Issue: Summer 2025
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In Practice Summer 2025
Growing a Global Game with D.C. United
Jason Levien, ’97, is co-chairman and CEO of D.C. United, a Major League Soccer team, which he and a group of investors acquired in 2012. He works alongside fellow Michigan Law alumnus Chris Burtley, ’15, who joined the team in 2023 and serves as his chief of staff and the team’s vice president of strategy.
In Practice Summer 2025
Aisha Elmquist, ’07: Everyone Has the Right to a Seat at the Table
Throughout history, many Americans with disabilities have been denied fundamental rights like attending school, holding jobs, and choosing homes. However, for as long as these inequalities have persisted, advocates for disability rights have fought back—including Aisha Elmquist, ’07, who leads a state government program in Minnesota that is tasked with helping those with disabilities live their best lives.
In Practice
In-House at Medline: Much More Than Counseling and Dispute Resolution
In 2021, after working as general counsel for medical supply firm Medline for 22 years, Alex Liberman, ’89, had covered a large spectrum of corporate legal work, from dispute resolution to compliance issues. But that year, he had the opportunity to participate in a leveraged buyout—a professional experience he describes as transformative.
Class Note Summer 2025
Corwin J. Carr was elevated to partner in the employment group at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg (BFKN) LLP in Chicago. Carr is an adviser, litigator, and transactional attorney with a wide-ranging employment practice. Before joining BFKN, he was an associate at Mayer Brown LLP.
Class Note Summer 2025
Brandon Fetzer was appointed counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York, where he is a member of the commercial litigation group. His practice focuses on securities and shareholder disputes, consumer class actions, and complex commercial disputes.
Class Note Summer 2025
Stefanie Garibyan was appointed counsel at Leason Ellis LLP in White Plains, New York. She joined the firm in 2021 and has focused her practice on complex intellectual property litigation, often involving patents and trademarks, as well as on disputes over trade secrets, contracts, and licenses.
Class Note Summer 2025
Devon Holstad was elevated to shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine PA. Holstad represents clients in complex commercial litigation in a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, technology, and energy. He serves on the board of directors of the American Mock Trial Association and the board of trustees of the Moran Olsson Michigan Innocence Clinic Trust.
Class Note Summer 2025
Matthew Kennison joined Kelley Drye & Warren LLP as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice group, based in Chicago. He has experience representing clients in high-stakes litigation and investigations, with a focus on antitrust, white collar investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Before joining Kelley Drye, Kennison was a partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP.
Class Note Summer 2025
Robert Manhas became a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Suttcliffe LLP in Washington, DC. He is an appellate litigator with a focus on patent law and administrative law and managing appeals across the technology and biotechnology sectors. Manhas also serves as vice chair of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s administrative law committee and maintains an active pro bono practice.