Class Notes: Fall 2021
News & updates from BU Law alumni.
News and Updates from BU Law Alumni
Fall 2021
Class notes for the fall 2021 issue of The Record reflect submissions received between December 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021.
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Juris Doctor
1965
Martin Lobel retired at the end of 2020 after 50 years on the board of Tax Notes, most of which he served as chair. He notes that he is “still practicing what is euphemistically termed Washington law.”
1969
Ernest Dorchester Buff has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association of Top Professionals for his outstanding dedication and commitment to the legal profession.
1976
Hon. O. Rogeriee Thompson received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Brown University.
1977
Col Owens authored a memoir, Bending the Arc Toward Justice, about his life and career working in legal aid.
1978
Shari Redstone (LLM in Taxation’81), chair of ViacomCBS, was named to the Forbes list of World’s Most Powerful Women.
1981
Bruce D. Brandler was named acting US attorney for the middle district of Pennsylvania.
Jim Holton (LLM in Taxation’82) has been reappointed to the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Governing Board.
Richard Trembowicz is vice president of provider network management at Health Alliance Plan, a Michigan-based nonprofit health plan.
1982
Denise Provost has left office after serving as a Massachusetts state representative for 15 years.
1983
Paul S. Horn is a board member of three 100 percent employee-owned companies in the Washington, DC region—FEDSched, Mosaic, and Wise Consulting.
Jeffrey A. Mazer is the CFO of Wyld, the largest cannabis edibles company in the US. “It’s been fascinating watching this newly legal industry take off,” he says.
1984
William M. Joseph (LLM in Taxation’89) was selected by Georgia Trend magazine as one of its 2020 “Legal Elite” in the category of taxes/estates/trusts law. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list. Joseph is a partner in the Atlanta office of Stites & Harbison.
Michael N. Ungar was selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” lists, receiving a special distinction as one of the top 10 lawyers in Ohio and top five in Cleveland.
1985
Anthony R. Callobre (LLM in Banking & Financial Law’86) joined Blank Rome as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Callobre represents lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions, with a particular focus on asset-based lending and fund finance.
Hon. Randy Sue Marber has been reelected to the New York Supreme Court. In 2021, she began her twentieth year as a judge following many years of private practice as a trial attorney and two years as a principal law clerk.
Stephanie Lovell joined the TransMedics board of directors.
1986
Kevin Chapman published his fifth true crime novel, Fatal Infraction: A Mike Stoneman Thriller.
Pennie K. McLaughlin was awarded the California Judges Association Alba Witkin Humanitarian Award and the San Diego County Bar Association Community Service Award.
1987
Peter Moran was named a partner at Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley.
1989
Hon. Lisa G. Beckerman has been appointed as a US bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of New York.
Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs has been selected for inclusion on the BTI Consulting 2020 Client Service All-Stars list, a designation extended to only 475 attorneys nationwide.
1990
Cathy Creighton has been named director of the Buffalo Co-Lab at the Cornell University School Industrial and Labor Relations.
Alan Ostfield was named chief executive officer of US Sailing.
1991
1992
Eric W. Becker joined the strategic communications and advisory firm ICR as senior vice president of consumer, media, and entertainment on the corporate communications team. Becker was most recently principal of Becker PR, and prior to that served for 18 years as senior vice president of corporate communications for Starz.
Thomas P. Lambert is managing partner of FLB Law, a full-service law firm based in Westport, Connecticut. He is joined by his longtime partners, Stephen B. Fogerty and Eric Bernheim, and a team of talented lawyers and experienced staff. FLB Law’s legal services include litigation; real estate transactions, finance, and development; banking and commercial transactions; employment law; family law; and trust and estates.
Richard C. Rosenzweig was appointed senior vice president and general counsel of AngioDynamics.David Simon joined Newtek Merchant Solutions as chief operating officer.
1993
Michele Bradford was named managing attorney for the new Pennsylvania office of Orlans PC.
Catherine S. Stempien was appointed president and CEO of Avangrid Networks.
Nigel Telman was appointed head of the Chicago office of Proskauer Rose LLP.
1994
Hon. Linda Rekas Sloan was appointed to the Rhode Island Superior Court.
Lawrence T. Weiss was named senior vice president and chief legal officer of Emulate Inc. Based in Boston, Emulate creates living platforms that mimic the complexities of human biology to advance product innovation, design, and safety in drug development and other industries. He also serves on the board of directors of Greater Boston Legal Services and the New England Legal Foundation.
1995
Pete Cecchini joined Axonic Capital as director of research.
Jay Reilly was elevated to partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. Reilly represents biotech, medical device and diagnostic companies, as well as universities and nonprofits, in strategic transactions in the life sciences industry, particularly complex collaborative arrangements and technology acquisitions and dispositions.
Daniel D. Rubinstein joined the white-collar practice in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin.
1998
Angela Curry was named general counsel at University of Louisville.
Heidi A. Naasko was elected to the membership at her firm Dykema Gossett PLLC, where she’s directed the firm’s pro bono activities since 2006. She also received the John Cumminsky Pro Bono Award from the State Bar of Michigan, which is the highest honor to a Michigan State Bar member for pro bono service.
Ross E. Schreiber, of the Schreiber Law Firm LLC, represented the plaintiff in Nandjou v. Marriott in her successful appeal before the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision holds implications for American franchised hotels located outside of the United States, and their franchisors, as the First Circuit held, inter alia, that the franchisor’s promotion of the foreign hotel in Massachusetts provided a basis to assert personal jurisdiction over the hotel in the Commonwealth.
2000
Jennifer W. Corinis left her position as an assistant US attorney in Tampa to join Greenberg Traurig as an of counsel in its Labor & Employment Practice.
Monica J. Lerma started a new position as associate general counsel and compliance officer at Vericast Corp.
2001
Robert Fisher, former assistant US attorney, is interviewed in two Netflix documentaries: This is a Robbery, a Netflix documentary about the greatest art heist in history, the theft of 13 artworks from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; and Operation Varsity Blues, about the 2019 college admissions scandal.
Elizabeth A. Latif Mulready was named associate professor of legal skills at Quinnipiac University School of Law.
Kathleen A. McGee has been promoted to partner at Lowenstein Sandler. With close to two decades of experience as a prosecutor and leading regulator, including as chief of the New York Attorney General’s Bureau of Internet and Technology, McGee leverages her extensive experience in the public sector by representing clients before federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulators on issues ranging from white collar criminal defense matters and criminal and civil investigations before the DOJ, SEC, FTC, and state attorneys general, to commercial disputes and advisory matters involving technology, data commodification, cybersecurity and privacy, consumer protection issues, tech M&A, data governance, and corporate governance.
2002
Taruna Garg has been appointed to partner at Murtha Cullina LLP.
Stephana Patton has been named chief legal officer of InterVenn Biosciences.
2003
Serena Hallowell joined the securities practice of Motley Rice in its New York City office.
2004
Caitlyn M. Campbell, former SEC senior counsel, joined McDermott Will & Emery as a partner in the litigation group.
Michael D. Silberfarb has been elected partner at Blank Rome. He represents clients in the technology, healthcare data, automotive, consumer packaged goods, and real estate industries.
2005
Heather Slavkin Corzo, formerly of the AFL-CIO, was named policy director at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Colin Van Dyke has been appointed managing partner of Anderson Kreiger, a 40-lawyer firm based in Boston.
2006
Naveen Kathuria was named CEO of eFamilyCare, a telehealth platform with a proprietary care model to support family caregivers.
2008
Mark Esposito was named of counsel at Shatz, Schwartz And Fentin.
2009
Bret A. Finkelstein has been elected a shareholder of Lane Powell PC. He is a commercial litigator with a broad range of experience defending companies and individuals in securities, professional liability, and other complex commercial disputes and litigation.
Dhruv Kaushal joined Armstrong Teasdale as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice.
Mendy Piekarski was elected partner at Thomas Hine LLP.
Maggie E. Schroedter was elected to serve as president of the Lawyers Club of San Diego for the 2021–22 year. The Lawyers Club of San Diego was founded in 1972 and its mission is to “advance the status of women in the law and society.” It is the largest specialty bar association in San Diego and is a proud affiliate of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, the National Association of Women Lawyers, and California Women Lawyers.
2010
Anthony A. Gostanian has been promoted to counsel in Latham & Watkins’ San Diego office. He is a member of the Corporate Department who represents both public companies and underwriters in a variety of capital-raising transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and at-the-market offerings. He also routinely advises public and private companies on general corporate governance, M&A, and securities law matters.
Ariel Greenstein was promoted to counsel at the Denver office of Faegre Drinker.
Lana Harper authored the young adult novel, Payback’s A Witch.
Tatyana Rozenberg Bloom (LLM in Banking & Financial Law’11) has been elected to partner in the business group of Holland & Knight.
2011
Amanda R. Gurman has been elected partner at Rivkin Radler LLP.
David Michel was elevated to partner in Sherin and Lodgen’s litigation department.
Jennifer L. Mikels, a trial lawyer at Goulston & Storrs in Boston, has been named a 2021 “Up & Coming Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award recognizes the rising stars of the Massachusetts legal industry who have been practicing for 10 years or less and have distinguished themselves professionally and in the community. Mikels focuses her practice on professional liability defense and complex commercial disputes, particularly those involving business divorces and unfair and deceptive business practices.
2012
Jack T. Gannon is the newest partner at Dallas-based McGuire, Craddock & Strother. Gannon has significant experience guiding clients through corporate finance and commercial real estate transactions, as well as contractual, employment, dispute resolution, and general business matters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he provided valuable guidance for businesses navigating state and federal orders and related financial issues. In addition, he has taken on leadership roles in legal and professional organizations, including the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers and the Dallas Bar Association, and he previously served as an adjunct professor at University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
Alex P. Garens was promoted to partner at Day Pitney. Garens advises corporations on issues at the intersection of intellectual property and technology. He assists clients on trademark, copyright, and advertising issues, and regularly guides clients throughout the lifecycle of brand management. Garens also assists clients with structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements and transactions that relate to intellectual property, technology, data and privacy.
Adam Ponte has been named a director at Fletcher Tilton PC. Ponte’s practice is focused on complex civil litigation where he represents businesses and individuals in legal matters such as business litigation, construction disputes and risk management, real estate disputes, and employment litigation.
Gabriela M. Ventura joined Oscar Health as associate director, west region counsel.
2013
Nathan Hertzog was elected partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP. Hertzog assists clients in private equity transactions including venture capital investments, leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, fund formations and investments in private funds and alternative assets.
2014
Kyle T. Brekke has joined Hawley Troxell as a senior associate in the firm’s Business and Real Estate Practice Groups.
Michael Wang, of LPL Financial, has been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 Fellows Program.
2016
Kaileigh Callender was named to the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list and the Lawyers of Color 2020 Hot List.
2017
Joel Antwi (LLM in Banking & Financial Law’17) has been named to the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes Black attorneys who are rising stars in their respective areas of the law.
2018
Brynn E. Felix joined Peninsula Community Health Services as general counsel in Bremerton, Washington.
2020
Michael J. Farr (LLM in Banking & Financial Law) joined the business and corporate and estate planning practice groups of Blalock Walters PA.
Alicia Siani joined Verrill Dana as a healthcare attorney in the firm’s Boston office. Siani represents clients in a wide range of regulatory issues, including HIPAA privacy matters, the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, licensing and certification, and fraud and abuse issues and investigations.
LLM in American Law
2002
Toshiyuki Muro,after over 34 enjoyable years at Ajinomoto Company, has joined Mabuchi Motor Co. Mabuchi is the global largest supplier of small-sized electric motors, mainly for automobiles; their motors exist in door mirrors, automatic door locks, power windows, and power seats in your luxury (or compact) car.
2010
Hernando Parra Nieto was elected rector of Universidad Externado de Colombia.
2013
Bruna Toledo Pacheco was promoted to partner at Demarest Advogados.
LLM in Banking & Financial Law
2009
Ibrahim Siddiki joined the Dubai office of Bracewell as a dual English and Saudi qualified partner.
2014
Camilo Torres Gerosa Gomes has been promoted to partner at Machado Meyer Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil.
2016
Brian W. Fischer was promoted to partner at Day Pitney. Fischer represents private equity and venture capital firms, public companies, privately held companies and emerging growth companies in formation, debt, and equity financings; mergers and acquisitions; strategic joint ventures; technology arrangements; and general corporate matters. He advises clients in structuring, forming, and operating private investment funds, partnerships, and joint ventures. Fischer also has significant experience in transition planning for family-owned and closely held businesses and assisting owners and management in preparing for and executing sale transactions and other transitions to the next generation of owners and management.
2019
Heena M. Wozny is an in-house attorney at MassHousing. MassHousing is a state agency that raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to developers who build or preserve affordable housing in Massachusetts. As a part of the legal team, Wozny practices transactional real estate finance and represents MassHousing’s various business teams in structuring and executing real estate financing deals such as acquisition, construction, and permanent lending.
LLM in Taxation
1973
Harry A. Flannery authored What Is Real Love? Researched and Answered.
1987
Kenneth L. Rice has been appointed chief financial officer and executive vice president of Metamaterial Inc.
1990
William C. Lamar joined the Mississippi Attorney General’s office as a special assistant attorney general prosecuting Medicaid fraud.
1993
Gabrielle Clemens and her team at Clemens Private Wealth Management Group have been selected to be members of the RBC Wealth Management Senior Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Focus Group, an exclusive company designation reserved for financial advisors who have achieved a high level of success in building discretionary portfolio management businesses.
1995
Jeffrey Koonce was promoted to partner at Bernhard Capital Partners.
