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Elected and Appointed

Duane Morris partner Sandra A. Jeskie was appointed a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

She was also named to the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) 2018 Tech List, a listing of the world's top technology neutrals.

CIArb is an international center for alternative dispute resolution with 15,000 members across 133 countries.

Jeskie has experience as a litigator, arbitrator, mediator, judge pro tempore and special master to the courts in a variety of technology and commercial disputes.

Her practice includes commercial litigation, software, IP and IT litigation, privacy, data security and information technology.

Jeskie is chair of the firm's information technologies and telecom practice group. She served as president of the International Technology Law Association and is a member of the American Arbitration Association's roster of neutrals.

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young attorney Shawn A. Hendricks was appointed to the executive committee of Justice Rising Advocates on Oct. 16.

JRA, the young professionals' development organization of Community Legal Services Inc., uses substantive service and networking opportunities to engage young Philadelphians by broadening their understanding of CLS's work and why advocacy is crucial to the fight for access to justice for all.

Hendricks focuses his practice on counseling investment companies (including mutual funds, closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds), private funds and investment advisers in connection with various regulatory, compliance and transactional issues.

He provides analysis for investment management clients in all aspects of legal representation, including: preparing regulatory filings; drafting and reviewing registration statements and proxy solicitation materials; researching various securities and corporate law issues; and drafting corporate policies and compliance procedures.

Additions

Pennsylvania Trust, a wealth management firm in the Philadelphia region, announced that Eileen F. Carroll joined the firm.

Carroll joined the special needs trust and guardianship department as special needs trust and guardianship officer.

She has more than 10 years of experience working in public interest law on behalf of children and clients with disabilities.

In her new role, Carroll will be responsible for providing support to the department and for administering client accounts.

Carroll previously served as staff attorney at Legal Clinic for the Disabled, where she worked for eight years representing clients with physical disabilities in wide-ranging civil legal matters. Carroll also developed and launched a medical-legal partnership with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children called PhilaKIDS MLP. As legal director for PhilaKIDS MLP, she integrated legal services into a clinical health care setting, in addition to identifying the need for advance planning for pediatric patients approaching adulthood with special health care needs.

Announcements

The Legal is seeking contributing authors for its weekly In-House Counsel column. Articles can cover a broad range of subjects but should be of particular interest to in-house counsel.

Contact Kristie Rearick at [email protected] for more information or to submit a proposal.

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