Coffee ConneKtions 2016 Friday, February 26

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Coffee ConneKtions are informal opportunities for small groups of students to meet with one or more alumni to discuss their area of practice and life after law school in general. They take place on Thursday (Feb. 25) and Friday (Feb. 26) at a variety of times and places, mostly around the Loop.

You may only sign up for ONE Coffee ConneKtions between Thursday and Friday in the interest of allowing more students to participate. Check your schedule carefully before signing up as cancellations are STRONGLY discouraged. If must cancel for an emergency, please email Dawn Young at dyoung@kentlaw.iit.edu. Do NOT simply remove your name from the sign up sheet. Student registration for Friday's Coffee ConneKtions closes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24.

If you are not initially able to sign up, check back regularly in case spots open up or additional spots are added, and contact Dawn Young at dyoung@kentlaw.iit.edu.

The hosts for Friday's Coffee ConneKtions are as follows:

• 8:30 a.m.: Aaron Gillett ('12) and Whitney Schmidt ('09), Associates, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Corporate). Location: Dollop Coffee Company, 343 S. Dearborn St. Open to 2 students.

• 9:00 a.m.: Ashly Boesche ('04), Partner, Pattishall McAuliffe (Intellectual Property: Copyright/Trademark). Location: 200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900. Open to 4 students.

• 9:30 a.m.: Ryan Blackney ('03), Associate, Freeborn and Peters (Litigation). Location: Starbucks, 311 S. Wacker Dr. Open to 4 students.

• 10:00 a.m.: Jason Dirkx ('11), Knowledge Management Counsel (alternative non-practicing professional), Littler Mendelson (Technology & Law). Location: Caffe Umbria, 346 N. Clark. Open to 4 students.

• 1:00 p.m.: Jake Berger ('14), Associate, McDonald Hopkins LLC (Commercial Litigation) and Leah Eubanks ('14), Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Corporate/M&A). Location: Starbucks, Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Place. Open to 3 students.

• 2:00 p.m.: Nelson Rosario ('14), Associate Attorney, Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC, (Intellectual Property: Patents/Copyright/Trademark). Location: Lavazza, 111 W Jackson Blvd. Open to 2 students.

• 3:00 p.m.: Jack Gould ('11), Associate, Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP (Litigation); Jesse Footlik ('11), Associate, Peck Bloom LLC (Estates & Trusts). Location: Starbucks, 35 E. Upper Wacker Dr. Open to 3 students.

• 3:30 p.m.: Alia Caravelli ('00), Attorney, Blair Caravelli Irmen LLC (Family). Location: 321 N. Clark Street, 5th Floor. Open to 6 students.

• 4:00 p.m.: Matt Ruza ('15), Associate, Clark Hill (Litigation); Ryan Devall ('15), Associate, Swanson Martin & Bell (Litigation). Location: Starbucks on Michigan and Washington. Open to 4 students.

• 5:00 p.m.: Tony Senagore ('08), Attorney, Fisk Kart Katz and Regan (Real Estate/Property). Location: 180 N. LaSalle St. Open to 6 students.

• 5:30 p.m.: Kylin Fisher ('13), Judicial Law Clerk, Circuit Court of Cook County (Chancery Division). Location: Interior entrance of the French Market, 131 N. Clinton St. Open to 2 students.

• 6:30 p.m.: Allison Castillo ('08), Assistant Public Guardian, Cook County Public Guardian's Office (Family, Public Interest, Appellate). Location: Artopolis, 306 S. Halsted. Open to 4 students.