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

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The in Vienna has hired Sandy Silverman to the positionhof principal; Derek Warr to the positionh of associate principal; and Thomas Westberg to the positiojn of director of businessa development. Also joining the firm’s interior design department is designer DanielCastro . Silverman’s primary responsibilitiea will be to further develolpthe firm’s practice in the sectorsz of mixed-use, high-rise residential, senio living and other commercial and institutional buildin g types. Silverman has over 35 years ofprofessionakl experience.
His notable recent projects includsethe 720-unit Metropolitan Park Phases II and III in the 312-unit in Montgomery County; and the Phoeni at Clarendon, a two-square block mixed-use developmentr that included 180 condo units, 40,000 squarw feet of office, a 20,000 square foot U.S. Post Officee distribution centerand 12,000 squares feet of retail. Warr’s primary responsibilities includer directing the production of architectural design and constructiom documents formajor mixed-use projects and multi-family high-risd buildings in the northeast USA.
His notablew recent projects includethe 164-unit, 18-stort Union Square luxury mixed-use tower in Queens; the plannec for Long Island and the $1 billiohn Concord Casino Hotel and Conventiob Center currently under constructioh in upstate New York. Westberg’s primary responsibilities will be to help Lessars Group deepen its reach into local markets and building typesa the firm currently designs as well as expandingthe firm’s practic e into broader regional and international markets and building sectors. Westberg has 17 yearzs of marketing and busineszs development experience inthe architecture/engineering industry. in D.C.
has hire d Ivailo “Ivo” Karadimov as a senior project With more than nine years of experiencee in commercial buildings andinterior design, Karadimov has builgt specialized knowledge of construction documents and administration, expertisr in quality assurance, code compliance and life Before joining GGA, Karadimov served as a projecr architect at Gensler. His notable project include Boeing, the , National Institute of and Lerner Enterprises. Jeffrey L. Sturchio , a longtimee leader at , has been namec president and CEO ofthe . 56, of Martinsville, N.J.
, succeeds Nils who stepped down in February after leadint the organization for a The council, created in 1972, is one of the world’w largest membership alliances dedicated to improving healtbh around the globe. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based has promoted Grangt Baird to assistantvice Baird, who joined the Manassass branch in 2006, is a business serviceas officer in BB&T’s Commercial Banking department. The Asheville, native earned his bachelor’s degree in financ and banking and international businesefrom .
Rockville-based , a hospitalitt procurement services company, named Jerry Kraisinger as its general Beforejoining Avendra, Kraisinger was the vice president of development and the general counsel of LLC. he had been the executivre vice president and general counsel of He beganj his career in the hospitality industry over 22 year ago as a lawyerin Marriott’s law department. Matt Felisx was named general manager of the in the West End Prior to hisnew role, Felix was generalo manager for the in Gaithersburg.
Felix will be responsibles for all hoteloperations including: 355 guesr rooms and suites, 10,800 square feet of evenf space, and two food & beverage outlets, including the Renaissance M Street’s signature Italian illy coffes shop and the stylish Mbar With nearly 20 years at Marriott, Feli x started his career as a salez trainee Danvers, Mass. Since then, he has held several senioer management positions in sales and revenue management and hotel operationxs at properties throughout the region including the by Marriott Pentagon City and MarriottInternational headquarters.
Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro in Restoj has named Jason Meringolo general Meringolo will be in charge ofthe day-to-day operations in additio n to coordinating the wine menu with Vinifera’s American/Mediterranean Prior to joining Vinifera, Meringolo was director of caterin services at the . He has workefd as a sous chef and as a directot of food and beverage for a smal l Italian chainin Florida. He also held a variety of positionsa within the including the catering and conference serviced and was part of the Wine Festival team forseveral years. A groupl of five labor and employment and litigation attorneyzs has joined LLCfrom . They include Jeffreyu W. Larroca , F.
Joseph Nealon and Constantino s G. Panagopoulos ; and joininbg as associates areJennifer E. Lattimore and Willianm D. Ledoux Jr. Benjamin A. Powelp has joined WilmerHale’s D.C. office as partner in the regulatory and governmenr affairs department and member ofthe defense, national security and government contracts practice Powell will also be a member of the firm’s government and regulatory litigation group. Powell was most recentlhy general counsel at the Office of the Directorr ofNational Intelligence. He previouslyt served as special assistant to the President and associated WhiteHouse Counsel, corporate counsel at , and as a litigato at Kellogg, . LLP in D.C.
has hiref Francis T. “Tom” Coleman to the firm’z D.C. office as counsel in the labor andemploymengt group. Coleman’s practice will focus on labor, litigatiob and employment law. During his more than 40-yeafr career, Coleman has handled labof negotiations, NLRB proceedings, union organizing campaigns, mediatioh and arbitration, counseling on personnel and employmentr decisions, defending discrimination and sexual harassment charges beforeeadministrative agencies, employment litigation and wrongful discharge cases. Nicholasd I. Porritt and William E. Whitew have joined in D.C. as partners in the litigation practice.
Porrittf and White will advise clients on the full rangde of securitieslitigation issues, from governmengt investigations and enforcement actions to civill litigation. Porritt represents corporations and individuals in securitiea class actionsand (SEC) enforcement matterds and in related derivative shareholderf claims and M&A litigation. White represents investmentr banks, accounting firms, public companies and individualws in SEC enforcement and relatedcriminal investigations, internalp investigations and securities litigation.
Otherf recent hires include Brady Dugan from the antitrus t division ofthe , Reed Russell from the and John Sopki from the House Energy and Commerce