Class notes …
regarding legislative
Lacey) and reports that his
that govern those plans.
matters.
children, AJ (5) and Justin
Hadley previously served
Mehta was named a
(4), continue to enjoy the
as associate counsel for
future star in Benchmark
perks of his working for a
pension regulation at the
Litigation’s 2011 ranking
chocolate company.
Investment Company Institute, the national
of U.S. litigation firms and lawyers as well. He is a
1999
association of U.S.
Stephanie L. Chandler was
investment companies.
listed among Business
named to San Antonio
Among his many
D.C., where he focuses his
North Carolina’s 2012 legal
Marc P. Berger has been
Business Journal’s
responsibilities he
practice on white-collar
elite in construction law.
named the new chief
outstanding lawyers list as
advocated for the
criminal defense, complex
He is with Smith Moore
of the securities and
a rising star. She was also
Institute’s membership
civil litigation, and appel-
Leatherwood in
commodities fraud task
named a 2012 rising star in
before Congress, the
late litigation.
Greensboro, where his
force in the U.S. Attorney’s
Texas Monthly. Chandler is
Department of Labor, the
partner with Zuckerman
Neale T. Johnson has been
Spaeder in Washington,
practice focuses on
Office criminal division
a partner with Jackson
Department of the
Daniel J. Smith has
commercial litigation with
in Manhattan. Berger will
Walker in San Antonio,
Treasury, and the
joined TidalTV as vice
a focus on construction,
supervise a team that
where she focuses her
Securities Commission on
president and chief
contract, real estate, title
has brought a series of
practice on securities
retirement security issues.
counsel. Headquartered
insurance, and landlord-
high-profile insider trading
transactions, reporting,
in Baltimore, Md., TidalTV
tenant matters.
prosecutions against
and compliance; mergers
Barry S. Persh and Sherri
provides advertisers and
hedge fund traders and
and acquisitions; technol-
Persh welcomed their son,
agencies with a technol-
Robert J. Shelby has been
other corporate insiders.
ogy licensing and
Ryan Colby, on January 4.
ogy solution to allow them
nominated by President
He has been with the U.S.
commercialization, and
Barry is a senior counsel
to manage their video ad-
Barack Obama to serve as
Attorney’s Office for the
general corporate work.
with Dow Lohnes in
vertising campaigns across
U.S. District Court judge for
Southern District of New
She also leads Jackson
Washington, D.C.
all types of media—online,
the District of Utah. Shelby
York since 2002 and served
Walker’s technology
mobile, and addressable
is a shareholder at Snow,
as deputy chief of the task
section.
television.
Christensen & Martineau,
force since 2010.
Michael and Sali Rakower had their third baby girl,
where his practice focuses
Hannah Abigail, in March
on complex commercial
of 2011. Michael reports
litigation and catastrophic
that they have a “happy
personal injury cases on
and frenetic” household.
Amy E. Davis joined Rose
behalf of both plaintiffs
He was recently selected
Walker as partner in Dallas,
and defendants in state,
for inclusion in New York
Tex. “I could not have
federal, and administrative
Michael L. Hadley joined
found a more perfect fit,”
courts throughout the
Davis & Harman in
she writes. Rose Walker
country.
Washington D.C., as a
Fredrick Stein, at-
Joseph S. Brown was
partner, where his practice
torney advisor with the
1998
is a nationwide trial firm
Super Lawyers rising stars.
for business people that
James H. Wilson attended
recently elected president
focuses on employee
Transportation Security
shares her philosophy
the September wedding of
of the executive board for
benefits, advising clients
Administration, com-
about cases: understand
David Chung to Grace Oh
the Minority Bar
on the full range of tax,
pleted a master of arts
your client’s goals; focus
in Washington, D.C., where
Association of Western
ERISA, and other laws
in security studies at the
on what’s important; avoid
he was able to reunite
New York. He is a senior
affecting benefits plans.
Naval Postgraduate School
unnecessary cost and
with other UVA alums
associate with Hodgson
His particular focus is on
Center for Homeland
delay. Davis’s areas of prac-
as well. He and his wife,
Russ in Buffalo, where he
helping financial institu-
Defense and Security. In
tice include employment
Michele, continue to live
concentrates his practice
tions that sell products to
the 18-month program,
and commercial disputes,
in York, Pa. Jim is currently
in the business litigation
defined contribution and
Stein collaborated on
representing professionals
counsel at The Hershey
and employment litigation
defined benefits plans,
current policy, strategy,
and businesses “on both
Company (where he works
practice groups.
IRAs, and 529 plans
sides of the versus.”
with Lauren Connolly
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