Lily Wicker (’07) Joins as Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel

CIFC Asset Management LLC (“CIFC”), an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally with approximately $40 billion in assets under management, today announced that it has strengthened its legal and compliance team with two senior appointments. Asha Richards, who has served as CIFC’s Deputy General Counsel and in other legal related capacities since 2015, has […]

W. Verne McGough Jr. (LLM’07) Is Recognized as Legal Elite 2022

Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine have honored attorneys from around the state by publishing our Legal Elite section. This year, we highlight the top vote-getters in 50 categories, up from 26 last year — all voted on by area attorneys — and provide a brief list of other attorneys recognized by their peers. Read […]

Gary S. Fentin (LLM’83) Is Named to Best Lawyers List

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, PC, a Springfield-based law firm, has announced that founder and shareholder Gary S. Fentin, a Conway resident, was once again named to the Best Lawyers in America for 2023. Fentin’s nomination was based on his contributions to the fields of banking and finance law and commercial transactions/Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) law. […]

Ashleigh Lynn (’10) Is Featured in Leading Women Under 40

Ashleigh Lynn says helping women feel seen and appreciated aids in motivating them to accomplish their goals. The commercial litigation attorney has co-led the firm’s women’s affinity group in its Baltimore and New York offices, creating an equity-based policy. In her role, she conducts educational seminars, moderates candid discussions, and advocates for women at the […]

Mark Weakley (’85) Joins Faegre Drinker as Partner

Faegre Drinker announced today that Dee Anne Sjögren and Mark Weakley and have joined the firm as partners and Jeremy Kollitz, CFA, as an associate in the investment management practice. They come to the firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Read more.

Lyle Nyberg (’73) Publishes a Book on History of Harvesting Salt Marsh Hay

This book digs into the history of ditches in salt marshes. English colonists in northeast North America dug drainage ditches to help in harvesting salt marsh hay for their livestock. Then in the early 1900s, Americans dug drainage ditches in marshes to eliminate breeding grounds of mosquitoes. Ditching expanded in the 1920s and later. Today, […]