Issue: Summer 2024
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Class Note Summer 2024
Russell Abrutyn was recognized by the American Immigration Lawyers Association with the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. He currently serves as the chair of the Michigan chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He began his career as an attorney with Marshal E. Hyman & Associates PC before founding his firm, Abrutyn Law PLLC, in 2016.
Class Note Summer 2024
Jeffrey C. Gifford was selected to serve a three-year term on the executive board at Dykema Gossett LLP. Gifford, who has been with the firm since 2004 and is based in San Antonio, works with clients in negotiating and closing complex public and private transactions. Gifford previously led Dykema’s corporate and finance practice group.
Class Note Summer 2024
David Guenther published his first book, The Art Dealer’s Apprentice: Behind the Scenes of the New York Art World (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2024). The book is a nonfiction account of the New York art business and was inspired by his time as gallery director for art dealer Carla Panicali. He is a clinical professor of law and director of the International Transactions Clinic at Michigan Law.
Class Note Summer 2024
Damali Sahu was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as a 2023 Notable Leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Sahu is an attorney at Bodman PLC and represents financial institutions in general commercial loan and real estate transactions. She has been co-chair of the firm’s DEI committee for more than a decade. Sahu also serves as chair of the board of directors for Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, vice president and treasurer of the board of directors for the New Paradigm College Prep School, and on the board of directors for the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion.
Class Note Summer 2024
Dora June has joined Bodman PLC’s real estate practice group in the firm’s office in Troy, Michigan. June represents commercial landlords and tenants in retail and office leasing matters and the analysis, structuring, and negotiation of complex real estate transactions. She has extensive experience as a leasing attorney for significant real estate management and boutique firms.
Class Note Summer 2024
Alexandra MacKay was recently honored by World Trademark Review for her work with the Stites & Harbison PLLC trademark practice group. MacKay is based in the firm’s Nashville, Tennessee, office and counsels clients in litigation and transactional matters involving intellectual property, including the selection, adoption, and registration of trademarks and copyrights.
Class Note Summer 2024
Russell McGlothlin was appointed partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in the firm’s Santa Barbara, California, office. He counsels clients on water rights issues, including disputes and litigation, regulation, and high-stakes transactional work. McGlothlin helped draft the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and is a frequent speaker and author on issues related to water rights.
Class Note Summer 2024
Kim Pagotto joined Dentons’ real estate practice as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. She has extensive experience in commercial real estate and government leasing. Pagotto represents clients nationwide in responding to expressions of interest, requests for proposals, lease negotiations and administration, audit responses, compliance, acquisitions, dispositions, and financing related to government properties.
Class Note Summer 2024
Elizabeth Rogers, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, was included in Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Michigan’s Go To Lawyers Power List in the commercial real estate category. Rogers’s practice involves complex transactions for national and international companies and closely held businesses. Her background is in real estate business and civil litigation matters, and she also has advised municipalities on legal strategy and risk mitigation.
Class Note Summer 2024
Timothy J. Lane, a staff attorney, legislative liaison, and policy analyst at the Colorado District Attorney’s Council, was appointed to the Gilpin County Court in the First Judicial District by Gov. Jared Polis. Previously, he was deputy district attorney in the same district.