Issue: Summer 2024
159 results
Class Note Summer 2024
Susan Bassford Wilson was recently promoted to assistant general counsel II at Ryder System Inc., a leading logistics and transportation company. Since joining the company in 2021, she has focused on labor and employment matters in North America. Previously, she was a labor and employment partner and co-chair of the digital workplace and data privacy practice group at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP.
Class Note Summer 2024
Chase Cantrell was reappointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to represent the general public on the Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. He is the executive director and founder of Building Community Value, a Detroit-based nonprofit dedicated to implementing and facilitating real estate development projects in underserved Detroit neighborhoods. His term runs through June 30, 2027.
Class Note Summer 2024
Samuel Duncan was promoted to partner at Ropes & Gray LLP. He is a tax lawyer based in the firm's New York office. Duncan joined the firm in 2021 as counsel. Previously, he worked as counsel at the New York law practice Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Class Note Summer 2024
Raj Patel joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Chicago as a partner in the firm’s construction and real estate litigation group. He advises clients on construction, infrastructure, leasing, and supply chain transactions across industries such as education, automotive, aviation, oil and gas, and sports and gaming. Before joining Faegre, he was a partner at Honigman LLP in its Chicago office.
Class Note Summer 2024
Mei-Li da Silva Vint was appointed chief commercial officer for Brevet Capital Management, where she oversees product development and commercial strategies. She continues to co-manage Brevet’s platform origination businesses, including the operations of the real assets group. She is a longtime executive with the firm, previously serving as the chief compliance officer. Before joining Brevet in 2016, da Silva Vint worked at Morgan Stanley, covering institutional clients in fixed income, equity, and structured private secured loans.
Class Note Summer 2024
Brett Gelbord was named among the Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy and Regulatory Experts of 2024. Gelbord is a member of the labor and employment group at Dykema Gossett PLLC in Detroit, where he is spearheading the firm’s work in the emerging psychedelics industry. He advises clients on the legal risks of doing business within the industry, as well as advocating for legislative and policy changes. Previously, he was a senior counsel at the firm.
Class Note Summer 2024
Spencer Darling joined the Ann Arbor office of Bodman PLC as an attorney in the firm’s intellectual property practice. He represents clients in transactions, dispute resolution processes, trademark registrations, and brand protection.
Class Note Summer 2024
David Kowalski was elevated to counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP in San Diego. He is a member of the complex commercial litigation practice and litigation and trial department, in which he represents clients through trial in complex litigation matters in federal and state courts. He joined Latham & Watkins after graduation as an associate and had previously worked there as a summer associate.
Class Note Summer 2024
Gregory Lavigne joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in the firm’s energy, transportation, and infrastructure group, based in New York. Before joining the firm, he was a partner at Allen & Overy. He advises private capital providers and major sponsors in tax and private equity, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and structured finance transactions. He also has extensive experience in renewables, alternative energy, and energy transition markets.