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Ijeoma (EJ) Odigwe ‘20 J.D.

Ijeoma (EJ) Odigwe has joined Snell & Wilmer’s Phoenix office in its Special Litigation and Compliance Practice Group. EJ’s practice focuses on healthcare litigation, compliance, and regulation for healthcare organizations...
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Paul Klecha ‘18 J.D.

Paul Klecha ‘18 J.D. has been promoted to partner at Patterson + Sheridan LLP. Paul protects his clients’ innovations and prosecutes patent applications across a broad spectrum of medical device...
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Michael Gallagher ‘17 J.D.

Michael Gallagher ‘17 J.D. has been named to the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Pittsburgh Board of Directors. Michael is an associate at Jones Day. His practice focuses on complex commercial...
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Marc Martinez ‘11 J.D.

Marc Martinez ‘11 J.D. has been named partner at Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard. Marc serves as president of the Estate Planning Council of Arkansas and as treasurer of...
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Tim Gerend ‘96 J.D.

Tim Gerend ‘96 J.D. was profiled by the Milwaukee Business Journal. Gerend has spent 25 years at Northwestern Mutual and currently serves as the financial services giant’s CEO. Read the...
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In Memoriam: Ryan M. Fitzgerald ‘06 J.D.

It is with great sadness that Notre Dame Law School announces the death of Ryan M. Fitzgerald ‘06 J.D. Ryan was a highly respected attorney for Dell Technologies, known for...