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Felix Agbor Nkongho, ’06 LL.M., has been charged with treason, terrorism, and other capital offenses by a military court in Cameroon after recently leading a series of protests in English-speaking...

Lauren Nottoli, 3L Student Bar Association President Choosing a law school can be a very difficult decision, and it is definitely a very important one. There are a lot of...

p(image-right). !/assets/223947/collins.tim.jpg(Collins)! Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy Collins has been promoted to partner. Collins focuses his practice on a wide array of the tax and ERISA...

p(image-right). !/assets/223945/kiolbasa.brian.jpg(Kiolbasa)! Brian T. Kiolbasa was recently elected a shareholder of Lane Powell. Kiolbasa concentrates his practice on the representation of financial institutions, businesses and individuals in a broad range...

Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Brad Sobolewski to partner in its Cleveland, Ohio office. Sobolewski practices in Ulmer’s Complex Business Litigation Practice Group. He...

Wilson Turner Kosmo, LLP in San Diego is pleased to announce that Daniel Gunning has been promoted to partner. Gunning continues to specialize in defending employers in employment litigation. When...

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Andrew Villier has been promoted to partner. Villier is a member of Perkins Coie’s Private Equity practice in the Denver office. He advises...

p(image-right). !/assets/223946/polovoy_kristen.jpg(Polovoy Kristen)! Kristen Polovy has been appointed by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as a Pro Se Law Clerk in the Trenton vicinage...

p(image-right). !/assets/223948/patrick.salvi.jpg(Patrick)! Patrick Salvi, Managing Equity Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard in Chicago, was selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers Top 10 List for 2017. His peers selected him...

p(image-right). !/assets/223949/patrick.salvi.ll.jpg(Patrick)! Illinois Super Lawyers has named Patrick Salvi Jr., a partner with Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, as an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2017. Each year, no more than five...

p(image-right). !/assets/223950/brian.salvi.jpg(Brian)! Illinois Super Lawyers has named Brian L. Salvi, an associate with Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, as an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2017. Each year, no more than five...

It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Michael Kettle on October 27, 2016 in Atlanta after a yearlong battle with cancer. After graduating from...

p(image-right). !/assets/223943/melzer_steven_1_.jpg(Melzer Steven 1)! Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is pleased to announce that Steven D. Melzer (J.D. 2016) has joined the firm as an associate in Wilmington, Delaware....

Russell Lovell, ’66 B.B.A., professor emeritus of law at Drake University, will speak to Notre Dame Law students about how they can make a meaningful impact on society over the...

Martins Birgelis stood as if to address the bench, squarely before the jury box in McCartan courtroom. “But you see,” he said, “in this position I can’t be seen by...

p(image-right). !/assets/222455/alvin_adjei_1_.jpg(Alvin Adjei 1)! The Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz is pleased to welcome Alvin Adjei as an associate. Adjei joins the firm from...

p(image-right). !/assets/222458/peter_s_fruin_1_.jpg(Peter S Fruin 1)! Maynard Cooper & Gale is excited to announce that Peter Fruin has been chosen as a Law360 MVP in the area of Securities Law, one...

p(image-right). !/assets/222451/c.blessing.jpg(C)! Locke Lord is pleased to announce that Carolyn Blessing has been promoted to Partner. Blessing focuses her practice in IP Pharmaceutical matters and Hatch-Waxman litigation. She represents pharmaceutical...

A group of Notre Dame Law students is headed to Vienna, Austria, next semester to participate in the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

p(image-right). !/assets/222319/cekanski_farrand_1_.jpg(Cekanski Farrand 1)! Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand retired after serving on the South Bend Common Council for 42 years. Her tenure as Council Attorney is a record in the state of...

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Parme has been elevated to partner in the firm’s San Diego office. Since 2009, Parme has handled cases in...

Davis Malm & D’Agostine, P.C. is proud to announce that shareholder John Lynch has been named to the list of 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Lynch practices in the Business and...

p(image-right). !/assets/222322/cawley.jpg(Cawley)! James Cawley, a former member and chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), has joined the Harrisburg law firm SkarlatosZonarich LLC as an energy consultant. Cawley, a...

Faegre Baker Daniels is pleased to announce that Eric Nichols has joined the firm as an associate in its South Bend office. Nichols will practice in the finance and restructuring...

Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that attorney Todd Leeson has been named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2016 Legal Elite list in the area of Labor and Employment Law.

p(image-right). !/assets/222329/patrick_salvi_ii_small.jpg(Patrick Salvi Ii Small)! The Law Bulletin Publishing Company recently named Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. partner Patrick A. Salvi II one of the top 10 Emerging Lawyers in...

p(image-right). !/assets/222330/b._brantley.jpg(B)! Fisher Phillips is pleased to announce that Brittany Brantley has joined the firm as an associate in its Cleveland, Ohio office. Brantley will represent employers in a wide...