Venable Elects 35 Attorneys to Firm Partnership

Venable LLP announced today that it has elected 35 attorneys to the firm partnership. The new partners, from Venable’s Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tysons, and Washington, DC offices, are emerging leaders from a broad cross section of the firm’s practice groups, including Advertising and Marketing, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Estate Planning, Environmental, Intellectual Property, and Labor and Employment.

Stu Ingis, chairman of Venable, said, “The new partners were elected based on their exceptional legal abilities, contributions to the firm, commitment to client service, and demonstration of the firm’s values. Their promotion to the partnership recognizes both their accomplishments to date and the confidence of the partnership in their future contributions to the firm.”

The following attorneys joined Venable’s partnership effective January 1, 2022.

Baltimore Office
Heather Deans Foley – Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
JaMar S. Mancano – Commercial Litigation
Daniel R.H. Mendelsohn – Corporate
Heather L. Mitchell – Commercial Litigation
Michael F. Sheehan – Corporate
Gabriel M. Steele – Corporate
Christopher Vaughn – Corporate

Los Angeles Office
Jennifer L. Cappelletty – Corporate
Witt W. Chang – Commercial Litigation
Nicholas A. Jacobus – Transactional Tax
Ken D. Kronstadt – Commercial Litigation

New York Office
Josh Calabro – Intellectual Property Litigation
Konstantina (Tina) A. Calabro – Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Shannon K. Clark – Intellectual Property Litigation
Zachary L. Garrett – Intellectual Property Litigation
Whitney Meier Howard – Intellectual Property Litigation
Andrew P. MacArthur – Intellectual Property Litigation
Adam G. Possidente – Commercial Litigation
Kristen S. Ruisi – Trademark Prosecution and Counseling
Jonathan M. Sharret – Intellectual Property Litigation
Benjamin E. Stockman – Labor and Employment
Xochitl S. Strohbehn – Commercial Litigation
Thomas J. Welling, Jr. – Commercial Litigation

San Francisco Office
Rebecca M. (Becca) Chappell – Transactional Tax
Emily A. Foehr – Estate Planning
William A. Hector – Intellectual Property Litigation
Maryam Naghavi – Corporate
Steven E. Swaney – Commercial Litigation

Tysons Office
Taylor S. Chapman – Commercial Litigation

Washington, DC Office
Paul Feinstein – Antitrust
Mary M. Gardner – Advertising and Marketing
Benjamin E. Horowitz – Commercial Litigation
Diana M. Krevor – Environmental
Shahin O. Rothermel – Advertising and Marketing
Daniel G. Straga – Corporate

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Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 850 professionals across the country, including in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients’ objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit https://www.venable.com/.