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Class Note Summer 2026

Jacob Rambeau joined the intellectual property litigation practice group at Honigman LLP in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, office. Rambeau guides clients through complex intellectual property and commercial litigation, with a focus on patent infringement, the misappropriation of trade secrets, and contract disputes.

Class Note Summer 2026

Justin Benson was elected partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. He practices complex litigation and specializes in representing clients in government contracts litigation, including bid protests, False Claims Act investigations, and regulatory disputes. He has successfully argued dispositive motions in venues across the country and has contributed to wins in high-profile product liability cases.

Class Note Summer 2026

Avi Emanuel was promoted to partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is part of the firm’s corporate practice and advises start-up companies in a variety of matters, including entity formation, venture financing, corporate governance, employment matters, and securities law compliance.

Class Note Summer 2026

Justin Winerman joined the Chicago office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as a partner in the financial restructuring and insolvency practice. Previously, Winerman practiced at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for 17 years, where he advised clients on all aspects of complex corporate restructurings. 

Class Note Summer 2026

Guus Duindam joined Wilkinson Stekloff LLP as an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC, office after serving as a clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; the Hon. Raymond Kethledge, ’93, on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and the Hon. Judith E. Levy, ’96, on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. 

Class Note Summer 2026

Jake Burne was elected partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Denver. He is a member of the finance group in the transactions department and represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisition financings and leveraged buyouts, senior syndicated facilities, asset-based lending, and other secured and unsecured financings.

Class Note Summer 2026

Sachi Schuricht was promoted to partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm’s San Francisco office. She is a litigator who represents cryptotechnology and financial technology clients in commercial disputes. 

Class Note Summer 2026

Jonathan Fombonne was appointed Harris County (Texas) attorney. In the role, Fombonne will serve as the chief civil lawyer for the third-largest county in the country, with more than 5 million residents, and will represent the county in litigation, manage contract work, and support child protective services. He previously was the deputy county attorney and first assistant in the Harris County Attorney’s Office. Before that, Fombonne was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis LLP, where he specialized in complex commercial litigation.

Class Note Summer 2026

Mohsen Ghazi joined Perkins Coie LLP as a partner in the firm’s private client services practice in Chicago. Ghazi previously was a partner in the tax practice of an international firm and was a deputy general counsel at a multifamily office and private capital platform for ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Class Note Summer 2026

Jason LaFond was appointed to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. LaFond is counsel at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP. Previously, he served as assistant solicitor general and as associate vice president for legal affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.