{"id":1775,"date":"2015-07-02T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=1775"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:16:40","slug":"deans-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/alumni\/stay-connected\/alumni-groups\/deans-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lisa G. Beckerman (\u201989)<\/strong>,\u00a0United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of New York<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denise Cleveland-Leggett (&#8217;84),<\/strong> Regional Administrator for the Southeast Region, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gerard H. Cohen (\u201962)<\/strong>,\u00a0CEO, President &amp; Treasurer, Western Carriers, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gianluca Fanti (\u201902),<\/strong> Partner, Clifford Chance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael D. Fricklas (\u201984)<\/strong>,\u00a0Chief Legal Officer, Advance Publications, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Richard C. Godfrey (\u201979)<\/strong>,\u00a0Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan, LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert B. Goldfarb (\u201967)<\/strong>,\u00a0President, HRW Resources<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antonio G. Gomes (\u201996)<\/strong>, Chief Legal &amp; Administrative Officer, Cloud Software Group<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maria C. Green (\u201977)<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and General Counsel (ret.), Ingersoll Rand plc<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josh Krevitt (\u201992),<\/strong> Partner, Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph W. LaPlume (\u201999)<\/strong>, Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporate Development &amp; Strategy, Charles River Laboratories Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter S. Linden (\u201984)<\/strong>, Of Counsel, Kaplan Fox &amp; Kilsheimer LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew H. Lynch (\u201984)<\/strong>, Head of Global Real Estate (ret.), USB Realty Investor LLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Marinberg (&#8217;01)<\/strong>, Managing Partner, Ether Law &amp; Title PLLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rebeca C. Martinez (\u201992)<\/strong>,\u00a0Chief Justice, Texas Court of the Appeals for the Fourth Judicial District<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hugh (Rick) McCombs (\u201973)<\/strong>, Partner (ret.), Mayer Brown LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judy Mencher (\u201981)<\/strong>,\u00a0CEO and Founder of Race Point Investors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cindy Z. Michel (\u201900)<\/strong>, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, BDT &amp; MSD Partners, LLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kenneth P. Morrison (\u201983)<\/strong>, Partner (ret.), Kirkland &amp; Ellis LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael J. O\u2019Connor (\u201995)<\/strong>,\u00a0General Counsel, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan K. Roth Gallo (\u201999)<\/strong>,\u00a0Attorney-at-Law, Law Offices of Ryan Roth Gallo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terence L. Rozier-Byrd (\u201906)<\/strong>, Partner, Willkie Farr &amp; Gallagher LLP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Russo (&#8217;94)<\/strong>, Global Head of Tax, Citadel LLC<\/li>\n<li><strong>J. Michael Schell (\u201976)<\/strong>, Executive Vice President (ret.), Alcoa, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saad Shervani (\u201904)<\/strong>,\u00a0Founding Partner, Orbit Law Services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean Solis (\u201903)<\/strong>,\u00a0Partner, Milbank<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kimberly Stein (\u201903)<\/strong>,\u00a0Attorney At Law, Flangas Dalacas Law Group<\/li>\n<li>\n<div aria-setsize=\"-1\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" role=\"listitem\" id=\"message-list_1756326498.972139\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" data-item-key=\"1756326498.972139\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" class=\"c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" data-qa=\"message_container\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa-placeholder=\"false\">\n<div role=\"document\" aria-roledescription=\"message\" class=\"c-message_kit__hover\" data-qa-hover=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--above\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter c-message_kit__gutter--compact\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__indent\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text c-message_kit__blocks--inline\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text c-message__message_blocks--inline\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer p-block_kit_renderer--inline\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block p-rich_text_block--inline\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\"><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Eric P. 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