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Class Note Summer 2026

Christiana Johnson and Stephen Andersen were married in September 2025 by fellow 2022 alumnus Andrew Parks. Johnson and Andersen met when they were both placed in Section K during their 1L year. A number of 2022 graduates attended the wedding, including Aaron Gurley, Hye-Jin Kim, Warsame Elmi, Tyler VanderMolen, Aliya Crochetiere, T.J. Butler, Parks, and Peter Harding (pictured, left to right, with the bride and groom).

Class Note Summer 2026

Michael Fialkoff was elected partner at Day Pitney LLP in the firm’s Parsippany, New Jersey, office. He represents clients in commercial litigation, including consumer class actions, contractual disputes, intellectual property disputes, and disputes under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. He also has an active fiduciary and probate litigation practice and represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex estate matters.

Class Note Summer 2026

Deeva Shah was elevated to partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP. She represents technology companies and professionals in commercial disputes, with a focus on intellectual property, complex contract litigation, and professional liability defense. She also represents artificial intelligence companies in copyright litigation. 

Class Note Summer 2026

Joseph Michaels, a partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP, has been named to the 40 Under 40 Class of 2025 by Crain’s Chicago Business. Michaels represents public and private companies, as well as private capital investors, in a wide variety of merger and acquisition transactions and corporate governance matters.

Class Note Summer 2026

Timothy Smith was named partner at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP in Detroit. He is a litigator representing clients in both state and federal courts, and his practice focuses on appeals, supply chain conflicts, contractual disputes, complex commercial litigation, and constitutional litigation.

Class Note Summer 2026

Daniel A. Grossman joined Clark Hill PLC’s Detroit office. Grossman regularly represents clients in federal and state courts in complex litigation matters, including intellectual property litigation, contract disputes, and disputes between shareholders and other business owners.

Class Note Summer 2026

Joseph Kemp competed on 60 Day Hustle, a television series in which entrepreneurs compete in a business accelerator challenge. Kemp founded Games that Matter LLC and also is the founder and CEO of JMKemp & Co. LLC, a consultancy for graduate school applicants and startups.

Class Note Summer 2026

Sean Killeen has been elevated to partner at BakerHostetler LLP in the firm’s San Francisco office. He defends major technology companies, retailers, credit unions, law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, private universities, and others in privacy litigation. Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Killeen was a litigation associate at Fenwick & West LLP.

Class Note Summer 2026

Tyler Vivian was named partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in the firm’s corporate practice group in Minneapolis. He represents issuers and investment banks in initial public offerings, secondary offerings, registered direct offerings, and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings. Vivian also represents emerging companies and venture capital funds in private placements of equity and debt securities and governance matters.

Class Note Summer 2026

Zachary Ciullo co-founded Hayden Ryan & Ciullo LLP, a boutique litigation firm based in Chicago that focuses on commercial disputes. Prior to founding the firm, Ciullo was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.