Four UConn Law Alumni were recognized at the 2024 New England Legal Awards. David Ephraim ’87 was awarded for both Banking and Finance Attorney of the Year and In-House Impact. Rebecca Clegg ’15, Blake Driscolli ’15, and Matthias Sportini ’17 were all recognized as New Leaders in the Law.
2017
Igers Vangjeli ’17 Helps Establish Kansas Legal Group
Igers Vangjeli ’17 has helped launch the Kansas Legal Group, which is a part of the US Legal Groups network. Vangjeli will serve as the firm’s managing attorney.
Matthias Sportini ’17 Promoted to Partner
Matthias Sportini ’17 has been promoted to Partner at FLB Law. Sportini focuses on litigation in the areas of personal injury, business disputes, and employment.
Joseph Mortelliti ’17 Elevated to Partner
Joseph Mortelliti ’17 has been elevated to Partner at Cramer & Anderson. Mortelliti is part of the firm’s Labor & Employment Law section, and mostly represents employers. He practices out of the firm’s Danbury office.
Margot Knab ’17 Promoted to Partner at Colligan Law
Margot Knab ’17 has been promoted to partner at Colligan Law LLP in Buffalo. Knab’s practice relates primarily to corporate and business law. She works with businesses of all sizes, startups, entrepreneurs and investors, assisting with mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment, and intellectual property matters.
Two Alumnae Promoted to Partner at Cantor Colburn
Ali Caless ’17 and Nancy Kennedy ’05 have been promoted to partner at Cantor Colburn LLP. Caless is a trademark and copyright attorney working out of the Hartford office. Kennedy manages domestic and international trademark, copyright, trade dress, domain name and other cyberlaw matters, also out of the Hartford office. She teaches at UConn Law as a visiting professor from practice.
Francesco Mioli ’17 Elected President of Connecticut Italian American Bar Association
Francesco Mioli ’17 was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the Connecticut Italian American Bar Association. Mioli is a member of the Robinson & Cole LLP’s Real Estate and Development Group, working out of the Stamford office.
Margot Knab ’17 Promoted at Colligan Law
Colligan Law LLP in Buffalo, New York, has announced the promotion of Margot Knab ’17 to the rank of senior associate attorney. Knab primarily focuses her practice in corporate and business law. She is licensed to practice law in Connecticut and New York.
Sara Logue ’17 LLM Promoted
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has named Sara Logue ’17 LLM senior vice president and head of healthcare professional liability. She previously served as assistant vice president of miscellaneous medical at ProAssurance.
Dinora E. Lopez ’17 Named to ‘Power 25’
Dinora E. Lopez ’17, a senior associate attorney at Gfeller Laurie LLP, has been named to the 2022 Power 25 in Real Estate by the Hartford Business Journal. Lopez specializes in commercial real estate and finance. She is the president-elect of CREW CT, which is dedicated to advancing women in commercial real estate.