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Cara A. Ceraso became a member in the Stamford and Bridgeport, CT offices of Pullman & Comley LLC in the firm’s Litigation Department. Ceraso represents insurers and insureds in coverage disputes and individual and commercial clients in a variety of matters including, contract disputes, unfair trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information. (3/6/2013)

Michelle Gitlitz Courtney was elected a partner of Blank Rome LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate litigation, white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations. She is also a member of the firm’s China Securities Litigation Task Force. (2/4/2013)

Lauren Farkas (Zimmerman) became a partner of the Dallas, TX based firm of Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Farkas represents employers on issues involving discrimination, harassment, contracts, and other employment-related matters. (3/6/2013)

Justin A. Greenblum joined Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. He concentrates his practice on complex commercial and business disputes in the financial services industry and the general representation of private investment funds. (2/4/2013)

Roger J. Griesmeyer joined the New York office of Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. He represents companies, investment funds, private equity funds and other institutions, as well as individual and institutional investors, in a variety of corporate advisory and transactional matters. Griesmeyer is also a member of the adjunct faculty at Brooklyn Law School, teaching Fundamentals of Legal Drafting. (2/4/2013)

Christopher E. Ruggiero became a partner in the New York office of London Fischer LLP .A member of the firm’s Construction and Labor Law Practice Groups, his practice focuses on the areas of both litigation and commercial litigation, including construction, premises liability, labor law, mass torts, toxic/environmental torts, property damage, employment, discrimination, insurance coverage and contractual disputes. (2/4/2013)

Amy Lurie Schulman wed Seth Schulman in May 2012. They currently reside in San Francisco, CA. Present at the wedding were Matthew Haicken `07, Ilana Marcus `04, Odelia Levy `05, Melissa Katz `05 and Leena Raut `04. (8/14/2012)

Cassandra M. Porter, counsel in the Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors’ Rights Groups at Lowenstein Sandler, was elected secretary of The Financial Clinic, a New York-based nonprofit focused on building financial security among working poor families and individuals by offering immediate access to tax preparation and financial education workshops, legal assistance with bankruptcy, foreclosure and consumer law, and long-term, one-on-one financial coaching. (12/13/2012)

Robert J. Senska, III, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer at Somerset Medical Center, was named a finalist in the Non-Profit Organization Category in the 2012 “General Counsel of the Year” awards program by NJBIZ, a New Jersey business news publication. Senska joined the company in February 2010. He previously worked as a corporate health care attorney with law firms in New York and New Jersey and he also worked in the Health Care Bureau of the NYS Office of the Attorney General. (6/4/12)

Nicole A. Wyskoarko was promoted to Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs at Island Def Jam Music Group. In this leadership position, she negotiates and structures recording agreements, label deals and joint ventures, manufacturing and distribution agreements, and agreements concerning new media. Wyskoarko has been with the company for 11 years, starting as an intern while completing her law degree. She was awarded ASCAP's Women Behind the Music Award in 2012 and is a founding member of the non-profit advocacy group, Black Women in Entertainment Law. (5/7/2013)