Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Greenberg Traurig's India Sneed Joins CLEO Advisory Council Following Unanimous Board of Directors Vote

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorney India L. Sneed joins the Advisory Council of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) following a unanimous vote by the CLEO Board of Directors. As a CLEO Advisory Council member, Sneed will help CLEO "realize its vision of preparing students from diverse backgrounds to become lawyers and instill in them a passion for social justice, community service, excellence, and leadership," the organization noted.

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  • Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorney India L. Sneed joins the Advisory Council of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) following a unanimous vote by the CLEO Board of Directors.
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorney India L. Sneed joins the Advisory Council of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) following a unanimous vote by the CLEO Board of Directors.
  • I am excited and grateful to have been selected to serve on the CLEO Advisory Council," Sneed said.
  • I am very excited that India will now serve on the CLEO Advisory Council.

Greenberg Traurig's India L. Sneed Honored at Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed, a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's New York office, was honored at the Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony May 11 at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York. City & State New York, Spectrum, and the NAACP New York State Conference sponsored the event, which salutes "some of the most prominent women in government, business and media in New York State who are making a difference in our communities."

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  • India L. Sneed, a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's New York office, was honored at the Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony May 11 at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York.
  • City & State New York, Spectrum, and the NAACP New York State Conference sponsored the event, which salutes "some of the most prominent women in government, business and media in New York State who are making a difference in our communities."
  • NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed , a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's New York office , was honored at the Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony May 11 at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York.
  • Sneed advises clients on matters pertaining to government law and policy, election law, and investigations.

Greenberg Traurig's India Sneed Named to City & State's 2023 'The Power of Diversity: Black Power 100' List

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed, a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's New York office, has been named to City & State's "The Power of Diversity: Black Power 100" list.

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  • India L. Sneed, a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's New York office, has been named to City & State's "The Power of Diversity: Black Power 100" list.
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed , a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's New York office , has been named to City & State's " The Power of Diversity: Black Power 100 " list.
  • According to the publication, the list recognizes Black leaders as well as Black business executives, nonprofit leaders, union officials, advisers, advocates, and activists who are blazing new trails in New York.
  • Sneed is dedicated to giving back and involved in a number of organizations, including the National Black Prosecutors Association, the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, and serves on Greenberg Traurig's Committee on Racial Justice.

KSTM Promotes Malissa Osei and Justine Stringer to Partner

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP announced today that Malissa Osei and Justine Stringer have been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2023.

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  • Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP announced today that Malissa Osei and Justine Stringer have been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2023.
  • “We are fortunate to have worked with Malissa and Justine since the early stages of their careers, and we couldn’t be prouder of the lawyers they are today,” said KSTM founding partner Caroline Krauss .
  • Before joining KSTM, she was an associate at Blank Rome, in one of the nation’s largest matrimonial practices.
  • Justine is a member of the Women’s Bar Association’s Family Law Committee and the New York State Bar Association.

The Foray Firm Announces Launch of Scholarship Program for Black Law Students

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Foray Firm is proud to announce that it is launching a scholarship program to aid Black law students in their educational goals. Each semester going forward, the firm will offer a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving African American student who is pursuing a degree in law.

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  • HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Foray Firm is proud to announce that it is launching a scholarship program to aid Black law students in their educational goals.
  • In offering this scholarship, the firm hopes to further the education of rising black family law attorneys who are uniquely equipped to meet the needs of local families.
  • The Black Law Student Scholarship reflects the law firm's deeply rooted commitment to serving its local community.
  • To be eligible, students must be full-time law students and members of the Black Law Student Association, and they must maintain a 3.0 GPA, among other requirements.

Blank Rome Continues National Finance Team Growth with Addition of Partner Mirlande Telfort in New York

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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New York, NY, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Mirlande Telfort has joined the firms Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group as a partner in the New York office.

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  • New York, NY, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Mirlande Telfort has joined the firms Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group as a partner in the New York office.
  • Prior to Blank Rome, Mirlande was a partner in the Banking & Finance practice at McGuire Woods LLP.
  • We are pleased to welcome Mirlande as the newest member of our national finance team, said Grant S. Palmer , Blank Romes Managing Partner and CEO.
  • We are very excited to have Mirlande joinour national finance team in New York, said Lawrence F. Flick II , Chair of Blank Romes Financial Services industryteam.

SONYA OLDS SOM JOINS DIVERSIFIED SEARCH GROUP AS GLOBAL MANAGING PARTNER

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Search Group, one of the fastest-growing and most highly-regarded companies in the executive search industry, has announced that Sonya Olds Som, Esq., has joined the company as a Global Managing Partner, and will lead the firms newly created Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs practice.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Search Group, one of the fastest-growing and most highly-regarded companies in the executive search industry, has announced that Sonya Olds Som, Esq., has joined the company as a Global Managing Partner, and will lead the firms newly created Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs practice.
  • Som joins Diversified Search Group from a leading global executive search firm, where she was a Partner, specializing in recruiting General Counsels, Deputy General Counsels, Chief Diversity Officers, Board Directors and other C-Suite executives.
  • Diversified Search Group is an industry leader in being a purpose-driven,diversity-dedicated, full-service executive search firm that has always been focused on cultivating new leaders across sectors and geographies, said Som.
  • Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the Diversified Search Group operates in over a dozen offices nationwide and offers global services as the exclusive U.S. partner of AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent executive search firms.

India Sneed Named to City & State's 2021 "Black Power 100" List

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Friday, October 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed , a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's New York office has been named to City & State's 2021 "Black Power 100" list.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- India L. Sneed , a Government Law & Policy Practice associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's New York office has been named to City & State's 2021 "Black Power 100" list.
  • She previously served as a City Council member's chief of staff where she helped craft legislation.
  • Sneed also worked at the Kings County District Attorney's office as a member of the Hon.
  • The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus.

Goodness Growth Holdings Completes First National Cannabis Expungement Month

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. ("Goodness Growth" or the "Company") (CSE: GDNS;OTCQX: GDNSF), a physician-led, science-focused cannabis company and IP developer, today announced the completion of its first ever national cannabis expungement month.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. ("Goodness Growth" or the "Company") (CSE: GDNS;OTCQX: GDNSF), a physician-led, science-focused cannabis company and IP developer, today announced the completion of its first ever national cannabis expungement month.
  • During the month of September, Goodness Growth hosted or sponsored four expungement clinics in Minnesota, Maryland and New York and helped more than 100 people file the necessary paperwork to get their simple, nonviolent cannabis charges expunged from their records.
  • Goodness Growth is also working with county judges to hold county court expungement days, with cannabis expungement cases scheduled on the same day.
  • Goodness Growth also sponsored an in-person expungement clinic at Mary & Main dispensary with Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM).