Connecticut Movers: News and Accolades
Lawyer Chelsea K. Choi Joins Murtha CullinaMurtha Cullina has hired attorney Chelsea K. Choi as an associate in the firm's labor and employment practice…
April 26, 2019 at 01:14 PM
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Chelsea K. Choi
Lawyer Chelsea K. Choi Joins Murtha Cullina
Murtha Cullina has hired attorney Chelsea K. Choi as an associate in the firm's labor and employment practice group. A former associate with Halloran Sage, Choi covers matters including hiring, evaluation, discipline, layoff and termination of employees. She received her J.D. from Western New England University School of Law and was a note editor of The Western New England Law Review. She received her B.A., cum laude, from Syracuse University, where she was a team member and co-captain of the Syracuse University Cheerleading Program.
|Murtha Attorneys, Practices Recognized by Chambers USA
Murtha Cullina has announced two of its attorneys have achieved rankings in the 2019 Chambers High Net Worth Guide, and 15 more have been recognized as Leaders in their Field by the 2019 Chambers USA Guide. Seven of the firm's practice groups have also been ranked, including Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environmental, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate. The two attorneys listed in the High Net Worth Guide are Richard A. Marone and Suzanne Brown Walsh.
The 15 attorneys listed in the 2019 Chambers USA Guide are as follows: Heather O. Berchem (Healthcare), Marcel J. Bernier (Corporate/M&A), Daniel C. Cohn (Bankruptcy/Restructuring), Thomas M. Daniells (Real Estate), Mark G. DeGiacomo (Bankruptcy/Restructuring), David P. Friedman (Litigation), Jonathan M. Horne (Bankruptcy/Restructuring), Paul E. Knag (Healthcare), Patricia E. Reilly (Labor & Employment), Frank J. Saccomandi, III (Real Estate), Alfred E. Smith, Jr. (Environmental) Stephanie S. Sobkowiak (Healthcare), Mark R. Sussman (Environmental), Keith S. Varian (Real Estate) and Barry J. Waters (Labor & Employment).
The McCarter & English Women's Initiative recently hosted a client event featuring a screening of the movie “RBG.”
McCarter & English Celebrates Milestones
The McCarter & English Women's Initiative recently hosted a client event featuring a screening of the documentary film RBG, about the exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her personal journey to the nation's highest court. Master of ceremonies Jane Warren, a Hartford-based partner in the firm's Environment & Energy Practice Group, welcomed approximately 50 guests to the McCarter & English Hartford office.
McCarter & English also announced intellectual property attorney Basam Nabulsi has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Stamford Innovation Week, host of the Fairfield County's annual ecosystem innovation festival. Nabulsi has spent significant time both in-house and in private practice, working in product development and commercialization.
Finally, the firm's Brittany Killian is this year's recipient of the Connecticut Bar Association's Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award. Killian is an associate in the firm's Business & Financial Services Litigation group and is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Her recent experience includes second chairing an $8.8 million jury verdict in a bad faith breach of contract and fiduciary duty case.
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