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           TAREN GREENIDGE    SENIOR COUNSEL, CONSTANGY BROOKS SMITH & PROPHETE


           PRACTICE PROFILE: Taren Greenidge                PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
           represents employers in a broad fac-             Senior counsel, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, April
           et of employment matters including               2021-present; associate, April 2015-March 2021
           harassment, discrimination, wage and             Associate, Littler Mendelson, 2012-2015
           hour claims, workers’ compensation,              Associate, Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy, 2010-2012
           leave laws, disability accommodation,
           policy drafting and client counseling            EDUCATION:
           for compliance with federal, state, and          J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2010
           local laws. She has represented com-             B.A., cum laude, Spelman College, 2007
           panies in both state and federal court
           and before administrative agencies.

           LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Board Member,
           Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce-Women’s Council;
           Board of Directors, Urban League of Rochester; President &
           Founder, Black Young Professionals of Rochester; Board of   WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
           Directors, Dress for Success Rochester; Board Member, Sisters   Prioritize finding great mentors who will help you navigate your
           of St. Joseph Foundation Board; Secretary, Rochester Black Bar   career, promote you and your work and help guide your path.
           Association Foundation Board; Committee Member, Monroe   Then, when you establish your career, reach back and do the
           Country Bar Association President’s Commission on Anti-  same for others.
           Racism.




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           PETER HALPRIN    PARTNER, PASICH LLP


           PRACTICE PROFILE: Peter Halprin                  Shareholder, Anderson Kill, January 2019-July 2019; attorney,
           represents commercial policyholders              September 2009-December 2018; summer associate, May
           in complex insurance coverage mat-               2008-August 2008
           ters with a focus on recovery strate-            Intern, legal department, CBS Corporation, January 2008-April
           gies in relation to cyber breaches and           2008
           cyber crime, COVID-19 and natural                Extern, New York City Law Department, September 2007-Decem-
           disasters, professional services, regu-          ber 2007
           latory investigations, and technology
           disputes.                                        EDUCATION:
                                                            PGDip, Queen Mary School of Law, University of London
           LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK:             J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
           Adjunct professor of law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law  B.A., McGill University
           Coach, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Willem C. Vis Inter-
           national Commercial Arbitration Moot Team
           Faculty Member, Global Cyber Institute
           Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators          WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
           Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution  Pursue your passion. The law can be a challenging profession
           Member, Arbitration Committee of the New York City Bar  but doing what you love will keep you motivated even in the
                                                               most trying of times.
           PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
           Partner, Pasich LLP, August 2019-present


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