2022 class notes
HONOR ROLL Daniel Ahn (JD 2004), recently joined Reed Smith LLP as a partner in the firm’s Global Regulatory Enforcement practice group. Previously, Ahn served for 10 years as a deputy chief, acting chief, and senior litigation counsel at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. David Ajalat (JD 2012) was promoted to partner in technology practice in Latham & Watkins LLP’s Santa Monica office. Elizabeth Atlee (JD 1993) was named to Latino Leaders Magazine’s Top 100 Latinas of 2022 list.
Carolynn Beck (JD 2009) joined Eisner LLP as partner in New York. Mili Davé (LLM 2017) was elevated to agent in WME’s brand partnerships division where she builds WME’s footprint across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Steffi Gascón Hafen (JD 2010) was named managing partner of Snell & Wilmer’s San Diego office. Shaun Gordon (BS 2011, JD 2014) was named to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars list by the Super Lawyers rating service.
Karen Grant-Selma (JD 1994) was honored with the Corporate Excellence award at the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Foundation’s 46th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Awards Luncheon. Meghan Grim (JD 2013) joined the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office as deputy county counsel in the dependency trial division. She also recently welcomed a baby boy.
Ximeng Guo (LLM 2013) started a new position as legal officer for the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in New York City. Juanita E. Mantz’s (JD 2002) book Portrait of a Deputy Public Defender (or, how I became a punk rock lawyer) (Bamboo Dart Press) won an Honorable Mention in the Nonfiction/Best Autobiography–English category at the 2022 International Latino Book Awards. Kelsey McGregor (JD 2015) joined the USC Gould International Human Rights Clinic for six months as a senior supervising attorney. McGregor, counsel at WilmerHale in Los Angeles, was awarded the firm’s prestigious Pickering Fellowship, allowing her to be seconded to the clinic. Mike Mikawa (JD 2017) started a new position as trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division in San Francisco. Marisa Murillo (JD 2002) was named to t he 2022 Notable Women in Law list in Crain’s Chicago Business.
Joshlyn R. Pulliam (JD 2005) was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. Amy Proctor (JD 2011), of Irell & Manella LLP, Michael Davis (JD 2011), of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and Alexander James “AJ” Merton (JD 2011) of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP were recognized in Bloomberg Law’s 2022 “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” list. Niyati Shah (LLM 2022) joined Prime Video & Amazon Studios as a legal consultant in their Originals (India) Division. Sanjana Swaroop (LLM 2016) founded EcoDhaga, a company that brings sustainable fashion to India and aims to minimize textile waste. Fall | Winter 2022
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