Category: Class Notes

Juan R. Thomas, of Counsel at Clifford Law Offices, has been recognized in Crain’s Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law 2026. A respected litigator and former founder of The Thomas Law Group, Juan has spent decades advocating for clients and advancing the legal profession. His successful defense of a Naperville, IL student in a widely watched school-ticketing case helped spur legislative reform in Illinois. This year Juan became President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and President of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Juan is believed to be among the first lawyers to serve as President of two major legal organizations during the same bar year.

Robert McIntire ’72 has returned to the Danville firm of Acton & Snyder LLP as “Of Counsel.”

Melissa Gold was installed to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) National Young Leadership Cabinet in August 2026 for a five-year term. Cabinet is the premier professional leadership development program of the JFNA, with more than 4,800 members and alumni.

Kyoungsic Min ’17 has recently been appointed Country Leader for Korea by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), a global professional association for privacy, data protection, and AI governance. He has also joined IAPP’s Asia Advisory Board. Among his other recent achievements, Min received the Korean Bar Association’s Outstanding Lawyer Award in recognition of his contributions to international human rights, privacy, and AI governance. His article examining South Korea’s AI Framework Act through a business and human rights lens was published in the Business and Human Rights Journal by Cambridge University Press. Min serves as Privacy Counsel and Asia Regional Lead at VeraSafe, a Washington, D.C.-based global firm that advises organizations on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.

Amundsen Davis LLC is excited to announce that Daniel Nathan joined the firm’s Entertainment, Sports & Media Service Group as partner in Chicago.

Stephanie Mills joined Capital One as Director and Assistant General Counsel.

After an extended sabbatical, Dan Slack is joining the Boston, Massachusetts, law firm of Block & Leviton, LLP, as Of Counsel. He’ll be assisting Block & Leviton in its representation of institutional investors in securities litigation and matters involving fiduciary duty and corporate governance.

Matthew O’Malley has joined merger and acquisitions company SRS Acquiom as Legal Director, Shareholder Advisory.

Andy Reisman joined the Emory University School of Law as an Assistant Teaching Professor, where in 2026–27 he will teach Evidence, Business Associations, and Depositions and Discovery. His article, “The Unbearable Lightness of Data: Ephemeral Messages and Evolving Ethical Duties,” is forthcoming in the Spring 2027 issue of the University of Richmond Law Review.

Shelby L. Robletto has joined Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Bracket in Houston, Texas, as an Associate. Her practice focuses on the defense of employers and insurance carriers for claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Defense Base Act, and War Hazards Compensation Act.