Blank Rome Welcomes Three New Litigation Associates
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Ashlyn M. Grim, Amanda M. Noonan, and M. David Tambussi have joined the firm’s General Litigation group as associates in the Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Princeton offices, respectively. Their additions further bolster the national presence of the General Litigation group, which also recently welcomed associates Jill Lipman Beck in Pittsburgh, Triston “Chase” O’Savio in Philadelphia, and Allen Ho and Saam Takaloo in Los Angeles. Ashlyn, Amanda, and David will concentrate their practices on a wide range of general litigation matters.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ashlyn, Amanda, and David to Blank Rome’s General Litigation group, which has seen significant growth over the past two years and is composed of a team of accomplished associates from across the firm,” said Michael A. Iannucci, Co-Chair of Blank Rome’s General Litigation group. “We are excited for this talented trio to bring their dynamic legal experience, having previously served as associates as well as state and federal appellate and district law clerks, to our national team.”
Ashlyn joins the firm from Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin where she served as an associate in the Health Care Liability Department. She also previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judith Ference Olson of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and intern for the Juvenile Department of Allegheny County Public Defender’s Office. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Ashlyn earned her J.D., summa cum laude and Order of the Barristers, from Duquesne University School of Law, and her B.A. in English, cum laude, from Geneva College.
Amanda joins the firm from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit where she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas L. Kirsch II. She also previously served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Raymond W. Mitchell of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, as well as judicial extern for the Honorable Carl A. Walker of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Tax & Misc. Remedies Division. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Amanda earned her J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Illinois College of Law, and her B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Creighton University.
David joins the firm from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey where he served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert B. Kugler. He also previously served as an extern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a summer law intern for the Department of Justice, Tax Division, and judicial intern for the Honorable Joel Schneider, magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey. Admitted to practice in New Jersey, David earned his J.D., summa cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Rutgers Law School, and his B.A. in Psychology from Dickinson College.