ALFA International (ALFAI) held its Annual Business Meeting (ABM) in New York, New York, on October 23-25, 2024, with participation from more than 200 attorneys from its member firms throughout the world. During the ABM, Grace V. B. Garcia of Morrison Mahoney LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, was elected as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Grace takes over from Edward T. Hayes from Leake & Andersson, L.L.P. in New Orleans, Louisiana, who will remain on the Board as Chair Emeritus.
Additionally, P. Douglas Barr of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky, was voted in as the new Vice-Chair, and Mackenzie C. Monaco of Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC, in Albany, New York, was elevated from Board Member to Secretary. Grace, Doug, Mackenzie and Eddy will serve on the Executive Committee for two years in these new positions.
During the meeting, Grace announced that five talented attorneys were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for a three-year term:
- Dawn Dillon, Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., Raleigh, North Carolina
- Daniel Hughes, Anthony Harper, Auckland, New Zealand
- Benjamin W. Jones, Lewis Thomason, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Beth S. Rose, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., Newark, New Jersey
- Daniel Rosenberg, Charles Russell Speechlys, London, United Kingdom
ALFAI also extends its gratitude and best wishes to the following outgoing Executive Committee and Board Members for their leadership.
- Kevin G. Owens, Chair Emeritus, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
- Yvette Davis, Secretary, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP, Los Angeles, California
- D. Cameron Beck, Board Member, McCandlish Holton, PC, Richmond, Virginia
- Kim Campion, Board Member, Charles Russell Speechlys, Paris, France
- Carlos Ernesto González Ramírez, Board Member, Morgan & Morgan, Panama City, Panama
- Kandice Kerwin Hull, Board Member, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The ALFAI network continues to prosper, innovate and provide valuable legal representation to clients because of the commitment and contributions of its dedicated ALFAI attorneys.