Dean’s Advisory Board

For 150 years, BU Law has been an institution of firsts. We honor that tradition and serve our current students and alumni by continuing to innovate and set new standards in legal education. The collective resources, knowledge, guidance, and advocacy of the Boston University School of Law Dean’s Advisory Board provide a distinct advantage in this effort. Members of this distinguished group serve as a sounding board for the Dean and University leadership by reviewing, evaluating, and providing feedback on the most important matters facing BU Law.

Members (2022–2023)

  • Philip S. Beck (’76), Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
  • Lisa G. Beckerman (’89), United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of New York
  • Gerard H. Cohen (’62), CEO, President & Treasurer, Western Carriers, Inc.
  • Denise Cleveland-Leggett (’84), Senior Vice President of Business Development, The Integral Group LLC
  • Gianluca Fanti (’02), Partner, White & Case LLP
  • Michael D. Fricklas (’84), Chief Legal Officer, Advance Publications, Inc.
  • Ryan K. Roth Gallo (’99), Attorney-at-Law, Law Offices of Ryan Roth Gallo
  • Richard C. Godfrey (’79), Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
  • Robert B. Goldfarb (’67), President, HRW Resources
  • Antonio G. Gomes (’96), Executive Vice President, Citrix
  • Maria C. Green (’77), Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Ingersoll Rand plc, Ret.
  • Michael B. Greenwald (’10), Global Lead, Digital Assets and Financial Innovation, Amazon Web Services
  • Josh Krevitt (’92), Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Joseph LaPlume (’99), Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
  • Daniel E. Levin (JD ’09, LLM ’10), Tax Counsel, The Baupost Group, L.L.C.
  • Peter S. Linden (’84), Partner, Kirby McInerney LLP
  • Matthew H. Lynch (’84), Managing Director, Global Real Estate – US UBS Asset Management
  • Rebeca C. Martinez (’92), Chief Justice, Texas Court of the Appeals for the Fourth Judicial District
  • Hugh (Rick) McCombs (’73)
  • Judy Mencher (’81), CEO and Founder of Race Point Investors
  • Cindy Z. Michel (’00), Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, BDT & MSD Partners, LLC
  • Kenneth P. Morrison (’83), Partner (ret.), Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Michael J. O’Connor (’95), General Counsel, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Linda S. Peterson (’76), Associate General Counsel (ret.), Occidental Petroleum Corp.
  • Terence L. Rozier-Byrd (’06), Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • J. Michael Schell (’76)
  • Saad Shervani (’04), Founding Partner, Orbit Law Services
  • Sean Solis (’03), Partner, Milbank
  • Kimberly Stein (’03), Attorney At Law, Flangas Dalacas Law Group
  • Robin A. Walker (’99), Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Areteia Therapeutics
  • Jeffrey D. Woolf (’74), Assistant General Counsel, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
  • Susan A. Yashar (’83), Global Deputy CEO and General Counsel (ret.), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LTD
  • Howard Xinhua Zhang (’93), Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Stephen M. Zide (’86), CEO, Zide Family Foundation
  • Steven D. Zoll (’88), Operating Partner, Arbor Investments