempt organization filing requirements with the IRS, the attorney general, and other regulators. Panelists also discussed common pitfalls and valuable opportunities related to these regulatory filings. Lincoln’s practice focuses on advising nonprofit entities on the wide range of issues related to their tax-exempt status.
June 26, 2025
MIAMI, FL—Ball Janik LLP welcomed Associate Amanda L. Gonzalez to the firm as part of Partner Frank Soto’s team in the Miami office. Gonzalez focuses on complex construction defect and concrete overspray cases. Gonzalez has experience handling all phases of litigation, including factual investigations, discovery, motion practice, expert coordination, mediation, and trial preparation. . Prior to joining Ball Janik, Gonzalez worked at a Miami-based law firm that handled construction defect claims for community associations and property owners.
June 25, 2025
BOSTON, MA—Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has grown its Boston office with the additions of Margaret C. Brown, Laura McJilton, Ph.D., Michelle G. Rosin, and Anthony Shaheen as associates, expanding its Litigation, Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation, Real Estate, and Corporate practices. Nancy Costigliola, Ph.D. also has joined the firm as a patent agent.
June 25, 2025
ORANGE COUNTY, CA—JAMS announced Hon. John C. Gastelum (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Gastelum joins following a distinguished judicial career, serving as a member of the Orange County Superior Court’s unlimited civil panel from 2010 to 2024. Based in the Orange County Resolution Center, Judge Gastelum will serve as a mediator, arbitrator, special master, discovery referee and neutral evaluator, handling business and commercial, employment, personal injury and tort, and real estate matters.
June 25, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Christopher Ash has joined Carlton Fields’ Property and Casualty Insurance Practice as senior insurance counsel in the firm’s New York office. He was most recently a partner at Sanitas Law Group. Ash is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of insurance and reinsurance disputes. His work in insurance and reinsurance, which has been a core part of his practice since the mid-1990s, reflects broad experience across all facets of the industry — from defense to coverage to reinsurance — and includes high-profile matters such as asbestos and environmental claims, the Enron collapse, major catastrophes, COVID-related litigation, and the World Trade Center attacks.
June 24, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Foster Garvey announced that Gerena Gregory has joined the firm as an Associate in its Business & Corporate Finance practice, based in New York. Gregory works with startups, venture-backed companies and investors across a range of industries, including technology, food and beverage, digital media and consumer products. Prior to joining Foster Garvey, Gerena was a member of the New Ventures practice group at Thompson Hine LLP in Chicago.
June 24, 2025
AUSTIN, TX—The Texas Center for Legal Ethics is marking 35 years of elevating ethics and professionalism in the practice of law. The Center is an independent, nonprofit organization created to promote the values laid out in the Texas Lawyers’ Creed, which includes working to improve the legal system while abiding by the state’s rules of professional conduct. The Center aims to be a leading source of ethics education by offering courses, speakers and continuing legal education seminars for state lawyers and other interested parties.
June 24, 2025
ATHENS, GA—Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomed Amy Cowan and Britton White as of counsel lawyers in the firm’s Athens office. Both lawyers bring substantial litigation experience, having overseen cases from pre-suit through appeal. With a notable background in governmental liability and constitutional law, Cowan focuses on land use and zoning, constitutional law, environmental law and eminent domain. From pre-suit investigations to appeals, White has nearly 20 years of litigation experience, his primary focus is general liability defense, transportation litigation and premises liability defense.
June 24, 2025
DENVILLE, NJ—Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno PC announced that Matheu D. Nunn has been selected by his fellow Partners as Co-Managing Partner. He will serve alongside Co-Managing Partner Gary R. Botwinick. Nunn, 43, who joined the firm in December 2011, serves as a Board Member of the Firm and on its four-person Executive Committee. He Co-Chairs the Firm’s Family/Matrimonial Practice with Thomas J. Snyder and Co-Chairs the Firm’s General Appellate Practice with Bonnie C. Frost.
June 24, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Jonathan Levine has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Transactions Department and a member of the Restructuring Practice. Levine counsels clients on a wide range of corporate matters, with a focus on complex corporate restructurings both in court and out of court. His clients include distressed companies, direct lenders, ad hoc groups, sponsors, asset managers, hedge funds and other strategic investors.
June 23, 2025
DENVER, CO—Buchalter announced that Cara Thornton has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the Denver office. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and brings over two decades of experience handling complex commercial, employment, and intellectual property litigation matters in courts and arbitration forums nationwide. Thornton represents clients in complex disputes from inception through appeal, with experience in business, employment, and IP litigation.
June 23, 2025
SEATTLE, WA—Perkins Coie announced that Sarah Bowman has joined the firm’s Private Client Services practice as a partner in the Seattle office. Bowman focuses on sophisticated estate planning, estate and trust administration, and family office structuring for high-net-worth families. She has significant experience advising individuals, families, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and business owners across a broad range of complex personal planning matters.
June 23, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Jessica Sievert, former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has joined Holland & Knight‘s North Florida Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Jacksonville, Fla. During her time at the DOJ, Sievert directed national investigative teams. Sievert also investigated, litigated and negotiated resolutions in numerous healthcare fraud cases involving the Anti-Kickback Statute, hospice care, skilled nursing, long-term care facilities, hospitals, lab testing, medical necessity and upcoding.
June 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Heather Johns has joined Carlton Fields’ Real Estate and Commercial Finance Practice as senior counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She was most recently an attorney adviser with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Johns is a seasoned real estate and finance attorney focused on HUD-insured multifamily and health care transactions. Drawing on more than four decades of experience in title insurance — including 16 years as a senior attorney at HUD — she is known for resolving complex title, regulatory, and financing challenges in high-stakes transactions.
June 23, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL—Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC welcomes its 2025 class of summer clerks. The group comprises 17 first- and second-year law students from four different schools. Joining from the University of Alabama School of Law is 2L Davis Boland, 2L Jackson Clancy, 2L Kiana Dorsey, 2L Sarah Frances Jackson, 2L Hope Methvin, 2L Abby Vandiver, 2L Andrew Weisenfeld, 1L Preston Antes, 1L Sarah Beth Corona, 1L Martha Ernest and 1L Kimberly Short. Joining from Washington & Lee University is 2L Tanner Hines. Joining from Cumberland School of Law is 2L Malik Howard, 1L Robert Dickinson and 1L Sloane Saxon. Joining from the University of Virginia School of Law is 1L Sam Guerrero and 1L Bess Martin.
June 23, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes has obtained a preliminary injunction in a pro bono lawsuit brought on behalf of Victim Rights Law Center and two students who have faced discrimination and their parents. The injunction, entered by Judge Myoung Joun in the District of Massachusetts, enjoins a mass termination targeting the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) that prevented the OCR from fulfilling its statutory mandate to investigate complaints of discrimination against students and enforce federal civil rights laws.
The firm represents the plaintiffs in collaboration with Public Justice. Glenn Agre’s legal team consists of partners Reid Skibell and Jon Friedman, and associate Megan M. Reilly.
June 20, 2025
NEW YORK, NY—Faegre Drinker announced that Daniel Smulian has joined the firm’s product liability and mass torts practice as a partner in the New York office. Smulian joins from an international law firm. Smulian defends global companies in complex product liability litigation, with a focus on representing medical device and life science companies. He has defended clients in disputes in multidistrict litigations, other consolidated proceedings and single-plaintiff cases involving catastrophic injuries.
June 20, 2025
SARASOTA, FL—Ball Janik LLP announced that construction defect litigation attorney Jon E. Lemole has joined the firm as a special counsel in its Sarasota office. With more than three decades of experience in complex litigation representing business owners and individuals, Lemole’s addition marks the further expansion of Ball Janik’s construction defect litigation capabilities.
June 20, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Buchalter announced that Noel Cook has joined the firm as a shareholder in the San Francisco office. Cook is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and focuses his practice on trademark and copyright enforcement, litigation, counseling, prosecution, and licensing. Cook advises clients on the protection and enforcement of trademarks, designs, images, and a wide range of creative content.
June 20, 2025
CHICAGO, IL—Buchalter announced that Tom Posey has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Chicago and Los Angeles offices. Posey also serves as the National Chair of the firm’s Labor Management Relations Group. Posey brings decades of experience advising and representing employers in labor negotiations, employment litigation, and a broad range of management-side workplace matters. He represents clients across industries including hospitality, manufacturing, health care, construction, entertainment, and transportation.
June 19, 2025
TAMPA, FL—Shumaker Partner Jillian Askren has been named Chair of the Fund Development and Evaluation Committee (FDEC) for the Junior League of Tampa. In this leadership role, Askren will guide the committee in evaluating current League fundraisers and spearheading the research, development, and presentation of new fundraising initiatives for membership consideration and approval. Askren focuses her practice on complex litigation in both state and federal courts, representing clients in individual, class action, and government enforcement matters, as well as commercial business disputes.
June 19, 2025
TAMPA, FL—Two of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Tampa attorneys have been sworn in to leadership roles with the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA). Partner Matthew F. Hall was sworn in as president of the HCBA and senior attorney Amanda S. Keller was sworn in as president of the HCBA’s Young Lawyers Division on June 12 during the HCBA’S Installation of Officers & Directors Ceremony.
Hall is a partner in Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group who concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and federal court practice. He has served on the HCBA’s Board of Directors for the last eight years and is a past chair of the HCBA’s Military & Veterans Affairs Committee.
A senior attorney in the Litigation Practice Group, Ms. Keller handles all stages of litigation with a focus on complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters. She is an active member of the HCBA and has served on the YLD’s board of directors since 2020.
