Professor Michael H. Brody was recently honored to receive two awards for his service at National Defense University, College of Information and Cyberspace, including:– CIC Distinguished Professor Award, Awarded by the College of Information and Cyberspace Master’s Class of 2025 (June, 2025)– Joint Civilian Service Achievement Medal for Co-Leading the CIC Strategic Plan Development Team […]

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.

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 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.

John Keller has joined Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP as a partner. From July 2014 to February 2024, Keller was part of the Department of Justice, ending his tenure there as Acting Chief of the Public Integrity Section.

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 […]

Former Assistant Secretary of the Army and defense consultant Tom Lamont has retired as a consultant for the Boeing Company.

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 […]

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 P. Layng was elected in May 2025 as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association in its 100th year.