Issue: Summer 2024
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Class Note Summer 2024
Alan Hoffman co-authored Come Fly with Me: The Rise and Fall of Trans World Airlines (Missouri Historical Society Press, 2023). The book traces the origins of the airline from the 1920s to the 21st century and focuses on the involvement of Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes, and Carl Icahn. He is a historian and the author of a 2019 self-published book, Up There with the Biggest: The Story of Ozark Airlines.
Class Note Summer 2024
Indraneel Basu Majumdar joined KPMG Law UK as director of the firm’s financial services team. His practice is based in London and is focused on payment services and digital assets. Before joining KPMG, Majumdar was the senior financial services solicitor for Harper James Solicitor, a law firm in Birmingham, England.
Class Note Summer 2024
Hailey Cherepon joined the Michigan State Budget Office’s legal team as associate legal counsel, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Previously, Cherepon worked as an associate at WilmerHale. She also has clerked for the Hon. Arianna Freeman on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Class Note Summer 2024
Mary Lucille “Mary Lu” Noah was promoted to partner at Stites & Harbison PLLC. She is based in the firm’s Nashville, Tennessee, office in the real estate and banking service group, where she represents borrowers and lenders in financing transactions such as acquisition and construction loans, term loan facilities, asset-based secured financing, and revolving credit facilities. She also represents developers, investors, and owners in the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of real property and works closely with businesses to ensure compliance with environmental laws.
Class Note Summer 2024
Jennifer Fischell has been named partner at MoloLamken LLP. She is based in Washington, DC, and focuses her practice on appeals and complex civil litigation, particularly administrative law, energy, and intellectual property. She joined the firm after clerking for the Hon. Raymond M. Kethledge, ’93, on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Hon. Ronnie Abrams on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. In 2021, she left MoloLamken to clerk for Associate Justice Elena Kagan on the US Supreme Court and returned to the firm in December 2022.
Class Note Summer 2024
Amy Lishinski joined the Michigan State Budget Office’s legal team as deputy legal counsel, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Previously, she worked as counsel at WilmerHale. She also has clerked for the Hon. David Tatel on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Class Note Summer 2024
Rita Feikema, an attorney at Honigman LLP, was recently elected partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She is a member of Honigman’s real estate department, where she focuses on commercial transactions and represents landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers. She also has cross-disciplinary experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt finance, statutory risk and compliance, and cross-border transactions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Angelina Delmastro was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Detroit. She focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, advising clients on employment matters and regulatory compliance. She also has experience negotiating complex severance and settlement agreements.
Class Note Summer 2024
Brandon Debus was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Troy, Michigan. He advises clients on matters related to commercial litigation, live music and entertainment, complex insurance coverage, and bad faith actions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Lauren Dayton has been named partner at MoloLamken LLP. She is now based in Chicago after four years in the firm’s New York office. She focuses her practice on complex disputes and appeals, primarily in business and antitrust matters, and has litigated on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants from trial courts to the US Supreme Court. She joined the firm after clerking for the Hon. Steven M. Colloton on the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Hon. Brian M. Cogan on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.