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Health Care Attorney Named President of Austin-Based Women in Law Center

Lisa Atlas Genecov, national co-chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman's health care practice, who is based in the firm's Dallas office, was recently named president of the executive committee for the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas in Austin. The Center for Women in Law is the premier educational institution devoted to the success of the entire spectrum of women in law, from first-year law students to the most experienced and accomplished attorneys. It combines theory with practice, identifying and addressing the persistent issues facing individual women and the profession as a whole. At Katten, Genecov counsels health care providers in connection with major transactions and regulatory issues, helping them to discover strategic opportunities under the Affordable Care Act and other health care laws. 

Partners

Baker & Hostetler announced that Shawn Cleveland has joined the firm as a partner on its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement and litigation team in Houston. Cleveland was most recently with Winston & Strawn. Representing clients in many high-stakes corporate crisis situations over the past two decades, Cleveland has experience conducting internal investigations and defending investigations by government agencies, including the DOJ and SEC. Cleveland received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a certified public accountant. 

FordHarrison LLP, a management-side labor and employment law firm, announced that Lawrence (Larry) J. McNamara has rejoined the Dallas office as a partner. McNamara served as the Dallas office managing partner for two years before going in-house for Tesoro Corp. (now Marathon Petroleum Co.). He is board certified in labor and employment law, with over 35 years of experience. He counsels and defends companies in matters relating to discrimination, wrongful discharge and employment torts, employer-union relations, employment agreements, non-competition covenants, trade secrets and confidential information, fair labor standards, safety and health, pension and benefits. McNamara was appointed by Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott to the Appraisal Management Company Advisory Committee, responsible for making recommendations to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) regarding the regulation of Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs). 

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons announced the election of eight new partners in Texas.