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1990
Ted Davis was elected to the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors after serving in its House of Delegates and as chair of its section on Intellectual Property Law. Davis is a partner in Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Atlanta office.
Farella Braun + Martel partner Sarah A. Good was selected as one of the 2023 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times. The honor recognizes outstanding women who make a difference in their companies, industries and communities.
In her 30 years of litigation experience, Good has led teams representing companies and their directors and executives in complex business, consumer and securities litigation, crafting global strategies to manage litigation matters across multiple jurisdictions and parallel government proceedings. She often serves as independent outside counsel, leading internal corporate investigations into misconduct allegations. She co-founded Women in Securities (WISe)—a 10-year-old Bay Area community of 100-plus female securities litigators hailing from government, plaintiff and defense practices that fosters professional development and networking. Good is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for securities litigation.
In addition to her legal practice, Good serves as Farella’s chief talent and inclusion officer. She developed the firm’s unique sponsorship program, resulting in 88% of participants being advanced to partner.
Good is one of five members appointed by the California Supreme Court to the 13-member State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees, the bar’s governing body. Good also serves on the San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates board of directors.
James Patrick Guy II of Saxe, Va., was chosen by the southern chapter of the Energy Bar Association as president-elect for the 2023-24 bar year and will serve as president in 2024-25. Guy previously served as southern chapter president in 2010-11 and was the 128th president of the Virginia Bar Association in 2016. Guy is general counsel to Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and its affiliates, EMPOWER Broadband Inc. and EMPOWER Telecom Inc. He also was appointed to the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in 2022 and serves as board chairman.
The Energy Bar Association is an international, nonprofit association of attorneys, energy professionals and students active in all areas of energy law. EBA has seven regional chapters across the U.S. and one in Canada. The southern chapter includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Catharina Min practices corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital law in Silicon Valley at Covington. She was recently named one of 30 Women Leaders in Tech Law by The Recorder. She serves on many nonprofit boards, including the Korean American Community Center of San Francisco.
1991
Vernon E. Inge Jr. was named to Virginia Business magazine’s legal elite for his civil litigation practice with Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Richmond. Inge was also recognized by Benchmark Litigation for his work in construction law.
1992
Scott Kerman is executive director of Blanchet House of Hospitality, a nonprofit serving people experiencing housing and food insecurity in Portland, Ore. Blanchet House provides free daily meals and operates two long-term transitional shelter programs, including the Blanchet Farm program in rural Oregon for men with addiction. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek invited Kerman to join two groups as part of her efforts to address the housing/homelessness, drug and mental health crises in the state, one of which is chaired by First Lady Aimee Kotek-Wilson. Oregon’s corporate and business community has recognized Blanchet House as the state’s second-most admired nonprofit, and it served over 300,000 hot meals in its free café in 2023.
1993
Bret R. Salzer joined A.Y. Strauss as a partner in the commercial real estate group in New York. Salzer’s practice includes working across every real estate asset class, as well as analysis and strategy of corporate, fund and asset-level loan facilities.
1994
Shirley Marshall’s first book, “A Radical Suffragist in Washington D.C.: An Inside Story of the National Woman’s Party,” was published by the History Press in February (see p. 88). After many years in the nonprofit world, Marshall changed careers.
“COVID gave me the opportunity to follow my passion for history. This book uses the intimate, engaging letters of a young suffragist to explore the life of ‘radical’ activists,” she wrote. “The letters paint an indelible portrait of the daily lives of women living and working at the National Woman’s Party headquarters. And with the letters, the book explores the complex history of many people making suffrage possible. Because ‘eyewitness’ testimony is notoriously limited.”
1995
Amy Neuhardt, who served as deputy general counsel of Boies Schiller Flexner for the past 18 months, is now co-general counsel. Based in Washington, D.C., Neuhardt handles a wide range of matters related to firm governance and other legal issues. She also maintains her practice as a litigator handling complex commercial disputes, securities claims, investigations and media-related cases, among other work.
1996
Peter Todaro was promoted to partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. A member of the antitrust and competition practice and the litigation and trial department, he advises clients on antitrust clearance for high-value mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions, particularly merger clearances under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
1997
William “Billy” Jones joined Lathrop GPM’s Denver office as a partner with the firm’s franchise distribution practice group. An experienced litigator and former vice chair of Moye White’s trial section and co-chair of their franchise and distribution group, Jones focuses on complex civil litigation and commercial conflict resolution. Apart from trial-court-level representation, Jones’ practice extends to several appellate cases.
Throughout his career, he has successfully tried cases in more than 15 states.
1998
Peter C. Bowden is the global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure investment banking at Jefferies, where he focuses on energy and sits on the firm’s operating committee. Bowden was named The Deal magazine’s 2020 Energy and Industrial Dealmaker of the Year.
Lucas Hobbs was elected as secretary of the Association of District Court Judges of Virginia at the association’s annual meeting in August. Hobbs serves as a general district court judge in the 28th Judicial District.
1999
John S. “Jay” Darden was named by Law360 as a 2023 MVP in white-collar law. The publication noted Darden’s work “successfully defending international clients, including a Swiss tech firm and a Brazilian electricity company, from complex, high-stakes investigations throughout the year.” Darden is a partner with Paul Hastings in Washington, D.C.
