Issue: Summer 2024
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Class Note Summer 2024
Leah Mintz was reappointed co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Appellate Courts Committee, after serving in the same role in 2022 and 2023. She has been an associate at Duane Morris LLP since 2017, where she practices in the firm’s trial practice group. She focuses on appellate litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and complex commercial litigation.
Class Note Summer 2024
Rita Feikema, an attorney at Honigman LLP, was recently elected partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She is a member of Honigman’s real estate department, where she focuses on commercial transactions and represents landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers. She also has cross-disciplinary experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt finance, statutory risk and compliance, and cross-border transactions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Angelina Delmastro was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Detroit. She focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, advising clients on employment matters and regulatory compliance. She also has experience negotiating complex severance and settlement agreements.
Class Note Summer 2024
Brandon Debus was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Troy, Michigan. He advises clients on matters related to commercial litigation, live music and entertainment, complex insurance coverage, and bad faith actions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Sarah Johnson joined the Washington Innocence Project, formerly Innocence Project Northwest, as a staff attorney. The volunteer organization works to free innocent prisoners in Washington State. Previously, she worked for seven years as a public defender.
Class Note Summer 2024
Emily Cross was admitted as a member of Bodman PLC. She practices in the firm’s Troy, Michigan, office as part of the litigation and alternative dispute resolution and the automotive and industrial practice groups. Her practice spans securities litigation, contract disputes, constitutional litigation, and administrative law matters. She also is active in pro bono matters, such as immigration appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and representing asylum and U-visa applicants in immigration applications and proceedings.
Class Note Summer 2024
Martin Pompadur joined Diamond Lake Minerals Inc. as a strategic adviser. The company specializes in digital assets and SEC-registered security tokens. He has worked in media and broadcasting for more than 50 years and has held leadership positions with American Broadcasting Companies Inc., Ziff Davis, and News Corporation, among others.
Class Note Summer 2024
Ron Olson, name partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, was recognized by the Daily Journal in its 2023 Top 100 Lawyers list. The publication cited his representation of high-profile clients in complex litigation and corporate transactions, including labor and employment litigation on behalf of Activision Blizzard and McDonald’s and representing Berkshire Hathaway in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany Corp. Olson is a director of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Western Asset Trusts, Provivi Inc., and several nonprofit organizations, including the California Institute of Technology.
Class Note Summer 2024
George Elworth received a 2023 National Attorney General Career Staff Award from the National Association of Attorneys General, recognizing his 49 years of public service to the Michigan Department of Attorney General. He currently serves in the State Operations Division and is on the Attorney General’s Opinion Review Board. He previously held roles within the military affairs and finance divisions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Jules Crystal, a labor and employment arbitrator and mediator, was inducted into the National Academy of Arbitrators. The not-for-profit honorary and professional organization seeks to advance the field of arbitration while enforcing the highest level of ethical conduct. He has participated in a variety of mediations involving alleged wrongful termination, employment discrimination and sexual harassment, alleged violations of labor and employment agreements, noncompete agreements, whistle-blowing statuses, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.