Golden Gate University School of Law ended its yearlong search for a new dean, naming a Cleveland-based law professor, Frederic White Jr. '91, to the post. The Recorder, November 7, 2003; AScribe Newswire, November 6, 2003.
Laura Wertheimer '81 has joined Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering as a partner in the firm's D.C.-based securities and litigation practice. Wertheimer will focus on representing clients on Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure issues and accounting practices. Legal Times, November 3, 2003.
Jonathan R. Werner '02 appeared on MTV/CNN's "Rock the Vote" special with the Democratic Candidates at Boston's Faneuil Hall on November 14, 2003. E-mail notification.
Soleil Securities Group, Inc., a newly established brokerage group that provides asset managers with value-added equity research produced by a network of independent analysts and boutiques, announced that Steven M. H. Wallman '78 has been named to the Board of Directors. Business Wire, October 16, 2003.
Thomas Vinje '82 and Bradford Smith '84 were both included in an article headlined, "European commission poses challenge for Microsoft." San Jose Mercury News, November 12, 2003.
Donald Verrilli Jr. '83 was featured in the article, "Rookie gets his day in Supreme Court; Tough, skeptical justices grill Cleveland attorney in age-discrimination case." Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), December 7, 2003.
William Taylor '91 was mentioned in the article headlined, "QWEST for Truth: Profiles; The Prosecution." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), January 17, 2004.
Jim Stoda '86, a former corporate lawyer turned high school teacher was featured in an article headlined, "Elevating Minds of Students: Priceless; Fort Vancouver teacher gave up lucrative career in corporate law." The Columbian (Vancouver, WA.), December 8, 2003.
NBA commissioner David Stern '66 and developer Bruce Ratner '70 were included in the Asbury Park Press on December 11th in an article headlined, "Stern to owners: act now Commissioner wants Nets' future resolved," and in the Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ) in article titled, "Stern wants Nets to complete sale quickly." Mr. Ratner, a developer who has tentatively agreed to buy the Nets and plans to move them from New Jersey to Brooklyn, was featured independently in numerous publications with regard to the negotiations, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Sun, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and The Record, to name a few.
Clive Stafford-Smith '84 was profiled in the article headlined, "Why My Life's Work is Fighting Death." The Scotsman, October 14, 2003
Robert S. Smith '68 was nominated by New York Gov. George E. Pataki for a seat on the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. The Times Union (Albany, NY), January 13 and 16, 2004; New York Law Journal, January 13, 2004; The New York Times, January 5 and 13, 2004; The Bond Buyer, November 6, 2003; The Daily Record of Rochester (Rochester, NY), November 6, 2003; The New York Post, November 5, 2003; The Record (Bergen County, NJ), November 5, 2003.
George J. Skelly '84, a former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has joined Nixon Peabody LLP as a partner in its business litigation practice. Daily Deal/The Deal, November 3, 2003.
Bob Shaye '64 and Michael Lynne '64, co- chairmen and co-CEOS of New Line, were interviewed on the January 13, 2004 for Fox News Network's "Your World with Neil Cavuto."
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has elected Martin L. Seidel '90 as a partner of the firm. Business Wire, December 11, 2003.
Karenna Gore Schiff's '00 education at CLS was referenced in an article headlined, "Power Punk: Karenna Gore Schiff and Drew Schiff." New York Observer, December 15, 2003.
Mikhail Saakashvili '94 LLM clinched victory in Georgia's presidential election six weeks after the 36-year-old, set to become Europe's youngest elected head of state, led protests that ousted veteran leader Eduard Shevardnadze from power. Los Angeles Times, January 5 and 11, 2004 and November 26, 2003; The Baltimore Sun, January 7, 2004; Agence France Presse, January 5 and 6, 2004 and November 24, 2003; NewsAsia, January 6, 2004; Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily, January 6, 2004; Nefte Compass, January 6, 2004; Channel NewsAsia, January 5, 2004; Chicago Tribune, January 5, 2004 and November 28, 2003; U.S., Newsday (New York), January 5, 2004; The Washington Post, January 5, 2004 and November 12 and 24, 2003; The Australian, January 6, 2004; BBC Worldwide Monitoring, January 5, 2004; Associated Press Newswires, January 5, 2004; Sunday Telegraph (LONDON), January 04, 2004; The Toronto Star, January 4, 2004; The Seattle Times, November 27, 2003; Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 27, 2003; Guelph Mercury (Ontario, Canada), November 29, 2003 ; The Toronto Star, November 26, 2003; The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), November 25, 2003; Salt Lake Tribune (Utah), November 30, 2003; "NPR's "Morning Edition", December 1, 2003; Scripps Howard News Service, November 24, 2003; The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario), November 26, 2003.
Steven Rosenfeld '67 was appointed Chair of Board of Visitors of CUNY Law School. Press Release.
Jeffrey S. Rosen '71 was a facilitator at the Maryland Mediator Convention. He presented a Hypothetical Brokerage Dispute Case. Rosen is an associate in the Washington DC office of Dilworth Paxson where he practices primarily in the areas of commodities and securities regulation, litigation, and enforcement defense. Press release.
Paul Robeson '23 -- remembered not only for his prodigious talents as a performer but also for his tireless and uncompromising commitment to civil rights and social justice - was honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a commemorative postage stamp. PR Newswire, January 20, 2004 and December 17, 2003; NPR's "Tavis Smiley," January 20, 2004; Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), January 18, 2004; The New York Times, October 26, 2003; Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), October 12, 2003..
DnB NOR Markets, the Investment Banking Division of DnB NOR ASA, one of the world's leading financial service groups serving the international maritime and oil service sector, announced the formation of DnB NOR Markets, Inc., a U.S. registered broker/dealer, and named Jeffrey D. Pribor '83 its managing director. PR Newswire, January 13, 2004.
The editor of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel interviewed Allen I. Fagin and Bernard M. Plum '79, Partners in the New York office of Proskauer Rose LLP and Co-Chairs of its Labor and Employment Law Department for its November 2003 issue.
Emily H. Plotkin '03 has joined the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz as an associate. The Tennessean, November 23, 2003.
NY Governor George E. Pataki '70 received the 2003 Noyce Award from Semiconductor Industry Association. Business Wire, November 2, 2003
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has added Jason Park '03 as an associate in the international practice. Legal Times, October 13, 2003
The 2004 new partners for Baker Botts include Renn G. Neilson '91. Press Release.
Peter Moulton '86 was elected to the Civil Court of New York on November 4, 2003. Class Notes.
Constance Baker Motley '46 was included in the article headlined, "Win Your Place Among Famous Women," Hartford Courant (Connecticut), October 26, 2003
Dewey Ballantine LLP, an international law firm, announced that Sanford W. Morhouse '69 and Morton A. Pierce have assumed the roles of co-chairmen of the firm's Management Committee. PR Newswire, October 14, 2003.
Hairmax International Corp announced that Harold H. Martin '82 will represent the company as General Counsel. PR Newswire, November 15, 2003.
Benjamin F. Mann '76 has been named to an additional three-year term on the Advisory Board for Blackwell Sanders, and Maurice A. Watson has been newly named to a three-year term on the firm's Advisory Board, firm leadership announced September 15. Both are partners in Blackwell Sanders' Kansas City office. Press release.
The new deputy CEO of South African Airways (SAA) is Oyama Mabandla '96. Africa News, November 11, 2003.
In September, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., brought Leon Lichter '87 over from TBG Financial & Insurance Services Corp. as its new vice president and corporate secretary. Corporate Counsel, December 2003.
Movado Group, Inc. announced the election of Nathan Leventhal '66 to the Company's Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Leventhal expands the Company's Board to eight members and increases the Board's independent membership. PR Newswire, November 25, 2003.
Jay P. Lefkowitz '87, a senior policy advisor to President George W. Bush and head of the White House's Domestic Policy Council, is rejoining Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a Partner, where he will resume his litigation and counseling practice. This move was effective Monday, October 20. PR Newswire, October 21, 2003
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced that the United States Senate has confirmed President Bush's nomination of Steven J. Law '66 to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. U.S. Newswire, December 11, 2003.
Orin S. Kramer '70 penned a piece about the mutual fund industry headlined, "How to reform the mutual funds industry." The Record (Bergen County, NJ), November 23, 2003.
Stan Kasten '76 resigned. The Boston Globe, November 23, 2003; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 18, 2003.
Ellen Oran Kaden '77, senior vice president for law and government affairs at Campbell Soup Co., was profiled in the "In-house Counsel" column of the January 19, 2004 issue of the National Law Journal. The profile was titled, "From soup to Sarbanes-Oxley."
Wayne Kabak '77 and Cara Stein were appointed co-COO of William Morris Agency's East Coast office. Daily Variety, October 17, 2003.
Haider Ala Hamoudi '96 was included in an article headlined, "Lawyers Eye Iraq for Opportunities; U.S. Occupation Creates Room To Develop New Legal System, But Cultural Issues Abound." New York Law Journal, December 12, 2003.
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust, announced that it has appointed James Grosfeld '62 to its Board of Trustees. PR Newswire, November 19, 2003.
IVAX Corporation announced the appointment of Ambassador Paul L. Cejas and Bruce W. Greer '73 to its Board of Directors. Business Wire, November 4, 2003
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's '59 education was referenced in the following articles:
"Few Women Reach Top At Law Firms Glass Ceilings, Family Duties Seen Taking Toll," The Boston Globe, October 24, 2003
"Supreme Court's two female justices honored in Phila.," Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ), October 24, 2003
Charles Patrick Garcia's '94 book titled "A Message from Garcia: Yes, You Can Succeed" (Wiley, under $25), received favorable mention in the December 7th Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin).
New York State Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman '50, the Judge in the Rosie O'Donnell trial was featured in an article headlined, "Charge Judge Is True to His Reputation in the 'Rosie' Dispute." New York Law Journal, November 4, 2003; The Recorder, November 4, 2003
Effective December 12, 2003, Jonathan T. Fried '79 LLM was appointed as the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Head of the Canada-United States Secretariat, Privy Council Office. Facsimile notification.
Sandra Flow '95, Laurent Ruzette ‘96, Michael Brems '98, and Francesco De Biasi '98 were recently appointed to partner/counsel at Cleary Gottlieb. Press release.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has elevated Bradley Finkelstein '96 to partner. The Recorder, November 19, 2003.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory San Diego of counsel Yvonne Dutton '91 hs been appointed a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. The Recorder, December 8, 2003.
Richard Davis '96, now a partner with New York's Weil, Gotshal & Manges, was featured in an article about the thirtieth anniversary of the "Saturday Night Massacre," when President Richard Nixon fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. The American Lawyer, December 2003.
Jay Switzer, President and CEO, CHUM Limited, announced the promotion of Denise Coope '93 to the position of Vice- President, Business & Legal Affairs, CHUM Limited and her appointment as General Counsel to the company. Canada NewsWire, December 10, 2003.
Robert Charles '87 was nominated by President Bush to replace Rand Beers as top White House counter-terrorism advisor. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, November/December 2003.
Judge Miriam Cederbaum '53, the judge in the Martha Stewart case, has been cited in multiple print and broadcast articles, as the media swirling around the case intensifies. The start date of the trial was January 20.
James Casserly '76, 52, has joined the telecommunications department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Legal Times, December 1, 2003.
Judith Browne '92, Senior Attorney, Advancement Project, was featured in a segment on ABC's "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings."
Arthur J. Bousel '79 was included in a December 9th Chicago Lawyer article titled, "Group's meetings give lawyers chance to network."
President Lee C Bollinger '71 penned an op-ed titled, "Universities Must Think Global," which was published in the November 14th Financial Times.
On December 19, 2003, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta welcomed Karan K. Bhatia '93 as the U.S. Department of Transportations assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs. The Senate confirmed Bhatia on December 9. M2 PRESSWIRE, December 19, 2003; The Press Trust of India, December 17, 2003
The November issue of Black Enterprise took a closer look at America's Top Black Lawyers. Following are some distinguished Columbians profiled in this cover story: Alicia J. Batts '90 (antitrust), Jack B. Jackson '83 (banking/financial services), Julius L. Chambers '64 (civil rights), Ted Shaw '79 (civil rights), George W. Madison '80 (corporate counsel), Peter C. Harvey '82 (government), Paul T. Williams Jr '77 (litigation), Willie E. Dennis '88 (mergers & acquisitions/securities), Phillip Isom '91 (mergers & acquisitions/securities), Eric H. Holder Jr. '76 (complex litigation/white-collar crime), and Nina L. Shaw '79 (entertainment), who was one of the featured profiles, which included a photo with a closer look at her accomplishments. Additionally, Constance Baker Motley '46 was listed in the 'legal legends' section.
National Labor Court President Steve Adler '65 was profiled in an article headlined, "Keeping the peace at home and in Labor Court." The Jerusalem Post, November 21, 2003.
Norah Fay Gottfried was married to Brian Stuart Weinstein '01. The New York Times, October 12, 2003.
Dermond Edwin Thomas '01 and Kimberly Lynn Johnson were recently wed. Jet, December 8, 2003
Tiziana M. Tabucchi '91 and George R. Bason Jr., who are partners in Davis Polk & Wardwell, the New York law firm, were married. The New York Times, January 11, 2004
Ipek Nicole Candan was married to Alexander Lowell Wolff Snyder '94. The New York Times, November 2, 2003.
Robin Rocio Rubiano '99 and Dr. Giorgos Constantinos Karakousis were recently married. The New York Times, November 30, 2003.
Jessica Leigh Margolis was married to Scott Ian Moses '01. The New York Times, October 19, 2003
Jo Backer Laird '80, the general counsel of Christie's auction house in New York, was married to I. Michael Danoff, an art historian and a curator. The New York Times, October 26, 2003
Peter Beinart and Diana Hartstein '98 were recently wed. New York Observer, October 27, 2003; The New York Times, October 26, 2003
Laura Elaine Katzive and Daniel Lee Ackman '88 were recently married. The New York Times, October 12, 2003
Carolyn Wood, former Assistant Dean of Columbia University Law School, patron of the Metropolitan Opera, member of the Friends of Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, died November 27, 2003 in Lewiston, ME. The New York Times, December 2, 2003.
Prominent Denver lawyer Wayne D. Williams '38, who was general counsel for the Denver Water Board for 14 years, died. He was 89. Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), December 12, 2003; Denver Post, November 22, 2003.
Richard H. Valentine '48 passed away in early December. Family notification.
Gretchen Burnham Sprague '75 died on October 18, 2003. The New York Times, October 22, 2003.
Oscar Schachter's '39 life was remembered by friends, family, and the media. In addition to comments issued by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, obituaries appeared in the Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2003; Chicago Tribune, December 21, 2003; The Seattle Times, December 21, 2003; Tulsa World (Oklahoma), December 18, 2003; The New York Times, December 15 and 17, 2003; The Baltimore Sun, December 16, 2003; Newsday (New York), December 16, 2003; The New York Sun, December 16, 2003; and the New York Law Journal, December 16, 2003.
Arthur Rosenwasser '32, retired chief judge of the Coast Guard Court of Military Review, died of respiratory failure Dec. 29 at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He lived in Alexandria. The Washington Post, January 4, 2004.
Herbert L Rosedale '56, a corporate lawyer who practiced at Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin [formerly Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl] for 46 years, died. He was 71. New York Law Journal, November 6, 2003; Daily News (New York), November 5, 2003; The New York Sun, November 5, 2003; New York Law Journal, November 5, 2003.
Capt. Arthur R. Renquist '48 passed away. Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), January 11, 2004.
Albert M. Pitcher, Jr. '49 died on November 14, 2003. Family notification.
Thomas F. McBride '56, an associate prosecutor in the Watergate investigation and former inspector general of the Agriculture and Labor departments, died of a cerebral hemorrhage October 31 while walking his dog in a park near his home in Portland, Oregon. The Washington Post, November 5, 2003.
L. Joel Martinez '77, nationally known AIDS activist and founding director of The Center for AIDS, who influenced the way pharmaceutical giants develop AIDS drugs, died. He was 50. The Houston Chronicle, November 18, 2003.
Michael G. Kushnick '58, a retired antitrust and trade regulation lawyer who established and managed the Washington office of Rose, Schmidt, Hasley & DiSalle, died December 1 at Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington. The Washington Post, December 4, 2003.
Bella Pauline Kleinman (nee Finger) died on November 8th of complications following a heart attack. The New York Times, November 16, 2003.
Paula Jewell '68 passed away on Monday, October 20, 2003. News & Record (Greensboro, NC), October 24, 2003
Richard C. Hollyday Jr. '53 died on November 5th after a brief illness. The New York Times, November 9, 2003.
William Jay Hoff '31, a lawyer who retired in 1973 after 20 years as general counsel with the National Science Foundation, died November 9th at his home in Washington. He had Alzheimer's disease. The Washington Post, November 15, 2003.
Jonathan Harris '68 died January 18, 2004 at age 60. The New York Times, January 20, 2004.
Henry Harfield '37 passed away. The New York Times, December 14 & 16, 2003.
Arthur A. Greenfield '41, of Coconut Creek, FL passed away on October 20, 2003.Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), October 21, 2003.
Seymour Graubard '33, the former national chairman of the Anti-Defamation League and president of the City Club of New York, died October 29, 2003 of a heart attack at his home in Palm Beach. Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 5, 2003; Cox News Service, November 4, 2003; The New York Times, November 2, 2003; Palm Beach Post (Florida), November 2, 2003; The New York Times, November 1, 2003.
Frederick Gelberg '47 died. The New York Times, November 24 and 25, 2003.
David S. Gaus '52 recently passed away. The Star-Ledger, December 22, 2003
Walter J. Fried '28, a real estate lawyer who handled the conversion of prime Manhattan apartment buildings like the Beresford and the Ritz Tower into cooperatives, died at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. The New York Times, December 2, 2003; New York Law Journal, December 2, 2003.
Leon Fergenson '36 died October 28, 2003, in Mamaroneck, NY. The New York Times, November 10, 2003.
Former federal appeals court Judge Hugh Henry Bownes '48, whose landmark ruling prompted New Hampshire to rebuild its rundown prison system, has died of complications from a stroke he had suffered only days after retiring in September. The Boston Globe, November 7, 2003; The New York Times, November 8, 2003.
Wallace Jacob Borker '48 of Scarsdale, NY died on December 12, 2003 at the age of 84. The New York Times, December 19, 2003.
Arnold J. Bernstein '35 died. The New York Times, November 10, 2003.
