Issue: Winter 2024-2025
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Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Andrew Feller joined Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto as senior special counsel, specializing in securities and commodities laws. Feller most recently was the associate general counsel and executive principal for The Options Clearing Corporation. Before that, he spent 12 years as senior counsel in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement, including three years as senior counsel and policy adviser to the SEC commissioner. Earlier, he was in private practice, representing clients in capital markets matters and securities fraud litigation.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Stanley P. Jaskiewicz recently published “Life Lessons from Boy Scout Camp (For Those Returning to the Office)” in the American Bar Association’s April 2024 Voice of Experience e-newsletter. The Boy Scouts of America (now Scouting America) republished Jaskiewicz's article in its popular Aaron on Scouting blog. Jaskiewicz also published “The Train Ride of a Lifetime” in the July 2024 issue of Voice of Experience. He is a member of the Philadelphia-based law firm Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci PC.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Thomas Trujillo joined McGuireWoods LLP as chief innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) officer in the firm’s Charlotte, North Carolina, office. He manages the development and deployment of business solutions, including the use of AI-enhanced tools, to better serve clients and improve firm operations. He also joined the firm’s technology committee. Trujillo served as director of MWAccel before joining McGuireWoods and continues to hold this position alongside his new role.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
John J. McCullough III won reelection as mayor of Montpelier, Vermont, for a two-year term. He became mayor following a special election in 2023 and has served on the City Council since 2018. McCullough began his career at Legal Aid of Western Michigan in Grand Rapids, before joining the Montpelier office of Vermont Legal Aid. He also is the longtime project director of Vermont Legal Aid’s Mental Health Law Project, directing and representing clients in hospitals and outpatient settings in voluntary mental health proceedings throughout the state.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Margaret A. Walker joined the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion board of trustees. She is the executive vice president of legal affairs and corporate communications at HMTX Industries, a global flooring company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Before joining HMTX, Walker spent more than two decades at the Xerox Corporation. She has served on the boards of New Beginnings Family Academy Inc. and LifeBridge Community Services. Walker also is a founding member of the Black Bar Association of Rochester, New York.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
The Hon. J. Chris Larson was appointed to the 20th Judicial District Court by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. He was an assistant US attorney in the Civil Division of the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. He also has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School. He sits on the board of directors for IN! Pathways to Inclusive Higher Education, a nonprofit designed to create inclusive college opportunities in Colorado for students with intellectual disabilities.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Margaret Seif was elected to Kopin Corporation’s board of directors. She has held various positions, including corporate secretary, chief people officer, and chief legal officer, at Analog Devices Inc. (ADI). Before joining ADI, Seif also held various positions at RSA Security Inc. She serves on the board of advisers for Community Servings Inc. and the New England regional council of the Smithsonian Institution.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
William “Bill” Quick received the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association. Quick is a partner at Polsinelli PC’s Kansas City office. He is the chair of the firm’s Corporate Transparency Act practice and focuses on managing the corporate portfolios of business enterprises and family offices on an array of corporate, finance, transactional, and related legal needs.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
Ronald Nessim was named a 2024 Legal Legend by the Hollywood Reporter. He is a partner at Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim LLP in Los Angeles, where he has practiced commercial and entertainment litigation and white-collar criminal defense for more than 30 years. Nessim has argued numerous appeals in federal and state courts, including in the US Supreme Court. Previously, he served as an assistant US attorney in the major frauds section of the US Department of Justice in Los Angeles.
Class Note Winter 2024-2025
John W. Rees joined Reising Ethington PC in Troy, Michigan, as a senior attorney. Rees’s practice specializes in a broad range of technologies, including medical devices, machine-based inspection systems, and automotive-related products, with an emphasis on control algorithms. He has represented global clients across intellectual property matters, including US and foreign patent preparation and prosecution, trade secret protection, product reverse engineering studies, product and trademark clearances, and intellectual property due diligence.