2010s Class Notes
2010
Jessica Brown and Andy Howlett welcomed baby girl Anne Elliot Howlett (UVA Law Class of 2041) in May. The proud parents are tax lawyers in Washington, D.C.
Eric G. Penley joined Preti Flaherty as an associate in the litigation group in Boston. He was previously with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Ehsan Tabesh joined Fisher Phillips as an associate in Houston, where he represents employers in a variety of labor and employment matters.
Thomas Worthy was appointed vice president of government and external affairs at Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta and represents the seven-hospital system before local, state and federal governments on a wide array of regulatory and tax issues. Worthy was previously director of government and external affairs for the State Bar of Georgia.
2011
Alexander K. Cox joined Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett as an associate in Erie, Pa. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation.
Rachel Brown Mink, an attorney adviser with the Division of Quality at the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in Arlington, Va., and Noah Mink, an associate at Baker Botts in Washington, D.C., where he primarily practices in the areas of international arbitration and white- collar criminal defense and investigations, welcomed their first child, Emma Katherine, on April 17. They live in Alexandria, Va., and report that their newborn “enjoys typical baby activities of eating and sleeping.”
2012
Lucas Beirne has joined the Federal Reserve Board as an attorney in the banking enforcement group. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Amanda.
Capt. Travis P. Brinton received the 2015 Legal Assistance for Military Personnel Distinguished Service Award from the U.S. Air Force. Stationed with the 633rd Air Base Wing, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., he led the Air Combat Command’s busiest legal assistance office in 2015. Faced with a six-month backlog, he streamlined service to retirees and family members and reduced the wait list to zero.
Kellen Fowler is the director of business development for 1-800 CONTACTS in Salt Lake City. He was previously a strategy consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Dallas. Fowler and his wife, Sarah, have two daughters, 2-year-old Madison and 3-month- old Claire.
Katherine Schadler Jordan joined Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry as an associate in the tax controversy and litigation practice in Philadelphia. She previously clerked for Judge Joseph W. Nega in the U.S. Tax Court; prior to that, she practiced with Moore & Van Allen.
Jason Lynch joined the Department of Justice as a trial attorney in the Fraud Section, Civil Division after clerking for a year for U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer. He and his wife, Becca, welcomed their second son into the world last fall. The family lives in Alexandria, Va.
Georgia Varlan Man was promoted to deputy general counsel to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. She also serves as chief compliance officer for the state of Illinois. Prior to working for the governor, Varlan Man was a corporate associate with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.
Esha Mankodi received the 2016 Freedom of Information Award from the ACLU of Southern California for her pro bono work. Mankodi filed and litigated the ACLU’s Freedom of Information Act request to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service regarding the Controlled Application and Resolution Review Program and the negative impact it has had on immigrants to the U.S. She is an associate with Jones Day in Washington, D.C., where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation.
David Perez serves as director of business affairs for CBS Studios International. He is responsible for advising on global distribution of television content and negotiating and drafting international television license agreements. He lives in Los Angeles.
Emily Renzelli is listed among the top 40 young lawyers on the rise in 2016 by the American Bar Association. She is an associate with White & Case in Washington, D.C., and focuses her practice on antitrust and white- collar matters. Renzelli has worked in the U.S. and abroad defending the rights of individuals with HIV/AIDS.
2013
Billy Easley II is a congressional liaison and legislative specialist with the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Washington, D.C. He was previously legal counsel at the office of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul. Easley continues to undertake pro bono housing work for the underserved in the district.
Gabriel Hippolyte is an assistant district attorney with the New York District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecutes a variety of felony offenses. In August he married the former Stephanie Gonzalez- Vitale in Portland, Ore., and they honeymooned in Alaska.
Nicholas Matich is an associate with Bancroft in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in appellate litigation and strategic counseling, with a particular focus on intellectual property matters. Matich was previously with Williams & Connolly. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Elise, and their three children.
Steven D. Ryan joined DLA Piper in Northern Virginia as an associate. He works with Jeff Lehrer ’96 in the emerging growth and venture capital practice. Ryan and his wife, Danielle, welcomed their second child, Max, to their family in September 2015.
Benton York is clerking for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the 2016 term, after three years in private practice. He lives in Jackson, Miss., with his wife, Meg.
2014
Corbin Blackford and his wife, Kristin, celebrated the birth of their son, Henry Kellum Blackford, on April 3. Corbin joined his wife in the family business, the Taste of Texas Restaurant, as general counsel. The Corbins reside in Houston.
Ron Fisher joined the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins. Prior to joining Latham, he clerked for Judge Michelle T. Friedland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Jenna Reekie joined Thompson & Knight in Dallas as an associate in the real estate and banking practice group.
2016
Arianna M. Caldwell joined Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C., as an associate in the international tax, private client, and business, investment and transactional tax groups.