Mary Jo White '74, former U.S. Attorney and a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton., has been hired by Tommy Hilfiger Corp., according to WWD ("Hilfiger Shores up Defense Team," November 4, 2004).
XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. has announced the appointment of Michael Weiss '91, the Chairman and CEO of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, as a non-executive director (PR Newswire, December 1, 2004).
David E. Warren '79, managing partner at Verrill Dana, was inducted into the Maine Business Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Portland business community and economy, according to a November 23rd press release. Mr. Warren has worked at Verrill Dana since 1989 and specializes in corporate and securities law.
Rob Walton '69, the Chairman of Wal-Mart, was featured in a Fortune article titled "The Waltons: Inside America's Richest Family" (November 15, 2004). The profile was detailed a week earlier on CNN's "American Morning" (November 8, 2004).
David A. Trice '73 has been named Chairman of the Board at Newfield Exploration Company, where he is already the President and CEO (PR Newswire, September 21, 2004).
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington D.C. has appointed David Tang '79, partner with law firm Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, as a Class C director and as deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco beginning January 2005. (Business Wire, December 6, 2004).
William J. Sushon '95 has been promoted to partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, according to PR Newswire ("O'Melveny & Myers LLP Announces Partnership Class for 2005," December 14, 2004).
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero '81, of the Northern District of California, was profiled in The Recorder on September 21, 2004 ("Magistrate's Demeanor a Big Part of his Success").
Former basketball star and sports agent Fred Slaughter '69, who was recently inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, was profiled in The Topeka Capital-Journal ("Slaughter helped UCLA, Wooden Reach a Dynasty," October 24, 2004).
Newly-hired Shearman & Sterling general counsel John Shutkin '74 was featured in an article titled "A Safe Pioneer" (The American Lawyer, October 1, 2004, and Corporate Counsel, October 2004).
Kenneth Shropshire '80, sports law and entertainment law attorney and the president-elect of the Sports Lawyers Association, was profiled in the November 2004 issue of Ebony.
Daniel Serviansky '04 has joined Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod in Miami as an associate in the land use department, according to Miami, Palm Beachand Broward Daily Business Reviews ("Lawyers," October 8, 2004).
Richard Seltzer '68 was profiled in the article "Seltzer, Straight Up: The Kaye Scholer Litigator Reveals his Winning Trial Strategies" (IP Law and Business, November 29, 2004).
Michael Schwartz '96 was the subject of a profile titled "Sound Teaching: SU's Michael Schwartz is One of Only Two Deaf Law Professors in the Nation," which appeared in the Post-Standard (November 7, 2004).
Amory B. Schwartz '89, co-founder of the North American Sports Network in Great Britain, was featured in a Forbes article titled "A Sporting Chance: Bringing U.S. sports programming to Europe" (December 13, 2004).
Reese Schonfeld '59, co-founder of CNN and the Food Network, was featured in Investor's Business Daily on October 6, 2004 ("Cable Pioneer Reese Schonfeld; Know Thy Client: Unlike the Three Big Networks, he Catered to Viewers' Demands").
Leonora Schloss '87, an attorney specializing in employment and labor law, joined Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold as special counsel in its Los Angeles office ("On the Move," The Recorder, November 1, 2004).
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili '94 was profiled in an article titled "Georgia on a Wild Ride to Democracy" in The Washington Times (November 21, 2004). President Saakashvili's education at the Law School was also mentioned in the following articles:
"Georgian Minister's Mission: Ignite Economy," The International Herald Tribune, November 6, 2004
"Georgia's Free-Market Oligarch: Maverick Minister Tries to Ignite Economy via Privatization," The International Herald Tribune, November 5, 2004
"An Oligarch Goes Home to Lift Georgia's Economy," The New York Times, November 5, 2004
Erica Ryland '91, a Jones Day partner in the business restructuring and reorganization practice was included in a piece titled "Deconstructing Restructuring Law" (New York Law Journal, November 12, 2004).
Securities fraud litigator Mitchell Rovner '00 joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton in the firm's recently-opened New York office ("Sheppard Mullin Opens in New York City," Market Wire, September 22, 2004).
Laraine Rothenberg '71, co-chairman of the Committee of New York Lawyers for Kerry-Edwards, was featured in the article "Lawyers Assume Major Fund-Raising Role for Kerry-Edwards Ticket" on September 27 (New York Law Journal).
Seth Rosenberg '01, previously a litigation associate at O'Melveny & Myers, has joined San Francisco firm Hersh & Hersh as an associate ("On the Move," The Recorder, October 11, 2004).
Tom Rogers '79 has been elected chairman of the board of Teleglobe International Holdings, a leading provider of international telecommunications services (Business Wire, November 15, 2004).
Shane Riorden '51 penned the article "Social Security plan an ‘Investment Bankers Aid Bill'" for The Asheville Citizen-Times (December 15, 2004).
U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice '62, an influential, 25-year-veteran judge in Ohio, was profiled in the Dayton Daily News as he moves into semiretirement ("Judge Rice Seeks Senior Role, November 27, 2004).
Attorney and community activist Julissa Reynoso '01 was profiled as one of The New York Post's top 25 Latinos on October 13th ("Top 25: A Look at the Most Outstanding Latinos of the Last Year").
Ms. Reynoso, who aided Columbia Law School's new Immigrants' Rights Program, was also featured in the following news outlets:
"Dominicans Facing Deportation Soon to Get Help," The New York Sun, October 12, 2004
"Abren una Clinica Legal para Inmigrantes," Hoy, October 12, 2004
"An Outstanding Alliance of Neighbors," El Diario, October 14, 2004
"CBS 2 News at 5," WCBS-TV, October 11, 2004
"Columbia and Community Partners Expand Legal Services for Immigrants," The Record, November 8, 2004
Thomas Reynolds '04 has been hired as an associate in the financial services practice at Buchanan Ingersoll (Pittsburgh Tribune Review, November 7, 2004).
Bruce Ratner '70 was featured in the article "Ratner Promises Brooklyn Will Benefit from Nets Arena" (Metro, October 8, 2004).
Stephen A. Radin '83, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, was interviewed for the November 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel in an article titled "A Corporate Governance Practitioner on the Delaware Courts."
Gov. George Pataki '70 was mentioned as a possible candidate for the 2008 president election in an article titled "Scrambling for Succession" (Observer-Dispatch, November 7, 2004).
University of Wisconsin assistant law professor Asifa Quraishi '98, an expert on the death penalty and Islamic law, was profiled in the article "UW Approach Appealed to Islamic Law Scholar" (Wisconsin State Journal, October 3, 2004).
M. Quinn Oppenheim '04, a former Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and Michael Sachdev '04, former managing editor for the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, have joined Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads as associates in the firm's litigation department ("New Associates," The Legal Intelligencer, October 1, 2004).
David Neal '89 has been sworn in as an immigration judge for the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals ("On the Move," Legal Times, November 8, 2004).
Gary Naftalis '67, a lawyer for former Global Crossing chairman Gary Winnick, was quoted in a USA Today article titled "SEC Rejects Global Crossing Case Deal" (December 14, 2004).
Veteran aviation attorney J.E. (Sandy) Murdock '72 has joined the National Business Aviation Association as senior vice president of administration and general counsel ("Former FAA Chief Counsel Accepts Post with NBAA," The Weekly of Business Aviation, October 4, 2004).
Landscape painter Daniel Morper '69 and his solo show at a Santa Fe art gallery received a glowing review from the Santa Fe New Mexican ("Daniel Morper: An Elegy for the Rail Yard," October 1, 2004).
U.S. Congressman Brad Miller '79, a Democratic incumbent for Congress, was interviewed by The News & Observer just before the election, which he ultimately won ("U.S. House District 13 and the Issues," October 30, 2004). His candidacy had been promoted in the earlier articles "Miller Faces Tough Race against Johnson" (The News & Observer, October 25, 2004) and "House District 13 Hopefuls Offer Low-Key Race for Votes" (News & Record, October 8, 2004).
Civil rights attorney Julian L. McPhillips, Jr. '71 was honored by luxury carmaker Infiniti when they placed an ad in TheWall Street Journal featuring a profile of him on September 23, 2004.
SCS Transportation, Inc. announced the election of William F. Martin, Jr. '72 as a Class III director, according to Business Wire (December 2, 2004).
Jeremy Maltby '95 has been promoted to partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, according to PR Newswire ("O'Melveny & Myers LLP Announces Partnership Class for 2005," December 14, 2004).
New Line Cinema co-CEOs Michael Lynne '64 and Bob Shaye '64 were named Variety's Showmen of the Year and honored by Columbia's School of the Arts for their commitment to aiding young filmmakers, earning mention in The Record ("Variety Names Columbia Alumni ‘Showmen of the Year,'" September 27, 2004).
Amy J. Longo'96 has been promoted to partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, according to PR Newswire ("O'Melveny & Myers LLP Announces Partnership Class for 2005," December 14, 2004).
John E. Linville '71, an attorney with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has been elected to the Sonoco Board of Directors, according to PR Newswire ("Sonoco Board Elects John Linville Director," October 19, 2004).
Naomi Levine '46, New York University's chief fund-raiser and former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, was profiled in the article titled "Guiding Philanthropy in a New Direction" (The New York Sun, November 8, 2004).
Richard E. Leigh, Jr. '86, has joined Cell Therapeutics as executive VP and general counsel. He will serve as a member of the company's senior management team overseeing all legal matters related to the organization ("Biotech Company Adds General Counsel," Hospital & Nursing Home Week and Medical Verdicts & Law Weekly, September 30, 2004; Biotech Week and Physician Law Weekly, September 29, 2004; Drug Law Weekly, Pharma Law Weekly, Science Letter and Life Science Weekly, September 28, 2004; Biotech Business Week, Pharma Business Week and Health & Medicine Week, September 27, 2004).
Stephen Chahn Lee '00 and his website, Footnote TV, were profiled in a New York Law Journal article titled "Home Alone, Lawyer Indulges His Passion for Web Journalism." The website annotates legal, political, historical and cultural references from popular television programs (September 10, 2004).
AMVESCAP PLC announced on October 12th that Edward P. Lawrence '67 was elected a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, according to Canadian Corporate Newswire.
Roy J. Larson, Esq. '92, head of Baker & McKenzie's Miami corporate and securities practice, was named the new managing partner at the firm, according to Business Wire (October 12, 2004).
The Hon. Marvin Lager '78 has been named as a candidate for elevation to the Court of Appeals, according to Metropolitan News Enterprise ("Four More Local Superior Court Judges Vetted for Appeals Court," November 12, 2004).
Michele Kyrouz '93, who practices in the areas of securities litigation and professional liability, has been promoted to partner at Latham & Watkins ("New Partners," The Recorder, November 16, 2004).
Satish Kin '92 joined Goodwin Procter as a partner in the financial services practice, according to Legal Times ("On the Move," September 20, 2004).
Democratic incumbent New York State Assemblyman Ryan Karben '99 was featured in The Journal News article titled "Incumbent Hopes to Ward Off Three Challengers" (October 23, 2004).
C. Terry Johnson '63, a lawyer specializing in estate planning at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, has again been named to this year's edition of Best Lawyers in America, an honor that he has received since the second edition of the book was published in 1987 (Press Release, November 5, 2004).
Harold Ickes Jr. '68, a possible contender for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was profiled in the New York Observer ("Harold Ickes Closes in on Run-D.N.C.," November 22, 2004).
Warren S. Huang '96, a senior associated at Fulbright & Jaworski, was listed in H Texas Magazine as an up-and-coming lawyer in the Houston legal community, according to a December 10th press release.
Townsend and Townsend and Crew partner Richard Hsu '94 has been appointed to the California State Bar's intellectual property law section executive committee ("On the Move," The Recorder, September 27, 2004).
Andrew Herman '95 has been promoted to partner in the corporate practice at Kirkland & Ellis ("On the Move," Legal Times, October 25, 2004).
Former Currency Comptroller John Hawke '60, who has recently rejoined Arnold & Porter as a partner, was profiled in The National Journal ("At the Bar," October 23, 2004). Mr. Hawke, the former U.S. comptroller of the currency, rejoined the firm where he worked for more than 20 years, and was chairman from 1987 to 1995 ("On the Move," Legal Times, November 8, 2004).
After 18 years at Legal Times, Jonathan Groner '75 will take over as senior communications counsel with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Washington, D.C. (The National Journal, September 18, 2004).
Eric Grannis '93 was featured in the Columbia Daily Spectator for his role in a lawsuit against a bike lock manufacturer ("Felled by Bic Pens and Lawsuits, Kryptonite not so Mighty After All," October 18, 2004).
Richard N. Gottfried '73 was featured as the Democratic candidate for the New York State Assembly 75th District ("Voter's Guide," Newsday, October 31, 2004).
International arbitration attorney Ronald E.M. Goodman '86 has become a partner at the Washington, D.C. office of Winston & Strawn (Business Wire, September 23, 2004).
Daniel Glaser '93 was named Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, according to States News Service (November 5, 2004).
The Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg '59 gave a speech at Columbia Law School in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, an event that was covered in the article "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns to Columbia" (The Record, November 8, 2004). She continues to receive widespread media coverage for her role as a United States Supreme Court Justice.
Michael R. Geroe '93 was recently appointed General Counsel for Adknowledge, Inc., an Internet advertising technology company (Press Release, November 23, 3004).
Paul Gayle-Smith '91 has joined New Mexico State University as director of institutional equity after leaving the New York office of the Department of Education, according to the Albuquerque Journal ("Moving Up," September 13, 2004).
Allen Gardner '96 has been elected partner at Latham & Watkins where he practices litigation with a focus on products liability and health care fraud ("On the Move," Legal Times, December 6, 2004).
Lawrence Carl Friedman '82 was mentioned as a nominee for the Missouri Court of Appeals in the St. Charles County Business Record and St. Louis Daily Record ("Panel Named for Court of Appeals Vacancy," October 29, 2004). The nomination also appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ("Panel Nominates Three for State Appeals Court," October 29, 2004) and the Kansas City Daily Record ("Panel Named for Missouri Court of Appeals Vacancy," November 1, 2004).
Alan Frank '60 was featured in an article about his family's landmark home titled "Waiting in the Wings: Owner Hopes to put Landmark Back in Architectural Spotlight" (Plain Dealer, September 19, 2004).
Rejane M. Franco '83, a Portuguese interpreter for legal proceedings, was profiled in the Asbury Park Press on November 15, 2004 ("At Your Job").
Second Circuit Judge Wilfred Feinberg's '43 many years of service to the judicial system were honored with the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service Award in October. Speakers at the ceremony included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg '59 and CLS Adjunct Professor and Southern District Chief Judge Michael B. Mukasey; also in attendance was CLS Professor and Judge Gerard Lynch '75 ("Feinberg Honored for 43 Years of Distinguished Service," The New York Law Journal, October 25, 2004).
FBI agent Bryan Earl '90 was featured in a San Francisco Magazine article titled "To Catch an Oligarch" (October 2004).
Bruce S. Coleman '71 has joined Hodgson Russ's Corporate & Securities Practice Group as a partner, according to The Daily Record of Rochester (October 6, 2004) and the Buffalo News (October 3, 2004).
Andrea Cohen '95, who spent three years working for the Senate Finance Committee, has become the senior policy counsel at the Medicare Rights Center, a nonprofit that provides free counseling to Medicare recipients (National Journal's CongressDaily, September 13, 2004).
Chief U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon '68 was profiled in the article "Judge Shuns Fear: Consequences Clemon's Ruling in Siegelman Case Shows Who's Boss, Observers Say" (Birmingham News, October 10, 2004).
Wei Christianson '89, who recently became the chairman for Citigroup China investment banking, was featured in The Economic Observer ("Citigroup: New Battlefield for Wei Christianson," October 12, 2004).
John Chierichella '72, a partner specializing in government contracts at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, was profiled in the Legal Times ("Well Sold in Washington," November 1, 2004).
Adrienne Randle Bond '80, a Houston solo attorney who focuses on complex corporate, partnership and securities law, composed the article "Best Billing Practices Help Ensure Clients Pay" for Texas Lawyer (November 8, 2004).
Roland Betts '78, Chairman of Chelsea Piers and the board of Yale University, appeared on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show" on September 15, 2004.
Terri D. Austin '82 has been promoted to Vice President and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer of the American International Group's Domestic Brokerage Group (Press Release, December 9, 2004).
Mark L. Attanasio '82, a partner in the investment firm Trust Company of the West, was mentioned as a potential buyer in a September 12th article titled "L.A. Financier may buy Brewers" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). After purchasing the team, he was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel articles "Attanasio Wants Brewers to be Winning Team Here" (October 5, 2004); "Brewers' New Boss Steps up to Plate; Friends, Family Say He'll Bring Golden Touch to Diamond" (October 3, 2004); and "Suitors Bring Business Sense to Plate" (September 26, 2004), as well as the Los Angeles Times article "Owning His Dream Team" (October 4, 2004) and the Daily News article "Bud Bids Adieu to Brew Crew" (November 14, 2004).
Jorge Skinner-Klee Arenales '85, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations, was the subject of "UN: New Permanent Representative of Guatemala presents credentials" (M2 Presswire, October 6, 2004).
Paul Acquaviva '97, who died during the September 11th attacks, was honored in a ceremony for the families of the victims held during the third anniversary of the tragedy ("Tears and Tributes: Parents' Pain has a Name," The Record, September 12, 2004).
Amiel Barton Weisfogel '96 and Rebecca Suzanne Liss, both associate producers for "60 Minutes Wednesday" on CBS, were married November 21st (The New York Times, November 21, 2004).
Sarah Elizabeth Freitas and Joshua Paul Waldman '98, lawyers for the civil division of the Justice Department, were married on October 2nd. Mr. Waldman was the editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review and a clerk for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (The New York Times, October 3, 2004).
Maura Beth Leeds and Richard Edward Rosberger '93, both lawyers in Manhattan, were married on November 6th. Mrs. Rosberger is an assistant general counsel at Ernst & Young and Mr. Rosberger is an assistant United States attorney (The New York Times, November 7, 2004).
Ann Marie Rakowski '04, an attorney at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP, married Tom Udale in Indiana on June 5th (South Bend Tribune, November 28, 2004).
Pamela Healey Nolan '01, a member of the enforcement division of the SEC in Washington, was married September 18th to fellow alum David Daniel Cross '02, an associate in the Washington office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. The couple met in 1998 when both were paralegals in the Outstanding Scholars Program for the antitrust division of the Justice Department in Washington (The New York Times, September 19, 2004).
Jeonghyon Stephanie Nam '97, a mergers and acquisitions associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and William Francis Doyle, the founder and managing director of venture capital firm WFD Ventures, were married on November 13th (The New York Times, November 14, 2004).
Suzanne Leigh Cohen and Jay Bruce Horowitz '86, CEO of Strategic Workforce Solutions and Director of Women at Risk, a group that funds breast cancer research, were married on October 2nd (The New York Times, October 3, 2004).
Anne Shin Gimm '99, general counsel of Taconic Capital Advisers, was married October 16th to Patrick James Naughton, an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (The New York Times, October 17, 2004).
Michelle Rachael Forrest '00 and Alastair John Cairns, who both work at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, married on October 2nd (The New York Times, October 3, 2004).
Kara R. Finck '01, a family law attorney at The Bronx Defenders, married Outten & Golden employment law attorney Mark Humowiecki on June 19th (The Providence Journal, November 7, 2004).
Pamela Gay Borgeson '89 and Malcolm Montgomery Kratzer, both partners at the law firm Shearman & Sterling in New York, were married September 18th (The New York Times, September 19, 2004).
