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Class Note Fall 2023

Kenneth Black, who focuses on complex securities litigation and shareholder derivative litigation, was promoted to partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP in San Francisco. Previously, he was a sanctions investigator in the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the US Department of the Treasury.

Class Note Fall 2023

Zachary Ciullo, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel, a global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. He focuses his commercial litigation practice on cases involving mass torts, product liability, class actions, life sciences, and contract and commercial disputes. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Class Note Fall 2023

Adam Graham was appointed bureau chief of the Bureau of Civil Rights at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). He will oversee the department's programs for equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, federal contract compliance, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Before joining IDOT, he served as director of compliance at Chicago Public Schools.

Class Note Fall 2023

Julianne M. Landsvik Klein was recently sworn in as assistant US attorney for the District of Rhode Island. She joins the office’s Criminal Division from the Boston office of Cooley LLP, where she served as an associate for the past eight years, handling Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, working on complex commercial matters, and overseeing pro bono litigation. 

Class Note Fall 2023

Justin S. Platt was promoted to partner at Goodwin Procter in New York earlier this year. His practice focuses on health sciences, capital markets, and corporate matters. He specifically represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, public and private offerings of debt, equity, preferred securities, and a variety of other corporate finance transactions.

Class Note Fall 2023

Peter S. Borock, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York, has been named one of Law360’s Rising Stars for 2023, which is an annual feature recognizing the profession’s top legal talent under the age of 40. His commercial real estate practice comprises clients across real estate sectors such as office, residential, industrial, health care, and hospitality. He received the Cornerstone Award from the Lawyers Alliance for his work on behalf of Settlement Housing Fund, a New York City-based nonprofit that creates and sustains quality affordable housing.

Class Note Fall 2023

Judith Conway, an associate at Cooney & Conway, has been named one of Chicago’s best wrongful death lawyers for 2023 by Forbes. She focuses her practice on helping victims of mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other asbestos-related diseases and their families recover compensation for the injury and wrongful death caused by asbestos-containing products. One of her first cases was on behalf of a Heisman Trophy winner who died of mesothelioma. She has secured a $200 million verdict in a consolidated asbestos trial and a $35.1 million verdict in a single case for a refinery worker.  

Class Note Fall 2023

Tyler B. Peacock joined Wagner Hicks PLLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a partner. His practice focuses on business and employment litigation. In addition, he advises healthcare clients on issues related to HIPAA, federal substance abuse regulations, and subpoena compliance.

Class Note Fall 2023

Joel Pratt, a partner at the Law Office of Dailey & Pratt, was sworn in as a part-time municipal court judge for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. In his practice, he represents clients in the appellate and trial courts in family law, juvenile law, and probate cases.

Class Note Fall 2023

Danielle Bass rejoined Honingman LLP’s Detroit office this spring as a partner in the corporate department with a focus on transactional matters. In September, she was elected president of ACG Detroit, a 400-member nonprofit of middle-market mergers and acquisition professionals. She is the first female leader in the organization’s 40-year history. She also is a lecturer at Michigan Law.