ALUMNI B R IE F S Simon David Mitch-
& Murray in Portland, Maine. He
Morris LLP. He is in the corpo-
works in the Hong Kong office
ell G’99, L’02, GR’08 has
was included in New England
rate practice group in the firm’s
and concentrates his practice
been named a faculty fellow for
Super Lawyers magazine as part
Philadelphia office.
on corporate finance and securi-
the Supreme Court of Missouri.
of the top 5 percent of outstand-
Simon, an associate professor
ing lawyers in New England and
at the University of Missouri-
named a “New England Rising
Jason M. Bobby L’05
Columbia School of Law, plans
Star” in business litigation.
has joined Janney Montgomery
to spend a year analyzing reentry programs in Missouri to help prison offenders on release have a more favorable chance of succeeding, and assist the state in its efforts to reduce prison populations.
ties law.
Scott as vice president in the
John T. Gould GM’03,
technology and media invest-
L’03 was elected partner at
ment-banking group, based in
Arnold & Porter LLP. He is a
Philadelphia.
member of the FDA and healthcare group in the Washington, D.C., office.
Andrew J. Sossen C’98, L’02 has been promoted
Shapiro L’05 spoke on a
been elected partner at Bond,
panel during a live teleconfer-
Schoeneck & King. She is in the
ence and webinar on green
firm’s Syracuse office.
building ordinances, ongoing
to chief operating officer at
Gregory B. David
Starwood Property Trust.
G’04, L’04 has been named to the board of directors of the
Gonzalo Soto GL’02
Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadel-
co-founded Wiener Soto Capar-
phia. He is an assistant U.S.
rós, a law firm in Buenos Aires
attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s
that specializes in mergers and acquisitions and cross-border investment. The firm, which brings together U.S. and Argentine attorneys, offers services throughout Latin America. Gonzalo focuses on the consumer product industry, representing the region’s largest Coca-Cola bottler and the licensees of such international brands as Heineken and Budweiser.
Jason Abel L’03 joined Allen & Overy as an associate in the firm’s new Washington, D.C., office. Jason served as counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and as chief counsel on the Senate Rules Committee.
Thomas Douglas L’03 has been made a shareholder and director of Murray, Plumb 5 2 w w w. l a w. u p e n n . e d u / a l u m n i
Office, Eastern District of Penn-
Hillary H. Holmes L’03 was elected partner at Baker Botts LLP in Houston, Texas. She is in the corporate department with a practice focused on capital markets, public company work and mergers and acquisitions in the energy industry. Hillary is also active in pro bono service to nonprofits
Sarah A. (“Shari”)
Sara C. Temes L’03 has
sylvania.
Jennifer Saltz L’04 is a founding member of the Traveling Plate, ARC Broward Culinary Institute’s underground dinner club. The institute uses food as a tool to transform lives for adults with disabilities and other life challenges. Proceeds
cases involving the preemption of local green building codes under federal law, and other challenges and pitfalls with green building ordinance initiatives. She is an associate at Cozen O’Connor.
Karen M. Steel L’05 was honored at the Sanctuary for Families Above & Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Awards & Benefit in New York City for handling a complicated child abuse and neglect appeal. Karen is an associate at Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP.
from each dinner will be used to
Emiliano Berti GL’06
fund scholarships for its culinary
has joined GE Power Conver-
Marie Mathews L’03
arts post-secondary certificate
sion in Paris as senior counsel
has joined Wolff & Samson’s
program. Jennifer is a share-
Commercial Europe. He was
litigation group in West Orange,
holder at Stearns Weaver Miller
senior counsel for Europe and
N.J. Prior to joining Wolff & Sam-
in the labor and employment
CIS at GE Oil & Gas in Flor-
son, Marie was an associate at
department.
ence, Italy.
in Texas.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in
Guangqin Wei L’04
Francesco Bortone
has been promoted to special
GL’06 has joined GE Oil
Chad Rubin L’03 was
counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris,
& Gas as senior counsel for
promoted to partner at Duane
Shriver & Jacobson LLP. He
Global Services. He is based in
New York.