Class Notes Category: Career
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Amir Goodarzi ’09
Amir Goodarzi ’09 has joined Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia as an associate in the Corporate Department. Goodarzi advises clients on the legal aspects of cybersecurity and data privacy, including compliance and incident response.
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Lauren Schwartz ’14
Lauren Schwartz ’14 was elevated to shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Corporate and Business Department, effective Jan. 1. With significant experience navigating complex debt finance matters, Schwartz provides trusted representation to a wide range of clients. Her work covers the full scope of middle market commercial debt transactions. This includes acquisition financing, first lien/second…
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Susan M. Chung ’77, M.S.W. ’79
In November 2024, Susan M. (aka Susie Myung-Sook) Chung ’77, M.S.W. ’79, described as “the ‘Godzilla’ of divorce attorneys in Silicon Valley,” published in Kindle and Amazon her second autobiographical paperback book, “A Daughter’s Journey: A Memoir.” The book “tells her accounts of courtroom dramas with golden threads of perspective and wisdom earned through decades…
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John T. Caldwell, M.A. ’83
Five award-winning films by UCLA Distinguished Research Professor and John T. Caldwell, M.A. ’83, that were featured in the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s October 26 retrospective entitled “Border Wars” at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater are now freely available to the public for streaming. All of these ethnographic and documentary films focus on immigrant…
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Jeremy M. Evans ’05
Jeremy M. Evans ’05 was selected by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Leader of Influence.” From the article: Jeremy M. Evans is an award-winning attorney and industry leader based in Los Angeles and Newport Beach. He is an expert in best practices and negotiations in entertainment, media and sports. He specializes in contractual…
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Jacqueline Combs ’09
Jacqueline Combs ’09 was elevated to Partner at Blank Rome LLP, effective Jan. 1. Combs is a matrimonial and family law attorney who represents high-net-worth individuals across a broad spectrum of industries including sports and entertainment, corporate, technology and innovation. She is particularly known for handling celebrity and high-profile cases with discretion. As a former…
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Michael A. Meyer ’59
A new book by Michael A. Meyer ’59, “Above All, We Are Jews: A Biography of Rabbi Alexander Schindler,” has been published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Meyer is the Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Jewish History Emeritus at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, and is also…
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Mary Ramsden ’71
Mary Ramsden ’71 has joined international law firm Withers as of counsel. Ramsden was welcomed to Withers alongside her Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker colleagues — a total of eight lawyers, three paralegals and additional HSW staff moved to Withers. “We are delighted to welcome HSW to our California practice. Their team is exceptionally well-regarded in…
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Amanda Semaan ’09, J.D. ’13
Amanda Semaan ’09, J.D. ’13, an attorney in Faegre Drinker’s Labor & Employment practice group, was promoted to counsel, effective Jan. 1. Semaan is an experienced employment litigator whose practice involves defending employers across various industries in complex wage-and-hour class actions and in representative actions brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). She also…
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Zoe Pamonag ’21
Zoe Pamonag ’21 joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a research associate in the Strategy, Forces and Resources Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. She had previously been a summer associate there. A neuroscience major as an undergraduate, Pamonag earned her master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University this year.…