Issue: Summer 2025
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In Practice Summer 2025
Growing a Global Game with D.C. United
Jason Levien, ’97, is co-chairman and CEO of D.C. United, a Major League Soccer team, which he and a group of investors acquired in 2012. He works alongside fellow Michigan Law alumnus Chris Burtley, ’15, who joined the team in 2023 and serves as his chief of staff and the team’s vice president of strategy.
In Practice Summer 2025
Aisha Elmquist, ’07: Everyone Has the Right to a Seat at the Table
Throughout history, many Americans with disabilities have been denied fundamental rights like attending school, holding jobs, and choosing homes. However, for as long as these inequalities have persisted, advocates for disability rights have fought back—including Aisha Elmquist, ’07, who leads a state government program in Minnesota that is tasked with helping those with disabilities live their best lives.
In Practice Summer 2025
In-House at Medline: Much More Than Counseling and Dispute Resolution
In 2021, after working as general counsel for medical supply firm Medline for 22 years, Alex Liberman, ’89, had covered a large spectrum of corporate legal work, from dispute resolution to compliance issues. But that year, he had the opportunity to participate in a leveraged buyout—a professional experience he describes as transformative.
Class Note Summer 2025
Daniel Martinez joined the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel, Associate Chief Counsel (International) in Washington, DC. He advises on tax laws applicable to international persons and transactions, drafts regulations, and other guidance. Before joining the IRS, Martinez was of counsel at Bilzin Sumberg in Miami, where he helped clients navigate complex tax issues, including cross-border business transactions.
Class Note Summer 2025
John C. Muhs was appointed partner at Warner Norcross+Judd LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s impact investing group. Muhs specializes in securities and investment matters and works with community development financial institutions, church extension funds, charitable loan funds, and other organizations to finance community development activities. He serves as board secretary of Detroit Phoenix Center and is a member of Opportunity Finance Network, Denominational Investors and Loan Administrators, and the Michigan Venture Capital Association.
Class Note Summer 2025
Changsheng “Eric” Song has been named counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles. He is a member of the firm’s transactional tax practice and tax department, advising financial institutions, private equity funds, and public and private companies on domestic and cross-border transactional tax matters. Before joining Latham & Watkins, Song was the international tax manager at Amazon.com Inc., where he oversaw international tax planning for Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios.
Class Note Summer 2025
Yasmine Choucair joined Bodman PLC as an associate in the real estate practice group. She represents businesses and financial institutions in commercial and industrial real estate transactions and finance matters.
Class Note Summer 2025
Azadeh Shahshahani was the spring 2025 Daynard Public Interest Law Fellow at Northeastern Law School. Twice a year, the fellowship program brings nationally recognized public interest leaders to campus, serving as role models for students.
Class Note Summer 2025
Claire Madill joined the appellate division of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland. She previously was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, an appellate public defender at the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office in Florida, and a staff attorney in the special litigation division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Madill also clerked at all three levels of the federal judiciary: for US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Hon. William A. Fletcher on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Hon. Alison J. Nathan, who at the time was serving on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.