Issue: Spring/Summer 2023
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Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Michelle (Sharpe) Silverthorn was part of the delegation representing the United States at the G20 Summit's Women20 (W20) in India earlier this year. W20 ensures that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions. She is the founder of Inclusion Nation, which offers interactive, educational programs to build diverse, inclusive, and equitable cultures in workplaces.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Drew Clary was promoted to partner at Ropes & Gray in New York. He advises insurance companies, hospitals, health systems, and other providers on a broad range of regulatory, transactional, and compliance issues.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Alexis (Grant) Guinan was named a partner in the international trade group of the Washington, DC, office of Akin Gump. Her practice centers on sanctions and other international trade laws and corporate and special situations transactions and restructurings.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
William Krauss, who practices out of Ann Arbor, joined virtual law firm FisherBroyles LLP in January after practicing at Butzel Long, where he founded the firm's digital asset practice. He focuses his practice on the legal and regulatory issues surrounding digital assets and blockchain.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Jessica Silbey joined the tenured faculty of Boston University School of Law in 2021 as the Yanakakis Faculty Research Scholar, teaching constitutional law and intellectual property law. Her most recent book, Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values (Stanford Press, 2022), was published with support from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Carlyn Williams has been elected as a partner in the Denver office of Arnold & Porter. A member of the firm’s corporate and finance practice, she has worked extensively with emerging-growth companies and represented private investors and venture capital funds making investments across a number of industries, with particularly deep experience in the high-technology sector.
In Memoriam Spring/Summer 2023
Sam Zell, ’66
Sam Zell, ’66, an entrepreneur and maverick in the business world, died May 18, 2023, at his home in Chicago. He was 81.
In Memoriam Spring/Summer 2023
Professor Emeritus Carl E. Schneider, ’79
Carl E. Schneider, ’79, the Chauncey Stillman Professor Emeritus of Law, died on May 6, 2023. He was 75.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Deeva Shah received the State Bar of California’s 2022 Jack Berman Award of Achievement for her work to promote accountability and reform within the federal judiciary. She co-founded Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability and has advocated for avenues to address sexual harassment and workplace misconduct within the judicial branch. She is an associate at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP.