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Class Note Fall 2023

Cameron G. Smith became deputy general counsel of Golden State Foods in September. The Irvine, California-based company is one of the largest diversified suppliers to the food service and retail industries. Cameron previously served as assistant general counsel for Western Digital Corp., also based in Irvine.

Class Note Fall 2023

Nelly Almeida was recognized as one of the 2023 Rising Stars by Law360, which is an annual feature recognizing the profession’s top legal talent under the age of 40. She is a partner at Milbank LLP’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s financial restructuring group. She represents debtors, creditors, lenders, official committees, equity holders, and investors in international corporate restructuring.

Class Note Fall 2023

Dustin Calkins joined Goodwin Procter LLP’s real estate practice earlier this year as a partner in the San Francisco office. He has experience representing public, private, national, and international real estate investors on industrial, multifamily, office, hotel, and retail property commercial assets.

Class Note Fall 2023

Rachel Turow joined Walmart earlier this year, first as lead counsel, FDA regulatory, and now as managing counsel, regulated products, in which she oversees all FDA regulations. Previously, she was the US Food and Drug Administration regulatory counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals for six years.

Class Note Fall 2023

Timothy Ofak became a member of Weiner Brodsky Kider PC in July and is leading its litigation practice group. He joined the firm in 2016 and is based in Washington, DC. He represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in federal and state litigation and government investigations. 

Class Note Fall 2023

Heather L. Fesnak, a partner at Akerman LLP in Tampa, Florida, was appointed deputy chair of the firm’s consumer financial services, data, and technology (CFS+) practice. She began her work with Akerman in 2011 as an associate and was promoted to partner in 2015. She has led the CFS+ team since becoming partner and represents a range of financial services providers within the residential mortgage lending and service industry. She serves internally on Akerman’s professional development council.

Class Note Fall 2023

Thomas J. Hughes joined Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP in August as a corporate partner in its Chicago office. He represents public and private companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies, and family offices on a variety of US and cross-border transactions. Before joining Benesch, he was a partner in the Chicago office of Baker McKenzie. 

Class Note Fall 2023

Alison Gillis Vratil became the director of compliance at Excellere Partners in September. The Denver-based private equity firm specializes in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams through recapitalizations and management buyouts.  

Class Note Fall 2023

Yan Zhang has joined the San Francisco office of Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner. His expertise is in cross-border transactions, representing private and public companies in corporate and securities matters. He also represents financial institutions that invest in or provide services to those companies. Previously, he was a partner at Baker Botts in Palo Alto, California.

Class Note Fall 2023

Reena R. Bajowala joined Greenberg Traurig LLP after five years with Ice Miller LLP, where she was a partner and chair of the data security and privacy practice. She is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s data security and cybersecurity practice, based in Chicago.