Leezie Kim Named One of 25 Dynamic Women in Business by Phoenix Business Journal
01/15/14PHOENIX, ARIZ. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Leezie Kim, a partner in the firm’s Phoenix office, has been named one of the 25 Dynamic Women in Business by the Phoenix Business Journal for 2014.
The 25 Dynamic Women in Business are recommended by members of the community
and chosen by members of the Phoenix Business Journal news team for their leadership,
professional accomplishments and personal achievements. All 25 women will be
honored at the 13th Annual Dynamic Women in Business event on February 13 and
featured in the February 14 edition of the Phoenix
Business Journal. For information on the event, please click here.
Kim is a partner in the Corporate
Services Group. Her practice focuses on helping clients navigate the laws
of national security and international business transactions as well as health care
and restaurant business transactions. She returned to the firm following four
years of service as a White House appointee to the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security and as general counsel to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano.
While serving as deputy general counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security in Washington, D.C., Kim became involved with aviation security,
border entry matters and customs issues at airports, including the federal
response to the 2009 Christmas day airline underwear explosive attempt and the
implementation of the new airport security procedures thereafter. In 2012, Kim
was appointed by Mayor Greg Stanton and the City Council to the Phoenix
Aviation Advisory Board.
Kim earned her law degree from the University of Virginia and her undergraduate
degree from Rice University.
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