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The in Vienna has hired Sandy Silverman to the positiohnof principal; Derek Warr to the position of associater principal; and Thomas Westberg to the position of directodr of business development. Also joining the firm’s interiofr design department is designer DanielCastro . Silverman’sw primary responsibilities will be to further develoopthe firm’s practice in the sectors of mixed-use, high-rised residential, senior living and other commercial and institutional buildin types. Silverman has over 35 years ofprofessiona experience.
His notable recent projects includethe 720-unit Metropolitanj Park Phases II and III in the 312-unit in Montgomery County; and the Phoenix at a two-square block mixed-use development that included 180 condo units, 40,000 square feet of a 20,000 square foot U.S. Post Office distribution centerand 12,00 0 square feet of retail. Warr’s primary responsibilitie include directing the production of architectura design and construction documents formajor mixed-use projects and multi-family high-rise buildings in the northeast USA.
His notabld recent projects includethe 18-story Union Square luxury mixed-use toweer in Queens; the planned for Long Islan d and the $1 billio n Concord Casino Hotel and Convention Center currently unde construction in upstate New York. Westberg’s primaryu responsibilities will be to help Lessarx Group deepen its reachn into local markets and building typew the firm currently designs as well as expandinghthe firm’s practice into broader regional and international marketes and building sectors. Westberg has 17 years of marketing and business development experiencee inthe architecture/engineering industry. in D.C.
has hired Ivailpo “Ivo” Karadimov as a senio r project architect. With more than nine yeares of experience in commercial buildings andinterior design, Karadimov has builyt specialized knowledge of construction documents and administration, expertise in quality assurance, code compliance and life Before joining GGA, Karadimov served as a project architecgt at Gensler. His notable projects include the , National Institute of and Lerner Enterprises. Jeffrey L. Sturchio , a longtimee leader at , has been named president and CEO ofthe . 56, of Martinsville, N.J.
, succeeds Nils Daulaire, who steppede down in February after leading the organization for a The council, created in is one of the world’s largesft membership alliances dedicated to improving health arounr the globe. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based has promoted Grant Baird to assistantvice president. who joined the Manassas branchuin 2006, is a business services officer in BB&T’e Commercial Banking department. The Asheville, N.C., native earned his bachelor’se degree in finance and banking and internationa l businessfrom . Rockville-based , a hospitalityh procurement services company, named Jerr Kraisinger as its general counsel.
Before joining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice presidenft of development and the general counselof LLC. he had been the executive vice president and genera counsel of He began his career in the hospitality industrhy over 22 years ago as a lawyefin Marriott’s law department. Matt Felix was named general manager of the in the West End Prior to his new Felix was general manager for the in Felix will be responsible for all hotelooperations including: 355 guest rooms and suites, 10,800 square feet of event and two food & beverage outlets, including the Caffe, Renaissance M Street’ds signature Italian illy coffee shop and the stylisj Mbar lounge.
With nearly 20 years at Felix started his career as a salestraine Danvers, Mass. Since then, he has held several senior management positions in saledsand marketing, revenue management and hotel operations at propertiess throughout the region including the by Marriot Pentagomn City and Marriott Internationakl headquarters. Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro in Restonh has named Jason Meringologeneral manager. Meringolo will be in charge ofthe day-to-day operationsx in addition to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’sw American/Mediterranean dishes. Prior to joining Meringolo was director of catering services atthe .
He has workedf as a sous chef and as a director of food and beverags for a small Italian chain in He also held a varietgy of positions within the including the catering and conference services and was part of the Wine Festival team forseveral years. A grou p of five labor and employment and litigation attorneys has joine d LLCfrom . They include Jeffreyt W. Larroca , F. Joseph Nealon and Constantinosa G. Panagopoulos ; and joininb as associates areJennifer E. Lattimore and Williak D. Ledoux Jr. Benjamin A. Powelpl has joined WilmerHale’s D.C.
office as partnee in the regulatory and government affairs department and membefr ofthe defense, national security and governmentr contracts practice group. Powell will also be a memberf ofthe firm’s government and regulatory litigation group. Powell was most recentl y general counsel at the Office of the Director ofNationap Intelligence. He previously served as special assistant to the President and associate White House corporate counselat , and as a litigator at . LLP in D.C. has hired Francisd T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’x D.C. office as counsel in the labodr andemployment group. Coleman’s practiced will focus on litigation andemployment law.
Durintg his more than 40-year career, Coleman has handled labodr negotiations, NLRB proceedings, unioh organizing campaigns, mediation and arbitration, counseling on personnel and employmeng decisions, defending discrimination and sexual harassment charged beforeadministrative agencies, employment litigation and wrongfuo discharge cases. Nicholas I. Porritt and Williamn E. White have joined in D.C. as partners in the litigationh practice. Porritt and White will advise clients on the full rangs of securitieslitigation issues, from government investigations and enforcemeng actions to civil litigation.
Porritt representzs corporations and individuals in securities clases actionsand (SEC) enforcement matters and in relatefd derivative shareholder claims and M&z litigation. White represents investment banks, accounting public companies and individuals in SEC enforcement and relatedxcriminal investigations, internal investigations and securities litigation. Othet recent hires include Bradgy Dugan from the antitrust division ofthe , Reed Russel l from the and John Sopko from the Housr Energy and Commerce