Class Notes

’61

Richard “Dick” Greenalch Sr. was honored by the Branford Veterans Parade Committee and the town of Branford, Connecticut, as grand marshal of the 2021 Branford Memorial Day Parade.

Ken Kunzman received an honorary doctorate from Seton Hall University.

’68

Jack S. Kannry presented a webinar for construction industry clients and colleagues titled “Prudent Documents Practices for Construction Contractors in the Pandemic Era and Beyond.”

’69

Robert E. Korn was honored at the Florida Bar 50-Year Member and Senior Counselor Luncheon for his
50 years of membership.

’71

Peter Michael Brooke was honored at the Florida Bar 50-Year Member and Senior Counselor Luncheon for his 50 years of membership.

’73

Leslie Corwin joined Duane Morris LLP as counsel in the New York office. The American Lawyer also named her on its inaugural list of Northeast Trailblazers.

Ralph P. Craviso was appointed interim executive director of the Santa Fe Symphony in New Mexico.

Robert F. Klueger published his book Wilson, Clemenceau, Lloyd George and the Roads to Paris.

Neal R. Stoll was chosen as a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who’s Who.

’74

Henry Goldberg was named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list for construction law.

William M. Savino was named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America list and the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

’75

Jack Ford received an honorary degree from New Jersey City University.

’76

Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler joined JAMS Inc., a provider of alternative dispute resolution services, as an arbitrator, mediator, special master, referee, and neutral evaluator.

’77

William Cornachio was named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America list.

’78

Peter L. Curry was named to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list for real estate.

’79

Daniel Casagrande was interviewed by the Connecticut Law Tribune.

Joseph Manso was named the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.

Stephen J. Shine joined Bressler, Amery & Ross PC as principal of the firm’s financial services group in the New York office.

’80

Andrew Maneval was elected representative for District 9 in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

Hon. Peter B. Skelos was named to
the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

’81

Mark Axinn was appointed a chair of the cooperative and condominium practice at Phillips Nizer LLP.

Hon. Perry Criscitelli received the Nassau County Magistrates Association Hon. Frank J. Santagata Memorial Award.

’82

Marshall A. Heinberg was named a director of Custom Truck One Source Inc.

Bernard P. Kennedy was appointed to the board of directors of the Long Island Association.

’83

Stephen R. Reynolds was named the new president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey by the members of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey and the Independent College Fund of New Jersey.

’84

Kim Koopersmith became co-chair of the board of directors for the Legal Defense Fund.

Hon. Jay Weiner was appointed a judge of New York Criminal Court.

’85

Michelle Keates joined the Stockton University board of trustees.

’86

Stephen P. Fogerty launched his own firm, FLB Law PLLC, in Westport, Connecticut. He was also named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America list and to the 2021 Connecticut Super Lawyers list in business litigation.

Aaron Haleva joined Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads as partner in the New Jersey office.

Robert G. Leary Jr. was appointed to the RSA Insurance Group executive board.

’87

Patricia Lenard Angley joined Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University as the adjunct director of the Equal Justice America Disability Rights Clinic. She is also a senior staff attorney in the elder unit at Legal Services in White Plains, New York.

Douglas S. Ellenoff was appointed as vice chairman and chief business development strategist of Orbsat Corporation.

Christopher J. French was appointed to the board of directors for Relevate Health Group and Arteric.

Glenn S. Kerner joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as a shareholder in the New York office.

Annemarie McAvoy was interviewed by SiriusXM Patriot 125 about cyberattacks and ransomware.

’88

Gabriel Benincasa joined the partnership of Holland & Knight LLP in the New York and Washington, D.C., offices.

Bill Gianaris joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin as a shareholder in the health care department in the Westchester County, New York, office.

Philip L. Hirschhorn was named a 2021 IP Star by Managing IP.

Steve Lovett was named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list for IP litigation.

Michael Sirignano was named to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

’89

Anne Donnelly was elected as district attorney of Nassau County.

Ron Kim was elected as mayor of Saratoga Springs, New York.

Patrick J. Ryan was named a Law360.com MVP.

’90

Matthew Morrison was named a Law360.com MVP.

Kenneth H. Sonnenfeld was recognized on the IAM Global Leaders 2022 list of distinguished patent attorneys.

Hon. Cori Weston was reappointed as a judge of New York Criminal Court.

’91

Mary Ellen Donnelly was named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list for labor law.

George M. Gianfrancisco was appointed to the board of directors of EnvisionLA.

Hon. Madeline Singas was nominated to the New York State Court of Appeals.

’92

Margot Carter was named a member of the Vari Advisory Board.

Karin E. Fisch joined Grant & Eisenhofer PA as counsel in the New York office.

Anthony Providenti joined Heska Corporation as executive vice president of corporate development.

’93

James Berger joined the partnership of DLA Piper in the New York office.

Eric Grossman was elected to the board of trustees for Hamilton College.

Kevin Matz was elected as the vice president of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Alysse B. McLoughlin joined the partnership of Jones Walker LLP in the New York office.

Jennifer Mone was promoted to vice president for legal affairs and general counsel at Hofstra University.

’94

Lisa M. Gomez was nominated to assistant secretary for employee benefits security, Department of Labor, by President Joe Biden.

Lisa Katz was elected as town supervisor in New Castle, New York.

’95

Kevin J. Curnin was named as the first chief operating officer at Iona College.

Brenda L. Gill was named deputy general counsel for OneMarketData.

Ted Hunter joined the partnership of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in the New York office.

Silvana Merlino joined Rivkin Radler LLP as counsel in the Long Island office.

’96

Brian M. Nurse joined Cedar Fair Entertainment Company as executive vice president, chief legal officer, and secretary based in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office.

Eric W. Penzer was named to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list for estate and trust litigation and the 2022 Best Lawyers in America list.

Christopher William Rile joined the partnership of Sidley Austin LLP in the New York office.

Valerie White was named to the New York 2021 minority- and women-owned business enterprises Power 50 list by City & State.

’97

Michael Gilligan joined the partnership of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in the New York office.

Nitin Khakee was appointed general counsel for Melody Investment Advisors LP.

Sergio Villaverde was featured in an online article by The Riverdale Press.

’98

Todd G. Cosenza was named a Law360.com MVP.

Ashok Marin was appointed chief legal officer for Rafael Holdings Inc.

Laura M. Raisty joined Kenney & Sams PC as counsel in the Boston office.

Kimberly L. Turner was promoted to executive vice president and chief risk officer at Centric Bank.

’99

Reid E. Arstark was elevated to vice president, senior counsel, mergers & acquisitions, for Henry Schein Inc.

Michael Blackshear was elected to the Syracuse University board of trustees.

Jane M. Love was named a Law360.com MVP.

Amy Ortner was named general counsel for Primary Wave Music.

Daren Orzechowski joined the partnership of Allen & Overy LLP in the Silicon Valley office.

Gregory Ruback joined the partnership of Schulte Roth & Zabel in the New York office.

’00

Mark E. Bini joined the partnership of Reed Smith LLP in the New York office.

Liz Crotty announced her candidacy for Manhattan district attorney.

Brandon Torres Declet was appointed as chief operating officer and member of AgEagle’s board of directors.

Anthony J. Mahajan joined the partnership of Frier Levitt in the New Jersey office.

Ryan J. Whalen was appointed deputy general counsel and head of litigation for EF Hutton.

’01

Natanya Holland Allan joined the partnership of Ivins, Phillips & Barker in the Washington, D.C., office.

Alena Shteyn Brenner was appointed as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.

Joseph Choi joined the partnership of Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP in the New York office.

Susan Chung joined the graduate lawyering program faculty at NYU Law School.

Deirdre Harding joined TPG Capital LP as in-house legal chief.

Barbara Levi was named general counsel for UBS Group.

Linda Primrose was named a 2021 “Women Who Mean Business” honoree by Houston Business Journal.

’02

Tamar Duvdevani was named a Law360.com MVP.

Victoria Lane was appointed chief special counsel for ethics, risk, and compliance for New York state.

Wendy R. Stein joined Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC as a member in the New York office.

’03

Jessica S. Carey was named a Law360.com MVP.

Jeffrey Coviello joined the board of directors for Greenwich United Way.

Paul Diamond was appointed vice president, patent and legal counsel, of Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Seth D. DuCharme joined the partnership of Bracewell LLP in the New York office.

John P. Gordon joined Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP as an associate in the Uniondale, New York, office.

Yan K. Laurency joined Blank Rome LLP as a senior attorney in the New York office.

Victor Levy joined the partnership of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the New York office.

Dr. Min Wang was appointed to the board of directors for Lacerta Therapeutics Inc.

Larry A. Welch joined the partnership of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC in the New York office.

’04

Afua Atta-Mensah was honored at the City Limits 45th anniversary celebration and inducted into the City Limits Hall of Fame.

Aleksander Mici announced his candidacy for U.S. senator in New York.

Danielle Roth was promoted to practice leader and head of cyber claims in North America for AXA XL.

’05

DeNora Getachew was appointed as the CEO of DoSomething.org, a nonprofit for young people and social change.

Brynn Metsger-Hare was elected as the executive director of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board.

Lauren A. Moskowitz was named a Law360.com MVP.

Morgan Weber joined Barnes & Barnes PC as counsel in the Melville, New York, office.

Gregory Xethalis joined Multicoin Capital Management LLC as general counsel.

’06

Jorge Campos joined Bressler, Amery & Ross PC as counsel in the New York office.

Kristin A. Gore received the National Bar Association’s Top 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award.

Caryn Greenspan joined the partnership of Proskauer Rose LLP in the New York office.

Merritt Johnson joined the partnership of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in the New York office.

Kelly A. Murphy was elevated to general counsel of Henry Schein Inc.

Dr. John Murray joined the partnership of Rimon PC in the Washington, D.C., office.

Betsy Waterman joined Chipotle Mexican Grill as assistant general counsel.

’07

Azriel J. Baer was named to the 2021 New York Metro Rising Stars list for estate and probate.

Adam Libove was promoted to deputy bureau chief of the Public Integrity Bureau at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.

Nick Mitchell was appointed as the independent monitor of a federal consent decree between the United States Department of Justice and the County of Los Angeles.

Judy Mok joined the partnership of Ballard Spahr LLP in the New York office.

Victor O. Olds was appointed chief procurement officer and director of the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services for the City of New York.

Kimberly Pallen was elected to the partnership of Withers LLP in the San Francisco office.

Julia Stensby joined the University of Missouri-Columbia as an equity consultant and investigator.

’08

David L. Hahn was elected to the partnership of Davis Polk in the New York office.

David L. Hecht was named to the 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

Kush Shukla joined Meirowitz & Wasserberg LLP as an associate in the New York office.

’09

Colin Carley joined the partnership of Goodwin Procter LLP in the New York office.

Nathan P. Emeritz joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as a shareholder in the Delaware office.

Noah Liben joined Ropes & Gray LLP as attorney development manager in the New York office.

Charles Nerko joined Barclay Damon LLP as partner and co-leader of the firm’s cybersecurity team in the New York City and Albany offices.

Joe Quintero, assistant United States attorney for the District of Maryland, was trial counsel with fellow alum Christopher M. Rigali ’14 in a serial burglary and interstate transportation of stolen property prosecution. Two of the three defendants testified that they were involved in the burglaries but adamantly asserted that the third defendant, their cousin, had no involvement. At the conclusion of the 10-day trial, and after three hours of deliberation, the jury returned verdicts of guilt on all counts.

’10

Noa Baddish was named senior counsel of Proskauer Rose LLP in the New York office.

Michelle Genet Bernstein joined the partnership of Mark Migdal & Hayden in the Miami office.

Jeffrey Colt joined the Bronx District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney in the Alternatives to Incarceration Bureau.

Yehudah Gordon became a member of Cozen O’Connor in the New York office.

Kristin Johnston joined Eventbrite as senior director and associate general counsel in the Nashville office.

Elisia M. Klinka joined Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as partner in the New York office.

Elizabeth H. Marcon was elevated to the partnership of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor in the Pennsylvania office.

Justina K. Rivera was appointed as acting general counsel and deputy comptroller for legal affairs at the Office of the New York City Comptroller.

Kelly L. Tucker was named a principal at Grant & Eisenhofer PA.

’11

Diana Dapaah was appointed to the Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice in Ghana.

Brendan Hanifin joined the partnership of Ropes & Gray LLP in the Chicago office.

Sirrah Harris was named the first-ever director of outreach and access to justice programs for the New York Legal Assistance Group.

Michael Hill was named a Law360.com MVP.

Gene Kang was named a 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyer and Rising Star in business litigation. He was also named to the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.

Janicelynn Asamoto Park joined the partnership of Proskauer Rose LLP in the New York office.

Matt Putorti announced his candidacy for 2022 Congress in New York’s 21st District.

Jodie Shihadeh launched her firm Shihadeh Law PC, a boutique transactional entertainment law firm in New York and Los Angeles.

Michal Shinnar joined Joseph, Greenwald and Laake PA as senior counsel in the Maryland office. He also represented the plaintiff in a record-breaking age discrimination case against the federal government.

Daniel White joined Juul Labs as senior counsel of litigation.

’12

Andrew Carty was named a Law360.com Rising Star for 2021 in the bankruptcy category.

Quinton C. Farrar was elected to the partnership of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the New York office.

Matthew Mirett was promoted to counsel for Sherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman LLP in the New Jersey office.

Rony Rothken was elected to the partnership of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in the New York office.

Evonne (Yang) Xu was named to Crain’s Detroit Business 2021 list of Notable Women in Law.

’13

Anne Barrett was elected to the partnership of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in the New York office.

Thomas Bellifemine joined Genova Burns LLC as an associate in the New York and New Jersey offices.

Steven J. Daroci was elected to the partnership of Fox Rothschild LLP in the Princeton, New Jersey, office.

Kate Keenan joined Sunbridge Capital Partners LLC as director of client services in the Miami office.

Stephen M. Klein joined Sills Cummis & Gross PC as a member in the New Jersey office.

Erin Klewin joined Danone North America as a litigation counsel in the New York office.

Thomas Michael joined the partnership of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP in the Los Angeles office.

Scott B. Silverberg was named to the 2021 New York Metro Rising Stars list.

Jessica Villanella was promoted to co-general counsel for the New York Mets.

’14

Paul DeCoster joined Sheffield Haworth as executive director.

Hon. Grace E. Lee was appointed to the National Advisory Council for Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and promoting racial justice for Asian Americans.

Christopher M. Rigali, assistant United States attorney for the District of Maryland, was trial counsel with fellow alum Paul A. Riley ’09. They were counsel in a serial burglary and interstate transportation of stolen property prosecution. Two of the three defendants testified that they were involved in the burglaries, but adamantly asserted that the third defendant, their cousin, had no involvement. At the conclusion of the 10-day trial, and after three hours of deliberation, the jury returned verdicts of guilt on all counts.

Kenneth Rosenzweig joined Michael Best & Friedrich LLP as a senior associate in the Denver office.

’15

Catalina Ford joined Davis Polk LLP as an associate in the New York office.

Kelly E. Herbert was appointed to serve as the vice chair of the Pace University Alumni Association Leadership Council.

Jacob Laksin joined the United States Attorneys’ Office for the District of Delaware as an assistant United States attorney.

Robert M. Lyons joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as an associate in the Manhattan, New York, office.

Drew Morris was interviewed by Corporate Counsel about his experience going from an associate at a law firm to in-house counsel at a start-up.

Tracy Solomon joined Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP as an associate attorney in the New York office.

’16

Alyson Stone was named to Banking Northeast magazine’s 2020 New York Women in Banking list.

’17

Mary Kate Brennan joined Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office.

Susan S. Formosa joined Fullerton Beck LLP as an associate in the New York office.

Sara Gates joined Dentons US LLP as managing associate in the New York office.

Allessandra Rose Johnson became a litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in the New York office.

’18

Karsten Berlage joined South Street Securities Holdings Inc. as chief financial officer.

Ramya J. Kudekallu was appointed as chairperson of the New York City Bar’s International Human Rights Committee.

’19

Nicole Gunara joined Wildes & Weinberg PC as an associate in the New York office.

Roxy Menhaji became the general counsel at ONE Management LLC.

’20

Shaquan Huntt was named the Carey Gabay Fellow for the 2021–2023 Empire State Fellows Program.

Anna Nagel joined Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC as an associate in the New York office.

Sara L. Pilson joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as an associate in the Garden City, New York, office.

Julianne Thibodeaux became the sales director for textiles and leather at Evolved by Nature.

Miles Thomsen joined KPMG as an associate in the Hannover and Munich, Germany, offices.

’21

Steven Greco joined McCarter & English LLP as an associate in the New York office.

Hema Lochan was interviewed for the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Rising podcast about a short story she recently wrote.

Moriah Lutz-Tveite became the client relationship manager at Bolt Threads.

Mohamed Sidibay joined Covington & Burling LLP as an associate in the New York office.

Jocelynn Strutt became the vice president of licensing at Daytona Apparel Group.

Births and Marriages

Matthias Li ’04 and his wife welcomed their son, Adrian.

Luisa Rosario ’11 welcomed her twin daughters, Ava and Arya, on April 26, 2021.

Jessica Limbacher ’12 and Will Cooper-Daub ’12 welcomed a baby boy, Benjamin Bryan Cooper-Daub, on April 7, 2021.

Pat Vining ’12 and Kevin Tighe welcomed a baby boy, Kilian Howell Tighe, on March 1, 2021.

Amanda B. Zifchak ’12 and Christopher J. Miller ’12 welcomed a baby girl, Veronica Margaret Miller, on March 31, 2021.

Kate Ross ’17 and Josh Liebman ’17 were married at Blooming Hill Farm in the Hudson River Valley on June 26, 2021. The Honorable Judith C. McCarthy, a federal magistrate judge for whom Kate is clerking, officiated. Kate and Josh met in a Constitutional Torts seminar at Fordham during their 2L year.

Kaitlyn Walsh ’17 and Biagio Marino ’17 were married on May 1, 2021, in Manhasset, New York.

Katie Zacharias ’18 married David Kilgariff on June 19, 2021, in New York City.

In Memoriam

Joseph J. Schlinkert Jr. ’50
Jason M. Shulman ’53
James E. Stanton ’56
David W. Smith ’58
Eugene P. Souther ’59
Owen Thomas Sweeney ’59
George B. Freehill ’60
Paul Lynch ’60
Dennis Kenny ’61
James Carroll Dempsey ’62

John Francis Gabriel ’62
Frederick G. Attea ’64
John Lawrence Alfano ’65
Roderick “Rod” Anthony Dowling ’65
Elizabeth I. McCann ’66
Thomas Donnellan ’67
Robert M. Moll ’68
Edward F. Butler Jr. ’69
David Englander ’70
Gail Hollister ’70, Professor Emerita

Martin F. McMahon ’70
Douglas Cott ’72
Hon. Cornelius Blackshear ’77
Linda Young ’78
William D. Reilly ’79
Michael George Heitz ’80
Christopher S. Smith ’81
Richard K. Kim ’83
Peter Vairo ’90
Dr. Immac “Casey” J. Thampoe ’94

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