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Public finance attorney Sarah Kuipers joins Foster Pepper

We are pleased to announce that Sarah Kuipers has joined the Public Finance group at Foster Pepper as Of Counsel.  Sarah focuses her practice on federal tax as pertains to tax-exempt obligations such as state and local bonds.  She has significant experience in international, federal, and state tax.  Sarah previously practiced at Morris, Manning & Martin LLP in Atlanta, Georgia.  She has an LL.M. from New York University School of Law, a J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law, and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

Rachel McCall joins Weyerhaeuser as VP, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation

We are pleased to announce Rachel McCall as Weyerhaeuser’s new VP and Assistant General Counsel, Litigation.  Most recently, Ms. McCall handled litigation for many years at T-Mobile in Bellevue.

Marnina Cherkin, Chase Romney and Kimberly Walker join Amazon

We are pleased to announce that Marnina Cherkin, Chase Romney and Kimberly Walker have joined Amazon as Corporate Counsel. Ms. Cherkin practiced as an associate at Fried Frank and graduated from U of Penn Law in 2012.  Mr. Romney graduated from Harvard Law in 2012 and practiced at Jones Waldo in Salt Lake City.  Ms. Walker is a graduate of NYU Law (2007) and previously practiced at Fried Frank and McNaul Ebel.

Joseph Filloy and Samuel Plott join the Amazon.com legal team

We are pleased to announce that Joseph Filloy has joined Amazon as Corporate Counsel; he previously practiced litigation at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh.  Samuel Plott has also joined Amazon as Corporate Counsel.  Sam comes from Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, where he was a technology transactions associate.

Caldwell Camero joins Fluke Corporation as Senior Trademark Attorney

Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that Caldwell Camero has joined Fluke Corporation as Senior Trademark Attorney.  Ms. Camero was previously Senior IP Counsel for General Mills and Corporate Counsel, IP, at Best Buy.

Stephen Skelley joins Intellectual Ventures as Senior Litigation Attorney

Congratulations to Stephen Skelley who has joined Intellectual Ventures as Senior Litigation Attorney.  Mr Skelley previously practices as a patent litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis in New York City.

John Domeika joins Physicians Insurance as SVP, General Counsel

Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that John Domeika is joining Physicians Insurance as Senior Vice President & General Counsel.  Mr. Domeika was previously Executive Vice President at EveryMove, a startup consumer engagement company, CEO for WellPoint, and General Counsel for Premera Blue Cross.

Brandon Hollis joins Zappos Family of Companies as Chief Legal Counsel

We are pleased to announce that Brandon Hollis is the new Chief Legal Counsel of Zappos Family of Companies, a subsidiary of Amazon.com. He will be based in the Las Vegas headquarters. Mr. Hollis graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1998, and previously worked at Seattle-area law firms and companies.

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