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Constandinos (Deno) Himonas Inducted Into the Warren E. Burger Society

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Friday, November 18, 2022
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The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has inducted Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Constandinos (Deno) Himonas into the organizations Warren E. Burger Society.

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  • The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has inducted Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Constandinos (Deno) Himonas into the organizations Warren E. Burger Society.
  • The society is designed to honor individuals who have used their time, talent, and support to advance the organization in exceptional ways.
  • I am deeply honored to be inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society, Himonas said.
  • Himonas joined Wilson Sonsini in 2022, helping the firm launch its Salt Lake City office.

BYU Law Dean to Step Down at End of Academic Year

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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PROVO, Utah, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced that Dean D. Gordon Smith will step down following the 2022-23 academic year to return to the faculty.

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  • "BYU Law School is flourishing, and my enthusiasm for the Law School has never been greater.
  • Prior to his initial appointment as dean, he served as an associate dean for faculty and curriculum at BYU Law.
  • Prior to joining the faculty at BYU Law in 2007, he was a professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
  • In its most recent rankings, National Jurist recognized BYU Law as the #1 best-value law school in its 2021 ranking.

BYU Law Welcomes Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee as Visiting Professor, Linguistics Expert Jesse Egbert as Research Associate for 2022-23

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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PROVO, Utah, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas R. Lee will join the law school as a visiting professor and Jesse Egbert will join as visiting research associate for the 2022-23 academic year. The visiting faculty will focus on furthering BYU Law's corpus linguistics curriculum and research. Corpus linguistics is a methodology for understanding the meaning of words by analyzing naturally occurring language in large collections of texts called "corpora." This methodology is at the precipice of more mainstream use as practitioners and judges, including the U.S. Supreme Court, gain understanding of its potential to impact modern-day cases.

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  • PROVO, Utah, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas R. Lee will join the law school as a visiting professor and Jesse Egbert will join as visiting research associate for the 2022-23 academic year.
  • The visiting faculty will focus on furthering BYU Law's corpus linguistics curriculum and research.
  • Prior to joining BYU Law as a visiting research associate, Jesse Egbert was a full-time assistant professor of applied linguistics at Northern Arizona University.
  • In its most recent rankings, National Jurist recognized BYU Law as the #1 best-value law school in its 2021 ranking.

SixFifty Releases Free Automated Tool to Help Utahns Change Their Name and Gender Marker

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Friday, June 24, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SixFifty today announced a free, automated tool to help Utahns change their name or gender marker .

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SixFifty today announced a free, automated tool to help Utahns change their name or gender marker .
  • "For most people, though, the process of changing their name or gender marker is too complex and they don't know how to get help.
  • SixFifty's free Name and Gender Marker tool Identity 650 can be found at www.sixfifty.com/identity .
  • ET) about Utah's name and gender marker change laws, and how to use SixFifty's new tool.

USANA Legal Team Brings Home Two Awards

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA is proud to announce two members of its legal team were recently recognized as top professionals in their field and Utah's business community by Utah Business magazine. USANA Chief Legal Officer Joshua Foukas was named a CXO of the Year, and USANA Corporate Counsel and Senior Manager of Government Relations Elise Walker Brown was honored as one of Utah's 30 Women to Watch.

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  • USANA Chief Legal Officer Joshua Foukas was named a CXO of the Year , and USANA Corporate Counsel and Senior Manager of Government Relations Elise Walker Brown was honored as one of Utah's 30 Women to Watch .
  • Josh Foukas has made positive change in many ways in his time at USANA.
  • "He is brilliant as both a legal strategist and business adviser to the company, and we are so incredibly fortunate to have him on our leadership team.
  • Utah Businessrecognized another valuable member of the USANA legal team in May.

JUSTICE CHRISTINE DURHAM JOINS WILSON SONSINI'S LITIGATION DEPARTMENT IN SALT LAKE CITY

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Justice Christine Durham has joined the firm's litigation department as Senior Of Counsel in the Salt Lake City office.

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  • Justice Durham's move also re-connects her with former Utah Supreme Court JusticeDeno Himonas, who joined Wilson Sonsini's Salt Lake City office upon his retirement in March 2022.
  • In 2002, Justice Durham achieved yet another milestone by being the first woman Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court.
  • From 2018 until she joined Wilson Sonsini, Justice Durham was an attorney at Zimmerman Booher, an appellate law firm in Salt Lake City.
  • The firm now has more than 14 attorneys, including Justice Durham, who are based in Wilson Sonsini's Salt Lake City office.

DENO HIMONAS BECOMES PRESIDENT OF RESPONSIVE LAW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Responsive Law, a national nonprofit advocating on behalf of consumers of legal services, is proud to announce that Deno Himonas has become president of its board of directors.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Responsive Law, a national nonprofit advocating on behalf of consumers of legal services, is proud to announce that Deno Himonas has become president of its board of directors.
  • Throughout his legal career, Himonas has concerned himself with issues relating to the access and affordability of civil justice in the U.S. court system.
  • Founded in 2010, Responsive Law is the only national organization speaking on behalf of users of legal services.
  • "I'm thrilled that Deno Himonas has agreed to lead our board of directors," said Tom Gordon , Responsive Law's executive director.

BYU Law Hosts 7th Annual Law and Corpus Linguistics Conference

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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PROVO, Utah, Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced it will hold its seventh annual Law and Corpus Linguistics Conference Feb. 3-4 via hybrid (in-person and virtual) format.

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  • PROVO, Utah, Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced it will hold its seventh annual Law and Corpus Linguistics Conference Feb. 3-4 via hybrid (in-person and virtual) format.
  • During BYU Law's seventh annual Law and Corpus Linguistics Conference, panelists and participants will discuss best practices in corpus methods, interpretation applications and related topics.
  • The seventh annual Law & Corpus Linguistics Conference will include a workshop for any attending linguists on Thursday, Feb. 3from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (MT).
  • In 2021, BYU Law released the public version of its law and corpus linguistics platform and search interface.

Alison Johnson Rejoins Wilson Sonsini’s Corporate Practice

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Thursday, January 6, 2022
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Alison G. Johnson has rejoined the firms corporate practice as a partner in the newly launched Salt Lake City office .

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  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Alison G. Johnson has rejoined the firms corporate practice as a partner in the newly launched Salt Lake City office .
  • Johnson represents companies at all stages of growth, advising on venture capital and other financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters.
  • She has a burgeoning early-stage company practice that is national in reach.
  • Johnson started her legal career at Wilson Sonsini as a summer associate in 2006 and, following her graduation from law school in 2007, she joined the firms Palo Alto office as a corporate associate.

Wilson Sonsini Launches Salt Lake City Office With Retiring Utah Supreme Court Justice, Veteran Corporate Team

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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Divvy Series D : Wilson Sonsini represented Divvy, a leader in spend management with corporate users including the Utah Jazz, in a $165 million funding round that valued the company at $1.6 billion.

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  • Divvy Series D : Wilson Sonsini represented Divvy, a leader in spend management with corporate users including the Utah Jazz, in a $165 million funding round that valued the company at $1.6 billion.
  • J.D., Brigham Young University Law School, summa cum laude, 2000
    J.D., New York University School of Law, 2008
    First Greek American to serve on the Utah Supreme Court.
  • Before leaving the bench, he was the only non-Mormon on the Utah Supreme Court.
  • Marc Porter: "Wilson Sonsini has no peer, in Utah or elsewhere, in providing sophisticated counsel to emerging technology companies.