Mike Babbitt passed away on February 3, 2025, at the age of 42.

The Orange County Bar Association recently named Mei Tsang as its president. Mei was also profiled in the January issue of OC Lawyer.

1/24/24: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP has elected Raymond R. Ricordati, III to partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

1/24/24: Clark Hill, an AmLaw200 law firm, has promoted James English to member. He practices out of the firm’s Houston office with the Environmental & Natural Resources group.

2/22/24: Lathrop GPM LLP Partner Laura Labeots has been named to the Notable Women in Law list for 2024 by Crain’s Chicago Business. The honor recognizes Labeots for her work as a mentor and role model for other women in her firm and the broader community.

3/21/24: In March of 2023, Hilda Bahena was appointed Associate Judge in Cook County. Prior to her appointment, she served as Executive Director Illinois Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crime following stints with Catholic Charities and Legal Aid.

4/23/24: Hua Howard Wang has been promoted to Partner at Windels Marx Lane & MIttendorf, LLP, in the Madison, NJ office, where he has practiced since 2019. Howard’s practice focuses on patent litigation and opinion work related to pharmaceutical, medical device and chemical fields.

4/23/24: Faegre Drinker announced its 2024 leadership appointments, including Brian Garrison as the Indianapolis office leader. Garrison is a labor and employment partner who has been with the firm since 2005. He represents and counsels employers on a broad range of complex labor and employment matters, with a particular focus on traditional labor issues.