American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law
Please send recent news and accomplishments about yourself and other women in communications law to Ashley Kissinger, akissinger@lskslaw.com.
In March 2009, Frost Brown Todd named Jill Meyer as Member-in-Charge of its Cincinnati office, effective immediately. In that role, Jill will be responsible for client development initiatives, civic and charitable involvement, and community outreach in Cincinnati, the firm's largest office.
Gail Gove, formerly of Hogan & Hartson, has become Assistant General Counsel of Dow Jones Company, Inc.
Stephanie Shaffer, a 2008 Brooklyn Law School graduate, has become an MLRC fellow.
Sherrese M. Smith has been promoted to Vice President and General Counsel of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC.
Corinna Ulrich has become Senior Corporate Counsel at Expedia, Inc. in Dallas Texas.
In November 2008, Joanna Summerscales joined Davis Wright Tremaine as an associate in the firm’s New York office.
In October 2008, Martha E. Heller, a partner at Wiley Rein, LLP, became WICL's new Mentoring Coordinator. Please e-mail Martha at mheller@wileyrein.com if you are interested in becoming a mentor and/or mentee (you can be both!).
In September 2008, Laura Lee Prather, a partner at Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, was named by Texas Lawyer as one of the "Extraordinary Women in Texas Law." Click here to read Laura's profile in the magazine.
In June 2008, Gayle C. Sproul, a partner with Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P., was appointed to serve on the Legal Advisory Committee of the Student Press Law Center. The Student Press Law Center educates high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment, and supports the student news media in covering important issues. The Center also provides free information and educational materials for student journalists and their teachers on a wide variety of legal topics.
In May 2008, Katharine Larsen joined Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. as an associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
In May 2008, Heather J. Windt joined MTV Networks as Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property and Litigation. Ms. Windt formerly worked at Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP in New York.
