Class Notes Display

2000 - 2009

2008:

Rachel Allport (Soppet)
married Peter Allport on June 7, 2008. (10.09.08)

Joe Dwyer
was appointed CEO of Brill Street & Company. (3.16.09)

Michelle Gabriel
had two articles: Plugging Leaks: The Necessity of Distinguishing Whistleblowers and Wrongdoers in the Free Flow of Information Act; and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission: The Problem of Eradicating Campaign Finance Corruption published in academic journals. (3-23-09)

Mark Greer
has joined Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP as an associate. (10.08.08)

Holly Ihlanfeldt
joined Goldberg Kohn as an associate. (12.18.08)

David Lopez
was profiled by the Financial Times about the differences he has seen between the common law system used in the U.S. and the U.K. versus the civil law approach used in many other countries. (12.18.08)

Hani Nassef
joined Clyde & Co LLP as an associate. (10.09.08)

Kimberly Richardson
was named an associate in the business department at Shartsis Friese. (12.18.08)

2007:

Rebecca Bailey
was hired by Dayton law firm Thompson Hine LLP in its business litigation and product liability practice groups. (10.24.07)

Morey Elizabeth Barnes
married Armin Holton Yost on October 3, 2009 (10.7.09).

Jon Haug
and Amy Haug welcomed their son, Oliver Charles Haug, on October 11th, 2008. (12.18.08)

Jonathan Hawkins
was hired by Dayton law firm Thompson Hine LLP in its business bankruptcy practice group. (10.24.07)

Aamir Kazi
joined Fish & Richardson P.C. as an associate in the Litigation and Patent Prosecution Groups. (1.23.08)

Hannah Lee
was hired as an associate with Perkins Coie in Menlo Park, California. (12.05.07)

Afolasade Osundosumu
has a three month old baby boy. (1.23.08)

Kevin Patariu
was hired as an associate at intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione in Chicago. (9.14.07)

David Rontal
joined the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as an associate. (10.09.08)

David Sanders
was hired by Tacoma, Washington law firm Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Daheim LLP as an associate. (1.23.08)

Kent Schoen
joined Minnesota law firm Briggs and Morgan as an associate in the firm's business litigation section. (12.05.07)

Cameron Smith
was elected Vice President at Chicago investment firm Code Hennessy & Simmons. (2.07.08)

Joseph Wang
was hired as a business transactions attorney with Ruder Ware law firm in Wausau, Wisconsin. (1.24.08)

2006:

Ben Aderson
was hired to coordinate state government affairs for AeA, a trade association for the high tech industry. (5.9.07)

Benjamin Aderson
appointed to lead American Electronics Association’s public policy efforts on issues in the southeast region. (3.17.08)

James Anderson
married Lindsay Hansen on September 8. 2007. (2.08.08)

Luis Armendariz-Prieto
was hired by Bryan Cave in its Phoenix office. (10.27.06)

Charles Lane Boyd
married Margaret Ann Maus in November 2008. (1.27.09)

Francisco Carratelli
with a group of seven lawyers from different major law firms in Argentina , founded Moreno Crotto & Associates. (12.05.07)

Francisco J. de la Barra
will join the private sector of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. starting in August. (7.25.07)

John Ganz
joined the firm Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd as a litigation associate. (2.25.09)

Berrie Goldman
joined the San Francisco office of Bryan Cave LLP as an associate in August 2008 (9-16-09).

Nathan D. Larsen
named a litigation associate at Chicago law firm Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd (4-22-09).

Ching-Ping Lin
was selected as one of Taiwan's "2008 Top 10 Rising Stars" by the Central News Agency. (2.07.08)

Jessica Phillips
has secured a clerk position for Justice Samuel Alito with the U.S. Supreme Court for the upcoming fall term. (3.2.07)

Cober Plucker
was hired as an associate at Phoenix law firm Gallagher & Kennedy. (10.27.06)

Katherine Shaw
has secured a clerk position for Justice John Paul Stevens with the U.S. Supreme Court for the upcoming fall term. (3.2.07)

Kate Shaw
was named Associate Counsel to the President of the United States of America. (1.29.09)

2005:

Uma Amuluru
married John Kenneth Theis on August 9th. (10.10.08)

Andrew Anderson
mock trial team won 7th place at the 2008 National High School Mock Trial Championship. Highland Park High School Advanced to the National Competition after winning the 2008 Illinois State Bar Association Invitational. (8.01.08)

James J. Brennan
married Linda Hye-Eun Cho on June 19, 2009 in New York.

Johana Gomez
founded LL.M Studio, a company devoted to training international attorneys who seek to get graduate degrees(JD and LL.M) in major U.S. law schools, including NU. (5.07.08)

Michael Karber
and Brooke D. Anthony, both 2005 graduates, were married at the University Club in downtown Chicago on October 7, 2006. (1.24.07)

Andrianna Kastanek
has secured a clerk position for Justice Anthony Kennedy with the U.S. Supreme Court for the upcoming fall term. (3.2.07)

Keith Koeneman
was hired by Chicago investment bank Dresner Partners as vice president. (5.29.07)

Keith Koeneman
was named managing partner of Kingsman Capital. (12.18.08)

Ursula Taylor
joined Chicago law firm Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP as an associate. (12.05.07)

2004:

Johannes Claus
is a JAG and Captain in the U.S. Air Force, currently stationed in North Carolina where he’s the base environmental attorney and also prosecutes courts martial. He has orders to move with his family to Turkey this summer for at least two years. (5.9.07)

Capt Johannes S. A. Clause III
is serving as a U.S. Air Force JAG, stationed at Incirlik AB, Turkey, and deployed to the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq from November 2007 to May 2008. (1.23.08)

Crystina Coats
joined the Del Mar Heights office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as an associate in the Intellectual Property practice group. (2.07.08)

Caryn Glawe
received the Law-Related Education Award for her outstanding commitment to the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program. (10.09.08)

Michael Gulland
has joined the Chicago law firm Grippo & Elden as an associate. (2.28.07)

Kathryn Herman
joined the Century City office of Los Angeles law firm Goodwin Procter LLP as an Associate. (10.24.07)

Lisa Linney
joined The Regis School of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas at the Director of Advancement. She is responsible for public relations and fund raising. (7.24.07)

Lisa Linney
joined the University of Houston Law Center’s Office of External Affairs as the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations in August 2008. (2.10.09)

René Matteotti
has been appointed as a Professor of Swiss, European and International Taxation, and as the Director of the University of Berne Institute of Tax Law (Switzerland). (1.23.08)

Celestine Owusu-Sanders
was honored as part of Quarles & Brady LLP’s Domestic Abuse Injunction Advocacy Team by receiving the Exceptional Pro Bono Partnership award from Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.’s Volunteer Lawyers Project. The award acknowledges the attorneys efforts to provide legal services to low-income clients. (7.25.07)

Alice Setrini
and Chris Setrini welcome Amalia Mafalda Norborg, born June 21, 2008. (12.17.08)

Cindy Sobel
Cindy Sobel has joined law firm Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP. (7.25.08)

Kathryn Starnella
has joined the New York office of Goodwin Procter LLP as a litigation associate. (1.30.08)

2003:

Annie L. Albertson
was awarded the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship for 2006-2007, an intensive nine-month professional development program in Europe. (10.6.06)

Tatiana Diez
welcomed the birth of a baby girl in February 2008. (5.07.08)

Michelle Gran
was honored as part of Quarles & Brady LLP’s Domestic Abuse Injunction Advocacy Team by receiving the Exceptional Pro Bono Partnership award from Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.’s Volunteer Lawyers Project. The award acknowledges the attorneys efforts to provide legal services to low-income clients. (7.25.07)

Paul Jin
has joined the antitrust group in the new DC office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. (1.24.07)

Shaune Langston
has joined Hogan & Hartson as an associate in its Virginia office. (1.9.07)

Angela Roxas LaVigne
accepted a position as Assistant General Counsel of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, in New York. (7.25.07)

Angela LaVigne
and Christopher Lavigne welcomed a baby girl, Sophia Cristina LaVigne. Christopher is still at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, in Terrorism and National Security Unit. Angela is still Assistant General Counsel of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. (12.17.08)

Jeff Oldham
joined the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP in Houston, Texas. (5.07.08)

Jonathan Rubin
was named vice president and general counsel of Broadwind Energy. (10.09.08)

Elizabeth Salinas-Strittmatter
is now an attorney with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. She represents Child Protective Services and its sister unit, Child Care Licensing. Her work centers on Due Process litigation relating to findings of abuse and neglect against parents, foster parents, and day care providers. (5.07.08)

Elizabeth Salinas-Strittmatter
recently married Patrick Strittmatter. She has relocated to Austin, Texas where she is a commercial litigation associate at Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison. (7.25.07)

Gregory Taylor
was appointed General Counsel of State Center Community College District in Fresno, California. (3.04.09)

Benjamin Tisdell
recently joined the restructuring practice of Lazard Freres & Co. as an investment banker. (7.31.08)

Emilio Torres-Lumsden
was interviewed about his move from a law firm into public service. He is with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs in a new investigations unit that prosecutes consumer protection law violators. (12.05.07)

Scott Wilson
joined California law firm Dechert LLP as an associate in the real estate and finance group. (12.5.06)

2002:

Francisco Balduzzi
has joined Wood Group Management Services, Inc., a global energy services company, as Senior Counsel. (10.6.06)

Francisco Balduzzi
was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Instituto Argentino del Petroleo & Gas in Houston. (1.19.09)

Georg Blumauer
has joined Soravia Gruppe, Austria’s up-and-coming real estate and private equity boutique firm, as in-house counsel in Vienna. (5.9.07)

Lorena Colombo
has joined Math Monkey, a start-up franchisor of children’s supplemental education services, as in-house counsel. (10.24.07)

Jennifer Duberstein
accepted a position as in-house counsel at Major League Soccer. Her responsibilities will include sports, media, marketing and corporate issues within the league. (2.28.07)

Carolyn Frazier
was featured in an article on ways that public interest careers are being incorporated into large law firms in “Chicago Lawyers.” (10.6.06)

Amanda Fuchs
married Jeremy Miller on april 12th. (5.07.08)

Beth Gaus
started as a Staff Attorney with the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois. (5.07.08)

Eric Gervais
was named a partner at Husch Blackwell Sanders. (1.07.09)

Richard Hayes
was named corporate attorney at BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate. (10.09.08)

Jenny Friedman Koerth
accepted an in-house attorney position at International Truck and Engine Corporation. (7.25.07)

Jeff Kuykendal
joined the law firm Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman. (10.14.08)

Christopher LaVigne
and Angela Lavigne welcomed a baby girl, Sophia Cristina LaVigne. Christopher is still at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York, in Terrorism and National Security Unit. Angela is still Assistant General Counsel of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. (12.17.08)

Valentin Lavin
welcomes new son, Emiliano, to his family.

Andrea G. Leider
has joined Ballard Spahr in the Business & Finance Department of the firm’s Denver office. (3.2.07)

Jennifer Levin
founder of business relationship consulting firm NateandDot.com, also founded legal intelligence, an online service that matches law school students with top law firms. Legal intelligence is launching a pilot program with NU's School of Law. (2.28.08)

Aimee Mackay
joined the faculty of the University of San Diego School of Law as a visiting Assistant Professor of Law. (7.31.08)

Joshua Mallamud
appointed to Public Radio Capital's board of directors (6-24-09).

Patrick R. Malone
joined downtown Pittsburgh law firm Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Services Group. (10.23.07)

Lindsay N. Marshall
has been named Executive Director for The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. (10.23.07)

Rishi Nangia
welcomed baby boy, Sagar G. Nangia on February 9, 2009.

Elizabeth Olson
has joined the United States Attorney’s Office in Nevada as an Assistant United States Attorney, working out of the Reno office. She specializes in Criminal Appeals, representing the government before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (9.13.07)

Alice Setrini
and Chris Norborg (JD ’01) are the proud parents of Domingo Sverre Norborg, born September 7, 2006. Alice is back from maternity leave at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. (4.3.07)

Ross Stoeterau
and wife Manjoo welcomed the birth of a baby girl (their second baby), Archana Amelia Stoeterau. Ross also transferred to the Singapore office of AllianceBernstein, to act as local and regional legal counsel.

Marta Viegas
became partner of TozziniFreire, one of the largest Latin American law firms. (10.24.07)

Alexa Warner
has coordinated Sidley Austin’s Capital Litigation Project since March of 2006. In addition, in fall of 2006 she helped launch and began coordinating Sidley’s Political Asylum Project. Sidley was honored with a National Law Journal Pro Bono Award for their work in these two areas featured in the January 1, 2007 issue of the Journal. (1.4.07)

Guillermo Wasserman
obtained his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law in December 2007. (1.23.08)

2001:

Vincent Fry
had a baby son named Charles (6-24-09).

Joshua Grey
was named a staff attorney at Health New England. (12.18.08)

Kurt Hilbert
was promoted to membership in the litigation practice group of Altlanta law firm Adorno & Yoss, LLC. (3.2.07)
Related Links: Adorno & Yoss, LLC

Charles Juister
passed the Patent Bar exam and became a patent attorney for Marshall, Gerstein & Borun (11.12.09).

Suzanne Ketler
joined Roetzel & Andress as an Associate. (12.17.08)

Ivan Medina
has formed a new law firm in Cabo, Mexico, partnering with a California Attorney to provide real estate and cross border transactions in Baja Sur, Mexico. www.peninsula-consulting.com. (1.24.08)

Chris Norborg
and Alice Setrini (JD ’02) are the proud parents of Domingo Sverre Norborg, born September 7, 2006. Chris continues to work at the City of Chicago Department of Law Appeals Division. (4.3.07)

Roberto Paes
assumed on October 16th the position as regional general counsel in Latin America for the GE Aviation and GE Transportation Systems businesses of GE, responsible for growth transactions, alliances, commercial sales, local strategic sourcing arrangements, tax litigation, dispute resolution, general commercial and corporate law matters, insolvency and reorganization, and compliance matters. (11.9.06)

Andrew K. Polovin
was elected partner of the Chicago office of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott. (5.9.07)

Seidia Roach Bernard
has formed Roach Bernard, PLLC, a professional service limited liability company for the practice of law. (7.31.08)

Lance Rogers
joined Pepper Hamilton in its Philadelphia office. (4.3.07)

Seth A. Schwartz
was hired by Dinsmore & Shohl to practice in the Litigation Department. (10.6.06)

Chris Setrini
and Alice Setrini welcome Amalia Mafalda Norborg, born June 21, 2008. (12.17.08)

Hari Sevugan
was appointed senior spokesman for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. (7.31.08)

Brian C. Swanson
was elected partner of the Chicago office of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott. (5.9.07)

Morse Tan
was promoted to Associate Professor at the Florida Coastal School of Law (9-2-09).

Morse H. Tan
was promoted to Associate Professor at Florida Coastal School of Law (9-16-09).

Andrew (Drew) Weinstein
was hired by the Advertising and Promotions Practice Group in the New York office of law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP. (9.13.07)

Brian Weinthal
was hired as an associate at the Washington D.C. firm Gilbert Randolph. (7.24.07)

2000:

Mazda Antia
was elected into the partnership of Cooley Godward Kronish in its San Diego office. Mr. Antia represents clients in complex business disputes, including health care matters and commerical class actions. 1.15.09)

Andrew R. Bosshard
recently joined the law firm of Bosshard Parke Ltd. in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He is the fourth generation Bosshard family member to work at the firm. (9.5.06)

Amy A. Breyer
is the owner of the only full-time animal law practice in Chicago, Law Offices of Amy A. Breyer. (5.9.07)

Silvia Bugelli Valenca
and Marcelo Valenca, both LLM graduates, has expanded their firm Almeida Bugelli e Valenca Advogados Associados to work on several securitization projects, M&A, advise to international clients interested in doing business in Brazil in the real estate, corporate and capital market areas. (10.27.06)

Priya Chaudhry
recently opened The Law Offices of Priya Chaudhry in New York. She specializes in federal and state criminal defense and also represents attorneys in disciplinary proceedings. (4.3.07)
Related Links: Chaudhry Law

Jeremy Downs
was named a principal with Chicago law firm Goldberg Kohn. (1.24.08)

Marc Effron
was recently chosen by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a 2009 "40 under 40 Up & Comers" award recipient. The award recognizes 40 of the best and brightest Atlantans under the age of 40 for achievement in business and community service. (2.09.09)

Gregory Garrabrants
was named CEO of B of I Holdings Inc., parent of Bank of Internet USA, based in San Diego, California. (10.24.07)

Caroline Heller
was promoted to shareholder at law firm Greenberg Traurig. (2.24.09)

Melissa Lore
and her husband J.C. Lore (JD ’99) welcomed their first child, Olivia Noelle on to the world on December 1, 2006. (1.25.07)

David Malliband
was profiled in The Australian as an Australian working at a Chicago law firm on International merger and acquisition deals. (1.23.08)

Sejal Patel
won the wrongful conviction case against Guy Randolph. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/02/exonerated_17_years_late/. (8.01.08)

David S. Ruder
is the author of the new book Strategies for Investing in Intellectual Property. (5.05.08)

David Saenz
won a jury verdict for The Plaza Hotel in a trademark case in connection with the Plaza's planned expansion to Las Vegas. (12.30.08)

Jill Sheiman
has been elected into partnership of Jenner & Block LLP. Ms. Sheiman's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law. (1.23.08)

James Simeri
formed law firm Butsch Simeri Fields LLC. (12.18.08)

Jill Trumbull-Harris
recently prosecuted and prevailed in a child pornography case in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (4.3.07)
Related Links: U.S. Department of Justice