Dallas Trial Lawyers Association honors group with John Howie Award for ‘courageous pursuit of justice’

DALLAS – Lawyers representing Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins in his legal standoff with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the wearing of masks to guard against COVID-19 have received the John Howie Award for their efforts.

The Dallas Trial Lawyers Association conveys the award each year to attorneys and their clients for “the courageous pursuit of justice in the face of adversity.” The award is named for renowned Dallas trial lawyer John Howie, who died in 2002.

“We decided to take this case – and do it pro bono – because we knew it was important for the health and safety of the people in Dallas County, and because it was the right thing to do,” says Charla Aldous, of AldousWalker in Dallas, who represents Judge Jenkins. Also on the trial team and receiving the award are attorneys Brent Walker, Tiffany Standly, Caleb Miller and Jeffrey Rasansky of AldousWalker, and Sean McCaffity of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler. In Austin, the group includes noted appellate lawyer Doug Alexander of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson.

It is the second John Howie Award for Ms. Aldous, who first received it in 2010 in a case involving improper peer review of a doctor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

“I am honored to represent Judge Jenkins in something that matters as much as this case does,” says Mr. Walker.

The dispute behind this latest award began in August when, facing exponential growth in coronavirus cases, Judge Jenkins ordered people to wear masks in all public places. That led to litigation and Jenkins added Gov. Abbott as a defendant, based on the governor’s prohibition against mask mandates. The case is right now before the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas.

“We will wait and see what the court does, but to receive this award is recognition that, no matter the outcome, we’re doing what good trial lawyers are supposed to do,” says Mr. McCaffity.

The case is Greg Abbott et al. v. Clay Jenkins, case number 05-21-00733-CV in the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas.

The AldousWalker LLP law firm represents clients in civil litigation, and specializes in high-profile, high-stakes cases. Learn more about the firm at http://www.aldouslaw.com.

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Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Mark Radtke has joined the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office. Radtke has extensive experience advising clients on corporate reorganizations and trusts, creditors’ rights, and bankruptcies.

For 20 years, Radtke has advised debtors, trustees, receivers, assignees for the benefits of creditors, committees, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, foreign representatives, interest holders, directors and officers, business owners, and asset purchasers in a wide variety of complex restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial matters both in and outside of court, including Chapter 7, 11, and 15 cases. Radtke represents clients from various industries, including manufacturing, retail, real estate, automotive, trucking, financial, publishing, entertainment, health care, energy, and service industries.

“I have known and respected Mark’s work for almost 20 years, and we are excited to have him join the team,” said Geoffrey Goodman, co-chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group, “Mark is very well-regarded for his complex Chapter 11 work, both in Chicago and across the country. His experience representing clients in a broad range of industries will further strengthen Foley’s nationwide team of more than 60 restructuring professionals. Mark’s addition is especially important as we look to bolster our team in anticipation of an uptick in business insolvencies in the New Year.”

Radtke’s experience includes developing distressed workout strategies for debtors and creditors, assisting clients with asset sales, and developing and implementing reorganization plans. He has also litigated contested matters in state, federal, and appellate courts, including contract disputes, UCC rights, director and officer and shareholder disputes, and multi-million dollar avoidance actions. Radtke also has extensive experience investigating fraud and pursuing rights and remedies on behalf of receivers, trustees, and other fiduciaries, including indenture trustees. His experience includes numerous proceedings and transactions with international parties and cross-border implications in North America, Asia, and Europe.

“Mark is well-known for his client-oriented and strategic approach to client service,” said Frank Pasquesi, managing partner of Foley’s Chicago office. “We expect a number of synergies between his practice and our team that will enable us to serve current and prospective clients better. Additionally, Mark will fit right in given the number of relationships he’s established over time with our bankruptcy team.”

“I’m thrilled to be joining Foley, which has one of the largest and most robust bankruptcy and complex corporate restructuring practices in the country,” said Radtke. “Foley’s emphasis on practical solutions tailored to specific business needs aligns with my client service philosophy. I look forward to working with the team in Chicago and beyond.”

About Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley & Lardner LLP looks beyond the law to focus on the constantly evolving demands facing our clients and their industries. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in 25 offices across the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, Foley approaches client service by first understanding our clients’ priorities, objectives and challenges. We work hard to understand our clients’ issues and forge long-term relationships with them to help achieve successful outcomes and solve their legal issues through practical business advice and cutting-edge legal insight. Our clients view us as trusted business advisors because we understand that great legal service is only valuable if it is relevant, practical and beneficial to their businesses.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that DCM Lawyers, a specialized labor and employment law firm in Portugal, is joining its global platform (hereinafter DCM | Littler). With offices in Lisbon and the Algarve, DCM | Littler is comprised of three lawyers, two trainee lawyers and three paralegals.

“We are thrilled to add DCM | Littler as we continue to strengthen our wide-ranging capabilities in Europe and beyond,” said Erin Webber, Littler’s Managing Director and President. “As global companies face ever-evolving labor and employment challenges, especially as those challenges relate to COVID-19 and hybrid work models, expansions like this empower us to deliver the customized, high-quality legal counsel they need – combining teams well-versed in local laws and culture with expansive resources and experience.”

The addition of DCM | Littler underscores Littler’s global growth strategy that includes combining with top firms focused on labor and employment law in important international markets. Following recent expansions into Ireland and Spain, Portugal represents the twelfth European country in which Littler now has a presence. In addition to broadening its reach in Europe, Littler continues to grow in North America, South America and Asia. With this latest expansion, the firm now has more than 1,600 attorneys practicing across 26 countries.

DCM | Littler – founded by managing partner David Carvalho Martins – represents both local and international employers in a variety of industries. The firm counsels clients on a range of labor and employment matters, including hiring and employment screening, collective bargaining and trade union relations, transfer of undertakings, restructurings, data protection issues, immigration and global mobility, and tax and social security issues. DCM | Littler also represents clients in dispute resolution and litigation cases, both administrative and judicial, and in compliance, investigations and disciplinary procedures.

“Littler has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in labor and employment law, and the firm’s unique and exclusive focus in this area on a global scale will provide a significant value to our clients,” said Carvalho Martins. “We are excited to be part of the firm’s robust global footprint and to work together to deliver practical, strategic and innovative counsel to companies operating both locally and across the globe.”

Carvalho Martins has nearly two decades of experience advising national and multinational companies on labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, compliance with working time regulations, use of flexible and remote work arrangements, and data protection and privacy matters, among several others. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Lisbon law school and a member of the board of directors of the Portuguese Labor Law Association. He is joined by attorneys Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes – who represents clients in labor litigation, dispute resolution and employments aspects of transactions and restructurings – and Catarina Venceslau de Oliveira, whose practice mainly focuses on hiring, dispute resolution, data protection and compliance. Other members of DCM | Littler include trainee lawyers Tiago Sequeira Mousinho and Francisco Salsinha; and paralegals Ana Amaro, Gonçalo Asper Caro and Inês Cruz Delgado.

“On the heels of expansions over the past year into Spain and Brazil – both of which have close ties with Portugal – joining forces with DCM | Littler adds an important element to our services,” said Stephan Swinkels, a Littler shareholder who helps lead the development and integration of the firm’s global practice. “This addition will be a boon to our offering not only in Portugal, but across Europe, Latin America and other Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and Asia.”

Peter Susser, Littler’s Global Practice Leader and chair of the firm’s International Employment Law practice, added that “this dynamic group of lawyers has carved out a space for themselves as go-to labor and employment counsel in Portugal, and we look forward to collaborating with them to help clients in the region navigate an increasingly complex legal environment.”

Littler’s international operations span four continents – North America, South America, Asia and Europe – and include Austria, Belgium, Brazil (via a correspondent counsel relationship), Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Venezuela. The firm’s global capabilities also include lawyers with exceptional international experience, including practitioners dually licensed in the U.S. and Australia, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and South Africa.

About Littler

With more than 1,600 labor and employment attorneys in offices around the world, Littler provides workplace solutions that are local, everywhere. Our diverse global team and proprietary technology foster a culture that celebrates original thinking, delivering groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers for what’s happening today, and what’s likely to happen tomorrow. For more information, visit www.littler.com.

Venable LLP advised ClassPass, a monthly subscription service providing members with access to the world’s most extensive network of fitness and wellness experiences, on its merger with Mindbody, the leading experience technology platform for the fitness, wellness, and beauty industries. The acquisition, which was announced on Oct. 13, 2021, is an all-stock deal and will integrate both teams, with ClassPass continuing to operate its app and website.

In addition, Venable advised ClassPass in connection with a $500 million strategic investment in the combined company, to further accelerate its growth and build upon the product innovations and investments that have been made over the course of the pandemic.

The Venable team was led by Alexei Cowett, who has served as the principal outside counsel to ClassPass since 2013, and Friedemann Thomma.

“For many years, ClassPass has relied upon Venable to provide expert legal guidance, advice, and direction for a fast growing and always evolving company in an ever-changing operating environment. Our partners, Alexei and Friedemann, have worked tirelessly to provide this support—providing real-time responsiveness and relentlessly delivering to frequently unreasonable timelines. I continue to be impressed by their creative and collaborative approach to solving challenges at the interface of law and high-growth business, and I would recommend them highly to anyone looking for world class legal counsel with a personal touch,” said Tom Aveston, CFO of ClassPass.

Founded in 2013, ClassPass connects members to a broad range of classes around the globe and is now available as a wellness benefit provided by many of the world’s leading employers. Mindbody is known primarily for its integrated software and payments platform, which fitness studios, salons, spas, and integrative health centers—from the newest entrepreneurs to the largest franchises—use to run, market, and grow their businesses. This leading B2B technology, combined with Mindbody’s existing consumer marketplace and the reach of ClassPass’s network, will create the most extensive and integrated platform in the industry.

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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/.

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to announce that Christopher McKenna and Anne Sekel have been named managing partners of Foley’s Boston and New York offices, respectively, both effective on November 1, 2021.

McKenna succeeds partner Susan Pravda who held the position in Boston since 2005. Pravda was recently appointed to serve as the leader of the firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector and she will continue in her role as the firm’s chief strategic talent acquisition partner. Sekel succeeds Peter Wang who held the position in New York since 2004. Wang will continue to counsel clients as part of his vibrant litigation practice. Pravda and Wang are both former members of the firm’s Management Committee. They were Foley’s longest-serving office managing partners and both the first to hold the position in their respective offices.

“On behalf of the firm, we are delighted that Chris and Anne have accepted the roles as office managing partners,” said Jay Rothman, Foley chairman and CEO. “Chris has been at Foley for 11 years and has successfully demonstrated his leadership ability in various roles throughout his career here. Anne started with Foley as an associate 15 years ago and has stood out as an exceptional leader both at the firm and in the community. I am confident that both Chris and Anne will serve the firm well in their new roles. We are also extremely grateful to Susan and Peter for their years of dedication and commitment to serving the firm.”

As office managing partners, McKenna will be responsible for approximately 160 lawyers and professional staff in Boston and Sekel will be responsible for the more than 70 lawyers and professional staff in New York. They will both focus on strategically growing their respective offices, expanding Foley’s presence in their local markets, and continuing to steward community involvement.

McKenna is a member of the leadership team of the firm’s Innovative Technology Sector and practices in the areas of intellectual property counseling, protection, and transactions acting as a strategic advisor to high technology companies to protect, manage, and commercialize their intellectual property assets across the full company life cycle. He is also co-chair of the Electronics Practice Group. He previously served as co-chair of the Technology Industry Team.

“I’m honored to take on this new leadership role as office managing partner and build on the solid and successful foundation that Susan, my partners, and associates have laid to strengthen Foley’s national platform in Boston,” said McKenna. “I look forward to further formulating and implementing the firm’s strategy to expand Foley’s presence in the market and best serve clients in the city’s prospering industries and businesses, as well as continuing our longstanding tradition of giving back to our community.”

He continues, “I am very excited about the opportunity to lead the next chapter of the Boston office and continue to strengthen our collaborative and client-service culture focused on the professional development of all our team members as we look to further grow our local footprint. The depth and breadth of talent in the Boston office is well-positioned to deliver top legal talent with innovative services that provide business-oriented solutions from the lens of our clients in our sector strengths of innovative technology, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, and energy.”

Sekel is a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Labor & Employment Practice Groups. She has successfully represented clients in all phases of commercial disputes, ranging from pre-litigation dispute resolution all the way through trial or arbitration. Sekel is also the New York office chair of the Litigation Department and serves as the department’s training chair.

“The talent we have in New York is remarkable. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to lead our office and continue our dedication to professional excellence and first-rate client service,” said Sekel. “As a steward of the office, I also want to preserve and foster the wonderful culture of both collaboration and individualism that Peter and our colleagues have carefully cultivated here. I’m eager to grow the New York office consistent with our firm’s strategic goals and to strengthen our connections with the firm’s local community, including through our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.”

McKenna and Sekel are the latest set of partners to take on this leadership role for the firm. Andrew Wronski and David Sanders were named managing partners of Foley’s Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively, in August 2021.

About Christopher McKenna
Christopher McKenna is a strategic advisor and counselor who helps leading-edge technology companies capture, protect, manage, and leverage their intellectual property assets with practical, business-orientated prescriptive guidance based on his significant experience spanning technology, business, and law.

McKenna earned his JD, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School and his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, magna cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

About Anne Sekel
Sekel assists her clients with a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including employment discrimination and retaliation, trade secret/non-compete, commercial and financial fraud and breach of contract claims. She also devotes considerable time to representing clients on a pro bono basis and frequently works on the firm’s loss prevention and professional responsibility matters. Sekel previously served as national chair of Foley’s Associates Committee. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.

Sekel earned her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law – Yeshiva University and her BA from Columbia University.

About Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP looks beyond the law to focus on the constantly evolving demands facing our clients and their industries. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in 25 offices across the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, Foley approaches client service by first understanding our clients’ priorities, objectives and challenges. We work hard to understand our clients’ issues and forge long-term relationships with them to help achieve successful outcomes and solve their legal issues through practical business advice and cutting-edge legal insight. Our clients view us as trusted business advisors because we understand that great legal service is only valuable if it is relevant, practical and beneficial to their businesses.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that J. Bradford Currier has joined the firm’s Montgomery, Alabama, office as a senior attorney. Mr. Currier will practice as part of the Governmental Affairs team.

“We are pleased to welcome Brad to our Montgomery office,” said Bradley Montgomery Office Managing Partner Robert Emmett Poundstone IV. “He brings a wealth of knowledge to our Governmental Affairs group, and his experience will help advance the business interests of our clients.”

Mr. Currier’s practice is focused on communications matters, with an emphasis on advocating for service providers and other industry stakeholders before federal and state agencies regarding broadband infrastructure deployment and government funding opportunities. He also advises established and start-up service providers on federal wireless spectrum policy, including spectrum auctions involving mid- and high-frequency bands supporting 5G technologies. In addition, he assists clients in completing regulatory due diligence for transactions involving mergers, acquisitions, and service agreements.

His experience covers a wide range of communications-related rulemakings, investigations, audits, and enforcement actions. He regularly represents clients in mediation, litigation, and other disputes with service providers regarding service terms and billing issues. He currently serves as co-chair of the Enforcement Committee of the Federal Communications Bar Association, helping to educate industry stakeholders about the FCC’s investigation and enforcement processes.

Mr. Currier graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Boston University and earned his J.D. with honors from George Washington University Law School.

About Bradley
Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s nearly 550 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Brian M. Lidji and Kyle C. Hooper as partners in the Dallas office. Brian and Kyle are widely recognized as two of the leading mergers and acquisitions attorneys in Texas and throughout the Southwest, and they bring their experience closing billions of dollars of transactions to the Firm’s Chambers-ranked Corporate & Securities practice.

“Clients and other lawyers know that Brian Lidji and Kyle Hooper are two of the best M&A attorneys in the state,” Firmwide Managing Partner C. Wade Cooper said. “They are a great fit for Jackson Walker and we are thrilled to welcome them.”

Alden S. Crow, chair of Jackson Walker’s Corporate & Securities practice, added, “Brian and Kyle are the epitome of the attorney we want as part of our practice. They use their immense experience and insight to add value to their clients’ businesses at every stage of their development.”

Meet Brian
Brian Lidji has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, business law, contract negotiations, and a wide variety of business transactions for emerging and middle-market companies. He has earned significant praise for his ability to find insightful, practical solutions for his prestigious business clients.

Brian has represented clients in transactions ranked by Texas Lawyer on their annual top 10 deals list, including representing Hunt Petroleum Corporation in its multibillion-dollar sale to XTO Energy, and working with Kyle to represent Hotels.com in its merger with InterActive Corp. Brian also represents Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits as well as Glazer’s Beer & Beverage. He advised Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Real Estate on its recently announced joint venture with Peerage Capital.

“After having my own firms for almost 30 years, the time is right to join Jackson Walker,” Brian said. “We know the team very well, and we know that Jackson Walker is the full-service firm we were looking for to help us serve our clients in the years to come.”

In addition to being regularly selected to D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas for his work in corporate mergers and acquisitions, he also has been repeatedly named to Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly.

Outside of his practice, Brian has served on the Executive Board of the SMU Dedman School of Law since 1995. He has been a director of the Texas Business Law Foundation and a director and officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. He is a recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s Schoenbrun Award, presented to a legal professional committed to fair and equal justice for all.

Brian earned his B.A. in philosophy, with honors, from Hofstra University and his J.D., cum laude, from SMU Dedman School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the SMU Law Review.

Meet Kyle
Kyle Hooper represents clients in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and he also provides guidance on corporate, partnership, and individual taxation issues at both the federal and state levels. Kyle’s general corporate practice includes counseling companies on issues relating to business structuring, corporate governance, contracts, and financings. Additionally, Kyle assists clients in the formation and growth of alternative business entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and S-corporations.

On the decision to join Jackson Walker, Kyle said, “Brian and I have been fortunate to have amazing, loyal clients. Jackson Walker’s deep experience in areas such as energy, real estate, employment, and tax and wealth planning will enable us to expand our service to our clients.”

Kyle has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers – Rising Stars and was recently recognized as a 2021 Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly.

Outside of his practice, he has been active in the American Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and the Texas Business Law Foundation.

Kyle received his B.B.A. in Accounting and a Masters of Taxation from Baylor University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Baylor School of Law, where he also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review.

Meet JW
Founded more than 130 years ago, Jackson Walker helps businesses of all sizes navigate the increasingly complex legal landscape. With more than 400 attorneys across seven offices, the Firm represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, insurance companies, and a wide range of public companies and private businesses around the globe. The Firm is ranked nationally in 27 practice areas in the U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms” rankings, has 14 Chambers-ranked practices, and has been recognized as a BTI Client Service A-Team since 2014.

Attorney-client privilege, in-house experts, and A312 Performance Bond best practices are the diverse subjects of in-depth analysis in the fourth-quarter 2021 edition of the Defense Counsel Journal (DCJ), published by the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).

Including introductions by IADC President Spencer H. Silverglate, who opines on the importance and value of IADC member engagement, and by IADC member and DCJ editor Christopher B. Parkerson, who champions the need for civilized debate and respect for opponents in society, the IADC’s fourth-quarter 2021 DCJ is available for free and without a subscription via the IADC’s website at https://www.iadclaw.org/documents/?CategoryId=4.

Frequently and favorably cited by courts and other legal scholarship, the DCJ is a quarterly forum for topical and scholarly writings on the law, including its development and reform, as well as on the practice of law in general. DCJ articles are written by members of the IADC, which is a 2,500-member, invitation-only, worldwide organization that serves its members and their clients, as well as the civil justice system and the legal profession.

Following are brief summaries of the articles included in the fourth-quarter 2021 issue of the DCJ:

“Center of the Circle: In-House Counsel, the Crime-Fraud Exception and ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ ” by Mark J. Fucile, co-founder of Fucile & Reising LLP – The article reviews the body of law surrounding in-house lawyers and attorney-client privilege and addresses the various issues faced by in-house counsel as it relates to the crime-fraud exception.

“Turning the Tables: Non-Retained Experts for Defendants” by Stephen P. Huwe, counsel, and Chad R. Hutchinson, a Member, at Butler Snow LLP – The piece analyzes the rules, privilege consequences, and best practices concerning disclosure of current or former employees as non-retained experts.

“The A312 Performance Bond is Not a Blank Check” by Bruce Kahn, senior vice president at Berkley Surety, A Berkley Company, and David W. Kash, a partner at Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck, LLP – The article covers the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of the surety and obligee for an A312 Performance Bond, and reviews several cases addressing these issues.

The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 49 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community. For more information, visit www.iadclaw.org.

AUSTIN (November 1, 2021) — Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Valeska Pederson Hintz has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in its growing Austin office. Valeska has spent most of her legal career in Silicon Valley advising emerging growth companies, investment banks, and venture capital and private equity firms. Her addition also expands the firm’s thriving ECVC practice in Austin.

Valeska’s practice focuses on the areas of corporate and securities laws, including venture financings, initial public offerings, tender offers, corporate governance, M&A transactions, SPAC transactions, and general corporate representation on behalf of public and late-stage private companies. With a breadth of experience in the technology and biotechnology fields, Valeska is highly attuned to the business and legal challenges that emerging growth companies routinely face. Valeska has worked with companies in a wide array of industries, including software, media and AdTech, biotechnology, semiconductor, blockchain, and social networking.

“Valeska’s familiarity with guiding innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs will be highly valuable to our sophisticated clients as they increasingly adopt technology-related platforms and applications,” said Troy Foster, co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice. “Valeska will deepen the range of legal counsel we can provide to clients in Austin and beyond, and we’re excited to welcome her to the team.”

In addition to general corporate work, Valeska also provides guidance on evolving blockchain technologies and startups. She provides counsel on non-fungible tokens, token offerings, cryptocurrency regulation and adoption, and risk mitigation strategies in connection with M&A transactions.

“Valeska joins our Austin office as we continue to scale to meet client demand for our legal services—particularly in the tech sector, emerging companies and venture capital sector, and for patent and IP law,” said Jose Villarreal, Perkins Coie’s Austin office managing partner. “Valeska is committed to her practice and clients and we’re thrilled that an attorney of her caliber and background has joined our ECVC practice and expanding Austin office.”

Perkins Coie’s continued growth in Austin will shortly see the firm moving into a state-of-the-art office space at 405 Colorado Street, a new, trophy-class office building located in the heart of the city’s downtown business district.

Valeska joins Perkins Coie from Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where she was a partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. She also previously practiced at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Latham & Watkins LLP. Valeska holds a J.D., cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law, and a bachelor’s in business administration, cum laude, from The University of Texas at Austin.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions, and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 attorneys in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

Some legal professionals have shied away from active learning solutions because they believe it will interrupt workflows or do not have agreement on active learning with the opposing party. But the technology is gaining ground in some law firms and legal departments where it’s used in the background as an assistant to augment and improve existing processes.

Join IPRO Customer Success Manager, Andie Petersen and Director of Customer Success, Krista Schmidt, for a webinar on November 17 with Women in eDiscovery as they present multiple use cases for Active Learning in eDiscovery, how to successfully incorporate the solution into your workflow, and tips and tricks for using it to gain higher quality results.

Duane Morris Special Counsel Jason E. Boatright Appointed to the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals

DALLAS, November 1, 2021—Duane Morris special counsel Jason E. Boatright has been appointed to the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals. Boatright is a member of the firm’s Trial Practice Group and is based in its Dallas office. The Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals is a statewide independent adjudicatory body of 12 attorneys appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to hear certain attorney discipline cases and to promote consistency in interpretation and application of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Boatright’s three-year appointment will expire on August 31, 2024.

Boatright practices in the area of litigation. He has held senior legal positions in Texas’ state government in both Dallas and Austin. Boatright is a former justice of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, the appellate court that reviews trial court decisions in Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Previously, he was director of the general counsel section of the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that regulates the Texas oil and gas industry. Boatright was also director of the state Office of the Attorney General’s Opinions Division, which issues official written legal opinions to government officials on the meaning of state laws and regulations. He writes frequently on the Texas Constitution and the history of Texas laws and regulations.

Boatright is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2003) and Middlebury College (B.A., 1998).

About the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals
Since 1992, the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals has heard and decided over 64,000 disciplinary matters including grievance screening decisions (classification appeals) by the State Bar of Texas Chief Disciplinary Counsel’s Office, appeals from District Grievance Committee evidentiary panels, petitions to revoke probated license suspensions, compulsory discipline cases, reciprocal discipline cases and disability cases.

About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP provides innovative solutions to today’s multifaceted legal and business challenges through the collegial and collaborative culture of its more than 800 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally. The firm represents a broad array of clients, spanning all major practices and industries. Duane Morris has been recognized by BTI Consulting as both a client service leader and a highly recommended law firm.

Washington, D.C. – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that Fabian Walters has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Fabian concentrates his practice on public finance and corporate law, and he is deeply involved in the greater D.C. community.

Fabian has significant experience advising on public finance transactions involving tax-exempt and taxable debt, infrastructure and real estate transactions, affordable housing and community development finance, and other complex finance transactions in which he counsels issuers, banks, other institutional lenders, developers, and public and private borrowers.

In addition, Fabian has extensive experience with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations, as well as general corporate advice. He has also assisted nonprofit and faith-based organizations, foundations, and professional associations with all of their legal needs, from formation to ongoing governance counsel.

Fabian serves on the Advisory Council on Business Law for the Washington College of Law at American University. He is a former board member of Itineris, a nonprofit that serves adults on the autism spectrum in the Baltimore region. He is also a former board member of the Monumental City Bar Foundation. It is the philanthropic arm of the Monumental City Bar Association, which has a long history of advocating for African American attorneys and interests in Baltimore.

Additionally, Fabian has co-chaired the Diversity Committee for the Maryland State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section. He has also served on the board of trustees for the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys.

“We are thrilled to have Fabian join us as part of our strategic growth in the nation’s capital,” Managing Partner Tom Griffin says. “He strengthens our full-service office in Washington, D.C., and our nationally ranked Public Finance Group. He also epitomizes our firm’s commitment to serving our communities. Clients across industries and our footprint will benefit from Fabian joining our team.”

About Parker Poe

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has more than 230 lawyers in eight offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. The firm provides legal counsel to many of the largest companies and local governments in the Southeast.

Parker Poe is a member of two leading international legal networks: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance. TerraLex and the ELA have chosen Parker Poe to help guide clients through the challenges of global business.
For more information, please visit www.parkerpoe.com.

Turner Padget Charleston office Shareholder Nickisha Woodward has been named an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Charleston Chapter.

ABOTA is an invitation-only national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the perseveration and promotion of the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. ABOTA’s mission is to foster improvement in ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to provide individual litigants with more effective representation and the general public with more efficient administration of justice.

Founded in 1958 with a membership of more than 7,600 experienced attorneys representing both the plaintiff and defense bars in civil cases, ABOTA speaks for the value of the constitutionally mandated jury system as the protector of rights and property.

Woodward is a skilled litigator who in a short amount of time has amassed an extensive amount of experience in commercial, personal injury, bad faith, premises liability and product liability disputes. She has been recognized as a leading litigator by Best Lawyers in America Ones To Watch and South Carolina Super Lawyers. Woodward currently serves as the president of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (SCDTAA) and is a member of Turner Padget’s leadership team.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Clemson University and her law degree from Charleston School of Law, J.D.

Turner Padget exceeds expectations by taking your interests, your business and our relationships personally. Our depth of knowledge, technical strength and diverse experience makes us sharp, talented business thinkers able to see our clients’ needs holistically and get to the core of the problem quickly. As one of South Carolina’s largest law firms, Turner Padget has expanded into neighboring states with offices located in Augusta, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, along with strategic alliances in Florida and North Carolina. http://www.turnerpadget.com/

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Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Corporate Practice Group with partner Timothy Bramwell in Jacksonville. Bramwell focuses his practice on public finance and health care finance, including related securities and tax matters.

“After the recent retirement of Michael Williams in Orlando, we are very eager to welcome Tim to the team,” said Peter Dame, Chair of the Public Finance Practice Group. “With nearly a decade of experience in public finance, Tim is a strong public finance lawyer who will help us further expand our practice and client capabilities in Florida and across the country.”

Bramwell represents issuers, underwriters, trustees, financial institutions and borrowers in a variety of transactions, including public bond offerings and private placement transactions.

Bramwell’s practice previously focused heavily on tax-exempt financings for affordable housing, senior living facilities and charter schools, in particular as bond counsel and trustee’s counsel. Tim’s practice has also included representing multifamily real estate developers in negotiations with their equity partners and lenders and representing taxpayers before the IRS and state and local tax authorities.

About Akerman

Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth.

The Akerman Corporate Practice Group advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, on M&A, capital markets transactions, financings, and other transactional matters, with a strong focus on the middle market. Akerman is top-ranked nationally for mergers, acquisitions and buyouts: middle market by The Legal 500 and is recognized as a leading U.S. law firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers for corporate, M&A, private equity, securities/capital markets, securities regulation and banking and finance law.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers is putting its efforts behind the industrywide push for the muni industry’s priorities to be included in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills currently passing through Congress.
Ann Fillingham, director of regulated industries at Dykema, who becomes NABL’s president this week, discussed the group’s priorities as the agency kicks off its annual Workshop conference in a dual in-person and virtual format.
Fillingham succeeds Ballard Spahr partner Teri Guarnaccia as the 11th female president of the organization and will travel to Chicago to participate in NABL U’s Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday to kick off her tenure.
“NABL’s current priorities are very consistent with the market,” she said. “We want to be nimble and helpful to both our members and to policymakers with respect to both the infrastructure and reconciliation packages.”
Her presidency comes at a critical time for the muni industry, as lawyers and other muni professionals alike are pushing the inclusion of muni provisions in President Biden’s infrastructure and reconciliation bills. Fillingham views NABL’s priorities as part of a larger industrywide push behind these issues.
“NABL really views itself as a technical expert and resource when it comes to all aspects of federal policy relating to public finance,” Fillingham said. “And we’re hopeful that everyone uses us as that kind of trusted expert voice.”
The group is committed to advocating on behalf of restoring tax-exempt advance refunding, reestablishing a direct-subsidy bond program, expanding private activity bonds and modernizing bank qualified debt, she said, all issues that the muni industry has been buzzing about for years.
“We’re committed to preserving existing finance tools for state and local governments, as well as expanding and exploring new tools to help build strong economically vibrant communities,” Fillingham said.
These aren’t new issues for NABL and are consistent with where the organization and the organization’s board has been over the last few years. But since so much change could come as a result of the upcoming legislation, Fillingham said she’s making sure all NABL members are up to date with the current tools in the market, as well as the potential for new ones that may “improve the state of the art in our field,” she said.
Fillingham grew up in Midland, Michigan, where her father was an inorganic research chemist for the Dow Chemical Company. Her studies led her to Michigan State University, where she began a degree in finance.
While initially “uncertain about what she wanted to do,” Fillingham said, she spent a summer working for a sole practitioner in her hometown and from there, decided that a career in law was the right path for her.
Following graduation, Fillingham went on to pursue a law degree from the University of Michigan and was introduced to NABL in 1991, when she attended a fundamentals of municipal bond law seminar hosted by the agency and was struck by the ins and outs of the muni industry.
“I enjoyed that seminar immensely,” Fillingham said. “I still have that dog-eared blue book on my desk literally 30 years later and was very impressed by how professional and forthcoming everyone was with information and advice when I was in my 20s, and continue to be so in my 50s.”
Fillingham currently resides in Lansing, Michigan and being in the state capital has given her exposure to work with the state and some of its agencies, gaining her first experience with the muni industry working with the Michigan Finance Authority, which was then called the Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, in an issuance for Wayne County.
“I found it fascinating to be able to use both my legal and my finance skill set meaningfully at this local government,” she said. “And I still do.”
This week’s conference will take place through a hybrid in-person and virtual model, after last year’s conference was done all virtually.
This format, Fillingham said, has “inserted a level of complication into the conference planning process but we feel it’s important to be able to reach our members, regardless of their comfort of being in person at the moment or not.”
“Mostly it has changed backroom and operational types of things,” she added. “We’ve worked very hard to make sure that it hasn’t and won’t adversely affect content and delivery, but the mechanics of both in-person delivery and electronic delivery are a little more complicated from an organizational perspective.”
The last year and half of uncertainty in the market has forced many to think about the market and their role in it in new ways, and that remains true for NABL as well. But the organization is not changing its governing structure or staffing operations like others in these unprecedented times; it’s doubling down on what has made the organization an effective resource throughout the years.
“It certainly has created for all of us a heightened awareness of the need to think about the different ways that membership utilizes NABL and the NABL resources, and really focus on making sure as an organization we remain relevant to and helpful for our membership,” Fillingham said.

More than 40 years of renewable energy investment in the U.S. has led to the current installment of 550,000 acres of solar capacity and 67,000 individual wind turbines. As these numbers continue to grow, powered by a widespread commitment to clean power generation, so does the need to manage the industrial materials used in that process throughout their full lifecycle. Toward that end, Lewis Roca announced today the formation of its Renewable Energy End-of-Life Planning Group.

The multidisciplinary team, co-led by Denver partner Tom Dougherty, associate Dietrich Hoefner and Phoenix of counsel James Voyles, will draw on Lewis Roca’s many years of experience in the energy and utilities sector. The team will assist clients with matters including:

• Navigating the regulatory challenges and opportunities around the renewable energy lifecycle
• Real estate and land use issues related to renewable facilities
• Protecting intellectual property for newly developed technologies and companies
• Storage, disposal, and recycling of renewable energy facility materials and equipment
• Issues related to tribal governments, land, and resources
• Recycling and reuse of valuable equipment and commodities
• Legislative and regulatory affairs

“We know of no other law firm that is focusing on this important set of issues: what happens when renewable energy projects reach the end of their lifecycle and how businesses can creatively optimize the resources beyond their initial use,” Dougherty said. “We’re poised to help clients navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by those questions at all stages, whether it’s identifying potential partnerships and executing contracts on the front end or managing the end of an asset’s lifecycle as it nears.”

“Renewable power developers have moved beyond the point where they can passively plan the decommissioning and repowering of new and legacy assets,” added Voyles. “Proactively planning a renewable asset’s lifecycle will only become more important, and planning needs to happen sooner rather than later.”

Learn more about Lewis Roca’s Renewable Energy End-of-Life Planning Group.

About Lewis Roca

Lewis Roca is an Am Law 200 law firm serving clients globally in complex litigation, intellectual property, business transactions, gaming, government relations, labor and employment, and regulatory counseling. Its offices are located in Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Reno, Silicon Valley, and Tucson. To learn more about the firm, please visit us at our new website at www.lewisroca.com.

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CHICAGO (October 27, 2021) – Neal Gerber Eisenberg (NGE) is pleased to announce the addition of Elliott Blanchard as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice group. Blanchard joins from Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP in New York.

Blanchard advises privately held businesses, large public companies and high net worth individuals on corporate and commercial matters, strategy, and transactions. His transactional experience ranges from mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, shareholders’ agreements, partner agreements, and equity investments.

“Elliott deepens our transactional capabilities and helps to meet our clients’ evolving needs,” said Bobby Gerber, Managing Partner of NGE. “He will be a pragmatic and skilled resource for clients seeking to grow their businesses.”

In addition to practicing for many years at an AmLaw 50 law firm based in New York, Blanchard also has worked as an in-house corporate counsel for Amazon as well as a corporate attorney for a large, family-owned company. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prior to law school, Blanchard spent time as a private equity analyst and a corporate finance analyst in San Francisco.

“Elliott’s business acumen and legal experience enable him to offer diverse insights into the opportunities and challenges our clients face,” said John Koenigsknecht, chair of the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice group. “I’m excited to welcome him to the firm.”

Blanchard received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from Yale University.

About NGE
Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a leading law firm dedicated to handling sophisticated matters for entrepreneurs, public companies, and private businesses and their owners. More than one-third of the lawyers at Neal Gerber Eisenberg were recognized in 2021 in Best Lawyers, and the firm represents scores of the Fortune 100 and many of the best known private companies. The firm also acts as the trusted advisers to nonprofits, startups, growth companies and entrepreneurs. The firm has built over thirty years of trusted partnerships with clients that span the globe, and we meet each unique client need with the same personalized service and collaboration that provide the most practical solutions for every matter.

Contacts
John Albrighton
Marketing and Business Development Director
p: (312) 269-8065
e: jalbrighton@nge.com

GREENVILLE, S.C., October 27 2021 – Turner Padget is pleased to announce the addition of Dallas C. Meacham, associate, to the Litigation practice group in Greenville. Meacham joins the Insurance Industry Team to assist in handling matters in state and federal venues, at both the trial and appellate levels. He will also work to provide an effective defense in complex insurance litigation, lobbying the legislature on behalf of insurers and efficiently handling routine insurance coverage disputes.

Prior to joining Turner Padget, Meacham served as an assistant solicitor for the 13th Circuit, prosecuting DUI’s and other misdemeanor offenses in magistrate courts across Greenville County. Before becoming a solicitor, he served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable J. Mark Hayes, II in Spartanburg County. Meacham relies on the skills he learned during his time as a prosecutor, as well as his observations from behind the bench during his time as a clerk, to successfully defend his clients.

Meacham earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. While obtaining his undergraduate degree, Meacham served as president of the university’s Judicial Council, conducting appellate hearings for Title IX violations and other student related misconduct. During law school, he successfully competed as a member of the mock trial team, obtaining numerous awards for his trial advocacy skills.

Turner Padget exceeds expectations by taking your interests, your business and our relationships personally. Our depth of knowledge, technical strength and diverse experience makes us sharp, talented business thinkers able to see our clients’ needs holistically and get to the core of the problem quickly. As one of South Carolina’s largest law firms, Turner Padget has expanded into neighboring states with offices located in Augusta, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, along with strategic alliances in Florida and North Carolina. http://www.turnerpadget.com/

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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Holly W. Kimmel has joined the firm’s nationally recognized Matrimonial & Family Law practice group as of counsel in the Fort Lauderdale, FL, office.

Holly joins the firm from Aronsohn Weiner Salerno and Kaufman. She is a skilled and experienced litigator and mediator who focuses her practice on complex family and matrimonial law matters, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce proceedings, equitable distribution of assets, alimony, child custody, parenting time, and related support matters. Holly is also a certified divorce coach who has significant experience assisting clients navigate the emotional aspects of divorce outside of the litigation arena. She draws upon her education and experience when working as a guardian ad litem for minor children, in connection with elder law concerns, and as a parent coordinator assisting parents involved in high-conflict, child-related matters.

Holly began her legal career as a business and commercial law litigator at Cole Schotz P.C. and then continued her practice at various law firms, including Greenberg Traurig LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, where she notably focused on class action securities fraud matters in federal courts throughout the country. This legal background strongly supplements her family law practice, particularly when representing high-net-worth individuals who require complex valuation and distribution of financial and business assets, such as real estate, retirement plans, deferred compensation plans, and other assets.

Admitted to practice in Florida, New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Florida, Holly received her J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Florida. She also earned an MSW from Barry University School of Social Work and is a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Meditator in the State of Florida.

About Blank Rome

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 13 offices and more than 600 attorneys and principals who provide comprehensive legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world. Our professionals have built a reputation for their leading knowledge and experience across a spectrum of industries and are recognized for their commitment to pro bono work in their communities. Since our inception in 1946, Blank Rome’s culture has been dedicated to providing top-level service to all of our clients and has been rooted in the strength of our diversity and inclusion initiatives. For more information, please visit blankrome.com.
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ROANOKE, Va. (October 25, 2021) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce the addition of five new lawyers. Jasdeep Singh Khaira and Patrice L. Lewis have joined the firm’s Richmond office, and Charlie D. Morrison, Haley D. Santos and William L. Spotswood have joined the firm in Roanoke.

Khaira has joined the firm’s Energy and Environmental practices. While in law school, he worked as a full-time legal extern for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Colorado. He also served as a clerk with the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law program and as a legal clinician with the Vermont Law School Energy Clinic. Khaira graduated with a B.A. from Denison University and earned his J.D. and Master of Energy Regulation and Law from the Vermont Law School.

Lewis works with the firm’s Government and Regulatory Affairs practice and Gentry Locke Consulting, using research and strategy to help clients achieve their legal and policy goals. She recently served as a senior advisor for SIR, Inc. a strategic marketing and communications firm; as an outreach representative for United States Senator Mark R. Warner, serving Central and Southcentral Virginia; and as the legislative assistant to former Virginia Delegate Onzlee Ware. Lewis received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Regent University School of Law. Lewis is licensed to practice law in Maryland and Virginia.

Morrison has joined the firm’s Medical Malpractice group. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Morrison served as a judicial clerk for the 23rd Judicial Circuit of Virginia. During law school he worked as a summer law clerk at a Virginia Beach firm, as an intern and third year practitioner at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, and as a judicial intern for The Honorable Robert J. Humphreys, Court of Appeals of Virginia. Morrison graduated with a B.A. from Radford University and earned his J.D. at the Regent University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class.

Santos has joined the firm’s Insurance practice. During law school she worked as a research assistant at Washington and Lee University School of Law, as an intern with a small full-service firm, and as a summer associate at Gentry Locke. She also served as a student attorney for the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse during her final year of law school. Prior to attending law school, Santos worked with URAC, a nonprofit healthcare accreditation organization promoting healthcare quality through leadership, accreditation, measurement, and innovation. She graduated with her B.A. from the College of William & Mary and earned her J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Spotswood has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation group. While in law school, Spotswood interned with firms in Charlottesville and Radford, and he worked as a summer associate at Gentry Locke. He graduated, summa cum laude, from Virginia Tech with a B.A. and then earned his J.D., from the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary.

About Gentry Locke
With more than 60 lawyers practicing across a range of disciplines, Gentry Locke brings uncommon thinking and deep experience to the legal and business challenges of companies, institutions, organizations, and individuals—a commitment the firm has met since 1923. Operating from offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Richmond, Virginia, Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the United States. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring www.gentrylocke.com.