CBA Record May-June 2024

was selected as vice chair of the real estate practice group… Pilgrim Christakis LLP, a financial services litigation boutique, pro moted Alan Ritchie to partner… Vedder Price hired Christopher K. Buch as a shareholder in its Chicago office. He joins the firm’s executive compensation and employee benefits group… Salvi, Schos tok & Pritchard partner Rob L. Kohen was honored with Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award at the school’s Alumni Awards Cel ebration… Peter V. Baugher spoke at the India-US Legal Summit in New Delhi on “Enforcement of Judgments and Arbitral Awards” and also now serves as a member consultant for the American Law Insti tute Restatement (Fourth) of U.S. For eign Relations Law… Greenberg Traurig promoted Ashley M. Montalbano and David S. Repking to shareholder… and at Clifford Law Offices: Sarah F. King has joined the firm, partner Robert P. Walsh has been appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character

and Fitness, and Thomas “T.J.” Tomasik joins the firm as a partner. Robert J. Curcio and Jack J. Casciato have partnered to form Curcio & Cas ciato, a Chicago-based plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death firm… James H. M. Sprayregen joined Hilco Global as a vice chairman of the privately held global financial services holding com pany… Goldberg Kohn added Joshua Epstein as an associate in the firm’s com mercial finance group… Dykema added Samuel G. Royko as a senior counsel in its business litigation practice group… Goldberg Kohn hired Lauren Penland as an associate in its corporate prac tice group, and Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm added Mackenzy A. Bean to its trial and appellate legal team… Nixon Peabody LLP added litigation attorneys Timothy P. Maloney as a partner and Karl R. Fink as senior counsel ... and Terri Mascherin on receiving the CBA Alliance for Women Founder’s Award and Alexis Crawford Douglas on receiving CBA Alli

ance for Women Alta May Hulett Award. Cavanagh Law Group promoted Michael J. Sorich to a named partner. The firm is now the Cavanaugh Sorich Law Group… Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP added Michael R. Wilson as a partner to its corporate practice group… Faegre Drinker appointed Colby A. Kingsbury as chair of Women Forward, its committee dedicated to supporting the recruitment, retention, advancement and development of women professionals… and Todd Patterson , United Airlines’ managing partner for commercial and strategic transactions, will serve as chair of the Center for Disability & Elder Law’s 2025 Winter Awards Benefit “Light Up” the Loop” fundraiser. Condolences To the family and friends CBA Past Presi dent Richard J. Phelan, Charles J. Fleck, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough , and Daniel S. Ebner and Larry R. Kane .

The CBA was honored with a resolution from the Mayor and the Chicago City Council in recognition of its 150th Anniversary. CBA Board of Managers members in attendance at the April 17 Council meeting (from left) included: CBA First Vice President John Sciaccotta, Aronberg Goldgehn; CBA Executive Director Beth McMeen; Howard Suskin, Jenner & Block LLP; Peter McNamara, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399; and Naderh Elrabadi, Elrabadi Law.

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