Firm Life
Bruce B. Jackson, of counsel at Anthony J. Madonia & Associates, has been appointed visiting professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Lawrence A. Wojcik, a partner at DLA Piper who focuses on the defense of corporations, directors and other business professionals, has received the 7th Circuit Bar Association's Pro Bono and Public Service Award.
Banner & Witcoff welcomes five summer associates to its Chicago office: Amrita Chugh, Dargaye Churnet and Eric Hamp, all of Northwestern University School of Law; Victoria McDonald, of the University of Iowa College of Law; and Timothy O'Brien, of the University of Illinois College of Law.
Edward D. Manzo, a partner at Husch Blackwell Sanders who practices intellectual property law, has been named president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.
Nancy A. Peterman, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig whose practice focuses on business reorganization and bankruptcy, has been appointed to the executive committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Cynde Hirschtick Munzer, a partner at Arnstein & Lehr whose practice concentrates on business organizations, has been selected to serve as an Illinois ambassador for Vision 2020, a national project focused on advancing gender equality.
Lawrence Hall Youth Services has presented R. Mark McCareins, a partner at Winston & Strawn whose practice focuses on litigation, with its Gene B. Meier Award.
Sammi L. Renken, a shareholder at Johnson & Bell who practices health-care law, has been elected secretary of the Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society.
Janet A. Pioli, an attorney at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione who practices intellectual property law, has been elected vice president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.
Michael P. Goldman, a partner at Sidley Austin who represents insurance companies and other insurance entities, has been named to the firm's executive committee.
DLA Piper has opened an Istanbul, Turkey, office.
Perkins Coie has opened a San Diego office.
> Partners
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck has promoted associate Michelle A. Lawless, family law, to partner.
SmithAmundsen has promoted six associates to partner: Christine V. Anto, personal, commercial and professional lines of insurance; Timothy Liam Epstein, sports law; Margaret C. Firnstein, civil litigation; William S. Hackney, bankruptcy, corporate reorganization and creditors' rights; Christopher T. Miller, entertainment, media and privacy law; and Jennifer M. Reddien, employment and labor law.
Swanson, Martin & Bell has elevated associates Richard J. Keating Jr., health care, retail and hospitality industries; Susan E. Sullivan, civil rights and government liability defense; and Catherine Basque Weiler, appellate practice, to partner.
Cozen O'Connor has promoted associate Kristin S. Yoo, general litigation, to partner.
GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh has elevated senior counsel Steven N. Wayland, mergers and acquisitions, to partner.
> Moves
To Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon: partner Craig C. Bradley, corporate and private equity, from K&L Gates.
To Barnes & Thornburg: partners Barbara A. Magel and Bruce White, both environmental law and from Karaganis, White & Magel.
To Swanson, Martin & Bell : partners John D. Malarkey, real estate, from Freeborn & Peters, and Richard P. Tauras, litigation, from Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey; and associates Eric M. Anderson, general tort litigation; Jeffrey S. Becker, commercial litigation, from Kozacky & Weitzel; Dane A. Bolinger, commercial litigation, from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg; Andrew H. Calcutt, product liability; Christopher D. Wehrman, family law, from Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal; and Shera D. Wiegler, medical negligence and health care, from Ruff, Weidenaar & Reidy; and Jason M. Clarke, Megan E. Schneider and Ryan J. Sullivan, all commercial litigation and business disputes.
To Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor: associate Lauren S. Shapiro, labor and employment law.
To Baker & Daniels: associate Heather H. Manning, business and corporate finance, from Kirkland & Ellis.
To Polsinelli Shughart: shareholder George Jackson III, business litigation, government investigations and white-collar criminal defense, from Bryan Cave.
To Kirkland & Ellis: partner Walter S. Holzer, private equity, from Jones Day.