Emily Gianquinto ’06 is the incoming Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) president. She begins her one-year term in July, and has served as the CBA’s vice president from 2023 to 2024. Gianquinto’s has been working at McCarter & English Since 2018.
2006
Rachel Gonzalez ’06 Elevated at Day Pitney
Rachel Gonzalez ’06 has been named the Business Unit Leader of Day Pitney’s Employment and Labor Business Unit. Gonzalez is a Partner at the firm’s New York and Parsippany offices.
Jonathan Persky ’06 Named Partner at Constangy
Jonathan Persky ’06 has been named Partner at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP. Persky represents clients in federal and state courts, arbitration, and administrative agencies.
Gabriella Lyons ’06 Joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Gabriella Lyons ’06 has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in the firm’s corporate, M&A and securities practice group. Lyons will practice out of the firm’s Dallas office.
William Powers ’06 Joins Spencer Fane
William Powers ’06 has joined Spencer Fane as a partner in the firm’s Business Transactions practice group. Powers has extensive experience with political and related compliance law, and will practice out of the firm’s Washington D.C. office.
Ben White ’06 Joins Barclay Damon
Ben White ’06 has joined Barclay Damon as a Partner at the firm’s New Haven office. White was previously at Murtha Culina and moved to Barclay Damon as part of a five-person intellectual property team.
Heather Spaide ’06 Named Member at Marino, Zabel & Schellberg
Heather Spaide ’06 has been named a Member at Marino, Zabel & Schellberg. Spaide joined the firm in 2021, and focuses her practice in the areas of civil litigation and employment law.
Natalie Noyes ’06 Named to Advisory Board
Natalie Noyes ’06 has been appointed to the Fan Advisory Board of Newcastle United, a soccer club in the British Premier League. Noyes, who practices in the film, television, music, and fashion industries, will serve as an international fan representative.
David Lawton ’06 joins Locke Lord
David Lawton ’06 has joined Locke Lord as a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Insolvency Practice Group. Lawton will operate out of the firm’s Connecticut and New York offices.
Four Alumni Nominated to Superior Court Bench
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated four UConn Law alumni to serve as judges of the Superior Court. They are Karen DeMeola ’96, a member of the UConn Law staff for 22 years who currently serves as the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, belonging and community engagement; Paul R. Doyle ’90, a partner of Kennedy Doyle LLC; Walter A. Menjivar ’12, an assistant attorney general in the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office; and Emily Wagner ’06, an appellate public defender at the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services.