People on the Move: June 1 - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The in Vienna has hiredf Sandy Silverman to the positionof principal; Derek Warr to the positionh of associate principal; and Thomas Westberg to the positiohn of director of business Also joining the firm’s interiord design department is designer Danie l Castro . Silverman’s primary responsibilities will be to furthere developthe firm’s practice in the sectors of mixed-use, high-riswe residential, senior living and other commercial and institutional buildingt types. Silverman has over 35 yeare ofprofessional experience.
His notablwe recent projects includethe 720-unit Metropolitan Park Phasex II and III in Arlington; the 312-unit in Montgomer County; and the Phoenix at Clarendon, a two-squared block mixed-use development that includesd 180 condo units, 40,000 square feet of a 20,000 square foot U.S. Post Office distribution centerand 12,0009 square feet of retail. Warr’s primary responsibilitieds include directing the production of architectural design and constructionn documents formajor mixed-use projects and multi-familyu high-rise buildings in the northeasrt USA.
His notable recent projects includethe 18-story Union Square luxury mixed-use tower in the planned for Long Island and the $1 billionm Concord Casino Hotel and Convention Center currently undedr construction in upstate New York. Westberg’s primarty responsibilities will be to help Lessardx Group deepen its reach into local market and building types the firm currently designxs as well as expandingthe firm’s practice into broadedr regional and international markets and building sectors. Westberg has 17 years of marketing and business development experience inthe architecture/engineering in D.C. has hired Ivailo Karadimov as a senior project architect.
With more than nine years of experiencr in commercial buildings andinterior design, Karadimo v has built specialized knowledge of constructionj documents and administration, expertise in quality code compliance and life safety. Before joining GGA, Karadimov servedf as a project architecftat Gensler. His notable projects includd Boeing, the , National Institute of Health, and Lerner Jeffrey L. Sturchio , a longtime leadert at , has been named presidengt and CEO ofthe . Sturchio, 56, of Martinsville, N.J.
, succeedz Nils Daulaire, who steppexd down in February after leading the organization for a The council, created in is one of the world’s largest membership alliances dedicate to improving health around the globe. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based has promotecd Grant Baird to assistantvice Baird, who joined the Manassas branch in 2006, is a businesw services officer in BB&T’s Commercial Bankinf department. The Asheville, N.C., native earned his bachelor’s degrede in finance and banking and international businessfrom . Rockville-basede , a hospitality procurement services company, named Jerry Kraisinger as itsgenerall counsel.
Before joining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice president of development and the general counselof LLC. Previously, he had been the executivs vice president and general counsel of He begah his career in the hospitality industry over 22 yearz ago as a lawyerin Marriott’s law department. Matt Felizx was named general managere of the in the West End Prior to his new Felix was general manager for the in Felix will be responsible for all hoteoperations including: 355 guest rooms and suites, 10,800 squares feet of event space, and two food beverage outlets, including the Caffe, Renaissances M Street’s signature Italiah illy coffee shop and the stylisgh Mbar lounge.
With nearly 20 years at Felix started his career as a salesstrainee Danvers, Mass. Since then, he has held several senior management positions in sales and revenue management and hotel operations at propertiez throughout the region including the by Marriot Pentagon City and MarriottrInternational headquarters. Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro in Reston has nameed Jason Meringolo general Meringolo will be in charge ofthe day-to-dayy operations in addition to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’e American/Mediterranean dishes. Prior to joining Meringolo was director of catering services atthe .
He has workeed as a sous chef and as a director of food and beverages for a small Italian chainin Florida. He also held a varietty of positions within the including the catering and conference servicesa and was part ofthe & Wine Festival team for severalk years. A group of five labor and employment and litigation attorneys has joined LLCfrom . They includwe Jeffrey W. Larroca , F. Joseph Nealon and Constantinos G. Panagopoulos ; and joininyg as associates areJennifer E. Lattimore and Williamn D. Ledoux Jr. Benjamin A. Powell has joined WilmerHale’s D.C.
officed as partner in the regulatory and government affairs department and member of the national security and government contractspracticwe group. Powell will also be a membefr ofthe firm’s government and regulatory litigation group. Powell was most recently general counselo at the Office of the Directo ofNational Intelligence. He previouslyu served as special assistant to the Presidenf and associate WhiteHouse Counsel, corporate counsel at , and as a litigatoe at Kellogg, . LLP in D.C. has hirecd Francis T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’ s D.C. office as counsel in the labor andemploymenty group. Coleman’s practice will focus on litigation andemployment law.
During his more than 40-yea r career, Coleman has handled labor negotiations, NLRB proceedings, unioj organizing campaigns, mediation and arbitration, counseling on personne and employment decisions, defendinv discrimination and sexual harassment chargesw beforeadministrative agencies, employmentg litigation and wrongful discharge cases. Nicholas I. Porritt and Williajm E. White have joinecd in D.C. as partners in the litigation practice. Porrittt and White will advise clientws on the full range of securities litigation from government investigations and enforcement actions tocivi litigation.
Porritt represents corporations and individuals in securitiezs class actionsand (SEC) enforcemenft matters and in related derivativde shareholder claims and M&A litigation. White representes investment banks, accounting firms, public companies and individuals in SEC enforcemenft and relatedcriminal investigations, internal investigations and securities litigation. Other recent hires include Brady Dugan from the antitrusty division ofthe , Reed Russelpl from the and John Sopko from the Houss Energy and Commerce Committee.