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Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Joseph Kent, JD/MBA, joined Gunderson Dettmer as a corporate law clerk in January. He is based in the New York office. He also is CEO and founder of JMK & Co., a grad school admissions consultancy.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Paula Plaza, LLM, received the 2023 ABA Dispute Resolution Fellowship and is serving as a fellow to the Technology in Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. She is an associate in the Buffalo office of Phillips Lytle LLP and is experienced in international arbitration proceedings and arbitral award enforcement. Before joining Phillips Lytle, she was a senior associate in the litigation group of the largest law firm in the Philippines.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Carly Allen joined Freeborn & Peters LLP as an associate attorney in Chicago. A member of the litigation practice group, she previously served with the firm as a 2021 summer associate. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Martese Johnson delivered the keynote address at Ferris State University on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He is an associate in the real estate practice group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York. He also is a social justice advocate, stemming from his experience as an undergraduate student who was beaten by officers near a bar in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2015.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Stevin George, a senior associate at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP who co-founded an affinity group for first-generation lawyers at the firm, was profiled in the LinkedIn column “The Starting Line” in February. The story, “One first-gen lawyer’s leap of faith—and how it changed his life forever,” chronicles how his fascination with the Supreme Court on a class trip set him on his professional path.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

LaToya Felton became the director of career services and diversity initiatives at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law in January. Previously, she was in private practice and before that, she served as an assistant district attorney in Kings County, New York. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Aaron Schaer is now a shareholder at Lane Powell. He is based in the Seattle office, where he counsels clients on matters involving commercial litigation, class actions, health care law, franchise matters, and environmental law. He also serves on the board of trustees for the Frankel Jewish Academy.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Milo Midole became a member of Dykema in January. Based in the real estate practice in the Detroit office, he handles commercial leasing and purchase and sale work on a nationwide basis. He also has a passion for working with developers and lenders in Detroit on complex development transactions, generally involving multiple lenders and various other financing sources.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Jake Gatof was elected to partner at Wilson Sonsini. Based in Boston, he represents life sciences and technology companies, as well as their sponsors, through all stages of growth and investment.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Matt Cowen has been promoted to partner at O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. He represents clients in internal investigations, federal and state inquiries, and litigation in a variety of industries. He also handles pro bono work, including a recent case that resulted in the Nevada Legislature enacting sweeping changes to its public defender system.