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The deputy for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York always knew she would serve her country. The only question was how.

The author, educator, and former Manhattan assistant district attorney is the new inspector general of the state of New York.

Allan Van Fleet ’77 continues to build a legacy of public interest work alongside a robust private practice.

From Beijing to Frankfurt, New York to Hong Kong, Chen has forged a unique path on her way to leading Shearman’s international investment funds practice in Asia.

A partner at Kirkland & Ellis and IP lawyer with name-brand clients, Simmons was recently awarded the Judge Deborah A. Batts Award for Queer Visibility by the Columbia OutLaws and Queer and Trans People of Color student groups at their annual gala.

Gert Jan van den Bergh ’91 LL.M. seeks justice for artworks and their owners. 

The former homeland security secretary, now a Columbia University trustee, says public service makes lawyers better in private practice.

The aviation disaster litigator won justice from Libya for the bombing of Pan Am 103 and wants the same for 9/11 families.

 A veteran of presidential politics now works to combat climate change through values and ethics.

A litigation partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and a self-described person of faith, Boston is the first woman of color to be elected president of the New York City Bar Association. Her priorities include encouraging diversity and inclusion in the profession, navigating the repercussions of COVID-19, and safeguarding the rule of law.