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bureau’s primary liaison with Congress.
1996
partner and owner of Surovell, Markle,
From 2003 to 2009 she worked at the
Isaacs & Levy, where his practice areas
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
include criminal defense, family law,
most recently as Senate liaison in the Office
personal injury, small business litigation,
of External Affairs, where she covered
and consumer matters.
electric transmission, natural gas, and David S. Thomas has been elected partner
hydroelectric issues.
in the Palo Alto, Calif., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he
1994
practices in the employee benefits and Corry Andrews and her husband, Barton
compensation group.
David Haddock and his wife, Klara
Biggs, welcomed a son, Ezra William Biggs,
Matouskova, are proud to announce the
born at home on May 19, 2009. Ezra joins
Tahesha Wright Way was recently
birth of their son, Alex, in June.
sisters Ailey (6), Harper (3) and Marley (3).
appointed an administrative law judge
The family resides in Nelson County, Va.
for the State of New Jersey. She resides in
Donald J. Munro has joined Jones Day
Wayne with her husband, Charles, and
as partner in Washington, D.C. Munro
Christopher Brearton has been
their three daughters, Fallon, Farah, and
is a labor and employment litigator with
named to SportsBusiness Journal and
Faythe.
particular expertise in the transportation
SportsBusiness Daily’s “Forty Under 40”
industry and is a nationally recognized
list for 2010, which recognizes the most
authority on the Railway Labor Act. He
promising young executives in sports
was previously with Goodwin Procter.
business under the age of 40. Brearton
1997
is managing partner of O’Melveny
J. Stephen Berry has been made partner
Ethan G. Shenkman joined the U. S.
& Myers in Los Angeles, Calif., and a
with McKenna Long & Aldridge in the
Department of Justice as Deputy Assistant
member of the entertainment, sports, and
Atlanta, Ga., office, where his practice
Attorney General of the Environment and
media practice. He advises national and
focuses on insurance coverage and
Natural Resources Division.
international sports organizations, motion
insurance bad-faith issues, with emphasis
picture studios, independent producers,
on construction defect and catastrophic
financial institutions and investment
property damage claims. His practice
funds, and television networks in a
includes litigation, coverage advice, and
range of transactions including licensing
policy drafting.
1995 The Hon. J. Travis Laster was sworn in as
arrangements, sponsorship agreements,
vice chancellor to the five-member Court
financing, and mergers and acquisitions.
Laura Deddish Burton
of Chancery of the State of Delaware on
was recently elected
October 9. The Wall Street Journal calls the
Trey Hanbury and Suzanna Kang
president of the
court “arguably the nation’s leading court
announce the birth of their son, Nathaniel
Women’s Professional
on corporate and business law.”
George Hanbury, who arrived two weeks
Forum, an
In an interview on the Delaware
early on December 14. He weighed 8 lbs.,
organization of women
Corporate and Commercial Litigation
3 oz., and measured 20.5 inches. “Mother
business professionals
Blog, Laster said he was looking forward
and baby are doing well,” Trey reports.
in Greensboro, N.C.
to joining a court that has been praised
“Dad is still recovering.”
as one of the nation’s best and whose
The group helps professional women connect through monthly networking
colleagues are known for their opinions,
In November Scott A. Surovell was
events, grow as leaders, and serve their
insights, and scholarship. “This court has
elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
community. Burton is with Smith Moore
a docket where you are deciding very big
representing the Mount Vernon area of
Leatherwood, where her practice focuses on
questions and opinions that get read by
Fairfax County, where he lives with his
immigration and international law. She was
corporate practitioners and corporate
wife Erinn Madden and their children, Eva,
named a rising star for 2010 in North
scholars all across the country. So, it’s an
Leia, Mara, and Colin. He still practices
Carolina Super Lawyers and was included in
exciting challenge but I am very mindful
law in the City of Fairfax with Robert J.
Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the area of
of those responsibilities and it’s a little bit
Surovell ’69, David M. Levy ’70, David J.
immigration law.
humbling.”
Fudala ’79, Sen. J. Chapman Petersen ’94, and Nathan Rozsa ’08. He is a co-founding
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