Kevin Rajan is an associate in the Litigation practice group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he advises clients in areas including complex commercial disputes, government investigations, and white collar litigation. He has also advised clients on a range of corporate and financial transactions including mergers and acquisitions and debt financing. Kevin’s pro bono…

Cris Landa is on the Performance and Learning team at Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan anti-authoritarianism group. Cris has over a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership, including fundraising, operations, strategic planning, and programming. In her previous roles as Acting Co-Executive Director and Program Director at Verified Voting, she oversaw the organization during the challenging 2020 and post-2020 election cycle. She…

Jamal is an attorney in the Commercial Legal Group at Merck & Co. (Merck), where he counsels business teams and executives on contractual and marketing strategies and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Merck, Jamal was an associate in the Corporate and Business Transactions Group at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where his work focused on…

Claire A. Grega is an Associate Attorney in the Environmental Law Practice group at Langsam Stevens Silver & Hollaender LLP, specializing in complex environmental litigation matters and regulatory enforcement actions. She is an Associate Member of the Delaware Valley Environmental American Inn of Court. Prior to moving to Philadelphia, Claire worked at firms in Tennessee…

Carlyn Crawley is the Executive Director of Government Affairs & Strategy for the Greater Philadelphia YMCA (GPY). In this capacity, Carlyn serves as the primary strategist for the Office of Government and Community Affairs, developing stakeholder engagement plans and advocating for GPY’s legislative interest. Additionally, she leads the portfolio of teen-focused Social Responsibility initiatives. This…

Laura Bottaro Galier handles a wide range of commercial real estate and general corporate transactions related to acquisitions, financing, leasing, complex joint ventures and dispositions of mixed-use multi-family, industrial, office and retail developments. Laura has represented developers, private equity companies, insurance companies, REITs, banks and other institutional investors in structuring acquisitions and dispositions, development of…

David Bates is a Senior Manager on Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team, where he supports the team’s Data, Operations, and Controls function. He has previously held roles within the Retail Investor and Financial Advisor Services groups. Prior to joining Vanguard, David served in the United States Marine Corps. Trained first as a Logistics Officer, he was…

Rachel Ward combines her public policy and litigation expertise to represent clients in government investigations and related litigation. She previously served as Legislative Aide to US Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) in Washington, D.C. where she oversaw the Senator’s immigration, judicial affairs, and transportation policy portfolios. Rachel was part of the policy team to draft the…

Alix Sullivan is an officer with Pew’s Philadelphia research and policy initiative. Her work focuses on the city’s fiscal health and government performance. Before joining Pew, Alix worked at a Philadelphia-based consulting firm on projects covering those same topics, as well as housing and economic development, in the Philadelphia region and beyond. Alix holds a…