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Class Note Winter 2025

Gwendolyn A. Stamper joined Vogel, Slade & Goldstein LLP as a partner. She previously was a federal prosecutor in the Fraud, Public Integrity, and Appellate Sections of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division. At the DOJ, Stamper also served in several leadership positions, including as the highest-ranking career official in the Criminal Division and as a key adviser to the deputy attorney general.

Class Note Winter 2025

Elizabeth Barrowman Gibson was appointed group vice president and general counsel for Toyota Motor North America, where she oversees the company’s legal department and is responsible for setting legal direction and strategy. Previously, Gibson was vice president and deputy general counsel at the company, with responsibility for complex litigation, product liability, government investigations, risk mitigation, intellectual property, franchise and dealer issues, and regulatory compliance.

Class Note Winter 2025

Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. has been appointed interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Gorgon has been a federal prosecutor in Detroit for 15 years and has worked on cases related to terrorism, violent crime, sex trafficking, carjacking, and immigration.

Class Note Winter 2025

Colin Owyang was appointed as a superior court judge by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott. Owyang most recently worked for Vermont Electric Power Company and Vermont Gas Systems in executive leadership roles.

Class Note Winter 2025

Wayne M. Smith was named executive vice president of the legal department at Warner Bros. Studios, where he will oversee the Warner Bros. Studios content production portfolio, including HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, DC Studios, Warner Bros. Television, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products. The role also includes legal oversight of theatrical distribution and marketing, labor relations, music, and the physical studio lots in Burbank, California, and in the United Kingdom.

Class Note Winter 2025

Michael L. Simes joined Moses & Singer LLP as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice. Over more than two decades, Simes has represented clients in complex contractual disputes in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, and other jurisdictions. In addition to contractual disputes, his practice includes bankruptcy-related litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters. He joins Moses Singer from Simes Law, which he founded in 2023. Before that, he was a partner at McGuireWoods and practiced at Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Class Note Winter 2025

Laura Sheppard Faussié has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder. She is a commercial litigator, legal analyst and strategist, and appellate attorney. Before joining Butzel, Faussié co-founded and ran a boutique-style litigation firm in downtown Detroit for more than 20 years. 

Class Note Winter 2025

The Hon. Nancy (Woodruff) Salomone has been appointed chief judge of Colorado’s 20th Judicial District (Boulder County) by Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez. Salomone has served as a judge in the 20th Judicial District since 2017. Previously, she was a partner at the criminal defense law firm Malkinson Salomone LLC.

Class Note Winter 2025

Cindy Cohn will step down from her role as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2026 after more than 25 years with the organization. She first became involved with EFF in 1993, when she served as the outside lead attorney in Bernstein v. US Department of Justice on behalf of the organization. From 2000 to 2015, Cohn was EFF’s legal director and general counsel.

Class Note Winter 2025

Stephanie Hausman was named chief appellate defender for the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She previously worked for the New Hampshire Public Defender's Office for 20 years. Hausman also chairs the professional conduct committee, which oversees the state’s attorney discipline system.