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Rosanne Felicello

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Alicia Tallbe, Partner and Deputy Chair of Litigation at Yankwitt LLP.

Tune in to this episode as Alicia talks about:

  • How her father’s stories inspired her to pursue a career in law

  • Her journey in the legal field, and the clerkship she considers the best experience

  • Her experiences as a litigator and passion for finding creative solutions for clients

  • Supporting the next generation of lawyers, and her dedication to mentoring

  • Challenges of being a working mother

  • The value of creative problem solving in law

Alicia is an experienced litigator who represents clients in all areas of commercial and civil litigation, including complex contract disputes, corporate dissolution proceedings and business divorces, shareholder derivative actions, employment disputes, premises liability, insurance coverage matters, and others. Alicia also defends small and mid-sized businesses in lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Prior to joining Yankwitt LLP, Alicia honed her litigation skills at global law firm Shearman & Sterling and national law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, where she successfully represented a foreign manufacturing company in a bet-the-company litigation against its joint venture partner and defended multinational companies in Lanham Act and false advertising class action lawsuits. Alicia also spent two consecutive years clerking in the White Plains federal courthouse – first for Judge Kenneth M. Karas, and then for Judge Cathy Seibel.

Learn more about Alicia:

Visit her business website: https://www.yankwitt.com/attorneys/alicia-a-tallbe/

Connect with Alicia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-tallbe-914a328/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

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Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Aliki Sofis, a Partner in the Boston office of Quinn Emanuel – the world’s leading global business litigation firm.

Tune in to this episode as Aliki talks about:

  • Her path to becoming an attorney (including an internship with the New England Patriots)

  • Navigating the path from being a new associate to becoming a Partner

  • How she finds opportunities to demonstrate her skills and expertise

  • The importance of mentorship and cultivating relationships as part of a career in law

  • How her perspective as woman has affected her practice

Aliki Sofis is a Partner in the Boston office of Quinn Emanuel – the world’s leading global business litigation firm.

Aliki is a general commercial litigator and trial lawyer, who focuses her practice on all types of business disputes, fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty, class actions, employment issues, domestic and international arbitration, and crisis management.

She’s an award winning and nationally recognized litigator by Chambers USA, Law360, The Lawdragon 500, and Massachusetts Super Lawyers.

Aliki is a Committee Member for Boston College Law Day and mentors students in the Discovering Justice Youth Program.

She is a proud mom of two young boys, ages 8 and 4, who keep Aliki and her husband active and on their toes.

Learn more about Aliki:

Visit her business website: https://www.quinnemanuel.com/attorneys/sofis-aliki/ Connect with Aliki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliki-sofis-518b1241/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Caroline Krauss, Founding Partner at Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP. She advises clients in all aspects of matrimonial law, including pre- and post-nuptial agreements, custody and access issues, divorce negotiation and litigation, equitable distribution, spousal and child support, and related ancillary issues.

Tune in to this episode as Caroline talks about:

  • How she came to work with Stan Lotwin, a high-profile matrimonial attorney

  • Her path to becoming a partner in a big law firm

  • Transitioning from big law to a boutique firm

  • The importance of building relationships with her clients

  • How matrimonial law has changed over the years

Ms. Krauss is a candid advisor to and fierce advocate for her clients. An experienced litigator, Ms. Krauss also counsels her clients that litigation is not always the preferred approach. She is a trained mediator assisting parties in resolving their marital disputes.

Accolades Ms. Krauss has received include listings in Worth magazine’s “Top 100 Attorneys” and New York Magazine’s “Women Leaders of the Law.” Additionally, she has been repeatedly recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by the publishers of the New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine. Ms. Krauss has also received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

On a pro bono basis, Ms. Krauss-Browne serves as a mediator in the Neutral Evaluation Program operated by the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York. She is a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section and the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section.

Learn more about Caroline:

Visit her business website: https://www.kstmlaw.com/

Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kraussbrowne/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Renee Eubanks, Co-Chair of University Settlement, a not-for-profit that works with low income New Yorkers.

Tune in to this episode as Renee talks about:

  • How she graduated with an MBA and JD from 2 different schools at the same time

  • How her experience at the DOJ influenced her private practice

  • Why she proactively expanded her experience to broaden her skills

  • How (and why) she launched her own private practice firm

  • Her work with University Settlement, and the services the organization provides

Since October 2016, Renee Eubanks has managed her own law firm, the Eubanks Law Firm, PLLC, where she focuses her practice representing hedge funds, private equity funds and banks that are involved in the purchase and sale of distressed debt, primary debt and private equity securities. The firm also represents start-up companies regarding corporate organizational issues, equity and note issuance, and other matters involved in Seed and Series A financing rounds.

In addition, Renee is the Co-Chair of University Settlement, a not for-profit that works with low income New Yorkers.

Learn more about Renee:

Visit the University Settlement website: https://www.universitysettlement.org/ Connect with Renee on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-eubanks-22655a34

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Reasa Currier, Director of the Department of Animal Sheltering for Fairfax County, Virginia.

Tune in to this episode as Reasa talks about:

  • how she came to work with the federal government fresh out of law school

  • advice she would give to young lawyers who want to influence change through policy

  • why she formed a political action committee to represent animals in Virginia

  • how she uses her law degree to advocate for animals

Reasa Currier is a strategic animal welfare leader with over fifteen years of experience in organizational change management, public relations, and public policy. She has a proven ability to manage dynamic, high-stress situations with diplomacy. Reasa has deep experience managing complex initiatives, including program and budget oversight. She successfully engages board of directors, staff, policy makers, donors, community and other key stakeholders in furtherance of organizational priorities.

Reasa utilizes her extensive experience working with federal, state and local governments, corporations, and diverse stakeholders to drive social change.

Learn more about Reasa:

Visit her business website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/animalshelter/

Connect with Reasa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reasa-currier-8aa75b52/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Blaire Bernard, General Counsel at WelbeHealth, a mission-driven, value-based organization founded by doctors. WelbeHealth provides full-service healthcare and personalized support to help seniors age well at home and in their community.

Tune in to this episode as Blaire talks about:

  • How she came to work with startups

  • Building teams to support knowledge gaps

  • Networking, and how it has impacted her career

  • Advice she would give to new law school graduates

Blaire Bernard is a high performing attorney with 20 years’ healthcare law experience in private and in-house practice. Her broad experience includes successfully advising healthcare systems, hospitals and physician groups on matters involving muti-state and federal regulatory and compliance issues, in particular Medicare reimbursement practices.

Blaire has a history of reducing legal expenses - and increasing in-house expertise - by partnering with executive leaders and empowering them through training and education. She is a personable individual with strong communication skills and high emotional intelligence.

Learn more about Blaire:

Visit her business website: https://welbehealth.com/

Connect with Blaire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaire-bernard-a02420aa/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Jordana Haviv, Partner at Freedman Normand Friedland.

Tune in to this episode as Jordana talks about:

  • the benefits of her clerkship with the Hon. Victor Marrero

  • challenges she’s faced throughout her career as an attorney

  • how she gains counsel from others and makes career decisions

  • transitioning from Associate to Partner

  • the one thing she knows now that she wishes she knew when she graduated law school

Jordana is an experienced litigator with expertise in complex commercial, white collar, employment and securities litigation; internal investigations; and international arbitration. She has counseled and represented clients, on both the plaintiff and defense side, in sectors ranging from financial services to media and entertainment to education in a wide variety of matters in both federal and state court.

Prior to joining Freedman Normand Friedland, Jordana was a litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and had the privilege of clerking for the Honorable Victor Marrero, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

Jordana was named a New York Metro Area Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2021.

Learn more about Jordana:

Visit her business website: https://www.fnf.law/attorneys/jordana-haviv

Connect with Jordana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordana-haviv-084a5613/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Elizabeth Malang, a Partner with Ryan & Conlon LLP, where she handles all phases of the firm’s insurance defense cases, including general liability, auto, trucking, premises liability, construction, property damage, and coverage disputes.

Tune in to this episode as Liz talks about:

  • how and why she chose a career in law

  • the difference between working in the DA's office/public service and the private sector

  • taking the bar exam again after practicing for 20+ years

  • how she manages work/life balance and remote work

Liz Malang is a Partner with Ryan Conlon LLP, where she handles all phases of the firm’s insurance defense cases, including general liability, auto, trucking, premises liability, construction, property damage, and coverage disputes.

Ms. Malang received her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law in 2000. She served as the Symposium Editor of Fordham Law School’s prestigious Urban Law Journal from 1999-2000, and was responsible for the coordination and subsequent publication of the Volume 27 Book 5 symposium, “Forgiveness in the Law.”

Ms. Malang was the recipient of The National Association of Insurance Women Award in 2000 for her academic achievement, contribution to the advancement of women in society, promotion of issues and concerns of women in the legal profession, and earning the respect of the law school community. She served as President of the Fordham Urban Law Journal Alumni Association from 2007-2011 and currently serves as vice-president; is a member of the Fordham Law School Alumni Association; is a member of CLM- the Claims Litigation Management Alliance; New York Claim Association; and a member of the New York City Association of Insurance Women. She served on the 2012 Independent Judicial Review Committee for the New York County Democratic Committee and the 2018 Independent Judicial Screening Panel for the 9th Municipal Court District, for the purpose of vetting Civil Court judicial candidates.

Ms. Malang is admitted in New York State Courts, the Southern and Eastern District of New York, and The Supreme Court of the United States.

Learn more about Liz:

Visit her business website: www.ryanconlon.com

Connect with Liz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-malang-8854a7a0/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Michelle Bufano, attorney and entrepreneur. Michelle is a Partner with Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, a 200-attorney law firm with a national presence.

Tune in to this episode as Michelle shares:

  • her path to becoming an attorney and partner in big law, and managing motherhood in the process
  • how she made the shift from products liability to entrepreneurship
  • how the pandemic inspired her shift into different areas
  • why she decided to write a book, and who it’s for
  • what she values from her legal training and how it impacts her work today

Michelle Bufano is an attorney and entrepreneur. Michelle originally focused her practice on products liability law, and has since expanded her practice to focus on entrepreneurial law and litigation for corporate clients. She will be launching her own consulting firm, focused on helping female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented groups.

Michelle has a vision for a world where all women thrive, and she’s doing her part by making a significant contribution to make this a reality.

In addition, Michelle writes a thought provoking blog, The Midpoint Blog: Reflections on Life’s Journey at https://themidpointblog.com. She is currently working on writing her first book, based on her experiences during the pandemic.

Learn more about Michelle: Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-bufano-5476a142/
About the Success in Brief PodcastSuccess in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668 Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231Connect with Rosanne FelicelloWebsite: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.comCall: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Corey Stoughton, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice Special Litigation Unit at The Legal Aid Society in New York City. As such, Corey oversees the part of Legal Aide that tries to address the systemic issues that face their public defense clients, through three primary functions: litigation, policy work and community organizing.

Tune in to this episode as Corey shares:

  • her path to becoming an attorney and an advocate to help shape policy

  • how she balanced motherhood with a demanding role as Senior Counsel

  • how the pandemic impacted her priorities at the New York Civil Liberties Union

  • how she came to be nominated for Chief Judge of the NY Court of Appeals

For the past three years, Corey Stoughton has served as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice Special Litigation Unit at The Legal Aid Society in New York City. Prior to that position, she served as the Advocacy Director and then Acting Executive Director at Liberty, the UK's preeminent domestic human rights organization, overseeing a team working across litigation, policy, campaigning and strategic communications to advance human rights and civil liberties.

Previous to Liberty, she served as senior counsel to Vanita Gupta, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice under President Obama.

Corey is well known for her tenure at the New York Civil Liberties Union where she worked for over a decade on a broad range of constitutional and human rights issues including Hurrell-Harring, et al. v. State of New York, which set funding and caseload standards for public defender organizations in New York State.

She has also worked as an adjunct clinical professor of law at New York University School of Law. Corey graduated from Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan.

Learn more about Corey:

Connect with Corey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-stoughton-a1425a8a/

Follow Corey onTwitter: https://twitter.com/coreystoughton

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Melina Spadone, Senior Counsel at Pillsbury. Melina is a corporate attorney who advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices on myriad legal issues, including crisis management, litigation and real estate.

Tune in to this episode as Melina shares insights into:

  • her journey into the legal profession, and why she chose to take a non-traditional career path

  • the importance of building relationships as a young associate

  • how she joined the Rust Movie Production litigation team

  • the documentary, Getting the Get, and how she became a co-producer for the project

  • what she values most about having a law degree

About Melina

Melina Spadone is a corporate attorney who advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices on myriad legal issues, including crisis management, litigation and real estate.

Melina was recently named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of Hollywood's top troubleshooters. She has served as a crisis attorney for the Rust Movie Production litigation, the Base FX fraud scandal (which allegedly conned investors out of $234 million) and counsel and COO to hotelier André Balazs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to her work at Pillsbury and her legal work, Melina devotes substantial time to charitable ventures. She sits on the boards of Room To Grow and Miklat. She also devotes time to Met Opera National Council auditions.

Melina also serves as co-producer of the forthcoming documentary Getting the Get, which goes inside private Orthodox Jewish enclaves in the US and follows trailblazing wives, mothers, advocates and activists, challenging the millennia old practice of get refusal, that chains women to dead marriages and perpetuates domestic abuse.

Learn more about Melina:

Visit the Pillsbury website: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/lawyers/melina-spadone.html

Connect with Melina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melina-spadone-62972749

Learn more about Getting the Get: https://www.wmm.com/sponsored-project/getting-the-get/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, Founder of Promoting Good, an organization which partners with other organizations and leaders committed to learning and change.

Tune in to this episode as Valerie shares insights into:

  • making the transition from working as a legal aid attorney to running her own organization

  • her work on equity and DEI

  • Casita Cultura and the Day of the Dead Festival

Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham has been an impactful social justice lawyer and activist. She successfully designed and sustained equity-led programs with incredible partners across sectors that continue to thrive today.

A strategic and big picture thinker, Valerie brings creativity, joy, and excellence to her work promoting good. Valerie has a gift for nurturing learning dialogue and inspiring equity leadership. She is an innovator and leader who is skillful at facilitation, coaching, and training at all levels of an organization. She is an equity and leadership coach to C-Suite and rising leaders.

Learn more about Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham:

Visit her business website: https://www.promotinggoodllc.com/meet-the-founder

Connect with Valerie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriezolezziwyndham/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promotinggoodllc

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success In Brief with Rosanne Felicello, we welcome guest Sharon Mahn, Esq. to talk about the legal recruiting world, how law firms have evolved, and the profession generally for female lawyers.

Tune in to this episode as Sharon shares insights into:

  • Her journey from practicing law to working in the legal recruiting world
  • Why collaboration is so important when practicing law and gaining feedback
  • What happens when you take a calculated risk for what you love
  • How upward mobility has changed for women and diverse candidates
  • The value of networking beyond lawyers, and why it’s essential for professional growth

Sharon Mahn, Esq., is an entrepreneur, advocate, author, and Global Head of Law Firm Strategy at ZRG Partners.

Before joining the ZRG team, Sharon practiced law at top tier national and international law firms, served as Head of Legal at a New York City based executive search company, and was a Managing Director at what was then the largest international legal search firm in the world.

Sharon also founded an award winning legal and executive search company and served there as Chief Executive Officer for over a decade. During her time, she has placed hundreds of law firm partners and law firm teams into Global 200 Law Firms, as well as placed In-House Counsel into Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Financial Institutions.

Learn more about Sharon Mahn:

Visit her business website: https://www.zrgpartners.com/our-team/sharon-mahn
Connect with Sharon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmahn/

About the Success in Brief Podcast

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to the Success In Brief podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-in-brief/id1632051668

Subscribe to the Success In Brief Video Series on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@successinbriefwithrosannef1231

Connect with Rosanne Felicello

Website: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

Call: 212.584.7806

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In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Kelly Koyama-Garcia. Kelly is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Louis Vuitton Americas.

Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

Subscribe to Success in Brief on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMfv-6ha0ULuLCuIO973ZLQ/

Learn more about Rosanne Felicello: https://felicellolaw.com/our-team/rosanne-felicello-e/

Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosannefelicello/

Email: rosanne@felicellolaw.com

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful attorneys and other professionals, who happen to be women. The podcast explores the different paths to success, how that term can be defined in a multitude of ways, and how each professional profiled has found their own success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Amy Serino, Principal at Serino Law LLC. Amy is an employment attorney and workplace investigator in the Boston area.

More about Amy Serino:

- Connect with Amy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-serino-783a924

- Company website: https://www.serinolawllc.com/

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews attorney and entrepreneur, Damali Peterman. Damali is Founder, CEO and Chief Conflict Resolver of Breakthrough ADR LLC. Breakthrough ADR partners with you to identify the best paths to achieving your goals, providing team-building and conflict management services that empower clients to navigate conflict and break through barriers.

About Damali Peterman:

  • Connect with Damali on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damalipeterman/

  • Company website: https://breakthroughadr.com/about/

  • Connect with https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacatanzaro/

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  • Follow Breakthrough ADR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BreakthroughADR

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  • Follow Breakthrough ADR on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/breakthroughadr/

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  • Learn more about Dana Catanzaro: https://www.litchfieldcavo.com/attorneys/catanzaro-dana/

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Dana Catanzaro, Partner at Litchfield Cavo LLP.  Dana defends property owners and contractors against high-exposure personal injury matters arising out of construction accidents. She also handles property damages claims, advises construction companies on contract preparation and negotiations, and is well-versed in the myriad of insurance coverage issues that surround complex construction matters.

Connect with Dana Catanzaro on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacatanzaro/

Learn more about Dana Catanzaro: https://www.litchfieldcavo.com/attorneys/catanzaro-dana/

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Kristen Liebensperger, Principal at Leibensperger Law P.C.

Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-leibensperger-87a8674/

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Robin Marsico. Robin is a Principal Court Attorney at the Supreme Court of New York. 

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Sara Wells, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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Learn more about Sara Wells:

https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/swells

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sara.wells@morganlewis.com

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Success in Brief with Rosanne Felicello is a weekly podcast featuring successful women attorneys and other business professionals to reflect on "What would they advise their younger selves?" We hope to provide insights and inspiration toward your professional success.

In this episode of Success in Brief, Rosanne Felicello interviews Laura Wood, Chief Democracy Officer at DemocracyNYC at NYC Office of the Mayor.

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Learn more about Laura Wood: https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2021/06/a-qa-with-new-york-city-chief-democracy-officer-laura-wood/182808/

Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-wood-6964455/