Apr 13, 2016

JND Legal Administration

Isaac

Zola

Keough

Three legal administration experts have formed a new firm, JND Legal Administration, and acquired two legal administrators: Class Action Administration LLC and the bankruptcy claims agent Upshot Services LLC, both based in Denver. Jennifer Keough, Neil Zola and David Isaac have reunited to launch JND after working together for 15 years at Garden City Group. They will focus on administering large-scale class action, bankruptcy and mass tort cases. Keough is CEO, and Zola and Isaac are co-chairs of Class Action Administration. Matt Pohl will continue as president of Class Action Administration. JND has offices in Seattle, Denver and New York.

Association of Defense Communities

South Puget Sound was named a Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities based on education, job opportunities, housing, family support and community appreciation.

Apr 12, 2016

Washington Student Achievement Council

Dr. Gene Sharratt, executive director of the Washington Student Achievement Council, will retire in June. Sharratt has held the position for three years.

Lane Powell

Harold Malkin has joined Lane Powell as a shareholder in the Litigation Department, and will chair the Investigations and Regulatory Compliance Team. He served more than 20 years with the Department of Justice, most recently as chief of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle.

Apr 08, 2016

HackerAgency

HackerAgency, an Interpublic Group digital/direct marketing company based in Seattle, named Julie Rezek its first North American president. Rezek joins from WPP agency Wunderman, where she was Seattle president and global client lead for Microsoft. She has more than 17 years of experience.

Context Relevant

The Seattle-based automated data science platform firm Context Relevant named Joseph Polverari CEO. Polverari has more than 20 years of experience in financial services, and was chief strategy and development officer at Yodlee. Context Relevant focuses on machine learning for cybersecurity, fraud prevention, sales and marketing. It also has an office in New York City.

Apr 07, 2016

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America said Seattle resident and Arbutus CEO Mark J. Murray, Ph.D., is a new member of its national board of trustees.

Citi Private Bank

Citi Private Bank named Hoyt Gier, currently regional market manager of the Pacific Northwest, to oversee both Northern California and Pacific Northwest markets. Gier will relocate to the firm's San Francisco office, while continuing to spend time in the Pacific Northwest. Gier joined Citi in 2010 from Goldman Sachs and helped open Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management office in Seattle.