Greg Marcus (’89) Is Named to BizTimes Media’s Wisconsin 275 The State’s Most Influential Leaders 2025 List
Greg Marcus is the third-generation family leader of The Marcus Corp., a Milwaukee-based movie theater and hotel company. Marcus succeeded his father, Stephen Marcus, as president in 2008 and as CEO in 2009. A high-profile Milwaukee figure, he is actively involved in leadership roles with various local organizations and has been a speaker at both local and […]
Richard Graber (’81) Is Named to BizTimes Media’s Wisconsin 275 The State’s Most Influential Leaders 2025 List
Richard Graber is president and chief executive officer of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, a Milwaukee-based grantmaking institution that has made more than 15,000 grants totaling more than $1 billion to roughly 2,000 organizations since its inception in 1985. Graber has led the foundation since 2016 and has served on its board of directors since 2014. Read more.
Lia (Natalia) Momtsios (’14) Is Promoted to Partner in Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP’s Tax and Trusts & Estates Practice
Lia (Natalia) Momtsios, promoted from associate, is a member of MSK’s Tax and Trusts & Estates practice. Throughout her career, Momtsios has focused exclusively on trusts and estates matters, guiding clients through estate planning and trust and estate administration with care and precision. She partners closely with trustees, beneficiaries, accountants, financial institutions, and other advisors to […]
Andrew Sommers (’82) Retires After 20 Years as a Town of Colonie Judge
Town of Colonie Judge Andrew Sommers will step off the bench one last time on December 28 to retire after twenty plus years of service. Judge Sommers, 69, served five consecutive four-year terms. Read more.
Barbara Jordan (LAW’59, Hon.’69) Is Quoted as Part of a Series Exemplifying the Values of Boston University
From its earliest days in the mid-1800s to the present day, a number of common threads have tied one generation at Boston University to the next—a call for public service, a hunger for building community, a desire for learning excellence, a need for integrity and inclusivity. Throughout BU’s history, famous alumni, presidents and faculty, and […]
Vicki Shemin (’89) Receives the 2025 John Adams Fiske Award for Excellence in Mediation
The Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM) has named Vicki L. Shemin, J.D., LICSW, ACSW, partner at the divorce and family-law boutique firm, Turco Legal, P.C., as the recipient of the 2025 John Adams Fiske Award for Excellence in Mediation. The award was presented on December 4, 2025. Read more.
Gary F. Locke (’75) Will Receive the National Academy of Public Administration’s Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that Secretary Janet L. Yellen, American Economist, former Treasury Secretary and former Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States, and Governor Gary F. Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Washington State Governor, will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence […]
Lori Sievers (’02) Joins Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP as Partner in Health Care Practice
Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Lori Sievers has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Health Care Practice Group. Ms. Sievers brings more than two decades of experience representing New York assisted living and home care providers. She joins the Firm after a long career focused […]
Michael H. Goldman (LAW’95, COM’00) Is Appointed Supervising Judge of Queens Civil Court
Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas and First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George today announced the appointment of Hon. Michael H. Goldman as Supervising Judge of Queens Civil Court, effective January 1, 2026. The appointment was made in consultation with Appellate Division, Second Department Presiding Justice Hector D. LaSalle, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge […]
Mary E. Burgoyne (’19) Joins Spencer Fane LLP’s Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group
Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome Mary E. Burgoyne to the firm’s St. Louis office as an associate in the Corporate and Business Transactions practice group. Mary advises private equity firms and strategic companies on a wide range of critical transactions, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. In her focus areas as well […]