MOVERS & SHAKERS


BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS


RICHARD Y. CHENG


General Counsel Senior Care Centers


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Richard Y. Cheng is the new general counsel of Senior Care Centers, where he leads the legal and Medicare appeals departments. In his new role, Cheng also manages outside counsel, assesses operation risk manage- ment, and works with the corporate compliance department. Previously, he served as the general counsel and vice president of Medical Appeals at Century Rehabilitation Inc., and worked as an associate attorney at Pearson Randall & Schumacher & LaBore P.A., practicing in civil litigation. He holds a BS/ MOT in occupational therapy from Texas Tech University and a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.


KIM M. KEENAN


General Counsel NAACP


Kim M. Keenan has dedi- cated her career to public service, improving the legal profession, and redressing the inequities still impact- ing women and people of color. As the new general counsel of the NAACP, she is the youngest attorney and second woman to hold this position in the orga- nization’s history. A past president of the National Bar Association (NBA) and the immediate past president of the District of Columbia Bar, Keenan was named a “Legal Rebel” last year by the American Bar Association, among other honors. A graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, she also holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.


YURI MIKULKA


Shareholder, Intellectual Property Practice Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth


Yuri Mikulka is a new shareholder of the intel- lectual property practice of Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth in Southern California. In her new role, Mikulka handles high-stakes litigation for domestic and multinational companies in cases involving patent infringement, trademark infringement, antitrust violations, and commer- cial litigation. A frequent speaker on intellectual property litigation, she has served as guest lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to joining Stradling, Mikulka was chair of litigation at Zuber & Taillieu, and a partner in the global litigation fi rm of Howrey LLP. She holds a B.A. from UC Irvine and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.


KENNY R. TATUM


Assistant Dean, Career Services Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law


Kenny R. Tatum is the new assistant dean of career services at Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law. Before arriving at Penn State, Tatum was a corporate attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, and Hunton & Williams LLP. He has spent the past eight years leading the legal recruiting and diversity initiatives of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, the Cambridge Professional Group, and Diversity Legal Recruiting in Atlanta. Tatum’s experi- ences focused on directing legal recruiting initiatives for leading law fi rms, corpora- tions, and government agencies throughout the United States. Tatum holds a B.A. from Morehouse College and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.


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