Ramona Nee (’01) Is Announced as the Third Ever Executive Partner and First Female Executive Partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges
Women continue to soar to new heights in Biglaw, and now one of the top firms in the country is welcoming a woman into its top leadership role. Weil Gotshal & Manges recently announced that Ramona Nee, who currently serves as one of the firm’s two co-managing partners alongside Jonathan Soler, will become its next executive partner. Nee’s […]
Andrew Averbach (’95) Joins Womble Bond Dickinson’s Business Litigation Practice Group as a Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Andrew Averbach, former Solicitor of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Washington, D.C. Averbach’s addition places the firm among a limited number of practices with senior, first-hand NRC experience and strengthens Womble’s ability to serve clients across the full […]
Florence Kerins Murray (’42) Is Remembered as Rhode Island’s First Female Judge
As Rhode Island’s first female judge, Florence Kerins Murray understood her role forging a path for the women on her trail – and she expected them to do the same for others in their wake. In 1956, Gov. Dennis J. Roberts appointed Murray as a Superior Court judge. But by that point, Murray had already notched ample firsts, […]
Christopher Taub (’95) Nominated by Maine Governor Mills to Serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has nominated Chief Deputy Attorney General Christopher Taub to serve as an Associate Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Taub has served in the Office of the Attorney General since 1999, overseeing the office’s Litigation Division before rising to his current leadership position in 2021. Read more.
Anjel Bonilla (’21) Joins Snell & Wilmer as an Associate
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Anjel Bonilla has joined the Los Angeles office as an associate in the Corporate and Securities practice group. Bonilla advises public and private companies on a range of matters, including initial public offerings, Regulation A offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other debt and equity transactions. She also handles general […]
LaKeshia Parker Small (’08) Is Confirmed to the Massachusetts Juvenile Court
Parker Small has since January 2024 been assistant clerk magistrate in Norfolk Juvenile Court, where she has conducted probable cause hearings, facilitated courtroom sessions, assembled records for cases on appeal and more. She began her legal career in 2008 as an ADA in Suffolk County. Read more.
Kate Francetic (CAS’11, LAW’15) Named Among the Rising Star Women Leaders in the Law for 2026 by the Women We Admire
Kate Francetic is the Legal Director of Core Surgical Innovations at Medtronic, a global healthcare technology leader. Francetic is currently admitted to the bar in the State of Maine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has gained extensive transactional and corporate experience through her work at Medtronic, supporting the surgical business. Read more.
Walter O. Bourdaghs (’23) Joins Kang Haggerty as an Associate
Walter O. Bourdaghs focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, construction law, and civil rights matters, drawing on experience representing individuals, small businesses, and international companies. He earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and holds a B.A. from Beloit College. Walter is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and […]
Margaret Drew (’83) to Present “History and Advocacy for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse” at UMass Dartmouth on March 24
Margaret Drew is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Prof. Drew continues to practice through the school’s Human Rights at Home Clinic, which she founded. Prof. Drew graduated from Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., and from Boston University School of Law with an LL.M. in Taxation. Read more.
Roberta Kuehne (’02) Is Named Among the Top 50 Women Leaders for Utah 2026 by the Women We Admire
Roberta Kuehne is the Vice President of Commercial at Nuton, a Rio Tinto venture, a bioleaching technology company. Kuehne brings her extensive legal and business knowledge, as well as her persuasive power and strategic vision, to drive long-term growth. This work involves developing and implementing the commercial strategy and forging partnerships that have the potential […]