PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Accounting

Grassi Advisors and Accountants

Timothy Coners, CPA, MST is a Tax Partner in our Jericho, NY office. He advises clients on tax planning, projections and compliance on the federal, state and local levels. He provides guidance on credits and incentives, structuring and other complex tax issues, with a specialization in the Construction industry.

Jaime Rapps, CPA is a Partner in our New York City office. He specializes in financial reporting, audits, reviews and compilations for our clients in the Nonprofit and Healthcare industries. His guidance helps charitable organizations, museums, schools, skilled nursing facilities and other entities advance their missions and reach their financial goals.

ADVERTISING / MARKETING

GWI

Audience insights technology company

GWI has appointed Rhiannon Staples as Chief Marketing Officer. Staples brings over 15 years of experience leading marketing teams at high-growth tech companies including HiBob, NICE Actimize, and Sisense. Based in New York, Staples will oversee brand marketing, product marketing, and client communications as the company continues to grow its SaaS platform that connects the world’s top brands with insights from over 240M consumers across the U.S.

Construction

Swinerton

Bonnie Pfleiderer joins Swinerton as Director of Business Development for the Northeast market. Her primary area of responsibility is to build strategic relationships and create and implement a marketing and development plan to increase business and revenue. She brings her experience in the engineering and construction industry to service Swinerton’s clients in the New York market. She has represented a broad range of clients in the New York market including several Fortune 500 clients.

CONSULTING

Public Works Partners

Public Works Partners, a WBE/DBE/SBE certified planning and consulting firm, welcomes Melissa S. Lee as a Principal. Ms. Lee will lead the firm’s Urban Planning practice, called Community Health, which focuses on creating stronger neighborhoods through planning, placemaking, economic development, and community engagement. She brings more than 25 years of experience delivering urban planning solutions in the government, nonprofit, and private sectors nationwide.

ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTURE

HNTB

Martha Bogle, PE, has rejoined HNTB, a leading transportation infrastructure firm, as vice president and project director in the New York office. Bogle brings nearly 25 years of industry experience, most recently as Chief of Design for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, where she oversaw design of projects to modernize, expand, maintain a state-ofgood repair, improve customer experience, and ensure operational excellence of the authority’s multiple air, rail, land and sea facilities.

LAW

Nixon Peabody LLP

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Nixon Peabody LLP

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Nixon Peabody LLP

Law

Foley Hoag

Health Care

Fishawack Health

Fishawack Health

(FH) has announced that Mario Muredda is joining the global commercialization partner as itsnew President of Marketing.

Muredda will unite FH’s Global and North American teams to emphasize its data-driven and omnichannel service offerings for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness markets. He brings a wealth of experience reinforcing the importance of integrating data, science, and strategy to present innovative solutions.

Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that Julia Casteleiro and Kathie Soroka from our Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice have been promoted to partner. Julia helps clients navigate all aspects of acquiring, financing, and developing multifamilyhousing, from the first steps of negotiating a purchase and sale agreement to reviewing and finalizing closing documents. She is a member of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association.

Casteleiro Soroka

Kathie represents a variety of stakeholders in affordable housing transactions involving federal and state subsidy sources. She is one of the nation’s foremost professionals in public housing repositioning. She previously served as senior counsel to the general counsel at HUD during the Obama administration.

Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Alper Tosun of our Complex Disputes practice and Ari Glatt of our Real Estate practice have been promoted to partner. Alper is a prominent practitioner in the field of international commercial arbitration proceedings related to disputes in the construction, energy, mining, and infrastructure industries. His practice also involves a wide range of high-end litigation and white-collar matters. Ari is a versatile attorney handling a broad array of commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, sale, development, leasing, and financing of properties nationwide, with a particular focus on condominium and cooperative projects.

Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that Jason Chimon has been promoted to partner. He represents buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of businesses in a wide range of industries. He helps emerging companies grow their businesses and raise capital through seed, angel, venture capital, and private equity financing, and also supports the technology transfer and research operations of clients in negotiating various licensing, research and clinical trial agreements.

Foley Hoag LLP partner Christina Hioureas (New York) has been elevated to Global Co-Chair of the firm’s International Litigation & Arbitration Department. Hioureas, who chairs the firm’s United Nations Practice, represents States and State-owned and private entities, in investment treaty arbitration and commercial arbitration and public international law matters, and advises States on matters before the UN and its bodies. She also serves as arbitrator in international arbitration disputes.

Nonprofit

Animal Medical Center

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Foley &

Lardner LLP

Kathryn Throo is a litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm’s Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice Group and Innovative Technology Sector. She represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters, regulatory investigations, and enforcement matters. Her practice is focused on representing companies, audit firms, and individuals in connection with investigations and proceedings by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

An accomplished leader and healthcare executive, Helen Irving, RN, MBA, has devoted her 30-year career to operational excellence in the delivery of healthcare services. As a trained RN with an MBA and over a decade as a healthcare CEO, her wealth of experience and expertise includes hospital operations, clinical care and management, and leadership in healthcare administration.