February 2010
By Thai Phi Stone
Honors and Appointments
John Dalier and Linda M. Estrada were recognized by the
American Intellectual Property Law Association as 2009 USPTO Trademark
Examining Attorneys of the Year for their outstanding contributions
to the integrity of intellectual property law while in distinguished
service at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office… Peggy R.
Mastroianni, associate legal counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, was awarded the American Bar Association’s
2009 Federal Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year Award…
Andrea C. Ferster received the 2009 District of Columbia Historic
Preservation Review Board Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Law
and Public Policy at the D.C. Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation
program… Glen H. Ackerman, managing partner at Ackerman
Legal PLLC; David A. Catania, at-large councilmember for the
District of Columbia; Scott Fulton, general counsel of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; and James E. Showen, partner
at Hogan & Hartson LLP, received GAYLAW’s Distinguished Service
Award for their continued commitment to the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender community… Kilpatrick Stockton LLP attorney Svetlana
S. Gans has been selected to serve a two-year term as the American
Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Liaison to the Section
of Antitrust Law… Simeon M. Kriesberg, a partner at Mayer
Brown LLP, will receive the 2010 Judge Learned Hand Award from the American
Jewish Committee, which recognizes professional distinction and community
service… John B. Britton, managing partner at Schnader
Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, was reelected to a two-year term as
a member of the city council in Rockville, Maryland.
On the Move
William B. “Bill” Anaya has joined Alston & Bird
LLP as counsel in its legislative and public policy practice group,
focusing on providing strategic counsel and advocacy for clients across
a broad spectrum of industry… Lisa S. Blatt, former assistant
to the solicitor general for the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined
Arnold & Porter LLP as partner and will lead the firm’s appellate
and U.S. Supreme Court practice… Barry A. Miller has joined
Harvard University’s Office of the General Counsel in Cambridge,
Massachusetts… Anna Marie Gallagher has joined Maggio &
Kattar, P.C. as shareholder and will lead the firm’s litigation
team and the expansion of its global visa program… Elizabeth
A. Ising, Benjamin H. Rippeon, and Geoffrey M. Sigler were
elected partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP… Mayer Brown
LLP has named Michael E. Lackey Jr. to serve on the firm’s
partnership board. Fred W. Reinke has joined the firm’s
litigation practice as partner, focusing on both insurance/reinsurance
and international litigation matters. Joseph R. Baker has been
promoted to partner in the firm’s electronic discovery and records
management practice… Elizabeth Sun-Young Kim has joined
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. as associate in its estate planning and
administration group… Jonathan P. Moss has become deputy
assistant general counsel for operations at the U.S. Department of Transportation…
Hilary S. Cairnie has joined Baker Hostetler LLP as government
contracting partner in the firm’s business group… James
M. Peppe has become a shareholder of West & Feinberg, P.C.,
practicing in the areas of corporate law and business transactions.
Company Changes
The Berliner Law Firm, PLLC, representing individuals in labor
and employment law matters, has relocated its offices to 2101 L Street
NW, suite 1000, in Washington, D.C…. Jacobs & Associates,
Attorneys-at-Law, LLC has merged with the law firm of Joseph,
Greenwald & Laake, P.A. at 111 Rockville Pike, suite 975, in
Rockville, Maryland… Partnerships at Hogan & Hartson LLP and
Lovells LLP have approved the merger of their firms. The combined firm
will be known as Hogan Lovells beginning May 1, 2010.
Author! Author!
Ira Robbins, professor at American University’s Washington
College of Law, wrote two articles, “Best Practices on ‘Best
Practices:’ Legal Education and Beyond” and “Best
Practices: What’s the Point,” for the fall 2009 issue of
the Clinical Law Review… Georgetown University Law Center
Associate Dean Vicki C. Jackson explores how treaties, customary
international law, the decisions of foreign or international tribunals,
and other transnational influences affect the understanding of constitutions
and courts in deciding constitutional cases in her new book Constitutional
Engagement in a Transnational Era, published by Oxford University
Press… Robert Ruxin, general counsel of Kazmaier Associates,
Inc., has written the fifth edition of An Athlete’s Guide to
Agents, with a new forward by Georgetown men’s basketball
coach John Thompson III.
D.C. Bar members in good standing are welcome to submit announcements for this column. When making a submission, please include name, position, organization, and address. Please e-mail submissions to D.C. Bar staff writer Thai Phi Stone at tstone@dcbar.org.
