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Monica Smith, AB ’11, joined the firm Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP as counsel in the antitrust practice group in the Washington, D.C., office. Smith guides U.S. and foreign companies in gaining clearances for complex multibillion-dollar deals, often involving international investigations and second requests by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice.

Hwan Yi, MSW ’11, was named executive director of Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior living community located in the metropolitan area surrounding Washington, D.C. He most recently served as the health-care center administrator for The Fairfax at Belvoir Woods, a senior continuing-care retirement community located in Virginia.

Karan Johar, Res/Fel ’11, specializes in pain management and minimally invasive spine care. He draws on experiences from his grandmother’s surgery that shape his patient-centric approach as a physician, on his tenure as assistant professor at NYU Langone, and on his roles across prestigious hospitals and dual board certifications. His pain medicine and surgery practice has earned […]

Daniel R. Fishman, AB ’11, was named to “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America 2025 in the litigation and labor law areas. Fishman is an attorney with Morgan, Brown & Joy.

Zachary Linneman, AB ’11, is a resident physician at UMass Chan Medical School.

Tiffany R. Ellis, JD ’11, LLM ’12, was recently sworn in as president of the Detroit Bar Association. Ellis is a partner at Peiffer Wolf and is a litigator specializing in corporate greed and institutional negligence. She has spent more than a decade representing government entities and individuals, including survivors of disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry […]

Perry Morocco, AB ’11, married Lisa Fan Morocco in a wedding ceremony in Chicago. The couple also welcomed a baby boy, Paul (named after his paternal grandfather), to their family. At the wedding, the couple’s groomsmen included Zachary Enloe, BS ’11, Alexander Tatara, BS ’10, and Michael Wang, AB ’11. After celebrating their nuptials with family and friends, the couple […]

Arif Soto, GR11, advises clients on capital-raising transactions, general corporate and securities matters, corporate governance, stock exchange listings, mergers and acquisitions, and federal and state securities law compliance. In addition, he counsels public company clients on 1933 Act compliance and ongoing 1934 Act reporting obligations, stock exchange rules and other compliance matters.

Ashley (Pearson) Hoolihan, AIA,GA11, SI11,was named to Building Design + Construction’s (BD+C) elite 40 Under 40 class of 2023. She is LEED green associate and project manager and associate at Trivers, a St. Louis–based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm. Hoolihan worked on several WashU building projects including the Women’s Building renovation, which won a Merit Award […]

Forrest Xiao, LA11, published a memoir written by ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence: The Inner Life of an AI: A Memoir (December 2022). The book explores the large language model ChatGPT, discussing its journey in learning to communicate, exploring its thoughts on the nature of reality and consciousness, and ultimately challenging the notion of a binary […]