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Focus on Intellectual Property,” Competition in February 2014 Preethi Sekharan nominations, and peer evaluations.
in February 2014. He is assistant general counsel at Pfizer Inc. in Manhattan.
Dawn r. Shanahan was nominated to the Newark, New Jersey, Workers’ Compensation Court by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in March 2014. The news was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal.
1999
Theresa de Leon has joined the board of directors of Jazz House Kids, a nationally recognized
arts organization. She is a Senior Vice President at PNC Wealth Management. The news appeared in The Jersey Journal in June 2014.
Peter T. Sallata was featured in the Press of Atlantic City article, “Brief Case: Manager Adds Business to Stone Harbor Hotel,” in March 2014. He is the corporate sales manager at The Reeds at Shelter Haven in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
2000 Dr. Vincent A. Carbonell
was featured in a “Spotlight on Entrepreneurship Luncheon” at New York Law School in May 2014. He is a New York Law School Trustee and President of United Reprographics in New York.
Adelaide riggi was promoted
to the membership at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. in Bridgewater, New Jersey, in January 2014. She practices divorce and family law. Riggi co-chaired the Somerset County Mock Trial
and was named a Trustee of the Somerset County Bar Foundation in March 2014. In July 2014, she was named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s “New Leaders of the Bar” list. This special recognition is for lawyers under the age of 40 who are emblematic of the next wave of leadership of the New Jersey bar based on their career achievements thus far. Only 50 lawyers were selected for this honor.
Jeffrey H. ruzal published an article co-written with Barry Guryan, “Pending Coverall Case in the First Circuit Could Have a Major Impact on Franchising in Massachusetts,” in Blue Maumau in July 2014. He is senior counsel in the Labor and Employment practice in the Manhattan office of Epstein, Becker & Greene P.C.
2001
Seunghwan Kim was appointed Assistant Comptroller for Law and Adjustment by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer in May 2014.
Allison L. Luskoff joined
the Manhattan office of First Nationwide Title Agency as senior underwriting counsel in March 2014. The news was featured in New York Real Estate Journal.
Thomas Prol joined the Sparta, New Jersey, office of Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP as a partner in its Environmental and Government Affairs group in March 2014.
He was sworn in as First Vice President of the New Jersey State Bar Association in May 2014, and is the first openly gay officer in the NJSBA’s history.
was recently sworn in as the
new President of the Florida Association
for Women Lawyers, Martin
County Chapter. She leads the Association
in 2014–15. She is an attorney in Gunster’s Stuart, Florida, office and focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including intellectual property and trade secret disputes, probate and trust litigation, as
well as noncompete, contract, and commercial landlord/tenant disputes.
Vladimir Shuster joined the Astana, Kazakhstan, office of Reed Smith as a partner in January 2014. He advises clients on corporate and commercial transactions including cross-border M&A and private equity, representing multinational state and local Kazakhstan companies in a wide range of investment and finance matters.
2003
Michelle Almeida,
an associate at Iseman,
Cunningham, Riester & Hyde LLP, has been
named a rising star in health
care law by Super Lawyers, a rating service
of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer
To be eligible for inclusion in “Rising Stars,” a candidate must be 40 years old or younger or in practice fewer than 10 years.
Dawn M. Aponte was featured in the Miami Herald article, “Miami Dolphins Executive Dawn Aponte is the Woman in the Middle,”
in January 2014. She is the Vice President of Football Administration for the Miami Dolphins.
Lennie A. Bersh was promoted to of counsel at the Florham Park, New Jersey, office of Greenberg Traurig LLP in February 2014. He focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology.
regina P. Martorana joined the Florham Park, New Jersey, office of Bressler, Amery & Ross P.C. as partner in January 2014.
2004
Anthony Zurica writes that he has opened a new division of his law firm, The Law Office of Anthony Zurica, which will specialize in adoption law. He has become an active member in the adoption community throughout New
York and is a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children (CASA) in Westchester County. His new website is www.nycadoptionlawyer.com.
2005
Justin S. Coffey writes that he was elected shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia, in January 2014.
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