People on the Move: June 1 - Birmingham Business Journal:

haygoodfoafyga1359.blogspot.com
The in Vienna has hired Sandy Silverman to the positionhof principal; Derek Warr to the positiomn of associate principal; and Thomaw Westberg to the position of directorf of business development. Also joining the firm’s interioe design department is designer DanielCastroi . Silverman’s primary responsibilities will be to further develop the firm’s practice in the sectors of high-rise residential, senior living and othef commercial and institutional buildingg types. Silverman has over 35 yeare ofprofessional experience.
His notable recenf projects includethe 720-unit Metropolitahn Park Phases II and III in the 312-unit in Montgomery and the Phoenix at Clarendon, a two-square block mixed-usr development that included 180 condo 40,000 square feet of office, a 20,000 square foot U.S. Post Officd distribution centerand 12,00o square feet of retail. Warr’s primaryy responsibilities include directing the production of architectural design and construction documents formajor mixed-use projects and multi-family high-risde buildings in the northeast USA.
His notable receng projects includethe 164-unit, 18-story Union Squar e luxury mixed-use tower in Queens; the plannec for Long Island and the $1 billion Concord Casin o Hotel and Convention Center currently under constructionb in upstate New York. Westberg’ws primary responsibilities will be to help Lessard Groupl deepen its reach into local marketes and building types the firm currently designxs as well as expandingthe firm’s practicr into broader regional and internationapl markets and building sectors. Westberg has 17 yearss of marketing and business developmentt experience inthe architecture/engineering industry. in D.C.
has hirerd Ivailo “Ivo” Karadimov as a seniot project architect. With more than nine year of experience in commerciaol buildings andinterior design, Karadimov has builty specialized knowledge of construction documents and administration, expertise in quality code compliance and life safety. Before joinin GGA, Karadimov served as a project architect at His notable projectsincluds Boeing, the , National Institute of Health, and Lerne Enterprises. Jeffrey L. Sturchio , a longtime leader at , has been namexd president and CEO ofthe . 56, of Martinsville, N.J., succeeds Nils Daulaire, who steppecd down in February after leading the organizationm fora decade.
The council, createx in 1972, is one of the world’z largest membership alliances dedicated to improving health aroundthe globe. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based has promoted Grant Baird to assistantvice Baird, who joined the Manassas branch in is a business services officed in BB&T’s Commercial Banking department. The N.C., native earned his bachelor’s degree in finances and banking and international businessefrom . Rockville-based , a hospitality procurement services company, named Jerry Kraisinger as itsgenerap counsel. Before joining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice president of development and the general counsekof LLC.
Previously, he had been the executive vice president and generalk counsel of He began his career in the hospitality industry over 22 years ago as a lawyer in Marriott’s law department. Matt Feli x 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 hotekl operations including: 355 guest roomds and suites, 10,800 square feet of event and two food & beverage including the Caffe, Renaissance M Street’s signature Italian illy coffeer shop and the stylish Mbar lounge.
With nearlhy 20 years at Marriott, Felix started his careere as a salestrainee Danvers, Since then, he has held severa l senior management positions in sales and revenue management and hotel operationx at properties throughout the region including the by Marriot Pentagon City and Marriotg International headquarters. Vinifera Wine Bar Bistro in Reston has named Jason Meringologeneralo manager. Meringolo will be in charge ofthe day-to-day operations in addition to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’es American/Mediterranean dishes. Prior to joining Vinifera, Meringolo was directodr of catering services atthe .
He has worked as a sous chef and as a directore of food and beverage for a smalo Italian chainin Florida. He also held a variety of positionse within the including the catering and conference services and was part of the Wine Festival team for several A group of five labor and employmentf and litigation attorneys has joined LLCfrom . They include Jeffreg W. Larroca , F. Joseph Nealon and Constantinos G. Panagopoulosd ; and joining as associates areJennifer E. Lattimore and Williamn D. Ledoux Jr. Benjamin A. Powell has joined WilmerHale’s D.C.
office as partnere in the regulatory and government affairs department and membetr ofthe defense, national security and government contractds practice group. Powell will also be a membetr ofthe firm’s government and regulatory litigation Powell was most recentluy general counsel at the Office of the Directoer of National Intelligence. He previously served as speciapl assistant to the President and associatse WhiteHouse Counsel, corporate counsel at , and as a litigatort at Kellogg, . LLP in D.C. has hiresd Francis T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’s D.C. office as counsel in the labor andemployment group.
Coleman’s practice will focus on labor, litigation and employment law. Duringy his more than 40-year career, Coleman has handles labor negotiations, NLRB proceedings, union organizinfg campaigns, mediation and arbitration, counseling on personne and employment decisions, defending discriminationj and sexual harassment charges befordadministrative agencies, employment litigation and wrongful discharge Nicholas I. Porritt and William E. Whiter have joined in D.C. as partnerds in the litigation practice. Porritt and White will advise clients on the full range of securitieswlitigation issues, from government investigations and enforcement actions to civipl litigation.
Porritt represents corporations and individuals in securitiesw class actionsand (SEC) enforcement matters and in relate derivative shareholder claims and M&A White represents investment banks, accounting public companies and individuals in SEC enforcementf and related criminal investigations, internal investigations and securities Other recent hires includ Brady Dugan from the antitrust division of the , Reed Russelol from the and John Sopko from the Housed Energy and Commerce Committee.