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Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Anna Rathbun was promoted to partner in the Washington, DC, office of Latham & Watkins LLP. She is a member of the antitrust and competition practice and the litigation and trial department. She advises clients in antitrust litigation and trials, criminal cartel investigations, and merger investigations and litigation.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Amanda Garcia-Williams was recognized on the Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2022 Influential Women of Law list. The award honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system, their commitment to their communities, and their service to the profession. She is the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Husch Blackwell. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Adam Grant was elected as a member of Dickinson Wright in January and is based in the Detroit office. His practice centers on commercial litigation and real estate/landlord-tenant litigation. He also has significant experience in the areas of financial services litigation and products liability litigation.  

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Janelle Beavers joined Alvarez & Marsal in February as a managing director in its disputes and investigations practice. Most recently, she served with the Civil Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice, where she led investigation and litigation teams comprising agents from seven federal agencies.  

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Jessica (Dvorak) Whitney was appointed deputy attorney general in the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General in February. She is an 18-year veteran of the Office of the Iowa Attorney General, where she served as deputy attorney general for public policy and consumer protection. As one of four deputy attorneys general in Minnesota, she co-leads the office’s consumer protection work.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Samir Parikh, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, has been invited to join the American Law Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy. He joins a group of fewer than 15 individuals who are members of both policy-shaping organizations. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Daniel M. Ventrelle joined WWE as executive vice president of talent. He formerly served as president of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Rossa Fanning, LLM, was appointed attorney general of Ireland in December. Before entering government service, his legal practice focused on commercial litigation and insolvency. He has represented various multinational technology companies, including Facebook, Google, and Twitter, as well as champion golfer Rory McIlroy and many other high-profile figures in Ireland. Earlier in his career, he was on the faculty at University College Dublin, lecturing in company law and constitutional law. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Adam Michael Becker joined the board of directors of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium earlier this year. The organization provides education, networking, and collaboration opportunities to in-house legal professionals worldwide, with the goal of improving the financial management of legal departments both large and small. He is director of legal operations at Cockroach Labs.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Jennifer Diamantis joined the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Strategy and Innovation as special advisor and counsel. She focuses on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics strategy, governance, compliance, and technology products.