Our Philadelphia Litigation partner Erica Smith-Klocek has left the firm to become Associate General Counsel for Covance, a publicly traded drug development company based in Princeton, New Jersey.

George Edgar, former leader of Morgan Lewis’s Energy Practice passed away on July 8 at the age of 72.

George first joined Morgan Lewis in 1970 after serving as a nuclear engineer in the U.S. Navy, and he quickly rose to partner in 1973. In the 1980s, he and a group of other Energy lawyers left to join a boutique firm, which later became Newman, Bouknight & Edgar. In 1994, he led a number of nuclear and other lawyers from that firm back to Morgan Lewis, helping to create the firm’s industry-leading nuclear team. He served as Energy Practice Group Leader from 1999 to 2003 and was a role model and mentor to many of the firm’s top energy lawyers, often employing a dry wit and wonderful sense of humor.

George is survived by his wife, Anne, and his adult children.

Brent is a member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.

Ray is now a director with the Berkeley Research Group in Washington, D.C., one of the fastest growing expert witness and data analytics firms in the world. He is married with three boys, ages 19, 16, and 14. He is a member of the Listing Qualifications Panel on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.

Richard is listed in Chambers USA for California – Tax and is a fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. He is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Taxation, Intellectual Property Law, Science, and Technology sections of the American Bar Association.

Greg, the co-managing partner of Labaton Sucharow LLP’s Antitrust Practice Group, was recently appointed co-chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, historically one of the largest and most influential county bar associations in the United States. As co-chair, he and the committee members will be responsible for organizing panels and programs, commenting on legislation, and publishing articles on current antitrust topics of interest. He was also recently recommended in the Field of Class Action – Antitrust category by The Legal 500 and featured in Global Competition Review’s annual Plaintiffs’ Bar Survey. Additionally, Greg was named to the 2014 Super Lawyers list for Antitrust Litigation. A member of Law360’s Competition Editorial Advisory Board, Greg is frequently called upon to speak to various national and international media on antitrust and competition law topics.

Last year, Mindy reentered the paid workforce after many years spent raising her family and volunteering in leadership roles within her community. She is thrilled to be working for iRelaunch, a thought leader in the career reentry space.

David’s son Josh graduated from high school. He was born when David was a 3L law clerk in the Washington, D.C., office, before he started as an associate in the Philadelphia office. David is a member of the Solar Energy Industry Association, the American Wind Energy Association, and the Equipment Leasing & Financing Association.

Kathy is a CNA in Florida.

Whitney is a member of the Society for Human Resources.

In July 2013, Tara married Greg Pierman. They are making their home in Philadelphia with their seven-year-old son, Nigel.

Arnold is a member of the American Translators Association, the German-American Chamber of Commerce (Philadelphia), and the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Epstein Becker elevated Jill to partner, effective January 2014.

Leslie, a former Litigation partner, was confirmed as Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Criminal Division on May 15 by a vote of the U.S. Senate. Leslie was nominated by President Obama on September 17, 2013 and unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 6. As head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, she will oversee the body that develops, enforces, and supervises the application of federal criminal laws.

Cynthia recently published the Guide to Creating and Protecting Fictional Characters, 2nd Edition for Amazon Kindle.

Alexis’s daughter Georgia turned three this summer, and she welcomed a new daughter, Hazel, to her family last October.

Philip, a former Labor and Employment partner, is a Member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He was nominated by President Obama on April 9, 2013 and approved by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, by unanimous vote, on May 22, 2013. The NLRB is responsible for conducting elections involving union representation and deciding cases that involve federal labor law.

Frank is a member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association.

In September 2013, Brian was appointed to the position of Administrative Patent Judge by the Secretary of Commerce to serve with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The PTAB was established in 2012 by the America Invents Act.

Laurel is getting married to Steve Simmons in August 2014.

Jeremy attained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell last year. He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a New York metro area “Rising Star” in the area of Issues and Appeals and by Long Island Business News as one it its “40 under 40.” He is married to Dr. Rachel Fetner—a Great Neck, New York, endocrinologist—and has two daughters, Lily (age 6 3/4) and Zoe (age 4).