Venable LLP announced today that it has promoted 44 attorneys to counsel effective January 1, 2022. The new counsels, from Venable’s Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tysons, and Washington, DC offices, represent a broad cross section from the firm’s four divisions—Business, Government, Intellectual Property, and Litigation.
Stu Ingis, chairman of Venable, said, “These attorneys continue to progress and advance in their careers by delivering excellent legal work and client service, developing professionally, and upholding the firm’s values. We are proud of all these lawyers and their many contributions to our clients and Venable.”
The following attorneys were promoted to counsel.
Baltimore Office
- Nathaniel S. Berry – Commercial Litigation
- Jessica Dillon – Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
- Nicholas A. Mongelluzzo – Investigations and White Collar Defense
- Jeffrey S. Nover – Real Estate Finance
- Nick D. Rupkey – Real Estate
- Harrison H. Taylor – Product Liability and Mass Torts
- Ebony M. Thompson – Commercial Litigation
Chicago Office
- Christina K. Brunka – Construction Law
- Jonathan Freilich – Construction Law
Los Angeles Office
- Audrey Cubizolles – Corporate
- Sarah E. Diamond – Commercial Litigation
- Jordan Ferguson – Real Estate
- Michael C. Godino – Commercial Litigation
- Chana E. Ickowitz – Labor and Employment
- Nikki J. Kerman (née Hasselbarth) – Transactional Tax
- Nicole N. King – Commercial Litigation
New York Office
- Benjamin P. Argyle – Commercial Litigation
- Hilary G. Atzrott Hamburg – Real Estate
- Laura K. Fishwick – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Allison B. Gotfried – Labor and Employment
- Michael A. Guerra – Commercial Litigation
- Sean M. McCarthy – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Robert S. Pickens – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Emily M. Tortora – Labor and Employment
San Francisco Office
- Cameron C. Cole – Corporate
- Amit Rana – Commercial Litigation
Tysons Office
- Matthew J. Allman – Zoning and Land Use
- Lindsay Ruffner Heitger – Real Estate
Washington, DC Office
- Emma R. W. Blaser – eCommerce, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Robin L.S. Burroughs – Labor and Employment
- Peter S. Frechette – Financial Services
- Janice P. Gregerson – Labor and Employment
- Rob Hartwell – eCommerce, Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Andrew T. Hernacki – Commercial Litigation
- Ryan S. Kasdin – Nonprofit Organizations
- Christopher J. Kim – Intellectual Property Transactions
- Judith Y. Kim – Nonprofit Organizations
- Evan S. Krygowski – Intellectual Property Litigation
- David D. Leege – Patent Prosecution and Counseling
- John B. Mavretich – Environmental
- Katie Wright Morrone – Commercial Litigation
- Theodore B. Randles – Commercial Litigation
- Scott Rissmiller – Corporate
- Wenning Xu – Real Estate
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 850 professionals across the country, including in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients’ objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit Venable.com.
