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Class Note Summer 2026

Richard A. Bierschbach has become the 14th president of Wayne State University after serving as the university’s interim president since September 2025. Prior to his appointment, he was dean of the Wayne State Law School for eight years. Bierschbach is a scholar and educator with expertise in criminal law and procedure, administrative law and regulation, and corporate governance. 

Class Note Summer 2026

Douglas Park published Starting Startups: Integrate People, Product, and Position for Success (Advantage Media, 2026). The book provides insight for startup founders related to team performance, market dynamics, and competitive strategy.

Class Note Summer 2026

Andrea P. Clark recently joined River Partners, a nonprofit restoring riverways and floodplains, as its senior director of strategy and risk management. Previously, Clark was a partner in the water practice group at Downey Brand LLP in Sacramento, California, where she served as general counsel to a variety of public agencies and advised clients on water rights, floodplain management, and public agency law.

Class Note Summer 2026

William “Bill” Quick opened a boutique practice, Outside Inside Counsel LLC, to serve family offices with growing portfolios. He has nearly 30 years of experience managing the corporate portfolios of family offices and business enterprises that have an array of corporate, finance, transactional, and related legal needs, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, asset and equity purchases and sales, security law and corporate transparency act compliance, strategic alliances and joint ventures, and operational exigencies.

Class Note Summer 2026

Azadeh N. Shahshahani served as a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow at Harvard Law School in fall 2025. The fellowship program brings outstanding public interest attorneys to Harvard Law School to counsel students about careers in public service.

Class Note Summer 2026

Ryan Danks, former director of civil enforcement for the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as a partner in its antitrust and competition group. Based in the Washington, DC, office, he also works in the firm’s government and regulatory litigation practice.

Class Note Summer 2026

Paul Bavier is now chief legal counsel at Sudo Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company. He previously served as general counsel, secretary, and chief administrative officer at HilleVax Inc., where he was a founding member of the leadership team and helped guide the company through its initial public offering and clinical development milestones. Bavier also previously served as general counsel at VelosBio Inc., Avedro Inc., and Biodel Inc.

Class Note Summer 2026

Abbey True Harris joined Connell Foley LLP as a partner in the firm’s regulatory affairs and compliance group. She will provide counsel on complex litigation and appellate law, as well as direct a firmwide community engagement program. Previously, Harris worked as chief legal officer and senior vice president of external affairs at Reciprocal Management Corporation.

Class Note Summer 2026

Neil H. Dishman was named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading US Corporate Employment Lawyers for 2026. He is a principal in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis PC, where his practice focuses on helping employers prevent and resolve employee-related disputes.

Class Note Summer 2026

Barbara Russell returned to Littler Mendelson PC as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. She most recently served as the global director of employee relations at a global technology company and previously held senior in-house roles in the aviation and environmental services sectors.