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Shelley Detwiller DiGiacomo, JD '99 was recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 in the area of Corporate... Read Full Note

Shelley Detwiller DiGiacomo, JD '99 was recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 in the area of Corporate law. Shelley is a partner of Detwiller DiGiacomo & Pisaruk in Tempe, Arizona where she advises businesses and start-up companies in the areas of angel financing, private placements, mergers & acquisitions, securities and general business law.

Added 09/17/2013

Stephen E. Turman, JD '99 was named of counsel to Moritt Hock & Hamroff, effective January 1st, 2013. Turman concentrates his... Read Full Note

Stephen E. Turman, JD '99 was named of counsel to Moritt Hock & Hamroff, effective January 1st, 2013. Turman concentrates his practice on the representation of clients in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and trusts and estates litigation. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, having worked on a number of high profile cases pending before state and federal courts throughout the country.

Added 03/03/2013

Sacha D. Ross, AB'94, JD'99 was elected partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Ross works closely with... Read Full Note

Sacha D. Ross, AB'94, JD'99 was elected partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Ross works closely with a wide range of technology and growth businesses at all stages of development and the institutions that finance them, representing public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions; issuers, investors, and underwriters in public and private financings; and public and private companies in daily corporate governance. He initially spent five years practicing at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto; before returning to the firm, he served as the senior vice president for a start-up technology company, where he focused on business development, business strategy, and fundraising.

Added 02/01/2013

Wendy J. Atrokhov, JD '99 works as public service counsel for Latham & Watkins, where she is responsible for managing, coordinating,... Read Full Note

Wendy J. Atrokhov, JD '99 works as public service counsel for Latham & Watkins, where she is responsible for managing, coordinating, and advancing the firm's global pro bono and public service efforts. Atrokhov joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as an associate upon graduation from the Law School in 1999, and worked as a corporate finance associate, and then counsel, at Latham's Moscow office from 2002-2010. While in Moscow, she managed key relationships with NYSE-listed Russian companies and advised foreign private issuers on U.S. corporate law, including compliance issues, corporate reporting and disclosure, development of internal compliance policies, regulatory and stock exchange investigations, corporate governance requirements and best practices standards. She has served on Latham's Pro Bono Committee since 2003, establishing the first pro bono program for the Moscow office and leading the office's public service efforts.

Added 11/14/2012

Kica Matos, JD '99 was named director of immigrant rights and racial justice at the Center for Community Change, beginning in... Read Full Note

Kica Matos, JD '99 was named director of immigrant rights and racial justice at the Center for Community Change, beginning in September. Prior to joining CCC, Matos led the Reconciliation and Human Rights Program at Atlantic Philanthropies, overseeing grants in racial justice, immigrant rights, civil liberties, and death penalty abolition. She also served as deputy mayor of New Haven, where she implemented the Elm City Resident Card, an identity card for all residents irrespective of immigration status.

Added 11/14/2012

Ephat Toshav, JD '99, joined Fenwick & West as a partner in the firm's Life Sciences Group, advising clients on a broad range of... Read Full Note

Ephat Toshav, JD '99, joined Fenwick & West as a partner in the firm's Life Sciences Group, advising clients on a broad range of legal issues and transactions. A former general counsel at AVI BioPharma and partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Toshav was on the management team of GlycoFi,where she played an important role in the company's $400 million sale to Merck. "Effie's reputation throughout the life sciences industry as a trusted corporate counsel, deal maker and sophisticated legal practitioner is matchless," said chair Gordon Davidson. "Our clients will benefit greatly from the breadth of her experience as a seasoned lawyer and as a senior executive at both public and private biopharmaceutical companies. We are very proud to have her join the firm."

Added 09/07/2012

David M. Fine, JD '99 and Satyam N. Bee, JD 07 were members of the King & Spalding LLP trial team which recently... Read Full Note

David M. Fine, JD '99 and Satyam N. Bee, JD 07 were members of the King & Spalding LLP trial team which recently defended the accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP against a $250 million claim brought in Kentucky state court alleging professional malpractice and fraud. They were pleased to work alongside E&Y Associate General Counsel Bruce M. Cormier< JD '82. The jury trial began on May 8, 2012 and concluded on June 27, 2012. After hearing from 28 witnesses, the jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of E&Y in less than four hours.

Added 07/09/2012

Crowell & Moring LLP has added Kelly H. Tsai, JD '99 to its Insurance and Reinsurance Group, based in the firm's New York office.... Read Full Note

Crowell & Moring LLP has added Kelly H. Tsai, JD '99 to its Insurance and Reinsurance Group, based in the firm's New York office. Tsai joins as an associate from Dewey & LeBoeuf. She is one of the latest lateral hires to complement the firm's growing insurance practice in New York. Tsai focuses her practice on insurance and reinsurance litigation. She has represented insurance companies in internal investigations and in class actions alleging fraud, breach of contract and violations of consumer protection statutes in the sale of insurance policies. Tsai has also responded to subpoenas and government inquiries regarding contingent commissions, bid rigging and other claims. Tsai received her B.A. Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D., cum laude, from Cornell University.

Added 04/04/2012

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