ALUMNI B R IE F S Initiative at the WEF Annual
Antonio Arias
Craig Martin GRL’10
Meeting at Davos.
Etchebarne GL’10
joined Washburn University
has joined Simpson Thacher &
School of Law as an associate
Bartlett as an international asso-
professor.
Alejandro Billinghurst GL’10 has been named in-house counsel at BASF Argentina. BASF is the world’s leading chemical company, serving customers
ciate. Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Antonio focuses his practice
Nicky Rho L’10 has joined
on capital markets and mergers
the law firm of Rottenstreich
and acquisitions transactions in
& Ettinger in New York. She
the Latin American market.
is focused on matrimonial and
and partners in almost every
divorce law but also handles
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P ER S O N A L U P DATE S
David H. Fiske L’68 retired from the Federal Communications Commission, where he spent 16 years in the Office of Media Relations.
country in the world. Alejandro
Alyse Fiori L’10 has
commercial litigation cases.
John Schmidt L’85
will be responsible for providing
joined the litigation depart-
Previously she clerked for now-
and his wife, Julie, welcomed
legal counsel to different units in
ment in the New York office of
retired Judge Saralee Evans of
a daughter, Leah Elizabeth, on
BASF Argentina.
Proskauer Rose. During her
the New York County Supreme
Dec. 28. John practices with
deferral period, she argued
Court.
Schmidt & Copeland, LLC in
Marsha Chien L’10, LPS’10 will be starting a new job in September as a Skadden Fellow with the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center in San Francisco. She will be working with immigrants facing
cases on behalf of municipal clients for the New York City
Justin Rodriguez
Law Department’s Appeals
L’10 is serving as a law clerk to
Division and worked in the Intel-
Judge Thomas L. Ambro of the
lectual Property division of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
National Basketball Association.
Third Circuit. He will return to
(See FYI)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
workplace discrimination. Mar-
Christopher Hagen-
Western District of Washington.
buch C’05, W’05, L’10
L’10 is clerking for Judge Douglas P. Woodlock of the District of Massachusetts. He will be joining Boies, Schiller & Flexner
and local government contracting matters. Julie is a volunteer/ trainer for Young Life, a ministry to teenagers.
in the fall.
sha is finishing a clerkship at the
Matthew R. Cushing
Columbia, S.C. The firm serves a variety of businesses in state
Sarah A. Wolkinson
joined the New York office of
L’10 joined Brownstein Hyatt
White & Case after a one-year
Farber Schreck as an associate
fellowship as an assistant
in the white collar criminal de-
district attorney in the Lancaster
fense and investigations group.
County, Pennsylvania district attorney’s office.
Michael Jw Ringel-
LLP next year. Last fall, Matthew
heim L’11 joined Carlton
L’98 and his wife, Alyssa, are
Daniel Gusenoff
finished his clerkship for Judge
Bijun Huang GL’08,
Fields’s Miami office as an
Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the Ninth
L’10 has become an associate
associate. She practices in the
excited to announce the birth
Circuit Court of Appeals, who is
at the Hong Kong office of the
firm’s corporate, securities and
of Alexander Charles Gusenoff
located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
law firm Herbert Smith, which is
tax practice group.
on Sept. 10. Dan, Alyssa, big
Jamie Edwards L’10 joined McGuireWoods LLP as an associate in the firm’s complex commercial litigation department in Pittsburgh. Jamie
based in the United Kingdom. She focuses on capital market practice. Bijun hopes to relocate to the firm’s Beijing office later this year to reunite with her husband, Fred Fang. (See FYI)
previously served as a law clerk
Christina M. Kaba C’02, L’11 joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young’s
brother Zack, and Alex live in Newton, Mass.
John Pietras L’99
business practice group as an
and Lesley Foxhall
associate in the Philadelphia
Pietras L’99 are excited to
office.
announce the arrival of Margaret
for the Hon. Catherine Fitzpat-
Angelise Marciglia-
Clare. Margot was born at 10:27
rick, presiding judge of the Fam-
no L’10 has joined Nossaman,
p.m. on Jan. 3. She weighed
ily Court, in Trenton, N.J.
LLP as an associate.
6 lb. 3 oz. and measured 19.75 inches. She joins big
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