People on the Move - July 2023
Duke Law graduates in the news recently for promotions and honors
Andrea Dinamarco '11 has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner in its Atlanta global financial services practice, moving from Reed Smith. Previously she was corporate counsel at Tesla and lead counsel for international treasury operations at GM Financial. Dinamarco previously practiced law in São Paulo, Brazil.
George B. Donnini ’98 was elected president of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter. Donnini is a shareholder at Butzel in Detroit, where he practices white collar criminal defense and handles corporate internal investigations for public and private companies.
Lori Killinger ’88 was appointed to the Florida Commission on Community Service, also known as Volunteer Florida, by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Killinger is an executive shareholder of Lewis, Longman & Walker in Tallahassee and Tampa and chair of legislative, lobbying, and governmental affairs.
Maryellen Madden ’72 has joined Berger Montague in Philadelphia as of counsel in its intellectual property practice. An expert in complex litigation and commercial disputes, Madden moves from Montgomery McCracken.
Karla McKanders ’03 has been appointed as director of the Thurgood Marshall Institute, a multidisciplinary research and advocacy center within the Legal Defense Fund. McKanders moves from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she was a clinical professor of law, associate director of the clinical program, and founding director of the Immigration Practice Clinic.
Kimberly Perdue '05 has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in its Dallas office. A corporate finance lawyer, Perdue previously was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis representing private equity funds, financial institutions, institutional investors and public and private issuers in financing transactions.
Brian Rubin JD/MA ’87 received the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award at the 2023 Burton Awards for his article, “A Tale of Two Enforcement Actions Against Compliance Officers.” Rubin is a securities enforcement, litigation and regulatory counseling partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Washington.
Serena Rwejuna ’13 was named Energy, Natural Resources, and Mining Lawyer of the Year at the 2023 Women in Business Law Awards ceremony. She was also named to the National Bar Association’s 2023 40 Under 40 Best Advocates list. Rwejuna is a partner at White & Case in Washington.
Rachel See ’00 has joined Seyfarth Shaw as senior counsel and vice-chair for emerging technology, people analytics practice group in its labor and employment department. See spent the past six years at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she led enforcement, policy, and digital transformation initiatives. Prior to that, See was branch chief of the e-litigation branch at the National Labor Relations Board.
Mark Spitzer ‘86 has joined Holland & Knight’s financial services team in Los Angeles as a partner, moving from McGuireWoods. His commercial finance practice serves banks, finance companies, and alternative lenders in a range of finance transactions.