Alumni | CLASS NOTES

Spring 2023

ClassNotes

1956

P.S. 48Q, an elementary school in Queens, N.Y., was renamed after David Dinkins, New York City’s first African-American mayor. The school will now be known as the David N. Dinkins School for Community Service.

1962

Arnold P. Etelson, retired after serving 54 years as a municipal judge. Etelson served as a municipal judge for the Village of Spring Valley, the Town of Ramapo and the Village of Montebello in Rockland County, N.Y.

1969

Jeffrey D. Forchelli, managing partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana focusing on land use and zoning and a member of the Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees, was named to Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

1972

Richard G. Fromewick was honored for his 50-year membership in the Nassau County Bar Association. He is the chair of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein’s tax certiorari and condemnation practice based in Garden City, N.Y.

1976

Stephen J. Silverberg, principal of the Law Office of Stephen J. Silverberg in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., was named by Super Lawyers as one of the top New York Metro area lawyers for 2022 for the 16th consecutive year. Silverberg focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration, asset preservation planning, and elder law.

1977

Bonnie Goldenberg (formerly Anker) wrote a book titled Love, Abe: A Jewish GI’s World War II Letters Home, based on her parents’ voluminous correspondence during her father’s service in an antiaircraft battalion during World War II. The book reflects the unique experience of a first-generation Jewish American sent to fight the Nazis in Germany.

1983

Frank Aquila speaking on a podium

Frank Aquila, chairman of the Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees, was named to The American Lawyer’s 2023 Dealmakers of the Year list. Aquila, the deal lead, worked with Sullivan & Cromwell team members to land the largest life-sciences deal of 2022 with the $28.5 billion buy of Horizon Therapeutics by longtime Sullivan & Cromwell client Amgen. It marked the largest acquisition in Amgen’s history, and represented a victory over competitor Sanofi, which had been angling to acquire the same company.

1984

Linda Alpert retired in December 2022 from her position as manager of process, control and oversight at Barclays Correspondent Banking Investigations in Whippany, N.J. After nearly seven years in that role, she plans to spend more time on hobbies as well as her growing family, with one grandchild plus one on the way at that time.

1985

Hon. Bernard Graham, a judge in the 2nd District of the New York Supreme Court, was appointed acting Surrogate Court Judge in Brooklyn. The Surrogate Court hears cases involving the deceased, including wills and the administration of estates.

1988

Roger Slade was named president of the Miami-Dade Bar Association for the 2022-2023 term. Slade, a Haber Law shareholder, focuses on litigation matters, including business fraud, class actions for both plaintiffs and defendants, real estate litigation, commercial collection matters, shareholder disputes, and probate litigation.

1991

Hemalee J. Patel was awarded the Vivian H. Agress Trailblazer Award at the Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation’s annual dinner.

Brian Stern was appointed to the Rhode Island Superior Court bench in 2009 after many years in the state government’s executive branch, including as chief of staff to the governor. He was elected in February to become the chairperson of the Roger Williams University School of Law Board of Directors and a member of the Board of Trustees.

1992

Robin Fried has joined Shipman & Goodwin’s real estate practice group in its Stamford, Conn., office. With 20 years of experience working in all aspects of commercial real estate within the tri-state area behind her, Fried’s transactions-focused practice will support the firm’s real estate practice group, expanding its transactional and leasing capabilities.

Michelle Kaminsky, an assistant district attorney at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, will lead the office’s newly created Gender-Based Violence Division.

Lisa Koenig, a longtime partner of Fragomen, was named partner, responsible business practices. The new practice aims to develop: corporate social responsibility; diversity, equity & inclusion; pro bono; and well-being.

1993

Jennifer Naiburg, chief assistant district attorney at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, has joined the adjunct faculty at Cardozo School of Law.

1994

Hon. Michael E. Ryan was appointed Criminal Court judge by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Ryan previously was unit chief for the criminal court unit at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.

1995

Hon. Marina Cora Mundy was one of three women sworn in as an associate justice of the Appellate Term, Second Judicial District, making it the first all-female appellate panel in New York. Appointed in March, the panel hears appeals from the criminal, civil, and housing courts in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

1996

Stacy Mandel Kaplan co-authored the book Hey Long Island… Do U Remember? (Kaplan, Towers, Mandel & Kaplan, MacIntrye Purcell Publishing, 2022), which deploys historic and nostalgic images and stories to bring to life Long Island’s iconic people and places, encompassing culture, music, food, fashion, festivals, businesses, amusements, sports, estates, art, and landmarks.

Joseph A. Patella joined Womble Bond Dickinson’s business litigation group as a partner in New York. Patella represents clients in complex commercial litigation with a focus on financial services, energy, insurance, and the art world. He was previously with the New York office of Hunton Andrews Kurth.

A headshot of Joshua Peirez

Joshua Peirez ’96 CEO of background screening and identity services firm Sterling, was appointed to Analytic Partners’ Board of Directors. Peirez joined Sterling as co-CEO in 2018 and was named CEO in 2019. Previously, he served as president and chief operating officer for Dun & Bradstreet. He also spent 10 years at MasterCard, most recently in the role of chief innovation officer for MasterCard Worldwide, where he also served as the company’s group executive, global public policy, and associate general counsel.

1997

Alexandra Fisher recently became a licensed associate real estate broker with Brown Harris Stevens in Brooklyn, N.Y. Previously, Fisher worked in various New York City government agencies, including the Fire Department, and most recently served as the deputy commissioner of legal and regulatory affairs at the Department of Buildings.

Michael Ganz joined Kaufman Dolowich Voluck’s Woodbury, N.Y., headquarters as a partner in its construction law practice group. Ganz represents a wide range of construction industry clients in issues relating to contract litigation, surety law, and the analysis of construction claims.

1998

Guerrero Law Firm, whose founding principal is Rio Guerrero, was named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms,” 2023 edition. Firms on the list are recognized for professional excellence, with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.

Madelyn Iulo was named partner at Foley Mansfield. Based in the New York office, Iulo defends various corporations, from equipment manufacturers to global cosmetic companies, in all aspects of toxic tort and product liability matters.

Louis Lombardi was appointed as the first public defender for Oswego County, N.Y. Lombardi spent 25 years as a lawyer and had a 20-year career with the New York Police Department, rising to the rank of captain.

Hon. Gioia M. Maiellano was appointed immigration judge for Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York by the Executive Office for Immigration. From 2021 to 2022, she was a solo practitioner handling immigration cases and from 2017 to 2021, she served as an administrative law judge with New York City’s Department of Finance.

1999

Philip C. Rosen was named partner at Shutts & Bowen in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based firm’s real estate practice group. Rosen focuses his practice on commercial real estate matters and business transactions.

2000

Mike Aguilar and Pete-Kolp

Mike Aguilar (right) and Pete Kolp finished the Ironman Chattanooga Triathlon in September 2022, completing a 2.4 mile swim, 116-mile bike ride, and 26-mile run, and marking the second race they teamed up on. Having served as an assistant prosecutor in Kings County, Kolp now maintains his own criminal law and personal injury practice where he specializes in trial work. Aguilar is a compliance managing director at JPMorgan Chase.

Anjie Cabrera was voted to equity partner status at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, where she is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office. She focuses on representing companies against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and denial of employee benefits before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Ohio.

Hozefa Lokhandwala, a longtime Vice Media Group executive, was named co-CEO of the Brooklyn-based company after serving as chief strategy officer since October 2018. Prior to joining Vice Media, Lokhandwala served as a managing director in J.P. Morgan’s Media Investment Banking Group.

Hon. Janet McFarland was appointed judge for Family Court in New York by Mayor Eric Adams. McFarland was first appointed as an interim Civil Court judge in March 2021 and has been presiding in Family Court.

Robyn Schneider was named knowledge management counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York.

2001

Kathryn C. Collins became a name partner at Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe, a Hudson Valley, N.Y.-based firm formerly known as Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey & Sappe. Collins focuses on medical malpractice litigation, professional liability litigation, and general liability litigation, providing defense and counsel to health care professionals, hospitals, and nursing homes.

Hon. David Kim was appointed as a U.S. Immigration judge at the New York City Federal Plaza Immigration Court. From 2011 to 2022, he was in private practice as the founder and principal attorney of the Law Office of David K. S. Kim, in Flushing, N.Y., focusing exclusively on immigration and nationality law.

Daniel L. Klein was named partner at Goldberg Segalla. Klein is in the civil litigation and trial practice in the firm’s Princeton, N.J., office.

Hon. Adam Silvera was one of five honorees at the 5 Boro Bash, an event hosted by the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. Silvera has been the administrative judge of Manhattan State Supreme Court, Civil Term since January 2022.

Hon. Caryn Siperstein was elected judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida.

Penny Tehrani-Littrell was named managing director and general counsel at Accordion Partners, a private equity­focused financial and technology consulting firm headquartered in New York City. She was previously acting general counsel and corporate secretary for Revlon, joining in late 2021 after more than 16 years in-house at Japanese financial services giant Nomura Holdings, where she was head of corporate legal for the Americas.

2002

Alexander Leong was named partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana in the employment and labor practice group, representing management in various matters, including employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, wage and hour and prevailing wage disputes and investigations, and wrongful discharge claims. Additionally, Leong was named to Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

Thomas Onder was named 2023 marketplace director for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware region of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

John Schuch joined Dechert’s employee benefits and executive compensation group as a partner based in New York. He was previously associate general counsel and director of the legal department at Bank of America, where he served for more than a decade as the lead lawyer providing ERISA and related advice across the bank’s global banking and market division.

2003

Alan Albert was named partner at Stonberg Hickman & Pavloff, specializing in insurance defense litigation, with a focus on defending construction defect, workplace accident, trucking, and premises liability claims.

A Headshot of Kristine Campbell

Kristine Campbell was promoted to general counsel at U-Haul. Campbell joined the Phoenix-based company’s legal team in 2011 and was previously named director of litigation in 2020 after nine years as assistant general counsel.

2004

James Cretella has been named chairman of Otterbourg’s finance department. A career member of the department, Cretella focuses on asset­-based lending, specialty finance, and other corporate transactions. In 2021, he was named chair of the alternative and specialty finance practice group.

Morgan L. Frohman joined TOMRA Collection – Americas as general counsel. Her role supports operations and the circular economy throughout the Americas, as part of the publicly traded recycling manufacturing and technology group based in Norway.

Hon. Susan Quirk was sworn in as a New York State Supreme Court Justice and is serving in Brooklyn’s Criminal Term. A former prosecutor and court attorney referee with New York State Supreme Court Justice Judith N. McMahon, Quirk also was an assistant district attorney in the King’s County District Attorney’s Office.

Nicole Wyskoarko was featured in Hits Daily Double’s “Taste of Rainmakers” series. Wyskoarko is executive vice president and co-head of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M. While at Brooklyn Law School, she interned at Island Def Jam and earned a position there after graduation.

2005

Douglas W. Atkins, a partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana specializing in tax law, was named a first-time selectee to Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

A Headshot of Andrew Brettler

Andrew Brettler launched Berk Brettler in West Hollywood, Calif., in December 2022. His practice focuses on entertainment litigation, media, and defamation law, while his partner Blair Berk specializes in criminal defense. Brettler was also named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 “Power Lawyers” list.

Matthew McCann joined Moss & Colella as senior appellate counsel with a focus on personal injury and civil rights litigation and all aspects of appellate cases. Additionally, he will expand the firm’s practice scope to include the legal representation of students with special needs and their families. He also was an adjunct professor of legal writing at Brooklyn Law School.

Lisa Anello Vellucci joined the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office as assistant prosecutor after working in criminal defense. She previously spent 11 years at the King’s County District Attorney’s Office and served as an assistant staff judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, where she was promoted to major in 2021.

2006

Kenneth Haim was named deputy bureau chief of the Investor Protection Bureau at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York.

Josh Reisberg joined Blank Rome’s intellectual property (IP) litigation practice group as a partner in the New York office. Reisberg focuses his practice on all facets of IP litigation, with broad experience in life sciences and technology patent litigation. He joins Blank Rome from Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider, where he was partner in its IP practice.

Salvatore Scibetta was named vice chair of the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) by Mayor Eric Adams. Scibetta, who has served as a BSA commissioner since 2018, began his legal career at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services before ultimately serving as a partner at Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter. An expert in real estate law, he has litigated a wide range of issues in all five boroughs and across New York State.

A headshot of Kenny Terrero

Kenny S. Terrero was promoted to partner at Sidley Austin in the firm’s New York office. Terrero focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in connection with fund structur­ing, initial public offerings, exchange listings, ongoing operations, and regulatory compliance, and is also experienced in a wide variety of SEC-registered and exempted capi­tal markets transactions, and other securities law matters.

2007

Samir Ahuja was named partner at Blank Rome’s New York office. Ahuja concentrates his practice on finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters and represents investment banks, financial institutions, and borrowers.

Stephen Blank made partner at Alston & Bird in the firm’s New York office, where he is part of the financial restructuring and reorganization group and counsels borrowers, lenders, investors, agents, ad hoc lender groups, and creditors on distressed and non-distressed financial situations.

Sam Blaustein has been appointed principal court attorney to the Hon. Joel M. Cohen of the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division. On a personal note, he and his wife, Pamela, welcomed their second son in April 2022.

A headshot of Nicole S Forchelli

Nicole S. Forchelli, who specializes in tax at Forchelli Deegan Terrana, was a first-time selectee to Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

Henry Gabathuler was promoted to partner at Leason Ellis, where he uses his extensive experience in securing patent protection in the U.S. and worldwide to handle patent, trademark, copyright, antitrust, and general business litigation matters at the district and appellate court levels.

Michelle J. Levin was named of counsel at Leason Ellis, where her practice includes all aspects of domestic and foreign trademark prosecution, including trademark counseling, clearance, and international filing, matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and contentious matters abroad. Levin also manages international trademark portfolios across various industries.

Benjamin D. Moore founded the Law Firm of Benjamin D. Moore, a family and matrimonial law firm located in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan. He was previously a partner at Rower and an associate at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich.

2008

Michael Calcagni was named partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff. He focuses on complex trusts and estates litigation matters in both state and federal court and has represented clients in contested estate matters involving international and domestic assets as well as fiduciaries in their administration and management of estates and various types of trusts.

Peter T. Lane was named partner at the Northampton, Mass.-based law firm of Fierst Bloomberg Ohm. Lane joined the firm as of counsel in 2017, and focuses on civil and criminal litigation including commercial litigation, landlord-tenant law, and civil rights.

2009

Eric R. Brown was appointed managing director and chief legal officer at First Pacific Advisors (FPA) in Los Angeles. FPA, which has about $30 billion in assets under management, manages public and private funds that focus on a variety of investment strategies in fixed income and equity investments.

Michael German co-founded and is the chief investment officer of Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding, a commercial litigation finance company headquartered in New York.

Kiran Nasir Gore, who focuses her legal practice on international dispute resolution and public international law, has co-edited and co-authored a new book, International Investment Law and Investor-State Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues, (Kluwer Law International, 2023). The book draws on the experiences of the five Central Asian States—Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—to present a unique case study for the nexus between international investment law, investor-­state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases, and their impacts on the development of future global trade and investment environments.

Leonard S. Spinelli was named partner at Newark, N.J.-based Genova Burns. Spinelli specializes in bankruptcy and reorganization, creditors’ rights, labor law and employment law, and litigation law.

Will Page, who was named a 2022 Rising Star by the New York Law Journal for his appellate advocacy, became a senior staff attorney at the Office of the Appellate Defender.

2010

Erin Applebaum was named partner at Kreindler & Kreindler. She joined the firm in 2017 and currently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (Boeing 737 MAX) litigation. In addition to representing families who have lost their loved ones in air disasters, Applebaum also represents passengers who have been seriously injured during commercial flights. She has practiced aviation accident litigation since 2010.

Edward D. Baker was promoted to estate litigation attorney at Farrell Fritz. He has been a Super Lawyers’ New York Metro Rising Star in Estate & Trust Litigation from 2015 to present, and was named in the 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Litigation–Trusts & Estates.

Paul Cossu has rejoined Pryor Cashman as art law partner. His practice focuses on litigation and transactional matters for galleries, auction houses, museums, artists, advisors, collectors, and other members of the global arts community. He was formerly a partner at Olsoff Cahill Cossu.

Alexander Kerzhner, a partner who specializes in mergers and acquisitions for Forchelli Deegan Terrana, was named to Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars list.

Douglas J. Klein was elevated to New York City office managing principal at Jackson Lewis. Klein joined the firm in 2013 and was named a principal in 2019. He focuses on defending complex employment litigations, counseling on a variety of employment law and traditional labor matters, and providing day-to-day preventive support to employers nationwide.

Jonathan Sabin was elected partner at Kane Kessler, specializing in litigation.

2011

Aleksandr “Aleks” Altshuler joined McGlinchey’s financial services litigation practice group as of counsel in the New York office. Altshuler focuses on financial services litigation, including creditors’ rights and debt collection, as well as commercial litigation and corporate law.

Lisa M. Casa was named partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana in the employment and labor practice group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of employment and labor law, sexual harassment and discrimination law, overtime and failure to pay wages law, union/management issues, and litigation. She was also selected to the Super Lawyers’ 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars list.

Daniel A. Devine was named partner at Pryor Cashman, where he is a member of the real estate group, based in New York. He represents clients nationwide in transactional work spanning a range of asset classes and disciplines, including sales and acquisitions, borrower and lender side financing, distressed debt and loan workouts, ground leasing, and the assemblage and capitalization of development projects.

Heather Levine-Levy has joined Barclay Damon’s trusts and estates and corporate practice as counsel primarily based in New York City where she concentrates her practice on a wide variety of trusts and estates matters.

Kelly Schneid was named partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff. Schneid concentrates on commercial litigation and bankruptcy, including the representation of commercial lenders, landlords, and lease finance companies, among other complex business disputes.

Sarah A. Westby was promoted to partner at Shipman & Goodwin. Westby, who built the firm’s cannabis practice from the ground up, is also co-chair of Shipman’s cannabis team and has quickly become the “go-to” counsel for regional cannabis businesses.

Alexander Woolverton joined Kramer Levin’s New York office as a partner in the bankruptcy and restructuring department. Woolverton represents debtors, creditors and distressed investment funds in Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings and cross-border insolvencies, with a focus on advising distressed investment funds, institutional investors, and ad hoc groups of creditors in restructuring matters. He was previously with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

2012

Adam Finkel was named to the Miami-Dade Bar Association’s 2023 Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in South Florida. Finkel is a trial lawyer at The Haggard Law Firm, representing victims of injuries and wrongful deaths. Based in Coral Gables, Fla., he is also a board member and chair of the personal injury committee for the Miami-Dade Bar Association.

Edward Heppt was promoted to partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell. Heppt focuses on commercial litigation.

Stephanie Lindemuth was named partner at Akin Gump, where she is a complex commercial litigator, whose practice focuses on securities and consumer class action defense, as well as litigating and advising clients in derivative, fiduciary, and complex contractual disputes.

Julienne Verdi was elected to the Voorhees Board of Education, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+-identifying person ever elected to any office in Voorhees, N.J.

2013

Emily D. Anderson was promoted to partner in Sheppard Mullin. Based in New York, Anderson is a member of the firm’s business trial practice group and construction industry team and advises developers, contractors, construction managers, and owners throughout all stages of construction projects, with an emphasis on alternative dispute resolution, litigation, and contract negotiation.

Jared Axelrod was named partner at Milbank. Axelrod focuses on representing U.S. and international asset managers and issuers across a wide variety of collateralized loan obligation transactions, as well as other complex structured credit financing arrangements and secured lending facilities.

Joshua Card joined litigation finance firm Therium Capital Management, where he will help lead its U.S. investment team. Card was previously a senior managing associate at Sidley Austin and a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Jason Feingertz was promoted to counsel at Hunton Andrews Kurth. He represents clients of various industries in tax planning, audit defense and tax litigation and maintains a general corporate tax practice, advising clients on state, federal, and international tax matters.

Gregory Kirschenbaum, who obtained a $1.8 million verdict in a race discrimination case in the U.S. Southern District of New York in November 2022, was also promoted to partner at Phillips & Associates, where he has worked since 2016. He worked at Arce Law Group since 2013, prior to its merger with Phillips & Associates.

Liz McKenzie is now principal corporate counsel at Microsoft, supporting as product counsel to the Bing search engine business unit. In her new role, she focuses on cutting-edge issues pertaining to content moderation, tech regulation, and artificial intelligence.

Scott Rolnik was named partner at Ropes & Gray, where he advises global private equity firms and their portfolio companies on bank, bond, preferred equity, and other capital markets transactions, as well as liability management transactions. In addition, Rolnik counsels leading global real estate investment firms on leveraged finance-style transactions in the capital markets space.

2014

Becky (Hyun Jeong) Baek, an attorney at Farrell Fritz specializing in litigation, was named to Super Lawyers’ New York Metro Rising Stars list for 2022.

Gideon Martin joined the National Hockey League Players’ Association as associate counsel.

Glenn R. Schieck was named partner at Harter Secrest & Emery, where he is a member of the immigration practice. Based in Rochester, N.Y., he works with a wide variety of clients, including multinational corporations, small businesses, universities, professional sports teams, and health care institutions in seeking immigrant and nonimmigrant status for employees in diverse fields and specialties.

2015

Lois Bladykas was promoted to partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where she focuses her practice on estate and trust litigation. Bladykas is a member of the firm’s trusts and estates department, and its estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation practice group.

2017

Remi M. Forster was hired as a new associate at Ain & Bank in Washington, D.C. Her practice areas will include litigation of complex family law matters including business matters.

2018

Courtenay Birchler, assistant general counsel, securities and governance, and assistant secretary at Marsh McLennan, welcomed her second daughter in June 2022. She and her family are settling into their suburban life, but missing Brooklyn.

2019

Erin Callihan was named assistant vice president for advancement communications and marketing at New York University.

2020

Clint Carlisle joined Gibson Dunn as an associate in its business restructuring and reorganization practice group.

Gabriella Manganiello joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as an associate in the firm’s Westchester, N.Y., office. She is a member of the firm’s construction and professional liability practice groups.

2021

Francisco Alvarez graduated the University of Notre Dame with an MBA degree.

Taylor Alyse Collins joined McCarter & English’s business litigation practice as an associate in the firm’s Newark, N.J., office.

Susan M. Kritzmacher joined Gibbons as an associate in the firm’s products liability group. Kritzmacher was previously a law clerk for the Hon. Robert J. Mega and the Hon. Mark P. Ciarrocca for the New Jersey Superior Court Union Vicinage.

Paul Schwabe joined Rivkin Radler as an associate in the tax and personal, family, and business planning practice groups, in the Uniondale, N.Y., office. Schwabe advises clients on corporate, partnership, international, estate, gift and goods and services taxes, as well as the tax consequences resulting from transfers of real estate, charitable donations, and business succession planning.

Partner News

Lisa Koenig ’92, Fragomen, responsible business practices

Joseph A. Patella ’96, Womble Bond Dickinson, business litigation

Michael Ganz ’97, Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, construction law

Madelyn Iulo’98, Foley Mansfield, toxic tort and product liability

Philip C. Rosen ’99, Shutts & Bowen, commercial real estate and business
transactions

Anjie Cabrera ’00, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, equity partner, employment law

Kathryn C. Collins ’01, Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe, name partner, healthcare litigation

Daniel L. Klein ’01, Goldberg Segalla, civil litigation and trials

Alexander Leong ’02, Forchelli Deegan Terrana, employment and labor

John Schuch ’02, Dechert, employee benefits and executive compensation

Alan Albert ’03, Stonberg Moran, insurance defense litigation

Josh Reisberg ’06, Blank Rome, intellectual property litigation

Kenny S. Terrero ’06, Sidley Austin, securities law, capital markets transactions

Samir Ahuja ’07, Blank Rome, finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy

Stephen Blank ’07, Alston & Bird, financial restructuring and reorganization

Henry Gabathuler ’07, Leason Ellis, patent law Michael Calcagni ’08, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, complex trusts and estate litigation

Michael Calcagni ’08, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, complex trusts and estate litigation

Peter T. Lane ’08, Fierst Bloomberg Ohm, civil and criminal litigation

Leonard S. Spinelli ’09, Genova Burns, bankruptcy, labor and employment law and litigation

Erin Applebaum ’10, Kreindler & Kreindler, aviation accident litigation

Paul Cossu ’10, Pryor Cashman, art law

Jonathan Sabin ’10, Kane Kessler, litigation

Lisa M. Casa ’11, Forchelli Deegan Terrana, employment and labor law

Daniel A. Devine ’11, Pryor Cashman, real estate transactions

Kelly Schneid ’11, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, commercial litigation and bankruptcy

Sarah A. Westby ’11, Shipman & Goodwin, cannabis law

Alexander Woolverton ’11, Kramer Levin, bankruptcy and restructuring

Edward Heppt ’12, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, commercial litigation

Stephanie Lindemuth ’12, Akin Gump, complex commercial litigation

Emily D. Anderson ’13, Sheppard Mullin, business trials and construction industry

Jared Axelrod ’13, Milbank, loan transactions, credit financing arrangements and secured lending facilities

Gregory Kirschenbaum ’13, Phillips & Associates, workplace rights

Scott Rolnik ’13, Ropes & Gray, private equity, capital markets transactions,liability management transactions

Glenn R. Schieck ’14, Harter Secrest & Emery, immigration law

Lois Bladykas ’15, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, estate and trust litigation

Partner News

Lisa Koenig ’92, Fragomen, responsible business practices

Joseph A. Patella ’96, Womble Bond Dickinson, business litigation

Michael Ganz ’97, Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, construction law

Madelyn Iulo’98, Foley Mansfield, toxic tort and product liability

Philip C. Rosen ’99, Shutts & Bowen, commercial real estate and business
transactions

Anjie Cabrera ’00, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, equity partner, employment law

Kathryn C. Collins ’01, Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe, name partner, healthcare litigation

Daniel L. Klein ’01, Goldberg Segalla, civil litigation and trials

Alexander Leong ’02, Forchelli Deegan Terrana, employment and labor

John Schuch ’02, Dechert, employee benefits and executive compensation

Alan Albert ’03, Stonberg Moran, insurance defense litigation

Josh Reisberg ’06, Blank Rome, intellectual property litigation

Kenny S. Terrero ’06, Sidley Austin, securities law, capital markets transactions

Samir Ahuja ’07, Blank Rome, finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy

Stephen Blank ’07, Alston & Bird, financial restructuring and reorganization

Henry Gabathuler ’07, Leason Ellis, patent law Michael Calcagni ’08, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, complex trusts and estate litigation

Michael Calcagni ’08, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, complex trusts and estate litigation

Peter T. Lane ’08, Fierst Bloomberg Ohm, civil and criminal litigation

Leonard S. Spinelli ’09, Genova Burns, bankruptcy, labor and employment law and litigation

Erin Applebaum ’10, Kreindler & Kreindler, aviation accident litigation

Paul Cossu ’10, Pryor Cashman, art law

Jonathan Sabin ’10, Kane Kessler, litigation

Lisa M. Casa ’11, Forchelli Deegan Terrana, employment and labor law

Daniel A. Devine ’11, Pryor Cashman, real estate transactions

Kelly Schneid ’11, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, commercial litigation and bankruptcy

Sarah A. Westby ’11, Shipman & Goodwin, cannabis law

Alexander Woolverton ’11, Kramer Levin, bankruptcy and restructuring

Edward Heppt ’12, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, commercial litigation

Stephanie Lindemuth ’12, Akin Gump, complex commercial litigation

Emily D. Anderson ’13, Sheppard Mullin, business trials and construction industry

Jared Axelrod ’13, Milbank, loan transactions, credit financing arrangements and secured lending facilities

Gregory Kirschenbaum ’13, Phillips & Associates, workplace rights

Scott Rolnik ’13, Ropes & Gray, private equity, capital markets transactions,liability management transactions

Glenn R. Schieck ’14, Harter Secrest & Emery, immigration law

Lois Bladykas ’15, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, estate and trust litigation

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