Alexander J. Grodski ’00 has joined McCarter & English as a Special Counsel at their Hartford office. Grodski joined the firm with several of his colleagues from Burns & Levinson.
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LaTanya Langley ’00 Promoted
LaTanya Langley ’00 has been named chief people and legal officer at the Edgewell Personal Care Company, which she joined as chief legal officer in 2022. Langley has also taught The Role of In-House Counsel in a Global Market as an adjunct professor at the UConn School of Law.
Dire Tladi ’00 LLM Nominated to International Court of Justice
Christian Watson ’00 Named State’s Attorney
Christian Watson ’00 has been appointed the state’s attorney for the Judicial District of New Britain, Connecticut. Watson previously served in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and as a prosecutor for the Division of Criminal Justice before going into private practice. He joined the New Britain State’s Attorney’s Office in 2010 and was promoted to supervisory assistant state’s attorney in 2016.
Melissa Mack ’00 Joins Shipman & Goodwin
Melissa M. Mack ’00 has joined Shipman & Goodwin LLP as a partner in the firm’s Tax and Employee Benefits Practice Group. Melissa previously practiced at Robinson & Cole before launching her own law practice, Mack Law LLC, in 2014.
Tom Carroll ’00 Promoted to Principal Counsel at ESPN
Tom Carroll ’00 has been promoted to Principal Counsel in ESPN, Inc.’s Legal Department. Carroll also has served as a guest lecturer on the subject of employment law at the University of Connecticut School of Business for its Executive MBA Program.
Heather Mullins Crislip ’00 Featured in Essay Series
Heather Mullins Crislip ’00 was featured as an essayist as part of the Richmond Racial Equity Essays series, a project designed to explore what racial equity looks like in Richmond, Virginia. In her essay, “Housing is the Root of Wealth Inequality: Building an Equitable Richmond,” Crislip explored the disparity in homeownership between white and Black households in Virginia, caused by the wealth gap, redlining, predatory lending and other factors. Her essay draws upon her many years of experience in housing law and policy.