2023-2024 Class Notes
'60s
Carl E. Kasten (JD ’66) was inducted into the Illinois State University Steve and Sandi Adams Legacy Hall of Fame at a ceremony on April 26th.
Morgan O'Brien (JD ’69) built a new company (Anterix) using communications technology to address the requirements of modernizing US electric grid.
James B. Soble (JD ’66) received recognition from the Florida Bar for successfully practicing law for 50 years.
'70s
Harvey Gordon (JD ’72) has published a third edition of his book entitled PUNishment: The Art of Punning or How to Lose Friends and Agonize People.
Robert D. Hall (JD ’74) received recognition from the Florida Bar for successfully practicing law for 50 years.
Dean Hansell (JD '77) was awarded the California Judges Association's 2023 President's Award in recognition of his exceptional leadership and service to the California judiciary.
Sue J. Henry (JD ’77) and Carter G. Phillips (JD ’77) were honored by Ohio State University with the John B. Gerlach Sr. Development Volunteer Award.
Young Kim (JD ’76) published his latest book, The Question of Law.
Andrea Kramer (JD ’78) released her third book, Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work, this year.
Gary L. Martin (JD ’72) received recognition from the Florida Bar for successfully practicing law for 50 years.
Jack McRay (JD ’74) received recognition from the Florida Bar for successfully practicing law for 50 years.
Dennis O'Keefe (JD ’72) was honored in June at a Recognition Luncheon by the Florida Bar for successfully practicing law for 50 years.
Howard M. Topaz (JD '78) picked to co-lead a new tax practice at Mintz & Gold's New York office.
Karen M. Turner (JD ’79) retired from Temple University's Klein College of Media and Communication.
Jon Vegosen (JD ’76) was named to the 2024 Leading Lawyers list.
'80s
Cindy Abbott (JD ’86) was selected as Chicago Public Media’s first ever General Counsel.
Sharon Bowen (JD-MBA ’82) received a Honorary Doctor of Laws degree during Northwestern's 165th commencement ceremony at Ryan Field.
Steven I. Berlin (JD ’84) was the recipient of the 2023 COGEL Award.
Adam C. Cooper (JD ’87) was appointed to the board of directors at Direct Relief.
Jeffrey I. Cummings (JD ’87) was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Loretta H. Davenport (JD ’85) was named as a lifetime trustee of Chicago Sinfonietta's board of directors.
Susan Feibus (JD ’80) joined Dykema as Senior Counsel in its Business Litigation Practice Group.
Graham Grady (JD ’83) was named to the board of directors at World Business Chicago. He was also recently elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers which is limited to the top 1,000 real estate attorneys in the United States.
Suzanne Griffin (JD ’89) was named the first chief compliance officer at Virginia Tech.
Mitchell P. Kahn (JD ’85) was elected as chair of the board of directors at Bakhu Holdings, Corp.
Georg Kodek (LLM '89) was appointed as the President of the Austrian Supreme Court.
Kurt Magette (JD ’83) joined Whiteford in Richmond as Senior Counsel.
John A. Mercer (JD ’82) was appointed as a district court judge to the Twentieth Judicial District Court by Gov. Greg Gianforte.
Stephanie Navarro (JD ’80) was listed in the publication, Marquis Who's Who in America 2022-2023.
Kay Pashos (JD ’84) joined Taft as a partner in the firm's Energy practice group in Indianapolis.
Marian W. Payson (JD ’84) was presented with the Adolph J. Rodenbeck Award by the Monroe County Bar Association.
Bob Sterbank (JD ’89) joined Foster Garvey as a Seattle-based of counsel in the firm's Municipal, Health & Housing practice.
Mark R. Walter (JD ’85) has launched a new North American women's professional hockey league.
Brian Woolley (JD ’82) was honored in the Chambers USA 2023 Guide with a Band 3 ranking.
'90s
Owen W. Belman (JD-MBA ’97) was appointed CEO of Sigma 7.
Eric A. Berg (JD ’92) joined Barns & Thornburg's Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department.
Neville M. Bilimoria (JD ’94) was appointed managing partner of Duane Morris LLP's Chicago office.
Steven Block (JD ’99) joined Holland & Knight's Litigation Section as a partner in Chicago.
David H. Bluestone (JD ’99) joined Benesch as a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Elan S. Carr (JD ’93) was named CEO of the Israeli-American Council.
Ronald S. Cohen (JD ’95) was appointed to the newly created role of executive vice president, regional operations at Alterra Mountain Company.
Jonna B. Daleiden Eimer (JD ’97) joined Roetzel in the firm's Corporate, Health Care & Transactional group.
Donald Daugherty (JD ’90) joined the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies as Senior Counsel, Litigation.
Khoa D. Do (JD ’97) joined Morgan Lewis as a mergers and acquisitions partner in Silicon Valley.
Michaela G. Doebler (LLM ’99) was appointed as co-office managing partner of Reed Smith's Munich Office.
Maria T. Figueredo (JD ’94) was appointed as the new parks director for Montgomery Parks.
Peter M. Friedman (JD ’98) was named as one of The Top 50 Attorneys of Maryland for 2023 by Attorney Intel.
T. Markus Funk (JD ’95) recently published a book on obtaining evidence and assistance from foreign countries titled "Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory: Obtaining Evidence and Assistance from Foreign Jurisdictions”.
Michele A. Gemskie (JD '94) was selected as a Cook County Associate Judge.
Aaron D. Graves (JD ’99) was just named in Crain’s Detroit Business 2023 Notable Leaders in Employment and Labor Law.
Donyelle Gray (JD ’99) started a new position as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
Sirisha Gummaregula (LLM ’95) was recognized this month with a lifetime achievement award as part of the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards.
Stephanie Hosler (JD ’99) was named to Missouri Lawyers Media 2023 Power List.
Tilden Katz (JD ’95) was profiled in an issue of Chicago Lawyer, where he shared his views on crisis and strategic communications and the ways it can help law firms and their clients resolve situations.
John Lausch (JD ’96) joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner handling the firm's government and internal investigations group.
Sara N. Love (JD ’93) was nominated by the Montgomery County (Maryland) Democratic Central Committee to be state senator.
Randall H. Miller (JD ’97) joined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the Commercial Litigation group at the firm's Denver office.
Kristin Graham Noel (JD ’96) was an awardee of Attorney Intel's Top 25 Attorneys of Wisconsin for 2024 designation.
Christopher D. Roberti (JD ’98) was named as a senior fellow to the 2024 cohort at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University.
Robert Ross (JD ’92) was added to Greenberg Traurig's Boston Government Law & Policy Practice as of counsel.
John C. Ryan (JD ’95) was elected as the chair of the Northern Light Health board of directors for a one-year term.
Yusuf H. Safdari (JD ’95) was appointed to the board of directors for Xolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
Susan Snyder (JD ’90) was elected president-elect of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC).
John J. Tully (JD '94) was selected as a Cook County Associate Judge.
Brenton W. Vincent (JD ’99) joined Lathrop GPM as a partner to the Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice Group in its Chicago office.
Tony White (JD ’93) was appointed as Thompson Hine's managing partner. White joins a select group of African Americans presently holding the highest position at an Am Law 200 firm and one of approximately a dozen individuals who have held this position at any given time.
Susan L. Winders (JD ’96) was promoted to EVP, general counsel at Re/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Julie M. Workman (JD ’99) joined Saul Ewing's Chicago office as a new partner.
E. J. Wunsch (JD ’96) was named the next president of international operations at Wendy's.
'00s
Georgia Alexakis (JD ’06) was nominated for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by President Biden.
Benjamin Alke (JD ’05) launched his campaign for the 2024 election of Montana state attorney general.
Jolen V. Anderson (JD ’03) was appointed the first-ever chief people and community officer at BetterUp.
Uma Amuluru (JD ’05) was announced as Boeing's chief human resources officer and executive vice president of human resources.
Michael Andrews (JD ’00) The Groom Shop by Michael Andrews officially opened their doors to the public with a grand opening event in NYC.
Sebastian Arango (JD-MBA ’06) was appointed managing director and head of capital formation at healthcare investment firm CRG.
Brian Appel (JD ’07) was elected to Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Lloyd J. Brooks (JD ’00) was appointed to the 17th Sub-circuit Court of Cook County by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Ellisa Cholapranee (JD ’06) was named in Attorney Intel's Top 50 Attorneys of San Diego for 2023 list.
Joel B. Collins (JD ’03) was appointed chief legal officer of Locus Robotics.
Jamie Cooper (JD ’09) was welcomed by the University of Nebraska College of Law as a new faculty member.
Caleb Durling (JD ’07) was promoted to Office Managing Partner in Fox Rothschild's Denver office.
Patrick English (JD ’09) was elected as a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP.
Henrique Erbolato (LLM-K ’05) received the Chambers Brazil Awards 2024 Agribusiness Law Firm of the Year award on behalf of their firm, Santos Neto Advogados.
Matthew Galluzzo (JD ’01) was knighted in a ceremony at the French Consulate in New York.
Anderson Gansner (JD ’04) was appointed to branch 46 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court by Wisconsin governor Tony Evers.
Ryan Gerads (LLM ’05) was elected to the Executive Committee at Lathrop GPM LLP.
Steven Grimm (LLM ’03) was an awardee of Attorney Intel's Top 25 Attorneys of Wisconsin for 2024 designation.
Sunil R. Harjani (JD ’00) was confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Jackson Hwu (JD ’04) joined the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice as a partner in the Miami office at Dentons.
Yuko Ino (LLM ’05) was added to Greenberg Trauig as a shareholder and partner in Japan.
Russell W. Johnston (JD '05) was appointed co-head of the Litigation group at Seward & Kissel LLP.
Matt Jones (JD ’09) joined Jones Day as a partner in the Financial Markets Practice, based in Houston.
Geoffrey King (JD ’09) joined King & Spalding's Corporate, Finance and Investments practice as a partner in Chicago.
Jason J. Kim (JD ’02) was promoted to partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Omar Malik (LLM ’08) was named a 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards honoree.
Michael M. McGovern (JD ’08) joined Morrison Cohen LLP as an Associate focused on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Michelle McGovern (JD ’08) joined A Place for Mom as its General Counsel.
Anna Paglia (LLM ’04) was appointed to the position of executive vice president and chief business officer at State Street Global Advisors.
Alex Paul (JD '00) is a co-author of the newly released book, How to Be a Lawyer: The Path from Law School to Success. The book is written by 28 veteran lawyers who offer their mentorship and a candid discussion about how to bridge the gaps between law school and the actual practice of law. It has been hailed as a "must-read" for law students and new lawyers.
April Perry (JD ’03) was nominated by President Biden to be the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Andrew C. Phillips (JD ’09) launched Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP in Washington, DC, to litigate high-profile defamation cases and combat misinformation and the harm it causes.
Megan Ruth Rooney (JD ’06) joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a Healthcare partner at the firm's Chicago office.
Teddy Scott (JD ’00) was named president and chief executive officer at Bakhu Holdings, Corp.
Shana See (LLM ’03) was named to the 2023 list of Latino Leaders Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Elizabeth Stevens (JD-MBA ’07) was announced as chief legal officer of Sword Health.
Enoch Varner (JD-MBA ’09) joined Clifford Chance as a partner in the firm's new office in Houston.
Michael Word (JD ’08) joined Dykema's Chicago office as a partner in the firm's IP Practice Group.
'10s
Francis J. Acott (JD ’14) was promoted to the role of counsel at Latham & Watkins.
Elizabeth Andrews (JD ’13) was elevated to partner at Fried Frank.
Ryan Aprill (LLM ’11) was promoted to managing director at Rotunda Capital Partners.
Corey Berkin (JD ’15) was elected to Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.
Evan Boetticher (JD ’10) joined Lewis Roca as a partner in the firm's San Francisco office.
Eunice Buhler (JD ’15) was promoted to general counsel at G2.
Lauren Cates (LLM ’19) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Joshua Chao (JD ’12) was promoted to the role of counsel at Latham & Watkins.
Stephanie Coirin (JD ’15) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Alexander Cushman (JD ’15) was elected to partner at Akin.
Evan Decresce (JD ’10) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Courtney Putnam Dolinar-Hikawa (JD ’11) joined Norton Rose Rulbright as senior counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Mackenzie Drutowski (JD ’16) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Jason Fried (JD ’14) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Christopher Grady (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Michael Griffin (LLM ’14) joined the law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC in the Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Tax Sections.
Shin Young Hahn (JD ’11) was promoted to partner at Sheppard Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
Blake Halperin (JD ’16) was promoted to Partner at Proskauer in its Private Funds Group.
McKay Harline (JD ’15) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Peter Hearne (JD-MBA ’17) joined Kingsway Search Xclerator at Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. as the newest operator-in-residence.
Christopher N. Hinojosa (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Jennifer M. Huelskamp (JD ’12) was named as a partner focused on employement litigation and counseling at Porter Wright.
Kevin Jakopchek (JD ’14) was promoted to Partner at Latham & Watkins.
Brandon Johnson (JD ’18) was welcomed by the University of Nebraska College of Law as a new faculty member.
Robert Kang (JD '10) was named as a partner in the IP Litigation Practice Group at Winston & Strawn's San Francisco office.
Caitlin Kovacs (JD ’13) joined Benesch as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.
Matthew Lee-Own (JD ’19) joined Foran Glennon's Chicago office as an associate.
Alice Lin (JD ’14) joined Amundsen Davis as a tax partner in the firm's Chicago office.
Jonathan Lock (JD-MBA ’11) was appointed to the role of CFO at The Chemours Company.
Blake Longoria (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
John MacIver (JD ’11) was appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeal by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Omar Newell (JD '11) was highlighted by the Jamaica Observer on his planned run for Jamaica's People's National Party in the next general election.
Daniel Newman (JD ’14) joined the Board of Trustees for Oregon Parks Forever.
Timothy Nolan (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Katharine Nuehring Su (JD ’12) was elected to partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP.
Tushar Nuwal (MSL ’19) was appointed to Ligandal Inc. as chief operating officer and chief business officer.
Andrew Page (JD ’19) joined the Financial Services Group at Maslon LLP in Minneapolis.
Bethany Pickett (JD ’16) nominated by President Biden to be a member of the State Justice Institute board of directors.
Keiko Quinones-Osumi (JD ’19) joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as an associate in the Banking & Finance practice group, based in Dallas.
Aslam Rawoof (JD ’13) joined Benesch as a partner in its Corporate & Securities Practice Group.
Matthew Robbins (JD ’12) was named in Attorney Intel's Top 50 Attorneys of San Diego for 2023 list.
Claire Meyer Rokita (JD ’18) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Victoria C. Ryan (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Thomas Santora (JD ’15) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Nathan Saper (JD ’13) was promoted to the role of counsel at Latham & Watkins.
John Saran (JD ’13) joined Holland & Knight’s Chicago office as a partner and is a key member of the firm's nationwide Healthcare Transactions Team.
Eric Schanowski (JD ’18) joined the criminal defense team at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP.
Richard Shea (JD ’16) joined Maslon LLP in Minneapolis as an associate.
Noah Shier (JD ’15) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Irfan Siddiqui (JD ’11) was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
Jesse-Justin Stambaugh (JD ’15) was awarded On The Rise's Top 40 Young Lawyers Award.
Adam Israel Steene (LLM ’12) will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Alexander Su (JD ’10) joined Latitude as Chief Revenue Officer.
Suhas Subramanyam (JD ’13) won a bid for Virginia's newly-drawn 32nd Senate District.
Timothy Swanson (LLM ’10) was named as a partner in Frost Brown Todd's new office in Denver.
Lisa Tran (JD ’17) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Salma Waheedi (JD ’14) was named inaugural Executive Director of Harvard Law School's Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World.
Chao Wang (JD ’11) joined the Intellectual Property Department at Baker Botts LLP as a partner in the Palo Alto office.
Eric White (JD ’12) joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner in the Chicago office and as a member of the Litigation Department.
Christopher Worek (LLM ’16) was promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Jacky Yamin (JD ’13) joined Kirkland & Ellis as partner.
'20s
Noemi Aguirre (JD ’23) was announced as a member of Faegre Drinker's first-year associate class.
Ophelie Ducailloux (LLM ’22) was hired as an associate in the Banking & Financial Services Practice Group at Phillips Lytle LLP.
Joy Kerr (JD ’21) joined Benesch as an associate in the firm's Real Estate and Environmental Practice Group.
Leigh Kramer (JD ’22) clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Jane Moye-Rowley (JD ’23) joined Benesch as an associate in the Firm's Litigation Practice Group.
Shavez Rosenthal (JD ’20) joined Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C. as an associate.
Joseph Ruskey (JD ’20) joined the Corporate & Securities Group at Maslon LLP in Minneapolis.