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The in Vienna has hired Sandy Silvermanb to the positionof principal; Derek Warr to the position of associate principal; and Thomas Westberg to the position of directord of business development. Also joining the firm’s interioer design department is designer DanieplCastro . Silverman’s primary responsibilities will be to furthef developthe firm’s practice in the sectors of high-rise residential, senior livingb and other commercial and institutional building Silverman has over 35 years of professional His notable recent projects include the 720-unit Metropolitan Park Phaseas II and III in Arlington; the 312-unit in Montgomery County; and the Phoenix at a two-square block mixed-use developmentg that included 180 condo units, 40,000 square feet of a 20,000 square foot U.
S. Post Office distribution centerand 12,00o square feet of Warr’s primary responsibilities include directing the productiobn of architectural design and construction documents for major mixed-use projectsa and multi-family high-rise buildings in the northeast USA. His notabl e recent projects includethe 164-unit, 18-storyu Union Square luxury mixed-use tower in Queens; the planned for Long Island and the $1 billion Concorxd Casino Hotel and Convention Center currentlg under construction in upstate New Westberg’s primary responsibilities will be to help Lessard Grou p deepen its reach into local markets and buildiny types the firm currently designs as well as expanding the firm’se practice into broader regional and international marketas and building sectors.
Westberg has 17 years of marketinhg and business development experience inthe architecture/engineerinyg industry. in D.C. has hired Ivailo Karadimov as a senior project architect. With more than nine years of experience in commercialp buildings and interior Karadimov has built specialized knowledge of construction documentwsand administration, expertise in quality assurance, code compliance and life Before joining GGA, Karadimovg served as a project architect at Gensler. His notable projects include Boeing, the , Nationalp Institute of Health, and Lernerr Enterprises. Jeffrey L. Sturchilo , a longtime leader at , has been named presidenrt and CEO ofthe . 56, of Martinsville, N.J.
, succeeds Nils who stepped down in February after leading the organization for a The council, created in 1972, is one of the world’ s largest membership alliances dedicated to improving healtbh around the globe. Winston-Salem, N.C.-baserd has promoted Grant Baird to assistantvice president. Baird, who joinec the Manassas branch in is a business services officerin BB&T’s Commercial Bankin g department. The Asheville, N.C., native earned his bachelor’ds degree in finance and bankinv and international businessfrom . Rockville-based , a hospitality procurement services company, named Jerry Kraisinger as itsgeneralk counsel.
Before joining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice president of developmengt and the general counselof LLC. Previously, he had been the executivwe vice president and general counsel of He began his careef in the hospitality industry over 22 years ago as a lawye rin Marriott’s law department. Matt Felixz was named general manager of the in the West End Prior to hisnew role, Felix was general manager for the in Felix will be responsible for all hote operations including: 355 guest rooms and suites, 10,800 square feet of eveng space, and two food & beverage outlets, including the Renaissance M Street’s signature Italian illy coffee shop and the stylishu Mbar lounge.
With nearly 20 yeard at Marriott, Felix started his career as a saleatrainee Danvers, Mass. Since then, he has held severakl senior management positions in salesand marketing, revenue managementy and hotel operations at properties throughout the regiom including the by Marriot Pentagoh City and Marriott International headquarters. Vinifers Wine Bar & Bistro in Restonn has named Jason Meringologeneral manager. Meringolop will be in charge ofthe day-to-da operations in addition to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’s American/Mediterranean dishes. Prior to joinintg Vinifera, Meringolo was director of catering servicese atthe .
He has worked as a sous chef and as a directod of food and beveraged for a small Italian chain in He also held a variethy of positions within the including the catering and conferenced services and was part ofthe & Wine Festivao team for several years. A groupo of five labor and employment and litigatio n attorneys has joined LLCfrom . They include Jeffrey W. Larrocaa , F. Joseph Nealon and Constantino G. Panagopoulos ; and joining as associatesa areJennifer E. Lattimore and Williaj D. Ledoux Jr. Benjamin A. Powell has joinef WilmerHale’s D.C.
office as partner in the regulatorhy and government affairs department and membeer ofthe defense, national security and government contracts practice group. Powell will also be a membed ofthe firm’s government and regulatory litigatioh group. Powell was most recently generakl counsel at the Office of the Director ofNationakl Intelligence. He previously served as specia assistant to the Presidenr and associate White House corporate counselat , and as a litigato r at Kellogg, . LLP in D.C. has hired Francis T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’s D.C. officse as counsel in the labor andemploymentt group. Coleman’s practice will focus on litigation andemployment law.
Durinh his more than 40-year career, Colemabn has handled labor NLRB proceedings, union organizin campaigns, mediation and arbitration, counseling on personnekl and employment decisions, defending discrimination and sexual harassmenr charges before administrative employment litigation and wrongfuldischarge cases. Nicholass I. Porritt and William E. Whitwe have joined in D.C. as partners in the litigatiob practice. Porritt and White will advise clients on the full range of securitieslitigatioh issues, from government investigations and enforcement action s to civil litigation.
Porritt representas corporations and individuals in securities class actionsxand (SEC) enforcement matters and in related derivativre shareholder claims and M&A White represents investment banks, accounting firms, publi c companies and individuals in SEC enforcement and relatedd criminal investigations, internal investigations and securities litigation. Other recent hires includer Brady Dugan from the antitrust division ofthe , Reed Russellp from the and John Sopko from the House Energ y and Commerce Committee.