BRITTANY E. ALLISON joined Drinker Biddle & Reath as an associate in the firms Washington, D.C., office. The award is annually presented to the best book on the history of baseball. He previously led JMP Securities cybersecurity investment banking practice as managing director. Prior to joining King & Spalding, Fernandes served as the managing partner of the Austin office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. She was appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania in November 2021. Senior Deputy Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Peter H. Lehner '84 Council members are experts and leaders (past and present) in the public interest and government sectors, both in the U.S. and abroad. 82 co-wrote a book titled No Equal Justice: The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr., which documents the life of the civil rights leader. He was most recently a partner at Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg. The honor recognizes top lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. Brad Meltzers book The First Conspiracy was recently published by Flatiron Books/Macmillan. William H. Woolverton was named an operating partner of Altamont Capital Partners. Edward B. Potter joined Shipman & Goodwin LLP as counsel following its addition of Kitchings & Potter LLC, a firm co-founded by Potter in 1997. Adrienne Randle Bond has joined Crain Caton & James as a shareholder in the corporate, business, and tax area. He focuses his practice on energy transactions and projects. A counsel at the Dallas-based litigation boutique firm Bailey Brauer PLLC, Stewart was recognized for his work in complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation. David K. Peteler has joined Avisen Legal as a shareholder in the firms Minneapolis office. He is a partner in the firms business litigation department. (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Partner Brian Klein to Speak on Trends In Cyber Enforcement at SoCals ABA White Collar Crime Committee, February 21, 2023, Wall Street Journal Reports on Alleged Crypto Market Manipulation Scheme by Partner Brian Kleins Client, Partner Brian Klein Quoted About Notorious Gambler Suing Casinos From Prison, Partner Brian Klein Named One of Daily Journals Top White Collar Attorneys 2022, Waymaker LLP and Partner Brian Klein Earn Chambers 2023 FinTech Ranking, Partner Brian Klein Speaks About Key Enforcement Actions at the ABAs Blockchain and Cryptocurrency National Institute, Brian KleinQuoted bytheWall Street JournalonWinningProbation for the Firms Client, the Alleged Capital One Hacker,Paige Thompson, Four Partners and Waymaker Recognized in Benchmark Litigation California 2023, PartnerBrian KleinNamed one of Californias Top 100 Lawyers by the Daily Journal, Partner Brian Klein Named Fintech/Blockchain/Crypto Trailblazer 2022 by the National Law Journal, Partner Brian Klein Quoted By Law360 about Cybersecurity Bill Authored by Sens. He focuses his practice on all aspects of secured and unsecured bank, mezzanine, and other senior and subordinated lending. 2006 He was also named co-chairman of WinView Games, a sports-gaming startup company. Bernard C. Barmann Jr. was appointed as a judge on the Superior Court of Kern County by California Gov. He joined the firm in 2013. James P. Kreindler 80 Steven I. Frenkel has been named chair of Cummings & Lockwoods litigation practice. Alexandra A.E. He was previously a senior adviser for cyber policy at the National Security Agency and an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. 2015Madiba Dennie, an attorney concentrating on racial justice and gender justice work, recently launched a podcast called "Barred and Boujee," which she hopes will address the unmet need for intersectional legal analysis for mass audiences. The school in 2022 said it was withdrawing from the influential U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation's best . Chandra is head of intellectual property and information technology counsel at Aetna. ELIZABETH PEREZ was promoted to legal director of Lawyers Alliance for New York, which provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations in New York City. 2008Noah D. Carr has joined Latham & Watkins LLP as a partner in the firms Tokyo office. Allan J. Borkow has been appointed senior legal counsel Americas/head of legal for North America at Commonwealth Bank. Fmr. She is currently senior counsel and enterprise privacy leader at Chick-fil-A Corporate. Columbia SC lawyer Brian DeQuincey Newman, who served on City Council from 2010-2015, dies at the age of 40. . Timothy Tingkang Xia 97 Brad Meltzers novel The Lightning Rod, the second in his Zig and Nola series, was published in March 2022. 1994 City of Dreams was also a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. 2011. He serves as an of counsel partner at Gardere in Dallas. Welcome to the Columbia Law Women's Association (CLWA)! She previously served as of counsel at Blank Rome LLP. She previously served as an associate at the firm. He was recognized for his work in antitrust law and litigation. He will focus on corporate finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy. Thomas G. Ward has been appointed assistant director of enforcement in the Supervision, Enforcement & Fair Lending division of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Sandberg previously served as an associate at Fried Frank. Natalie A. "Mr. Klein is a rising star in the North Jersey legal community because of his exceptional advocacy and effectiveness. Christopher J. Brummer has joined the board of directors of K2 Integrity. 1964 Taryn A. Merkl has been selected to serve as a magistrate judge by the Board of Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Brian KleinBack to Trial Lawyers. She most recently worked in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as senior trial counsel and regional trial counsel. Marc J. Sternbaum has joined the Miami office of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson as of counsel in its real estate and affordable housing practice groups. She is currently managing director, general counsel, corporate secretary, and executive committee member at Vanguard. His practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property disputes and the entertainment industry. Shannon M. Thompson has been promoted to counsel in the investment funds group in the Dallas office of Sidley Austin. Fernando S. Zoppi, LLM 04, has founded Martinez de Hoz & Rueda (MHR) in Buenos Aires, where he will lead the Corporate and M&As practice of the new full-service law firm. He was most recently general counsel at the Juilliard School. He is currently the lead independent director of Kala Pharmaceuticals. She represents public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions. Program Priorities; Pro Bono; Legal Aid Grants; Donate to Legal Aid; Search Website . Matthew H. Adlers book Arbitration: Cases, Problems, and Practice (Second Edition) (2021) was published by Carolina Academic Press. He continues to focus on public and private M&A, international arbitrations, and advising boards of directors of listed companies. Brian also leads Klein Fertility Laws team for international relations. Joel W. Howell III was named Mississippi Attorney of the Year 2019 in the Leaders in Law program of The Mississippi Business Journal. He is a partner and general counsel of WilmerHale in Washington, DC. Whitney serves as a partner in the corporate department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn in that city. Mike S. Fawer has been living in New Orleans since 1971, where he practiced criminal defense for almost six decades after working under Bobby Kennedy at the U.S. Dept of Justice and then for Bob Morgenthau in the Southern District of New York. Anne E. Lieberman has joined the Los Angeles office of The LAKPR Group for Cooley as a partner in the M&A department. "Professor Klein had engaged in both sustained and severe affirmative misconduct of a kind that jeopardizes the University's ability to carry out its mission," the law school committee found . Traube is a member of the firms M&A group and represents companies on public and private mergers, proxy contests, joint ventures and strategic investments, Section 363 and other asset deals, carve-out transactions, private equity deals, corporate restructurings, reclassifications, and corporate finance. Shannon Kahn (she/her) Deputy Director. Davidson serves as a senior counsel at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in New York City. Ben Wiener published his debut business fiction novel, Murder at First Principles. 1998 Find out what your fellow classmates have been up to professionally. Brian served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Larry A. Burns of the United States District Court, Southern District of California for two years while in law school. She was previously an academic fellow at Columbia Law. PETER G. WOLFE recently published Alexander Hamilton: His Early Financial Thinking. She is an attorney and partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss. Felipe A. Fruhling LL.M. He is a shareholder in the firms Detroit office. Columbia Law School Announces Plan to Build New Home for Legal Clinics, Law Review. WENSENG WENDY PAN recently joined Sidley Austin as a partner in the firms New York City office. She is a partner and white collar criminal defense attorney at Arent Fox. Chen Yehudai J.S.D. She was previously an estate planning attorney at Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co. Liliana Zaragoza will lead the Racial Justice Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, where she is an associate clinical professor. 1998 Policy Director, Alliance for a Just Society, Jennifer R. Clarke 82 Ira M. Millstein 49 BENNET G. PICKER received a Sir Francis Bacon Alternative Dispute Resolution Award by the Pennsylvania Bar, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact in bringing mediation and other forms of dispute resolution to Pennsylvania. Anne E. Barschall appeared in a movie entitled Karate Christmas Miracle. Kahan teaches a course in government regulation and deregulation at American University; Mates teaches a course on international business transactions at the Georgetown University Law Center. Professor of Law, City University of New York SARA P. SANDFORD was named chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law. JAMES RICHARDS was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Law and Policy list in 2015. Venus and Mars is available on all major platforms. Bedingfield serves as counsel at Choate Hall & Stewart in Boston. He was most recently in private practice at Fennemore Craig. She also serves as the schools assistant dean for student affairs. Weinberger focuses his practice on asset-backed securities and corporate finance. Bruening advises in telecommunication, architectural, employment, and commercial cases covering issues such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, contract rights, defamation, discrimination, retaliation, unjust enrichment, and negligence. The New York Law Journal mentions Brian Maas in the article, "Judge in Dewey Trial Known for Fairness, Thoughtfulness" regarding the criminal case against three executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf. In this role, he is responsible for negotiating and drafting production agreements, administering guild agreements, and providing advice and counsel to various business units. Jason B. Werner was elected a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in the firms Denver office. She joined Latham from Kirkland and Ellis. She also oversaw the development of all regulations promulgated by the Department of Justice and managed the Departments role in selecting federal judges, including running the confirmation hearing preparation for Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito. Sheldon M. Finkelstein reports that he continues to serve in a leadership position in the ABA section of litigation and has an arbitration and mediation practice. CUNY Law School Professor and Director of the Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, Jonathan Sacks '00 Kerry Fitzgerald Shriver BUS 08 has joined the Boston office of Proskauer Rose as a partner in the private funds group. He was previously an associate at the firm. Constitutional Law, Regulation, and Public Policy, Corporate, Business, and Transactional Law, Public Interest and Public Service Careers, Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures). She joins the Biden administration after working at Times Up. 2001 1999 has joined Tekmovil as global general counsel. RICHARD B. ALSOP was named a partner at Shearman & Sterling in New York City. She was also recently named to Columbia Universitys Board of Trustees.