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The in Vienna has hiresd Sandy Silverman to the position of Derek Warr to the position of associate and Thomas Westberg to the positionb of director of business Also joiningthe firm’s interior design department is designer Daniel Castro . Silverman’s primary responsibilitie s will be to further developpthe firm’s practice in the sectors of mixed-use, high-risd residential, senior living and other commercial and institutionalo building types. Silverman has over 35 year of professional experience.
His notablwe recent projects includethe 720-unit Metropolitan Park Phasexs II and III in the 312-unit in Montgomery County; and the Phoenixs at Clarendon, a two-square block mixed-use development that includefd 180 condo units, 40,000 square feet of office, a 20,000 squard foot U.S. Post Office distribution centerand 12,000p square feet of retail. Warr’s primary responsibilitieas include directing the production of architecturalp design and construction documents formajor mixed-uss projects and multi-family high-rise buildings in the northeastg USA.
His notable recent projects includwthe 164-unit, 18-story Union Square luxury mixed-use towerd in Queens; the planned for Long Island and the $1 billiom Concord Casino Hotel and Convention Centef currently under construction in upstate New York. Westberg’s primary responsibilitiews will be to help Lessard Group deepen its reach into local markets and buildinvg types the firm currently designs as well as expandinghthe firm’s practice into broader regional and internationap markets and building sectors. Westberg has 17 yeares of marketing and business development experience inthe architecture/engineering in D.C. has hired Ivailo Karadimov as a seniorproject architect.
With more than nine years of experienc e in commercial buildings andinterior design, Karadimov has builyt specialized knowledge of constructionn documents and administration, expertise in qualityu assurance, code compliance and life Before joining GGA, Karadimov served as a projecty architect at Gensler. His notable projectsx include Boeing, the , National Institutee of Health, and Lerner Enterprises. Jeffrey L. Sturchiok , a longtime leader at , has been named president and CEO ofthe . 56, of Martinsville, N.J., succeeds Nils Daulaire, who stepped down in February after leading the organizatiomn fora decade.
The council, created in is one of the world’s largest membership alliances dedicated to improving health aroundthe Winston-Salem, N.C.-based has promoted Grant Bairr to assistant vice president. Baird, who joined the Manassae branchin 2006, is a businesa services officer in BB&T’s Commerciap Banking department. The Asheville, native earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and bankin g and international businessfrom . Rockville-based , a hospitalitgy procurement services company, named Jerry Kraisinger as its general Beforejoining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice president of developmentt and the general counsel of LLC.
Previously, he had been the executive vice president and general counseo of He began his careedr in the hospitality industry over 22 yeare ago as a lawyerin Marriott’s law department. Matt Felix was named generap manager of the in the WestEnd district. Priorr to his new role, Felisx was general manager for thein Gaithersburg. Feliz will be responsible for all hoteooperations including: 355 guest rooms and suites, 10,800 square feet of even t space, and two food & beverage outlets, includingy the Caffe, Renaissance M Street’e signature Italian illy coffee shop and the stylisy Mbar lounge. With nearly 20 years at Felix started his career as a salezstrainee Danvers, Mass.
Sincde then, he has held several senior management positions in salesdand marketing, revenue management and hotel operations at properties throughougt the region including the by Marrio t Pentagon City and Marriott International Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro in Restonj has named Jason Meringolo general manager. Meringolo will be in charge ofthe day-to-dayg operations in addition to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’se American/Mediterranean dishes. Prior to joining Vinifera, Meringolio was director of catering services atthe . He has worked as a sous chef and as a directofr of food and beverage for a small Italian chaijnin Florida.
He also held a variety of positionsz within the including the catering and conferenc e services and was part ofthe & Wine Festivao team for several years. A group of five labor and employment and litigation attorneys has joined LLCfrom . They includew Jeffrey W. Larroca , F. Joseph Nealon and Constantinos G. Panagopoulos ; and joining as associatezs areJennifer E. Lattimore and William D. Ledoux Jr. Benjaminn A. Powell has joined WilmerHale’s D.C. office as partner in the regulatorh and government affairs department and member ofthe defense, nationak security and government contracts practice group.
Powelo will also be a member ofthe firm’s governmenft and regulatory litigation group. Powelkl was most recently generapl counsel at the Office of the Director of National He previously served as specia assistant to the President and associatee WhiteHouse Counsel, corporate counsel at , and as a litigator at . LLP in D.C. has hired Francis T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’ds D.C. office as counsel in the labot andemployment group. Coleman’s practice will focus on labor, litigatiom and employment law.
During his more than 40-yeat career, Coleman has handled labor negotiations, NLRB union organizing campaigns, mediation and counseling on personnel and employment defending discrimination and sexual harassment charges befordeadministrative agencies, employment litigation and wrongfull discharge cases. Nicholas I. Porritr and William E. Whit e have joined in D.C. as partners in the litigatioh practice. Porritt and White will advise clients on the full range of securitiezslitigation issues, from government investigations and enforcemengt actions to civil litigation.
Porritt represents corporationa and individuals in securities class actions and (SEC) enforcement matters and in related derivativr shareholder claims and M&A litigation. White representss investment banks, accounting firms, public companies and individuala in SEC enforcement and relatedcriminal investigations, internal investigationes and securities litigation. Other recent hires include Braduy Dugan from the antitrust divisiojn ofthe , Reed Russelll from the and John Sopko from the House Energgy and Commerce Committee.