Deals & People June 10, 2010

Transamerica Appoints Southern Regional VP

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Chad Brown as regional vice president in the company’s southern region to oversee all sales and distribution activities in western and central Texas.
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Brown will be based in Austin, Texas, and will report to Steven Dunlap, Transamerica’s divisional vice president for the Southern Region.

He joins Transamerica from Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., where he served for the past five years as regional vice president of sales. He was responsible for both the sales of retirement plans through all distribution partners, as well as consulting on plan design and implementation.

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Brown received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada. He is a Certified Retirement Services Professional and PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional, and holds FINRA series 6 and 63, and Texas Life and Health Insurance licenses.

Deals & People June 10, 2010

Jackson Lewis Opens Milwaukee Office

Workplace law firm Jackson Lewis has opened its 46th office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
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Managing partner Charles W. Pautsch and associates Lisa A. Baiocchi and Brian G. Nuedling join Jackson Lewis from Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP.  

The law firm said Pautsch has more than 32 years of experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements with various private and public sector unions, advising employers during union organizing campaigns, serving as labor counsel to major nationwide health care and retail corporations, and litigating numerous cases in federal and state courts and various federal and state administrative agencies. He received his J.D. from the University Of Illinois College Of Law and his B.A., summa cum laude, from North Central College.  

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Baiocchi concentrates her practice on labor and employment litigation in both state and federal court, as well as representing her clients in matters before administrative agencies. She has extensive experience in the human resources field as a consultant, benefit plan administrator, senior benefits analyst, retirement plan specialist, and payroll specialist.  

Baiocchi received her J.D. from Marquette University Law School and her B.A. in Human Resources from the University of Milwaukee.  

Nuedling concentrates his practice on labor and employment litigation and appellate matters. He has represented clients in matters before both state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies, in several states, including Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.  

Nuedling received his J.D. from Marquette University Law School, and holds an M.A. in Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a B.A. in journalism from Marquette University.  

With existing offices in Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Omaha, adding a Milwaukee location further expands the firm’s Midwest presence.  

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