“Teenagers aren’t being imaginative enough with their ambitions as they aspire to a short list of 20th-century occupations in their future careers, according to the OECD.” reports Carolynn Look in Bloomberg.

“Huge changes in the world of work — driven by developments in technology and social media — are having too little impact on the job expectations of young people, according to a report presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos by the Paris-based organization.”

“The report cited a survey of 15-year-olds showing that career ambitions narrowed in the last two decades. Roughly half of boys and girls from 41 countries said they expect to work in one of just 10 jobs by the age of 30. Such roles originate overwhelmingly from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as doctors, teachers, veterinarians, business managers, engineers, police officers, and lawyers.”

Read the Bloomberg article.

The U.S. law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced that Jordan D. Shea has joined the firm as a partner in the Product Liability practice in Chicago.

In a release, the firm said Shea has experience in successfully representing domestic and international companies across a wide range of industries in product liability, labor and employment, commercial and toxic tort matters in courts across the Midwest.

Previously a partner with Williams Montgomery & John, Shea represents companies in high-stakes litigation across a range of industry sectors, including aviation, lawn and farm equipment, power tools and consumer household goods. He has employment litigation experience as well and has also successfully defended manufacturers in toxic tort cases. He is a certified Cook County arbitrator and regularly conducts arbitrations.

He served as a member of the legal team that secured one of the largest ever False Claims Act settlements in a case in which the government did not intervene.

A native of Chicago, Shea received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Peter T. Tschanz has joined Littler as an associate in the Indianapolis office. He joins from Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP.

“Peter has an impressive background representing management in a variety of industries on their most pressing employment law issues,” said Alan L. McLaughlin, Indianapolis office managing shareholder. “His experience and skillset will add further depth to our service to regional and national clients and we are excited to welcome him to our team.”

In a release, the firm said Tschanz counsels companies on a wide-range of issues that arise out of the employer-employee relationship, including hiring, performance management and termination issues; wage and hour compliance; and development of noncompetition and trade secret agreements. He also represents employers in litigated disputes, arbitrations and before administrative agencies, and on compliance with federal and state employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Tschanz received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago. He has been recognized as a Rising Star for Employment & Labor by Indiana Super Lawyers each year from 2012 to 2019 and was selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law – Management.

Stephen A. Cazares, a former federal prosecutor with two decades of experience handling complex corporate and securities fraud investigations and litigation, has joined the white collar and government investigations team at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner. He will work in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.

Most recently the deputy chief of the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, Cazares played a leading role in many of Southern California’s largest and most high-profile white collar investigations and prosecutions of the last 14 years. Cazares also served as a staff attorney in the SEC Division of Enforcement, where he investigated and prosecuted financial fraud cases. Many of his investigations involved parallel civil litigation and/or SEC regulatory investigations and litigation, the firm said in a release.

“From the investigation stages through jury trial, Stephen brings to our firm years of experience managing high-stakes matters,” said Rob Maguire, chair of the litigation practice group at Davis Wright Tremaine. “Our clients in tech, healthcare, financial services, and many other industries will benefit from his dual civil and criminal regulatory expertise. We look forward to him increasing our depth in California.”

During his time at DOJ, Cazares was lead or co-lead counsel in 16 federal jury trials to verdict, as well as principle author and oral advocate in a dozen appeals before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

His cases while with DOJ included:
• prosecution of a hedge fund manager in a net asset value fraud case;
• prosecution of a former executive of a publicly traded food company in relation to a revenue inflation scheme;
• prosecution of a former CIA agent for defrauding investors in independent films; and
• prosecution of former Major League Baseball star Doug DeCinces for insider trading.

As deputy chief of the Major Frauds Sections, Cazares was also responsible for the training and supervision of other federal prosecutors, including trial attorneys in the DOJ Health Care Fraud Strike Force in Southern California, the firm said.

Cazares’ investigations and prosecutions while at the SEC included cases of accounting fraud, insider trading, investment adviser fraud, market manipulation, and public company disclosure violations. During his SEC tenure, he was also tapped to spend a year and a half as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California to assist in the prosecution of securities fraud cases.

“Davis Wright’s team is handling some of the country’s most-watched white collar cases right now,” said Cazares. “I look forward to partnering with this well-regarded team, and the full range of the firm’s practice groups, to put my government experience to work for Davis Wright clients.”

Cazares received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from UCLA Law School.

Michael Best Strategies announced that Brian Taffora has joined the firm as a principal in the Wisconsin office, where he will provide strategic guidance to clients on a variety of public policy, government relations, regulatory, and legislative matters.

Taffora currently serves on the transition team for Wisconsin’s Governor-elect, Tony Evers, and was previously a managing director at CSA Partners in Milwaukee, where he managed a venture capital fund for tech startups. He is the co-founder of Ward4, a coworking space in Milwaukee, specifically designed to encourage collaboration and innovation among the city’s entrepreneurial community.

“Brian is deeply-rooted in the economic development and entrepreneurial sectors in Wisconsin and has played a key role in helping Wisconsin businesses and communities thrive and grow,” said Rob Marchant, President of Michael Best Strategies. “His government and lobbying experience and his work for innovative companies brings a fresh perspective to our team of government and public affairs practitioners in Wisconsin and around the country.”

Taffora was also previously the Director of Economic Development at the Office of the Milwaukee County Executive and the Executive Director/ VP of Government Affairs for the Wisconsin Business Council. In these roles, he worked with government and business leaders throughout the state to implement development projects, bolster business activity and job growth and provide insights to business leaders and state officials on state policy and legislation.

“I’m looking forward to joining the accomplished team at Michael Best and getting back to my roots in government affairs and legislative policy,” said Taffora. “Joining a team of like-minded and driven legal and business strategists is a logical decision for me. I’m excited to join the ranks.”

Taffora received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Mark L. Johansen has joined Perkins Coie’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in Dallas.

Johansen is a trial lawyer who focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts in Texas. He regularly represents clients in litigation involving contract disputes, mergers and acquisitions, business torts, labor and employment, trade secret violations, securities and shareholder litigation.

“Mark is a highly regarded litigator in Texas whose practice will benefit greatly from joining our national platform,” said Katie O’Sullivan, Chair of Perkins Coie’s Commercial Litigation practice. “His addition to our firm will deepen our litigation bench in Texas and across the region.”

In a release, the firm said Johansen has achieved victories for clients in a wide range of industries including energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, real estate and technology. He also represents clients in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, by Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and as one of the “Best Lawyers in Dallas” by D Magazine.

“Bringing Mark onboard is in line with our strategy in Dallas to add talented attorneys in key practice areas,” said Bobby Majumder, Managing Partner of Perkins Coie’s Dallas office. “With a rapidly expanding regional economy, the demand for our services is growing and Perkins Coie is well positioned in many key areas, including healthcare, real estate, litigation, corporate and securities, intellectual property, technology transactions and labor/employment.”

“I am extremely happy to be joining Perkins Coie where I will be able to offer my litigation clients the expanded services that Perkins Coie offers,” said Johansen. “I talked with a number of firms, but it became clear to me early on that Perkins Coie was the best fit. They had a need for a seasoned litigation partner in Dallas and their full-service platform was exactly what I was looking for so it was an easy choice.”

Born and raised in Dallas, Johansen was most recently a name partner at litigation trial boutique Gruber Hail Johansen Shank, which he helped found in 2006. He earned his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma and received his B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Farrell Fritz announced that John P. McEntee, Kathryn (Katy) Carney Cole and Jaclene (Jackie) D’Agostino have been selected to receive Long Island Business News’ “Leadership in Law” Awards. They will be honored at a dinner Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at Crest Hollow Country Club (Woodbury, NY).

John McEntee will receive the Partner Award. He earned his J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from SUNY Brockport.

Katy Carney Cole, a Garden City, NY resident, will receive the Counsel Award. She earned her J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law and her B.A. degree from Colgate University.

Jackie D’Agostino, also from Garden City, will receive the Associate Award. She earned her J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law and her B.A. degree from Barnard College.

Long Island Business News created the “Leadership in Law” Awards to recognize individuals whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has had a positive impact on Long Island.