Frank Lucianna was featured in an article in northjersey.com.

Hon. Renee R. Roth as named a fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Neal R. Stoll was selected as Top Attorney of the Year for 2020 by the International Association of Top Professionals.

Hon. Tim Buckley retired from the Geneva City Court, where he served as a judge for 25 years.

Hon. John W. Sweeny Jr. was honored at this year’s Society of Irish American Lawyers Gala on March 3.

John Dadakis joined the partnership of Fox Rothschild LLP in the New York office.

Hon. Claire Eagan was appointed chair of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference by Chief Justice John Roberts.

Ed Wallace was named to City & State’s 2020 NYC Power 100 list, which honors 100 of the most influential people in government, business, culture, and social services, and honored as one of City & State’s 2020 lifetime achievement award winners on January 27.

Hon. Denny Chin received the Honorable Howard Baer Jr. Award from the Network of Bar Leaders on Monday, January 27, and he was named a trustee of Fordham University.

Jay Fenster was named a Rising Star by New York Metro Super Lawyers.

Marshall Heinberg was elected to the board of directors for Channeladvisor Corporation.

Andrea Berger was interviewed by The Chief-Leader, a New York City–based weekly newspaper focused on municipal government and civil servants, about her experience in the New York City Urban Fellows Program.

Warren Lyon Feldman joined Nardello & Company as senior counsel in the New York office.

Sara Badler was named chief compliance officer for New York Life Insurance Company.

Kim Koopersmith was named to Crain’s New York Business 2020 Notable Women in Law.

Ray Sloane joined the partnership of HKA in the Philadelphia and New York City offices.

Hon. Jay L. Weiner was appointed as a judge to the New York Civil Court.

Bradley Butwin was reelected to serve a third four-year term as chairman of O’Melveny & Myers LLP Chair, extending his tenure until 2025.

Louise Firestone will serve on the Fordham University Campaign Feasibility Study Committee.

Timothy Corriston was elected to serve on the Fordham Law Alumni Association’s board of directors.

Michael K. Stanton Jr. received the 2020 Medal of Achievement at the FLAA Annual Luncheon on March 6.

Robert G. Leary was elected to the board of directors of the Citizens Financial Group Inc.

Charles W. Pieterse was named a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Michael Waters joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as senior counsel in the New York office.

Carl P. Fortuna Jr. was reelected for a fifth term as first selectman (chief administrative officer) in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Philip L. Hirschhorn joined the partnership of Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel, a boutique intellectual property firm, in the Philadelphia office.

Keelin Kavanagh joined the partnership of DLA Piper in the New York City office.

Gregory Walker joined Sprout Mortgage as chief compliance officer and general counsel in the East Meadow, New York, office.

Anne Galligan-Donnelly was honored as Law Enforcement Woman of the Year by the Nassau County Police Department.

Jennifer Connors joined the partnership of Baker McKenzie in the New York office.

William Min was profiled by Corporate Counsel about his volunteer service as an EMT in Westport, Connecticut.

Jason M. Halper was appointed to the board of directors of Volunteers of Legal Service.

Frank Pugliese joined Cozen O’Connor as a member of the national corporate practice and is based out of the midtown Manhattan, New York, office.

Dr. Gilberto M. Villacorta was appointed as Hersperos Inc.’s executive vice president for business development.

Margot Lebenberg Carter was named one of Women Inc. magazine’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Deneen Donnley was named senior vice president of Consolidated Edison in New York.

Christine Giordano Hanlon was sworn in as president of the Monmouth Bar Association in New Jersey on May 21.

Karen Geer was appointed president of South Shore Conservatory.

Jennifer Jones Austin was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as chair of the New York City Board of Correction.

Mary McIvor was named one of Business Insurance’s 2019 Women to Watch.

Anthony R. Suarez won his fifth term as mayor of Ridgefield, New Jersey, and is the longest-serving Democrat mayor in the history of the borough.

John R. Ciulla was named president and chief executive officer of Webster Financial Corporation.

Lewis Greenwald was appointed managing director of Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLP, in the Miami and New York offices.

Young Huh was featured in an interview for The Washington Post about setting up the perfect home office.

Anthony John Marisco joined the partnership of Dorsey & Whitney LLP in the New York office.

Kenneth Suh joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as senior counsel in the New York office.

Karl P. Kilb was honored at the Greater New York Councils Boy Scouts of America Lawyers “Good Scout” award luncheon.

Christopher Minnetian was appointed to the Tribune Publishing Company’s board of directors.

Dan Forman joined MKM Partners as managing director of global technology sector specialist sales in the Stamford, Connecticut, office.

Matt Haverstick was elevated to managing partner at Kleinbard LLC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

David Tanen will serve on the collaborative Fordham University Campaign Feasibility Study Committee.

Samantha Vaughan was awarded the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance 2020 Beacon award.

Valerie White was named executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation in New York City and was elected to serve on the Fordham Law Alumni Association’s Board of Directors.

Andrew Lee joined Foley & Lardner LLP as of counsel and special advisor in the New York office.

Katharine Loving was selected to serve as chair of the New York City Bar Association election law committee through 2022.

Aaron Wininger was elected director of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner’s China IP practice and created China IP Law Update, a blog to guide attorneys on navigating Chinese intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent and trademark law.

John Galluccio joined the partnership of Fox Rothschild LLP in the Morristown, New Jersey, office.

Ron B. Sitton was named a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500.

Michael Blackshear was named to Insurance Business America’s Hot 100 list for 2020.

Charles Cantine joined the partnership of Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC in the New York office.

Steven Cordero was sworn in as president-elect for the Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. He reflects on the journey that brought him to the law in an article published on the John Jay College of Criminal Justice website.

Kristen Browde was elected as board president of LeGal, the LGBT Bar of New York.

Wilson Kimball was appointed chief executive officer of the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, New York.

Benson V. Martin is now special counsel for ethics, risk, and compliance for the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Adam Masin joined the partnership of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in the Hartford, Connecticut, office.

Howard Klein joined the partnership of Dechert LLP in the New York office.

Josh Krakowsky was elevated to the partnership of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP in the New York office.

Treasure McClain was appointed by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to the Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council.

Hon. Archana Rao was appointed as a judge on the New York Criminal Court.

Alan Schwartz joined the partnership of Holland & Knight LLP in the New York office.

Ellen Scordino joined the partnership of DLA Piper in the Boston office.

Megan Vallerie was featured in New York Real Estate Journal’s 2020 Ones to Watch.

Gavin White joined the partnership of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP in the Miami office.

Matthew Higgins was named an executive fellow of Harvard Business School.

Rosevelie Márquez Morales was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Fordham Law Alumni Association.

Neil Quartaro joined Cozen O’Connor as a member of the transportation and trade practice in the New York office.

Aravella Simotas was interviewed about her experience as a New York assemblywoman by Hellenic News of America.

Seth DuCharme was appointed principal associate deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Lissett Ferreira joined the partnership of Meenan & Associates, LLC in the New York office. She was also elected as corresponding secretary of the New York Women’s Bar Association and recognized as an emerging leader by the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

Joe Gim was named deputy chief of the County Court Trial Bureau of the Nassau County, New York, District Attorney’s office.

Elizabeth Samson joined the American Jewish Congress as executive director.

Natasha Guinan was named chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Accountant for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jason Otaño was elected to serve on the Fordham Law Alumni Association’s Board of Directors.

Melissa Rubenstein joined Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey in the Ridgewood, New Jersey, office.

Christopher O. Bell joined the partnership of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in the New York office.

Tor Ekeland was featured in the Legal Rebels podcast “Finding your niche: How one lawyer built a practice by defending a notorious accused hacker.”

Raphael Gil joined Quiñones Law PLLC as an associate attorney in the New York office, and he was elected to the board of directors of the Dominican Bar Association.

Dr. Steven P. Marsh was appointed as special IP counsel at PicPocket-Labs.

Rina R. Patel was elevated to the partnership of Duane Morris LLP in the New York office.

Kristin A. Rinaldi was appointed senior director and head of legal for Lonza Specialty Ingredients, a segment of Lonza.

Hon. Julie G. Yap was appointed to serve as a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court in California.

Angus Chen joined the partnership of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in the New York office.

Lauren K. Handelsman received the 2020 FLAA Rising Star Award at the FLAA Annual Luncheon on March 6.

Leah Horowitz was named assistant dean for public interest and social justice initiatives at Fordham Law School.

Dharia Kruti received the 2019 U.S. Attorney Award for Excellence in Civil Defensive Practice.

Philippe Manteau returned to Schiff Hardin LLP as partner and chair of the international practice group in the New York office.

Joanna Wasick was elevated to the partnership of Baker & Hostetler LLP in the New York office.

Evan Citron was elected shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. in the New York office.

Shaila Diwan joined the partnership of King & Spalding in the New York office.

Lauren Emerson was elevated to the partnership of Leason Ellis LLP in the White Plains, New York, office.

Chapin D. Fay created Lighthouse Public Affairs, his own public relations firm.

Samantha J. Katze was elevated to the partnership of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in the New York office.

William Lim joined Wong Fleming as an associate in the Princeton, New Jersey, office.

Judy Mok was named a fellow of Ballard Spahr LLP’s Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Jennifer D. Morton was elevated to the partnership of Shearman & Sterling LLP in the New York office.

Sean Weissbart was named a fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a nonprofit organization of the leading trust and estate attorneys and law professors.

Alison P. Baker was elevated to the partnership of Shipman & Goodwin LLP in the Washington, D.C., office.

Ann O’Connell ’94 and Joseph Heaney were married at the Union League Club in New York.

Gavin White ’01 and his wife, Romina, welcomed their son, Bowie, on December 19.

Menachem M. Bensinger ’06 and his wife welcomed a new baby boy.

Tiffany M. Hall ’08 welcomed a new baby boy, Theodore.

Maxim Nowak ’12 married Melody Sachmechi on March 14 in Great Neck, New York.

Sarah Jane Petersen ’14 and Chris DeGennaro ’15 welcomed their daughter, Siena, in February.