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Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Michelle Moore was named on Mergers & Acquisitions’ Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A list for 2023. She is a partner and member of the global corporate group in the Chicago office of Reed Smith.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Randy Shoemaker has been elected a shareholder of Reising Ethington, an intellectual property firm based in Troy, Michigan. Specializing in chemical and biotechnology technologies, he prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications worldwide.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Kincaid Brown is the 2022 recipient of the Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions in legal innovation and technology from the American Association of Law Libraries’ legal innovation and technology special interest section. He is director of the University of Michigan Law Library.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Stevin George, a senior associate at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP who co-founded an affinity group for first-generation lawyers at the firm, was profiled in the LinkedIn column “The Starting Line” in February. The story, “One first-gen lawyer’s leap of faith—and how it changed his life forever,” chronicles how his fascination with the Supreme Court on a class trip set him on his professional path.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Janelle Beavers joined Alvarez & Marsal in February as a managing director in its disputes and investigations practice. Most recently, she served with the Civil Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice, where she led investigation and litigation teams comprising agents from seven federal agencies.  

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Laura Appleby, a finance and restructuring partner at Faegre Drinker, has been elected office leader of the firm’s New York office. Her practice focuses on complex bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed transactions.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Adam Deckinger became general counsel and secretary of Tyson Foods Inc. in January. He has worked for Tyson since 2018 and recently served as senior vice president and head of law and compliance. He worked in The Boeing Company’s global litigation and investigations team and as an attorney in private practice before joining Tyson. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Kamao Shaw joined Riemer & Braunstein LLP as a partner in Newport Beach, California. He previously served as a commercial real estate finance partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in Orange County. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Michael Strong has joined Chicago-based Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP as a partner and chair of the firm’s new energy law group, working primarily with developers and long-term asset owners in the solar industry and retail energy providers. His previous experience includes serving as the first in-house chief legal counsel at the Illinois Power Agency.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Richard Kim, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s global finance practice and co-chair of the New York corporate practice, was honored by Crain’s New York Business on its 2022 Notable Asian Leaders list. He also serves as the office’s co-hiring chair and co-career development liaison. He is active in mentoring programs through the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York.