Tell us about your new job, awards/honors, wedding and birth announcements — and other news! Class Notes are shared in the USC Law magazine and here online. Email us at alumni@law.usc.edu or fill out the form linked below.
James Becerra (JD 2015) was promoted to of counsel at Littler Mendelson PC.
Steven Blaker (JD 2011) was named to the "Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40" list by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.
Daniel Brovman (JD 2019) was promoted to counsel at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Philip Horlacher (JD 2017) was promoted to counsel at Greenberg Gross.
John Iino (JD 1987) was installed as the 130th president of the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles; he is the first person of Asian descent to serve in this role.
Alexander Linhardt (JD 2014) was promoted to shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Jacob Mindel (JD 2023) was promoted to partner at Athlaw LLP.
Omar Noureldin (JD 2014) was named to the "Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40" list by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.
Scott Pearson (JD 1994) was named to Los Angeles Times' 2025 Banking and Finance Visionaries list for his achievements successfully representing clients in the financial services sector.
Chris Phillips (JD 2019) was promoted to counsel at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Andrew Quigley (JD 2011) was promoted to partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Frederik Roos (LLM 2022) was named as an associate with Clifford Chance.
Hyung Soo Kim (JD 2004) joined Holland & Knight LLP as a partner in their New York office.
Jessica Snyder (JD 2019) was promoted to Counsel at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
Eli Tarlow (JD 2018) was promoted to counsel at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
David Willingham (JD 1998) was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers of 2025.
Annette Wong (JD 2009) was promoted to senior counsel at Cox Castle & Nicholson, LLP.
Elizabeth “Liz” Atlee (JD 1993) was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors at Cyclum Renewables, LLC.
Elena Babakhanyan (JD 2018) has been named partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
William Barrett (JD 1985) received the Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Award from the Chicago Bar Association. The Pro Bono and Public Service Awards celebrate outstanding members of the legal profession who have used their talents and resources to improve access to justice for the less fortunate in Chicago’s community.
Philipp Behrendt (LLM 2017) was selected as Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Tax Section.
Michelle Brathwaite (JD 1998) has been named Regional Representative for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Office at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nassau, Bahamas.
Melanie L. Chaney (JD 1994), assumes the role of Firmwide Co-Managing Partner at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.
Arman Carretta (JD 2017) was promoted to partner at Goodwin Procter LLP.
Trevor Countryman (JD 2013), an attorney with Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles, was named among the "Ones to Watch" for Real Estate Law in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®️.
Amber Finch (JD 2002), a partner and global chair in Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group, was named by the LA Times as a 2024 Business of Law Visionary.
Gavin Galimi (BS 1996, JD 2000) was named a finalist for LA Times B2B In-House Counsel Forum & Leadership Awards.
Anne Hwang (JD 2002) was named as judge in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Efenomen Ikhuoria (LLM 2020) was promoted to Principal Partner at Equoria Legal.
Jasmina Khaira (LLM 2020) has joined London-based Annington as legal counsel.
Joshua Laterman (JD 1996) was named director at Laterman Family Foundation. He also serves as Chief Business Development Officer and General Counsel at the Laterman Companies.
Marvin Lingnau (LLM 2022) was promoted to Senior Associate at the Los Angeles office of KPMG US.
Joshua Love (JD 2014), a partner in Reed Smith’s Los Angeles Global Entertainment and Media Industry Group, has been named to Variety’s “Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2024” list.
Kara Mahoney (JD 2012) has joined the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the Workers' Rights and Antifraud unit.
Shahd Makhafah (LLM 2024) was appointed Clyde & Co’s first female partner in Saudi Arabia.
Kristin Pagano (JD 2013) has been named principal corporate counsel, offer strategy (product legal) at Cisco.
Brandon Reilly (JD 2011), a partner in Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP’s Privacy and Data Security division was named by the LA Times as a 2024 Business of Law Visionary.
Justin Sanders (JD 2000), a partner with Sanders Roberts LLP, was selected as a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Lauryn Sanders (JD 2016) was named shareholder in Polsinelli’s Houston office.
Paige Smith (JD 2015) has been named director of corporate legal at ServiceTitan.
Jeannine Taylor (JD 2002), deputy general counsel at Keck Medicine of USC, received Los Angeles Business Journal’s Corporate Counsel of the Year Award.
Ryan Vanderford (JD 2015) was named partner at Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC.
Darth Vaughn (JD 2005) was named Associate General Counsel & Managing Director Policy Operations at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI.
Ryan Wolfe (JD 2012) has been named senior public defender by the Missouri State Public Defender.
Alberlynne “Abby” Woods (JD 2002) has joined Mad Genius as an account executive in Ridgeland, MS.
Tiffany Tai (BA 1994, JDMA 1997) was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Christiane Roussell Willis (JD 2006) has been named chair of the board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Greater Los Angeles. Willis has served on the board for the past three years.
