Intellectual property boutique Friedland Cianfrani LLP recently announced that Matt Pham is joining the firm as an associate. Pham was most recently an associate at Knobbe Martens and previously worked for Mondelez International, the international food conglomerate that makes Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers, Halls cough drops, and many other brands.
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Adam A. Field ‘12
Adam A. Field ‘12 was promoted to head of the Violent Crimes Unit at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, where he oversees prosecutions of homicides, aggravated assaults, and robberies within the City of St. Louis, Missouri.
Prateek Viswanathan ‘21
Prateek Viswanathan is an IP trial lawyer at Robins Kaplan LLP in Minneapolis. He advocates on behalf of inventors and creators, as well as pro bono clients.
Ronald Berman ’74
Ronald Berman has retired as a shareholder, director, and officer of Neider & Boucher, S.C. as of April 30, 2025. He was with Neider & Boucher, S.C. for over 30 years; prior to that he was a partner with Grant Thornton, working with that CPA firm for over 20 years. He will continue as Of […]
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies selects article by Robbennolt and Winship for publication
The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies has selected “Settlementality,” an article co-authored by Professors Jennifer Robbennolt, Verity Winship, and alumna Jessica Bregant, for publication. Slated to be published later this year, the article is meanwhile available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4773926. According to the authors, “Settlementality” breaks new ground by exploring how everyday people perceive the role of settlements in the legal […]
Tom Lamont ’72
Former Assistant Secretary of the Army and defense consultant Tom Lamont has retired as a consultant for the Boeing Company.
Justice Debra B. Walker ‘87
Justice Debra B Walker of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, received the Illinois State Bar Association’s Carole Bellows Woman of Influence Award on May 13th. This was very meaningful to Debra because former Judge Carole Bellows, the first female ISBA President and first female President of any statewide bar association in the nation, served […]
Dr. Michelle Preiksaitis, ’91
Michelle Preiksaitis, JD, PhD (Dr. P), has launched Coastal Organizational Research and Learning Strategies, LLC (CORALS LLC) and its peer-reviewed scholarly journal, C’JAR (CORALS’ Journal of Applied Research). CORALS LLC provides research and strategy services to small business owners seeking to leverage data-driven models for growth through publication and national conference engagement. C’JAR welcomes submissions […]
Karen (Pszanka) Layng ’87
Karen P. Layng was elected in May 2025 as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association in its 100th year.
Paul M. Lisnek ’83
Paul Lisnek recently received the 2025 Alumni Award for Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 2020 Award for Chicago Alumni of the Year (due to Covid, finally presented this year), and the Krannert Award for Alumni Lifetime of Giving.