PLW People in the News—Dec. 18, 2018—Fox Rothschild
Fox Rothschild partner Marilou E. Watson, a Montgomery County Bar Association diversity committee member and former chair, was reappointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve on the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission.
December 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM
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Elected and Appointed
Fox Rothschild partner Marilou E. Watson, a Montgomery County Bar Association diversity committee member and former chair, was reappointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve on the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission.
The commission, created in September 2008 by executive order, is composed of business executives from across the state who act as ambassadors, raising awareness and supporting public investment for early education.
At Fox Rothschild, Watson focuses her practice on intellectual property law and is co-chair of the firm's life sciences practice.
Watson was sworn in by Montgomery County Judge and former Fox Rothschild partner Wendy G. Rothstein on Nov. 14.
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Donna M. Marcus of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby was accepted into the 2019 Montgomery Bar Association Leadership Academy.
The MBA's Leadership Academy aims to enhance leadership skills, develop self-awareness, connect with bar and community leadership, and foster professional relationships. In addition, members are recognized as emerging leaders in the association and in the community.
Marcus concentrates her practice on family law including divorce, child support and custody matters.
Marcus comes to Weber Gallagher from the District Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, where she was an assistant district attorney in the child support enforcement unit. Her work included representing the Department of Public Assistance and plaintiffs in actions including interstate, paternity and contempt hearings.
Speakers
Lamb McErlane partner Vasilios J. Kalogredis was the course planner and speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Representing Physicians and Dentists Seminar on Dec. 4 in Philadelphia.
Kalogredis presented on “Practice Consolidation: A Pro-Physician Health Care Attorney's Perspective on Medical and Dental Practice Transactions.”
He discussed practice sales and mergers, nondisclosure agreements, letters of intent, employee agreements and asset purchase agreements, among other topics.
Kalogredis is partner and chairman of Lamb McErlane's health law department.
He has been practicing health law for over 40 years, exclusively representing physicians, dentists, group practices, other health care professionals and health care-related entities.
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