Class of 2006

Foley Mansfield partner Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten has been elected President of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA). Liz has previously chaired MDLA’s Products Liability committee, and co-founded its Women in the Law Committee. For over 60 years, MDLA has been dedicated to serving the needs of lawyers engaging primarily in the defense and trial of …

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten ’06

Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Elena Ateva as its new climate and disaster resilience director. In this new role, Ateva leads the design and direction of innovative global programming that prevents or addresses the health impacts of climate change. Americares climate resilience work ensures health providers and clinic staff serving low-income …

Elena Ateva ’06

Deanne was elected Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin, a position she will hold from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The State Bar of Wisconsin is a mandatory professional association for all attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license and has approximately 25,000 members. Class of 2006

Deanne Koll ’06

Deanne (Bahti) Koll has been elected chair of the Wisconsin Chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).  IWIRC is the premier organization for women in the restructuring and insolvency professions, committed to the connection, promotion and success of women.  Koll takes over as chair after serving two years at co-chair.  She is …

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Greenberg Traurig Grows IP Practice, Minneapolis Office with Addition of Alex Kim MINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 4, 2019 – The Minneapolis office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic expansion with the addition of Alexander J. Kim as a shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He joins Greenberg Traurig from …

Alexander J. Kim ’06

Paul E. Kisselburg has joined Carlton Fields’ Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Commercial Finance Practice and represents lenders and borrowers in agency-related financing, with a particular emphasis on HUD, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

Paul E. Kisselburg ’06