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Class Note Summer 2026

Ryan Danks, former director of civil enforcement for the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as a partner in its antitrust and competition group. Based in the Washington, DC, office, he also works in the firm’s government and regulatory litigation practice.

Class Note Summer 2026

Paul Bavier is now chief legal counsel at Sudo Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company. He previously served as general counsel, secretary, and chief administrative officer at HilleVax Inc., where he was a founding member of the leadership team and helped guide the company through its initial public offering and clinical development milestones. Bavier also previously served as general counsel at VelosBio Inc., Avedro Inc., and Biodel Inc.

Class Note Summer 2026

Abbey True Harris joined Connell Foley LLP as a partner in the firm’s regulatory affairs and compliance group. She will provide counsel on complex litigation and appellate law, as well as direct a firmwide community engagement program. Previously, Harris worked as chief legal officer and senior vice president of external affairs at Reciprocal Management Corporation.

Class Note Summer 2026

Neil H. Dishman was named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading US Corporate Employment Lawyers for 2026. He is a principal in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis PC, where his practice focuses on helping employers prevent and resolve employee-related disputes.

Class Note Summer 2026

Barbara Russell returned to Littler Mendelson PC as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. She most recently served as the global director of employee relations at a global technology company and previously held senior in-house roles in the aviation and environmental services sectors.

Class Note Summer 2026

Jennifer Scheller Neumann joined Holland & Hart LLP as counsel in the firm’s energy, environment, and natural resources group. She previously served in the US Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division for 20 years. Read more about Neumann’s practice.

Class Note Summer 2026

Christopher L. Wendt was appointed as inaugural chair of the new Minnesota State Board of Civil Legal Aid by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson. Read more about his work.

Class Note Summer 2026

Todd Young is now chief financial officer (CFO) at Acadia Healthcare. He previously was CFO at Elanco Animal Health Inc., which he joined in 2018 as the company separated from Eli Lilly and Company. Before Elanco, Young served as CFO of Acadia Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on the company’s financial processes and commercial pricing strategy.

Class Note Summer 2026

Christina Dixon, founder of Aecus Law, a third-party neutral employment investigation firm, received the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2025 Fastest Growing Company award and received recognition in the Journal’s Women Who Mean Business category. In addition, she was included in the $1-2 million revenue category for Enterprising Women’s 2025 Enterprising Women of the Year event.

Class Note Summer 2026

Jay Harrington has joined Latitude Legal, a legal talent company, as the leader and founding partner of a new regional corporate office in Detroit. In this role, Harrington will connect former Big Law attorneys and experienced in-house counsel to corporate legal departments and law firms for contract and interim engagements.