People in the News—Oct. 28, 2019—Klehr Harrison
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg announced that James A. Petkun joined the firm as a white-collar partner in its litigation practice group.
October 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg offices in downtown Philadelphia. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
Additions
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg announced that James A. Petkun joined the firm as a white-collar partner in its litigation practice group.
Petkun, who most recently was counsel at Reed Smith, focuses his practice on white-collar criminal matters, government investigations and related complex litigation.
Petkun previously served for eight years as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Offices for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, within the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led the prosecution of complex white-collar matters involving corporate fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, bank fraud, mail/wire fraud, tax crimes, ID theft and RICO.
As a federal prosecutor, Petkun was lead trial counsel in over 60 trials, including over 25 jury trials, and led the investigation and prosecution of hundreds of matters.
He also briefed over a dozen appeals on behalf of the government, and argued five—two before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and three before the D.C. Court of Appeals.
In recognition of his service, Petkun received formal commendation from the FBI director for outstanding performance, was nominated by DOJ for a Director's Award and twice received DOJ Special Achievement Awards recognizing his trial and investigative work.
Prior to joining DOJ, Petkun served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and worked as a litigation associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
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Brian G. Remondino joined Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads' Philadelphia office as an associate in the firm's litigation department.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Remondino was a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and an associate at an international law firm. Brian earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Events
Villanova University's Graduate Tax Program is slated to host "Women in Tax," featuring Bridget Roberts, acting national taxpayer advocate with the Taxpayer Advocate Service, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.
Female members of the Philadelphia tax community are set to discuss advancing careers, building experience and networking within the tax world.
The evening will open with keynote remarks from Roberts, followed by a panel discussion and a networking reception.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
In additions to Roberts, panelists are set to include Valinda Garcia of the firm Valinda Katherine Garcia; Debra Martino, assistant vice president of tax planning and advisory with Lincoln Financial Group and adjunct professor at Villanova Law; and Erica McReynolds, tax director with PricewaterhouseCoopers and adjunct professor at Villanova Law.
Speakers
State Rep. Donna Bullock, state Rep. Morgan Cephas, city council president Darrell Clarke, city Councilman Derek Green, state Rep. Stephen Kinsey and state Sen. Sharif Street addressed members of the Barristers' Association of Philadelphia Inc. as part of a Continuing Legal
Education panel that provided perspectives from lawmakers at the municipal and state levels.
The panelists spoke about a range of initiatives, from anti-poverty legislation to probation and parole reform bills, as well as environmental justice and reproductive health issues.
The event was held at Greenberg Traurig.
Announcements
Philadelphia labor, employment and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson announced the unveiling of its new brand and website developed in celebration of the firm's 40th anniversary.
Willig Williams' new website offers a navigation menu that enables visitors to find the information for which they are searching in fewer clicks.
Website users can quickly identify the attorneys best suited to handle their legal challenges and can find in-depth information on the firm's key areas of practice and experience in representing workers.
To learn more, visit the site at www.wwdlaw.com.
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