Wendy Clarke ’09 has been named a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Clark’s practice, based in the firm’s Stamford office, focuses on corporate transactions, including domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Co., the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, and the Securities Advisory Council to the Connecticut Department of Banking.
Alumni
Tom H. Wilkeson ’16 Elected to CBA Section Post
Tom H. Wilkeson ’16, an associate with Verrill Dana LLP in Westport, has been elected secretary of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Business Law Section. Wilkeson is a member of Verrill’s Business Law Group.
Mark Kohler ’87 Named Secretary of the State
Isaac Yilma ’10 Joins McGuireWoods
Isaac Yilma ’10 has joined McGuireWoods in Atlanta as a partner in the firm’s public finance team. His practice focuses on public and infrastructure finance transactions.
Jonathan Harris ’98 Joins Nutter
Jonathan Harris ’98 has joined Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and a member of its Life Sciences group.
Meghan Serrano ’04 Named Co-Chair at Shumaker
Meghan Serrano ’04, a partner at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, has been named co-chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Insurance Business Sector. Serrano works in the firm’s office in Sarasota, Florida.
Jennifer R. Sharrow ’10 Joins Bacon Wilson
Jennifer R. Sharrow ’10 has joined Bacon Wilson in Springfield, Massachusetts, as an associate in the firm’s Commercial Law Practice Group.
George Chaclas ’99 Named Group Chair
Day Pitney LLP has named partner George Chaclas ’99 chair of the firm’s Patent Prosecution and Counseling group. Chaclas works in Day Pitney’s Providence, Rhode Island, office.
In Memoriam: David Leff ’78
David Leff ’78, a former deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection who was also a poet and essayist, died in May 2022. Read the obituary.
Tiffany Montouth ’19 Joins Cuddy & Feder
Tiffany Montouth ’19 has joined Cuddy & Feder LLP as an associate in the Real Estate, Corporate and Finance practice group. She previously worked with another New York firm, specializing in commercial real estate transactions.