Klaskin is firm’s first woman to serve in this role
Madison, Wisconsin (June 3, 2008). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. today announced the appointment of Rochelle H. Klaskin, shareholder and member of the Corporate Practice Group, as managing partner of the firm’s Madison office, effective June 1, 2008. Klaskin becomes the firm’s first woman to serve as an office managing partner.
“Rochelle has successfully led the Corporate Team in our Madison office,” said Rick Bliss, Managing Partner of Godfrey & Kahn. “Her leadership abilities, outstanding credentials, knowledge and experience have earned her a solid reputation among her peers and the confidence of her clients. She will make an exceptional office managing partner.”
Klaskin joined Godfrey & Kahn in 1999. She focuses her corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions, general counsel advising, and private equity and venture capital transactions. She graduated with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Phi Beta Kappa. Klaskin is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Illinois.
“Godfrey & Kahn is a great place to work,” said Klaskin. “I look forward to serving the firm in this new role and continuing to serve our corporate clients.”
Founded in 1957, Godfrey & Kahn maintains offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Green Bay and Waukesha, Wis.; Washington, DC; and Shanghai, PRC. With more than 180 attorneys, Godfrey & Kahn provides legal and business advice to clients ranging from small businesses and governmental entities to large privately and publicly held national and international companies. For more information, please visit the firm’s web site at www.gklaw.com.
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