Sarah Leung has moved from Heller Ehrman and accepted a Corporate Counsel position at Real Networks, Inc.

Congratulations are extended to Ki P. Hong, who became a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom.

Congratulations are extended to Shilpi Gupta, who became a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom.

Congratulations to Pauline E. Higgins, who has moved from JPMorgan Chase & Co, to accept a position as partner and chief diversity officer at Thompson & Knight.

Congratulations to Professor Cynthia Nance, who is the first female, first African American dean at University of Arkansas Fayetteville School of Law.

Rhonda Scott has joined Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis in Nashville.

Best wishes to W. Muzette Hill on her recent marriage to Terry Stallings.

Congratulations to William Yu on his election to partnership at Hinshaw & Culbertson in Chicago.

Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi has joined Baker & McKenzie in Chicago.

Congratulations to Carlos J. Abarca, who has moved from Chase Manhattan Bank to Tew Cardenas.

Congratulations to Feng Xue, who became a partner at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary.

Congratulations extended to Charlene Lee, who became partner at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff.

Congratulations to partners, Tuan A. Pham and Patrick S. Thompson on joining the new San Francisco office of Goodwin Procter LLP

Congratulations to Joan Haratani of Morgan Lewis for being selected by the Daily Journal as one of the "Top 75 Women Litigators in California".

Condolences are extended to the family of William Yu after the passing of his father.

 

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