CBA Record April-May 2018

Association of Corporate Counsel… Amy Y. Cho was named a partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP… Peter J. Strand , Leavens Strand & Glover LLC, spoke at the South by Southwest Music Conference on the topic of “Turning Data into Dol- lars: Monetizing Social Media”… Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr ., Corboy & Deme- trio P.C., Gerald J. Bekkerman , Taxman Pollock Murray & Bekkerman LLC, and Michael J. Sorich , Cavanagh Law Group, participated in ITLA’s ethics and profes- sionalism seminar… Patrick A. Salvi and Patrick A. Salvi II were selected for the 2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America … Gloria Santona , former General Counsel of McDonald’s, has joined Baker & McKenzie…Illinois Appellate Court Justice Jesse G. Reyes and Hon. Karen G. Shields (ret.) were speakers at the Diversity Scholarship Foundation’s program “The Basics of Family Law Mediation”… John J. Perconti , Levin & Perconti, received the 2018 Justinian Award of Excellence. Natalie Brouwer Potts is senior counsel to Dykema Gossett’s labor and employ- ment practice group…Hon. Frank B. Castiglione (ret.), now of counsel to the Khowaja Law Firm, was appointed by Governor Bruce Rauner t o the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board… Richard R. Winter , a partner at Holland & Knight LLP, received IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law’s 2018 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award… Clark Hill PLC com- pleted a merger with the Texas-based firm of Strasburger & Price, which gives the 600-lawyer firm offices in 12 states… Jason A. Robin , Taft Stettinius &Hollister LLP, was added to the firm’s intellectual property and real estate practice group… Michaeline Gordon is a new member of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis… Peter M. Lieb , Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Aon, received CARPLS’ Golden Gavel Award. Thomas Vasiljevich , shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stew- art, P.C., spoke at the Associated General Contractors of America’s Labor &Employ- ment Law Symposium… Karen Munoz , a partner at Dolan Law P.C., was appointed to the new Illinois Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being… Brian W. Ledebuhr was

named a shareholder at Vedder Price P.C. Lisa A. Colpoys has stepped down as Executive Director of Illinois Legal Aid Online and has joined the leadership team of the Institute for the Future of Law Practice… Peter J. Strand , Leavens Strand & Glover LLC, was a speaker at the 9 th Annual Miami Entertainment Law Symposium… Karen Sheley received the Chicago Legal Clinic’s “Be a Light” Social Justice Innovation Award, James D. Friedland and the O’Hare Airport Travel Ban-Related Attorneys will receive the James D. Jacobson Memorial Award, and Clifford Law Offices will receive the Charles J. O’Laughlin Memorial Award… Past CBA President Kevin P. Durkin and Shannon M. McNulty , partners at Clif- ford Law Offices, recently spoke about America’s Opioid Crisis… Jack J. Casciato and Craig J. Squillace are new partners at Clifford Law Office. Timothy Bertschy , managing partner at Heyl Royster, announced the opening of the firm’s newest office in St. Louis… Latasha R. Thomas was named senior counsel in the government and public affairs practice group at Clark Hill, PLC… Steven W. Jados , Anna M. Kazaz and Kristen E . Lukaszak have been named partners at Smith Amundsen LLC… James J. Jennings recently celebrated 60 years of practice in Illinois… Daniel D. Balys was added as of counsel to Greenberg Traurig’s real estate practice group… Stephen J. O’Neil has retired as a partner at K&L Gates LLP and is a now an arbitrator/ mediator of commercial disputes through O’Neil Dispute Resolution LLC. Condolences Condolence to the family and friends of Delores K. Hanna, Hon . Paul E. Plun- kett, Jay B. Ross, Michael Rouffa, Mer- cedes Luque-Rosales and Hon . Kenneth J. Meyers.

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partners at Aronberg Goldgehn, will co- chair the CBA’s new Business Divorce & Complex Ownership Disputes Commit- tee… Marcelo Halpern , Perkins Coie, was appointed to the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Board of Directors. Neha Lall (LAF) received the 2018 Founder’s Award and Emily N. Masal- ski (Rooney Rippie & Ratnaswamy LLP) received the 2018 Alta May Hulett Award from the Alliance for Women Committee… W. Andrew Douglass , Mary Kathryn Curry and Scott M. Gil- bert , Polsinelli P.C., spoke on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace at the

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