THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW A Gene-uine Answering the Call Advancing Justice Talent for Deals Meet Sean Oehlbert from Day One THE Biotech match- (’98), former National New mural in maker Robin Walker Security Council McCausland (’99) moves to director of nuclear Commons spotlights RECORD gene editing. nonproliferation. BU Law’s rich history. SPRING 2018 P.8 P.12 P.16

FISH OUT OF WATER

AND INTO NEW TERRITORY

First-generation professionals adapt with alumni help. SPRING INSIDE2018 THE RECORD

The alumni magazine of Boston University School of Law

Maureen A. O’Rourke Dean Professor of Law Michaels Faculty Research Scholar

Development & Alumni Relations Thomas Damiani Senior Development 8 Coordinator ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Robin Walker Zachary Dubin Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Relations Caroline Kernan Assistant Director, Stewardship

Communications & Marketing Lauren Eckenroth Senior Writer/Editor

Contributors Rebecca Beyer Natalie Carroll (COM’19) Meghan S. Laska 12ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sean Oehlbert Corinne Steinbrenner (COM’06)

Photography BU Photography John Gillooly & Professional Event Images, Inc. Lisa Abitbol, Dan Aguirre, Josh Andrus, Mary F. Calvert, Janice Checchio, J.M. Eddins, Jr., Tim Llewellyn, Jackie Ricciardi, Mike Ritter, Dana Smith, Michael D. Spencer, Dan Watkins, Je— Wojtaszek

Design Ellie Steever 16 BU Law’s “Advancing Justice Boston University PHOTO FEATURE: COVER STORY: Creative Services from Day One” mural CREATING COMMUNITY

DEAN WILLIAM First-generation SCHOOL NEWS SCHWARTZ ALUMNI professionals provide & UPDATES MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP support, mentorship. 20 27 38 See what’s new at BU Law. Celebrating a true son of Guiding, securing, and the school. envisioning the future of the school.

4 Letter from the Dean.

Welcome to the first spring edition of The Record! I am delighted to deliver The Record in its new, biannual format. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about even more alumni successes, timely news and event highlights, campaign updates, and opportunities for involvement in the life of the school.

The creation of the First-Generation Professionals student group inspired our cover story. Miosotti Tenecora (’19), Mark Morris (’83), and Professor David Seipp share the unique challenges they faced and overcame as part of this underrepresented group. As a first-generation professional myself, this story is near and dear to my heart. I hope you will PHOTO BY JACKIE RICCIARDI JACKIE BY PHOTO be as inspired by it as I was and that you will explore ways to become involved in mentoring and supporting this part of the BU Law community. for 14 years. Together, we have built not just the Sumner M. Redstone Building, but also the programming to prepare the In this issue, you’ll also read about Sean Oehlbert (’98), a com- next generation of lawyers. We have introduced new courses mitted public servant whose decades-long career in energy and degree programs, including a new legal research and writ- policy culminated in his service as director of nuclear nonpro- ing curriculum, innovative programs in transactional law, and liferation for the National Security Council. In addition, we’ve experiential opportunities focused on intellectual property, taken the opportunity to highlight Robin Walker (’99), vice entrepreneurship and cyberlaw (with MIT), immigration and president and head of legal at Casebia Therapeutics, a biotech human tra™cking, and environmental law. We have substan- company using CRISPR gene-editing technology to develop tially expanded opportunities for students to pursue public new medicines to treat inherited diseases. These therapies interest law, from scholarships, postgraduate fellowships, and have the potential to create life-saving treatments. Robin is on loan repayment assistance to increased support for pro bono the forefront of these exciting developments. activities. Finally, we have raised more than $75 million (as of March 12, 2018) toward our $100 million Building on Excel- Also in this issue, we recognize the significant contributions lence Campaign goal. of Dean William Schwartz, who passed away last winter. Dean Schwartz taught generations of BU Law students and was Thank you for your support and for the dedication you’ve instrumental in turning BU Law into the school it is today. shown to the school. The relationships I’ve formed with so He will be missed. I encourage you to read his memorial on many of you will remain among the greatest pleasures of my page 27 and, if you haven’t already, sign our guestbook at time as dean. bu.edu/law/schwartz. Please join us on June 8, the first day of Reunion Weekend, as we celebrate his life and impact on the The next dean of BU Law will find an enthusiastic and thriving School of Law. alumni community, and it will make his or her job that much easier and more rewarding. I look forward to seeing many of As many of you already know, in June I will step down as dean. you at Reunion Weekend, and to keeping in touch as I resume It has been an honor to lead such a wonderful community my faculty position at BU Law in fall 2019.

MAUREEN A. O’ROURKE, DEAN PROFESSOR OF LAW MICHAELS FACULTY RESEARCH SCHOLAR

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CREATING COMMUNITY FEELING LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER: BY MEGHAN S. LASKA

FIRST†GENERATION PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP.

MARK MORRIS (’83) describes his law school expe- “Our first executive board meeting was eye-opening rience as “challenging” and “isolating.” As the first because it was the first time a group of first- generation in his family to graduate from college, he generation students got together and shared our felt like a fish out of water in law school. stories and experiences as law students,” she says. “Everything was new, from the academic rigor of Since that initial meeting, the group has organized law school and the legal vocabulary to the need to multiple events and by the end of the first full semes- buy nice suits for on-campus recruiting,” says Mor- ter had grown to include more than 60 members. ris, the firm-wide managing partner at Fox Roths- One of FGP’s main goals is to identify first- child in Philadelphia, a national firm with over 800 generation alumni to engage with the community lawyers in 22 o™ces across the country. and serve as mentors. “First-generation profession- MIOSOTTI TENECORA’s (’19) experience as a als tend to have self-doubt about their abilities in law first-generation student sounds very similar. Like school. Having an alumni mentor is important be- Morris, she was the first generation in her family cause they can relate to our experiences and provide to go to college and law school, and she struggled support and encouragement,” notes Tenecora. to find her place. “It seemed like students who Professor of Law and Law Alumni Scholar DAVID came from more professional families were better SEIPP, who also is a first-generation professional, prepared. I didn’t know any other first-generation applauds the launch of FGP, noting that he would students, so I felt like I stuck out and was isolated,” have “embraced” such a resource when he was in she says. college and law school. “This is a very helpful group Certain that there were more students at BU Law for first-generation students and I’m excited to see like her, she launched a new student group in spring how faculty and alumni can contribute to its e£orts,” 2017 called First-Generation Professionals (FGP), he says. with support from the administration and faculty.

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MAKING CONNECTIONS MIOSOTTI TENECORA is on a mission to build FGP and connect first-generation students with each other and alumni mentors. She wants to end that sense of isolation that is so common among first-generation students. By sharing backgrounds and discussing challenges, she seeks to build bridges. As for her own story, Tenecora is the daughter of immigrants and grew up in the Bronx. Her father is from Ecuador and completed middle school. Her mother is from the Dominican Republic and took a few college classes. Her parents divorced when she was young, and Tenecora and her brother lived with their mother, who does not speak English. When it was time to apply for college, she navigated that process alone, researching schools and filling out all the financial aid forms herself. Her hard work paid o£ and she received a full scholarship to Fordham Uni- versity in New York City.

“ THE RIGOR OF LAW SCHOOL IS CHALLENGING, AND I FELT LIKE MY CLASSMATES WHO CAME FROM PROFESSIONAL FAMILIES“ WERE BETTER

PREPARED THAN ME.

4 She chose accounting as her major with future financial proposed the FGP.” Ironically, a requirement for all student or- safety in mind. “I thought a lucrative career would help my ganizations is an executive board, but Tenecora didn’t know any family and accounting was the safest way to accomplish that. other first-generation students to invite to participate. Posting But after a brief internship at a large accounting firm, I realized essentially a “want ad” on Facebook, she connected with three that was not the right path for me and I started thinking more classmates interested in serving on the board: Kellie Desrochers about law.” (’19), Victor Diaz (’19), and Marisa Bartolotta (’19). Interning at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s O™ce in the At their first meeting, they talked about everything from feel- Victim Services Unit, she got her first glimpse of what it would ing alone and unprepared to learning a new vocabulary. “It was be like to work in the legal field and discovered a passion for a great meeting and was the first time I felt understood as a first- helping victims of domestic violence. Wanting to learn more generation professional student.” about domestic violence and human rights issues, she enrolled At the end of its first semester, the group had 63 members in a master’s program in international studies at Concordia Uni- and 9 board members. Its purpose is to create a community of versity Irvine. “My internship with the DA’s o™ce sparked an law students who identify as “first-generation professionals,” interest in eliminating gender-based violence and that contin- although the group is open to all students. FGP seeks to create ued to grow with my post-college experiences,” says Tenecora. programming that enhances education and professional opportu- nities, introduces students to the legal profession, encourages pro bono services to inspire high school and undergraduate students to pursue higher education, connects law students with mentors, and creates social awareness of the challenges of reaching higher education for first-generation students. Some of the events organized by the group have included membership meetings, activities focused on mental health, social gatherings, and weekly o™ce hours. Tenecora explains that the executive board members take turns sta™ng o™ce hours to answer questions or listen to concerns from first- generation students. With administrative and law firm support, the group is plan- ning more initiatives, such as student financial aid for law school events and funding for interview suits. They also are working on AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR THE FIRST-GENERATION PROFESSIONALS IS For more information, contact the BU Law Student Aairs O ice at studa@bu.edu or 617 358 1800. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT.

She came to BU Law for two reasons. First, the school o£ers etiquette and résumé writing workshops as well as panel discus- ample opportunities to learn more about international human sions with local bar associations. rights, through programs like the International Human Rights An important area for the organization, Tenecora notes, is Clinic. Second, she received a BU Law Public Interest Scholarship, alumni engagement. “We’re working with the administration to which provides funding to students who have demonstrated their identify first-generation alumni and hope to engage more alumni desire to pursue a career in public interest law. as mentors for our current students,” she says. “First-generation “Law school has been more challenging than college,” says students tend to have self-doubt that we can accomplish things like Tenecora. “In college, I was in a very diverse environment. It was graduating from law school. It means so much to be the first in your harder to acclimate to Boston, where I felt like I stood out more. family so there is underlying pressure, too. Having alumni mentors Also, the rigor of law school is challenging, and I felt like my class- who can encourage us in our e£orts is very important. mates who came from professional families were better prepared “I want this to be a legacy for future students,” she adds. “I want than me. I didn’t have any mentors and struggled to find my place.” them to face fewer barriers in law school and feel like they are part She adds, “I didn’t know any other first-generation students of a supportive group. Everyone on our board is passionate about and felt very isolated. That’s why in my second semester I these issues and committed to making FGP a long-term success.”

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‰MY CLASSMATESŠ HAD A SENSE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A “ “ PROFESSIONAL, BUT THIS WAS ALL NEW TO ME. EVEN BUYING

SUITS TO GO ON A JOB INTERVIEW WAS NEW.

When it was time to pick a major, Morris consid- ered journalism, but the industry’s lower salaries encouraged him to look at other options, like the law. “I knew I would have to take care of myself financially,” he says, “which for me meant pursuing a profession. I had always been interested in debate about political and other issues, and law school seemed like a logical step.” Having visited and enjoyed Boston during college, he came to BU Law thanks to a financial aid award. “It wasn’t a complete ride, but it helped a lot,” he says. Law school, recalls Morris, turned out to be a lot harder than college. “It was the first time that I felt so academically challenged. Law school meant learning a whole new vocabulary and I had no back- ground in anything related to law or business. I also had no money, because instead of working like I did in college, I dedicated myself to studying. “It was isolating,” he continues. “Most of my classmates came from suburban families and were supported by their parents. They had a sense of what it was like to be a professional, but this was all new to me. Even buying suits to go on a job inter- view was new. And the interviews with large NYC firms didn’t go well because I lacked professional polish and experience.”

PHOTO BY JEFF WOJTASZEK BY PHOTO Expanding his job search to Philadelphia, he interviewed at Fox Rothschild and joined as an A FISH OUT OF WATER associate in the real estate department. He has now According to MARK MORRIS, being a first-generation college worked there for more than 30 years. student had its pros and cons. The pros included an appreciation As a first-generation student, Morris appreciated the impor- for being in a new place. Raised in Washington Heights in New tance of mentorship and served as a big brother with Big Brothers York City, he describes his neighborhood at the time as full of Big Sisters when he was in college. Working at Fox Rothschild, he drugs and crime. Living with his father after his mother died, they reconnected with the organization in southeastern Pennsylvania, shared a one-bedroom apartment while his father worked as a eventually serving on the board and as the board chair. city tax clerk. He also founded the “Beyond the Walls” program at Fox Roths- While there was never a doubt for Morris that he would go to child, which pairs 30 mentors from the firm in relationships to college, it was up to him to research schools, complete the ap- help children from a local elementary school. “I know how valu- plications, and navigate applying for financial aid. He ended up at able it was for me to find people who a£ected my life as a young the State University of New York in Albany because of financial boy and I wanted to provide that for more children,” he says. aid awards, scholarships, and two jobs. When Morris heard about FGP at BU Law, he says he “was ex- “Growing up in NYC, I had never experienced anything other cited to learn of its work to support and mentor first-generation than urban life,” Morris explains. “Going to Albany and living on law students. There is no better way to advance your career than a campus was like visiting a foreign land. I knew there was more through personal relationships with people who can take an in- out there than my world in the city, so it was good to experience terest in your e£orts and help guide you. If you have someone to being in school with people from di£erent backgrounds. I also talk to who has been through similar experiences, it’s a lot easier realized that I was prepared to be self-su™cient and could take to succeed.” care of myself.”

6 THE NEED FOR MENTORING As for mentoring or advising, Seipp says he never sought it As word spreads about the FGP student group, faculty like Pro- out. “The advising I was o£ered and encouraged to use, like fessor DAVID SEIPP are sharing their first-generation college/ guidance counseling in my high school, did not seem helpful to professional experiences, too. He grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, me. I’ve heard there is usually a mismatch in that the students and neither of his parents attended college, nor did anyone in who most need mentoring sometimes do not seek it out, and their immediate families. When his father finished high school, those who seek it out sometimes do not need it.” he had to take time o£ from his full-time job to attend his own Procuring additional scholarships, he went on to earn a two- graduation. He worked as an insurance adjuster and later as a year law degree at Oxford and a one-year degree at Cambridge time-motion study man at a meat-packing plant. Seipp’s mother in his preferred field of study, legal history. worked behind sales counters in department stores before and Returning to the United States, he was accepted to Harvard after raising their children. Law School. Through loans and scholarships he earned his law degree and became the first lawyer in his family. YOUNG STUDENTS CAN ADVANCE FROM HUMBLE BACKGROUNDS AND RISE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION WITH MENTORSHIP. “Students who did well in high school went on to college. I did well at my high school, and my parents wanted their children to get more education and have better jobs, so college was always part of the plan,” he says. However, until a Harvard University recruiter visited his high school, his only real option was his hometown SMITH DANA BY PHOTO men’s college or possibly a larger midwestern university. When he was accepted at Harvard, his After clerking for Judge Henry Friendly on the US Court of parents didn’t think he could a£ord to stay more than a year at Appeals for the Second Circuit, he joined Foley, Hoag & Eliot as such a “fancy place,” but with scholarships, loans, and part-time an associate before he was named a faculty member at BU Law. campus jobs he made it work and majored in history. “I was interested in becoming a law professor, but like a lot “I didn’t give any thought, while I was a student, to how I would of law students, I had loans to repay. After graduation, I went to make up for the fact that my parents had not gone to college,” Foley, Hoag & Eliot because it was a more academic-oriented says Seipp. “My own inclination was to read books and short firm. Many former attorneys had gone into teaching, and some stories about educated, sophisticated people. There also were lawyers at the firm had been professors. It was more of a tweed movies about college and law school experiences.” jacket firm than a thousand-dollar-suit kind of place,” he says. His informal training on college and law school life paid o£. Seipp says his first-generation experience “subconsciously “Justice [Sonia] Sotomayor wrote in a memoir that at Princeton, influenced” his area of study as a law professor. His writing and she threw out an invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa because she teaching focuses on how young law students, centuries ago, could thought it was just another sorority or fraternity that she’d never acquire the elementary learning that enabled them to advance heard of. I somehow knew that this was not just another frat from humble family backgrounds and rise in the legal profession house,” he says. through intellectual skills. A positive about being a first-generation college student, he As a faculty member at BU Law, he is happy to see the launch of notes, was that his parents did not pressure him to take certain FGP. “If there had been a first-generation student group when I was courses or join specific activities. “My parents didn’t know in college or law school, I would have embraced it,” he says. “It’s a enough about college life to have opinions on such things. I also wonderful resource for first-generation students to have a group that knew how to do my own laundry.” supports each other. I look forward to engaging with the group.”

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A GENE UINE TALENT FOR DEALS

8 ROBIN A. WALKER IS BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST CUTTING†EDGE GENE† EDITING DEALS IN BIOTECH. BY REBECCA BEYER PHOTOS BY MIKE RITTER

ROBIN A. WALKER (’99) was happy in her job as associate general coun- sel at Biogen when a recruiter for Casebia Therapeutics, a new gene- editing company, came calling. And emailing. And calling again. She was delayed in answering the queries because she was traveling for work and the open position at Casebia was for a patent attorney, an area outside her expertise. Then the recruiter sent one more email, leading o„ with: “I know you’re not a patent attorney.” By the end of that day in May 2017, Walker was the top general counsel candidate for Casebia, a joint ven- ture between CRISPR Therapeutics and Bayer that launched in 2016 to develop cures for blood disorders, blindness, and congenital heart dis- ease using a gene-editing technol- ogy called CRISPR/Cas9. When Ellen Ridge, Casebia’s senior vice presi- dent of operations and a former col- league of Walker’s at Biogen, heard that Walker’s name had surfaced, she reached out that same morning and asked Walker to at least meet the company’s president and chief executive o•icer, Jim Burns. Notic- ing a cancellation on her calendar for that evening, Walker agreed. She didn’t even bring her résumé.

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announced expedited approval processes for regenerative medicines, including gene therapies. As the product of a well-funded “I TYPED UP A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS joint venture between CRISPR Therapeutics, I’D LEARNED OVER THE YEARS DOING founded by one of the CRISPR/Cas9 patent WALKER WAS DEALS WITH SMALLER COMPANIES‘ holders, and Bayer, a global life sciences com- NAMED ONE MISTAKES THEY’D MADE BY THINK† pany, Casebia is uniquely positioned to take ING TOO NARROWLY,” SHE RECALLS. advantage of the moment. OF BOSTON’S “THAT’S WHAT I BROUGHT WITH ME.” Casebia is also a good fit for Walker’s bio- It was enough. By June, Walker had been tech expertise. (In September, she was named 50 MOST named Casebia’s vice president, head of legal. one of Boston’s 50 most influential people of INFLUENTIAL “She came prepared and said, ‘Here’s what color in life sciences and healthcare.) After you probably need and might not know,’” graduating from BU School of Law, Walker PEOPLE OF Burns says. “She was very convincing.” went to the firm now known as K&L Gates, Gene editing, which allows for changes to a where she was first introduced to biotech mat- COLOR IN LIFE living organism’s DNA, is at the cutting edge ters, including work for Novartis and smaller SCIENCES of biotechnology; it’s so cutting edge, in fact, start-up companies. She then spent five years that the regulatory framework isn’t settled and in-house at Staples before joining Biogen, AND HEALTH ownership of the underlying patents is still in where gene-editing transactions, including dispute. In November, the US Senate Commit- a licensing agreement worth $60 million up CARE. tee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions front and up to $484 million in milestone pay- held a hearing on the potential impact and ments to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corpora- ethical concerns of gene-editing technologies tion, were part of her specialty. and the US Food and Drug Administration “I did a lot of deals,” she recalls.

10 “If you just make products that treat symptoms want to pump your fist after you saw her in and someone else comes in and cures the action.” disease, your market share goes to zero. So all Lapinskas says Walker has found the perfect the big companies are looking at gene editing position at Casebia; and Walker agrees, saying and gene therapies.” the potential to “do good on a daily basis” was Susan M. Galli, a partner at Ropes & Gray impossible to pass up. She says the field is who worked with Walker as outside counsel on exciting to work in professionally as well: the several deals, says she and Walker pulled a few deals are complex and companies and institu- all-nighters on the Mitsubishi transaction. tions are clamoring to participate. In Septem- “At the end of it, Robin said, ‘What could be ber, Walker guided Casebia in a Collaboration better than working on an interesting, inter- and Exclusive License Agreement with Seattle national deal with significant companies on a Children’s Research Institute to explore new product that could potentially provide life- methods to prevent autoimmune disease using saving therapy?’” Galli recalls. “I just feel like CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited white blood cells. that really encapsulates her passion and dedi- cation for the work and also her enjoyment of it.” Walker, who grew up in Marshfield, Mass., didn’t focus on IP or healthcare-related courses at BU Law. Instead, she took the Criminal Law Clinical Program and “every one” of Professor Tracey Maclin’s courses. She says that after taking one of Maclin’s classes her first year, he asked her on the first day of a class the next year if she still had the same position on an issue that she had held the year before. She credits Maclin and Professor Mark Pettit, Jr., with whom she took Contracts, with helping her “think and hone” her arguments. In her deal making, however, she strives to find common ground. “Some people focus on places they disagree,” “It’s fun; it’s energizing,” she says. “These she says. “But I say, ‘Okay, do we agree that deals are not easy to ink. Who gets to publish? we want to bring a product to market to cure Who gets paid at what point? Who owns the patients?’ I like to take care of the things we IP?” agree on before dealing with things that may Walker says companies like Casebia have an be issues.” obligation—and an opportunity—to address Colleagues and friends say Walker is ethical concerns (an omnipresent question in extremely committed to all aspects of her life, discussions about gene editing is whether the including her family, her career, her volunteer technology will be used ethically and respon- work as president of the Women’s Bar Founda- sibly) and to help shape existing and eventual tion in Boston—which ensures access to justice regulations. for low-income women—and her beloved New “We’re all in the same regulatory boat,” she England Patriots (Walker rarely misses work says, adding that she meets with her counter- calls, but she did block her calendar to attend parts at other biotech companies to facilitate the 2015 and 2017 Super Bowls, which the that process. “We have a responsibility to Patriots won). educate the public, Congress, and other regula- Aras Lapinskas, a friend and former col- tors around the world so people won’t be afraid league who has been a guest at Walker’s of it.” famous Patriots tailgate parties, says he thinks For Walker, the risks are worth managing to Walker approaches work the same way she ap- unlock the technology’s potential benefits. proaches her family and friendships. “A really good friend of mine went blind as an “If there’s a common theme, it is a kind of adult,” she says. “Some of the work we’re doing advocacy for someone or something,” he says, may be able to correct that. Can you imagine adding that, in the deal-making process, “you’d being able to help your friend see again?”

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Answering the Call

BY CORINNE STEINBRENNER ŽCOM’06“ PHOTOS BY MARY F. CALVERT 12 t’s a warm Saturday evening and Sean Oehlbert (’98) is hosting a backyard barbecue with colleagues from work and their families. The adults are Ifinishing dinner and watching the kids run around when Oehlbert’s phone rings, bringing the party to an abrupt end. The call is from the White House Communications O™ce. North Korea has test-launched another missile. Oehlbert, director of nuclear nonproliferation for the National Security Council (NSC), removes himself from the barbecue and gets to work. The president’s senior sta£ will want detailed briefings tonight, and Oehlbert—the White House’s point per- son for many nuclear matters—needs to prepare for the meetings. When it comes to the movement and testing of nuclear weapons, few people know more than Oehlbert, which is why SEAN OEHLBERT, the White House wants him on hand on former director of nuclear non- nights like this. proliferation for Prior to joining the White House the National sta£, Oehlbert spent nearly two de- Security Council. cades working for the National Nuclear Security Administration within the US Department of Energy. In July 2016, he was serving as a senior policy advisor to “ an elegant granite structure that sits on the deputy secretary of energy when the And if you get the White House grounds—Oehlbert Obama administration asked him to take usually left for work before his wife and a temporary assignment at the NSC. Oehl- a call from the two school-age children were awake and bert agreed and held the position until returned after they’d gone to bed. “And if December 2017, when he returned to the Situation Room you get a call from the Situation Room on Department of Energy to serve as a policy a Saturday night because something has director there. happened,” he says, “you drop everything Typically, Oehlbert says, detailees like on a Saturday and you go in.” him (government agency employees on While the NSC job was a strain on his loan to the White House) serve in NSC night because family, Oehlbert says, “you keep in mind policy positions for a year and then return that you’re doing this because you want to their home agencies. The jobs are pro- something has to see the country’s security enhanced, to fessional, not political, so it’s not unusual see the goals we have as a nation achieved. for them to span more than one admin- You’re mindful of the fact that you’re mak- istration. Before Oehlbert’s stint on the happened,” he ing personal sacrifices for a greater good.” NSC was up, the new Trump administra- Congress established the National tion asked if he would stay a second year. says, “you drop Security Council in 1947—soon after “I told them I’d give them an additional six World War II—to help the president rec-

months,” he says, “just because I do miss everything and oncile diplomatic and military concerns my family.” “ when making foreign-policy decisions. NSC jobs are notoriously demand- The NSC originally included just the ing. During his 18 months working in the you go in. president, the secretary of state, and the Eisenhower Executive O™ce Building— secretary of defense, but it has grown

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steadily in size and complexity ever since. According to a Washington Post analysis, the NSC included about 25 people under “ President Jimmy Carter, 50 under George Senior officials are expecting H. W. Bush, 200 under George W. Bush, and well over 400 under Barack Obama. you to provide the answer. The NSC now consists of a Principals Com- mittee, a Deputies Committee, and a num- “ ber of Policy Coordinating Committees, as That’s why you’re there. well as IT and administrative personnel. The basic role of today’s NSC is to help presidents make national-security decisions by providing them with well-

14 House leaders make complex decisions. began during his childhood in the 1980s. The documents laid out policy options and “I grew up at the height of the Cold War, in their pros and cons, based on Oehlbert’s the Reagan administration, and I remem- own expertise and his consultations with ber all of the worries that we were going to a variety of government o™ces. Much have a nuclear war with the Russians,” he of Oehlbert’s NSC work centered on says. “For whatever reason, I was always international nuclear nonproliferation fascinated by these types of issues, and I treaties and regimes, such as reviewing was always fascinated by Russia.” the United States’ policies pertaining to As an undergraduate majoring in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and political science, Oehlbert took courses in its limited support of the Comprehensive Russian politics, Russian history, and the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and overseeing Russian language. At BU Law, he focused negotiations of civil nuclear cooperation on international relations and interna- agreements (the bilateral agreements that tional law. After graduation, he landed a must be in place before US companies can job working at the Department of Energy’s export nuclear equipment or materials). Los Alamos National Laboratory, assisting While succeeding at the NSC requires in the negotiation of civil nuclear coopera- self-reliance and confidence in your tion agreements with foreign partners. expertise, says Oehlbert, “it’s also vitally During his first year on the job, he was important to be humble.” NSC sta£ers thrilled to take an assignment at the US are often pulled into high-level meetings embassy in Moscow. and asked pointed questions. In those Oehlbert has since built a solid career situations, Oehlbert says, “Senior o™cials on what he calls “the power of yes”—the are expecting you to provide the answer. power of accepting any challenge or oppor- That’s why you’re there. But if you don’t tunity that comes his way. “Sometimes the know the answer, it’s best to say ‘I don’t easier path is to say no, but if you say yes, know. I’ll get back to you.’ It’s a hard thing you’re going to do things that you didn’t to say because you want to be viewed as think you had the ability to do, and you’re the expert, perfectly placed and perfectly going to learn and grow,” he says. “That’s prepared. But it’s going to happen, and you been my governing philosophy. If someone need to be humble about it,” he says. The asks you to do something, even if it’s not Situation Room is no place for blu™ng. something you think you can do, just try E£ective NSC sta£ers also excel at to do it. Say yes. Don’t say no. That’s how I working in teams, Oehlbert says, because wound up sitting in the White House.” no NSC issue is self-contained. When his Despite the pressure and long hours, researched policy options. NSC sta£ are o™ce—the Weapons of Mass Destruction Oehlbert never regretted saying “yes” to then responsible for working with govern- O™ce—worked on Iran-related issues, the NSC. The role provided an unparal- ment departments and agencies to imple- they worked closely with the Middle leled opportunity to serve his country ment White House decisions. East O™ce. For issues related to India or and invaluable career experience. His Day to day, says Oehlbert, his NSC job Pakistan, they consulted colleagues in the temporary seat at the White House, involved “a lot of writing, a lot of running South Asia O™ce. “You have to be able to Oehlbert says, provided fresh perspective meetings, and a lot of sta™ng.” By “sta£- work collaboratively,” he says, “because on his longtime work, and he’s now using ing,” he means attending any high-level the di£erent perspective others bring that perspective for the good of his home meetings where his expertise might be to the issue will only help create better department and the American taxpayer. “I needed. The writing he did—often under policy.” It’s one of the many lessons from am completely aware of the unique oppor- intense deadlines—included position law school that he continues to apply tunity I’ve been presented,” Oehlbert says papers, memorandums for decision, and today, he says. of his time at the NSC, “and am honored to other documents intended to help White Oehlbert’s interest in nuclear weapons have served.”

THE RECORD  Spring 2018 15 FEATURE l BU LAW HISTORY

EMMANUEL HEWLETT “CLASS OF 1877– The ™irst African American graduate of BU Law ADVANCING argued the 1896 case of Gibson v. Mississippi at the US Supreme Court, contending that his client, an African American man convicted of murder, did JUSTICE not receive a fair trial because the state uniformly excluded African Americans from serving on FROM DAY ONE juries. LEILA ROBINSON “CLASS OF 1881– The ™irst woman to graduate from BU Law was Since BU Law was founded in 1872, many of its gradu- initially denied admission to the Massachusetts Bar because of her gender, but she successfully ates have distinguished themselves as public servants lobbied the state legislature in 1882 to pass a bill authorizing women to take the bar exam and working tirelessly to advance justice and as legal practice law in court.

pioneers ™ighting for the rights of the disenfranchised. ROBERT STAFFORD “CLASS OF 1938, HON. 1959– In honor of a select group of these alumni, this fall A lifelong public servant, he represented Vermont as governor, US congressman, and senator. In the school installed a ™loor-to-ceiling mural by artist honor of his work on education issues, Congress renamed the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Daniel Hertzberg on the second ™loor of the Redstone Program the Robert T. Sta„ord Student Loan Program, which provides millions of loans to post- Building. The piece depicts 11 graduates whose careers secondary students every year.

exemplify this theme of advancing justice, and the EDWARD BROOKE “JD CLASS OF 1948, LLM CLASS OF 1950, HON. 1968) three buildings that have housed our community since The ™irst African American popularly elected to the US Senate coauthored the Fair Housing Act, the school opened its doors. Take some time during championed the enactment of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and led the ™ight to retain Title Reunion Weekend to stop by and see the mural just IX. The Massachusetts senator served two terms from 1967 to 1979. outside McCausland Commons!

16 A MURAL HONORING THE LEGACY OF DIVERSITY WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED IN THE MCCAUSLAND COMMONS

ILLUSTRATION BY DANIEL HERTZBERG PHOTO BY JANICE CHECCHIO

JUAN TORRUELLA “CLASS OF 1957– GARY LOCKE “CLASS OF 1975, HON. 1998– The ™irst Hispanic to serve on the US Court of Ap- The ™irst governor in the continental United States peals for the First Circuit joined the dissent against of Asian descent served as governor of Washing- the court’s 2005 ruling that prevented the residents ton State from 1997 to 2005, US Secretary of Com- of Puerto Rico, who have been US citizens since merce from 2009 to 2011, and US Ambassador to 1917, from voting in US presidential elections, and China from 2011 to 2014. joined in the court’s 2012 decision that declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. O. ROGERIEE THOMPSON “CLASS OF 1976– The ™irst African American to serve on the US BARBARA JORDAN “CLASS OF 1959, HON. 1969– Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vigorously The ™irst southern African American woman elected dissented in a 2011 case that granted police of- to the US House of Representatives sponsored or ™icers quali™ied immunity to search all members of cosponsored over 300 bills or resolutions, includ- a mostly Hispanic visiting soccer team for items ing the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, allegedly missing from a white home team’s locker which required banks to lend and make services room, and also dissented in the court’s 2011 ruling available to low-income and minority communities. that prevented Puerto Ricans from voting in con- She was elected to Congress by Texas in 1972 and gressional elections. served three terms. MARTHA COAKLEY “CLASS OF 1979– WILLIAM COHEN “CLASS OF 1965– The ™irst woman to serve as Massachusetts attor- As a House Judiciary Committee member during ney general was elected to this position in 2006. Watergate, he was one of the ™irst Republicans to As the state’s AG, she ™iled a suit challenging the vote to impeach President Nixon. In 1997, President constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act Clinton appointed him US Secretary of Defense, and won multimillion-dollar settlements from the ™irst time a modern-day president has chosen major banks for their abuse of subprime loans and an elected o•icial from another party to serve in his lending practices. cabinet.

SANDRA LYNCH “CLASS OF 1971, HON. 2012– The ™irst woman to serve on the US Court of Ap- peals for the First Circuit wrote a scathing dissent in 1996 of the court’s ruling in an earlier case that rape did not involve serious bodily injury. Her written opinion led Congress to pass a federal statute that + Can’t make it to campus to see the made it clear that the term “serious bodily injury” mural in person? View a virtual tour at includes rape. bu.edu/law/virtual-tour.

THE RECORD  Spring 2018 17 NEWS, EVENTS & UPDATES

MAUREEN O’ROURKE LEAVING

“ SHE HAS DRIVEN IMPORTANT ADVANCES POST AS IN THE QUALITY, RELEVANCE, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL’S“ DEAN.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. DEAN MAUREEN O’ROURKE will step down in June, concluding a decade-plus dean- ship that saw her preside over construction of the high-tech-equipped Redstone Building and defy the gravitational pull of slumping law school enrollments nationally. She will take a sabbatical and then return to the BU Law faculty in fall 2019.

O’Rourke’s leadership enriched the law school’s curriculum to ensure students are trained for a rapidly evolving profession, enhancing programming in areas such as transactional law and focusing on the school’s strengths in intel- lectual property, immigration, and health and international law. BU Law today has 21 overseas study opportunities, 17 programs oœering dual degrees, national and international externships, and a Ÿirst-of-its-kind clinic that represents human tra¡icking victims. She was instrumen- tal in increasing support for public interest ser- vice at the school through the public interest scholarship program, enhanced postgraduate public service fellowships, and the spring break pro bono service trips program.

“Dean O’Rourke has been an exceptional leader at the School of Law over the last 14 years. She has driven important advances in the quality, relevance, and accessibility of the school’s academic programs, in the expansion and modernization of its teaching space, and in its national reputation among top law schools,” says Jean Morrison, University provost and chief academic o¡icer. “We are grateful for Dean O’Rourke’s service and for her continued commitment to making legal education both responsive to the needs of the marketplace DEAN MAUREEN O’ROURKE, and a mechanism for accomplishing public IN THE MCCAUSLAND good. We look forward to celebrating her COMMONS OF BU LAW’S many contributions.” SUMNER M. REDSTONE BUILDING.

18 PHOTO BY DAN AGUIRRE At the end of the day, you are more than our Dean.

TEACHER. LAWYER. SCHOLAR. MENTOR. FRIEND.

The BU Law community would like to thank DEAN MAUREEN O’ROURKE for her outstanding leadership over the past 14 years.

THE RECORD | Spring 2018 19 NEWS & UPDATES

ANNUAL PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE EVENT HONORS RONALD E. RICHTER š’89œ

Students, faculty, and sta¡ came together last fall to honor the work of Hon. RONALD E. RICHTER (’89) with the Victor J. Garo Public Service Award at BU Law’s annual Pro Bono & Public Interest Community Orientation, held by the Career Development & Public Service O¦ice.

Richter was a New York State Family Court Judge CYBER ALLIANCE OFFERS CROSS DISCIPLINARY for four years before join- PERSPECTIVES ON CYBER SECURITY ing the Jewish Child Care Association. In 2016, Mayor What social and legal problems ars to think together about how Bill de Blasio appointed arise with the introduction of new to approach these di¡icult legal him to the NYC Children’s forms of technology? How can and ethical questions that arise Cabinet Advisory Board scholars from law, computer sci- in a technological and networked and to the Nonpro™it Resil- ence, philosophy, and other Ÿields world.” iency Task Force. Prior to work together to Ÿind solutions to being appointed commis- these problems from an interdis- ANDREW SELLARS, director sioner, he served as ACS ciplinary perspective? of the Technology & Cyberlaw deputy commissioner and SCHOOL Clinic, says that the interdisci- as New York City’s family The BU Cyber Security, Law, and plinary perspective aœorded services coordinator during Society Alliance (Cyber Alliance), by the Cyber Alliance gives its Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s NEWS spearheaded by the BU Center members the chance to consider administration. for Reliable Information Systems these questions of technology & Cyber Security, seeks to answer not only within the Ÿield of com- these questions through a puter science, but also in that “collaboration between computer of law. science researchers, law profes- sors, and social scientists,” ac- Discussing research between the cording to the alliance’s website. two programs “leads naturally to a lot of discussions about policy,” Professor STACEY DOGAN Sellars says. “The law is more says that the mission of the Cyber than just what the statutes say— Alliance is “to engage computer the law speaks to regulation as a science researchers and scholars general concept.” with legal researchers and schol-

20 TAMAR FRANKEL TO RETIRE AFTER A HALF CENTURY SERVING ON THE BU LAW FACULTY.

After serving on the BU someone I never met who Law faculty for the past half said that he was a regulator century, Professor TAMAR in New York,” she says, “and FRANKEL will retire from in 1972, he bought a Boston teaching at the end of the University Law Review that 2017§18 academic year. contained my doctorate She has taught at BU Law on variable annuities. And since the fall of 1967, when from time to time, when he she joined the faculty as a had problems, he would lecturer. She was the ™irst take that o¡ his shelf and woman at BU Law ap- reread it. And so, 40-plus pointed to a tenure-track years later, he thanked me position, and the ™irst to for it. I walked on air for at earn tenure. least a week! That gave me “ an enormous satisfaction.” Over the course of her ca- THE INTELLECTUAL GODMOTHER reer, Frankel has published “ 12 books and more than 80 OF THE FIDUCIARY RULE articles and book chapters. She writes and teaches in Sign Professor Frankel’s + guestbook at bu.edu/law/ the areas of ™iduciary law,

frankel-retirement. ANDRUS JOSH BY PHOTO corporate governance, mu- tual funds, and the regula- tion of the ™inancial system. She was recently pro™iled in the Wall Street Journal as BU LAW FUND DONATIONS IN FY2017 SET A NEW RECORD FOR GIVING the “intellectual godmother of the ™iduciary rule.” Donations to the BU Law Fund reached a record-setting $1,216,357 The Institute for the Fidu- in Ÿiscal year 2017, a 19 percent ciary Standard established increase over last year’s gifts and the annual Frankel Fidu- 9 percent over the previous record ciary Prize in her honor in set in 2015. More than 1,600 alum- 2013 to recognize individu- ni, faculty, and friends contributed als who advance ™iduciary to help the Law Fund, one of the principles. In January 2017, Ÿive priorities of the school’s Build- she was presented with ing on Excellence Campaign. the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Law Fund donations provide unre- Award from the Association stricted funds—resources that can of American Law Schools’ be used when and where they are Section on Women in Legal most needed, including for student Education. scholarships and loan repayment assistance. In the 2016¬17 aca- Frankel says her proudest demic year, more than 50 percent moments have been when of students received some form of she ™inds that people are Ÿinancial aid from the school, with bene™iting from her work. an average scholarship award over “I received an email from $20,000.

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LAUNCHED IN 2010, BU LAW’S PUBLIC

SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS CONTINUE BU

LAW’S LONG TRADITION OF SUPPORTING

OUR STUDENTS’ PURSUIT OF CAREERS IN

PUBLIC SERVICE.

NEW ALUMS EARN POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS SCHOOL BU Law’s latest class of graduates earned fellowships—from the school and other organizations— to begin their careers in public service.

NEWS BU Law public service fellows Asylum Access Malaysia tion legal services to unac- These fellowships help gradu- • YELENA GREENBERG, CARB- companied noncitizen youth ates who have demonstrated X Fellowship, CARB®X at BU by creating a medical-legal their commitment to public School of Law partnership between KIND’s service launch their desired • MARGARET HARPIN, Rich- Boston o¦ice and the Cam- careers while supporting pub- ard M. Belanger Fellowship, bridge Health Alliance in lic interest organizations and Center for Reproductive Massachusetts. agencies by providing salary Rights • HILARY CHADWICK was and bene™its for 12 months of • NIYA MACK, N. Neal Pike awarded an Equal Justice work in state or local govern- Disability Rights Fellowship, Works Fellowship to combat ment agencies and nonpro™it Health Law Advocates human tra¦icking with the organizations in the United • KATRINA MYERS, Cahill National Immigrant Justice States and abroad. Gordon & Reindel LLP Fel- Center in Chicago. lowship, Center for Repro- • MIREYA TINOCO earned a The 2017 recipients, their ductive Rights prestigious Department of fellowships, and their host Justice Attorney General’s organizations are: Other fellowship Honors Program Fellowship • NICOLE BAKER, Cahill Gor- recipients to clerk with the Immigration don & Reindel LLP Fellow- • STEPHANIE BONILLA Court in Port Isabel, Texas. ship, Committee for Public received an Equal Justice Tinoco is the fourth graduate

For more BU Law Counsel Services Works Fellowship to work in as many years to receive + news, visit bu.edu/ • RYAN CORBETT, William at Kids in Need of Defense this honor. law/news-events. and Patricia Kleh Fellowship, (KIND) to provide immigra-

22 JACK BEERMANN The ACUS is an independent APPOINTED TO federal agency that seeks to ADMINISTRATIVE improve regulatory and admin- FACULTY NEWS CONFERENCE OF istrative processes through THE US consensus-driven applied research. “It basically helps the In 2017, Professor of Law and whole government run more Harry Elwood Warren Scholar smoothly,” Beermann says. JACK BEERMANN was ap- pointed to the Administrative Beermann is a scholar of admin- REBECCA INGBER WINS MIKE LEWIS Conference of the United States istrative law and the author or PRIZE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (ACUS) as one of 13 new public coauthor of four books on the LAW SCHOLARSHIP members for the organization. subject. His appointment grants him the opportunity to apply his In recognition of her expertise in legal doctrine as a signi™icant contributions member of the Committee on to the ™ield of national Adjudication, which focuses on security law, Associate procedural issues and agency Professor REBECCA INGBER case management. has been honored with the inaugural 2017 Mike Lewis “Each research project the Prize for National Security conference is doing is assigned Law Scholarship for her to a committee,” Beermann says. article, “Co-Belligerency,” The committee “participates published in the Yale in the process of researching Journal of International Law. issues and formulating recom- mendations.” In her paper, Ingber exam- ines how US presidents have used a theory derived from international law, the ’THE ACUS“ BASICALLY HELPS concept of co-belligerency, “ to justify an aggressive “ THE WHOLE GOVERNMENT interpretation of their authority to use force RUN MORE SMOOTHLY. against terrorist groups under a 2001 congressional statute, the Authorization for Use of Military Force. His work as a member of the conference began in December, Ingber received her BA from when Beermann attended a Yale University and her JD plenary session in Washington, from Harvard Law School. D.C. During the session, consul- Her scholarship focuses on tants and committees presented international law, national reports proposing recom- security, foreign a¡airs law, mendations for ways in which and executive power. governments could improve their administrative functions. The full conference took a vote to accept, reject, or amend each recommendation.

Learn more about + BU Law faculty at bu.edu/law/faculty.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL D. SPENCER THE RECORD  Spring 2018 23 NEWS & UPDATES

1 FORMER NAACP A graduate of BU, Brooks the association in May 2015. 3 RORY VAN LOO HEAD EXAMINES says that it was his study at He has served as secretary- NAMED A PETER ETHICS, LAW, AND the University that was es- treasurer, vice president, PAUL CAREER JUSTICE MOVE pecially formative, because and now president of the DEVELOPMENT MENTS he learned moral risk-taking prominent community of PROFESSOR and courage. “The vision law and economics schol- Minister and lawyer that’s guided me as a civil ars. RORY VAN LOO, a School CORNELL WILLIAM rights leader and lawyer of Law associate professor BROOKS (STH’87, Hon.’15), really started at BU,” he says. The association promotes whose research focuses on former president of the research in the ™ields of law consumer transactions, was NAACP, joined BU last fall and economics as well as awarded a Boston University at a critical time. With hate 2 KEITH HYLTON public policy and regulation. Peter Paul Career Develop- crimes on the rise and racial- SERVES AS PRESI Led by a team of o¦icers, ment Professorship. ly polarizing politics further DENT OF THE the board of directors is stoking con™lict as social AMERICAN LAW made up of notable scholars Van Loo is one of three media radically alters how & ECONOMICS from across the country. junior faculty across BU to Americans get their news, ASSOCIATION receive the award, which the School of Theology Hylton and Boston Uni- includes a nonrenewable and School of Law visiting KEITH HYLTON, William Fair- versity School of Law will stipend designed to support professor of social ethics, ™ield Warren Distinguished host the annual two-day scholarly or creative work, law, and justice movements Professor and professor of conference in May that will as well as a portion of their taught the course Violence, law, served this year as the showcase research on a salaries. All of the winners the Vote, and Hope: An president of the American variety of topics concerning have been recognized for Examination of Ethics, Law Law & Economics Asso- the intersection of law and their accomplishments in and Justice Movements. ciation. Hylton joined the economics. their areas of study and as council of o¦icers leading emerging leaders in their Brooks says his teaching has + ™ields. allowed him to expand on For more information on his work at the NAACP by the upcoming conference, Peter Paul Career Develop- training the next generation visit bu.edu/law/ ment Professorships, made of leaders. His Tuesday- conference-lectures. possible through the sup- night course, open only to port of BU Trustee Peter Paul theology and law students, (Questrom’71), are awarded explored the meaning of University-wide to outstand- e¡ective advocacy, whether 2 ing faculty who have been from the streets, the pulpit, at BU for two years or less or the courtroom. and who have held no prior professorships.

3 Learn more about BU + Law faculty scholarship at bu.edu/law/faculty- scholarship.

1 PHOTOS BY J.M. EDDINS, JR. ±1², TIM LLEWELLYN ±2,3² 24 MICHAEL C. HARPER TESTIFIES THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD

BEFORE THE US “ HOUSE COMMITTEE BE FOCUSING ON THE ON EDUCATION AND “ THE WORKFORCE PROTECTION OF THE

Professor of Law and Bar- AMERICAN WORKFORCE. reca Labor Relations Scholar MICHAEL C. HARPER testiŸied before the US House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing called to consider legislation that would change KATHARINE SILBAUGH the way the law deŸines “joint ELECTED TO THE employment.” AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE

Harper is a recognized expert in Professor of Law and Law Alumni employment law, labor law, and Scholar KATHARINE SILBAUGH has employment discrimination. His been elected to the American Law testimony reŸlected research he Institute, an organization dedicated to had done as a reporter for the producing scholarship that clari™ies, American Law Institute’s Re- modernizes, and improves the law. statement of Employment Law. Widely recognized for her pioneering work on gender, Those who support the family care, youth decision-making, and household labor, new legislation worry that Silbaugh is a leader in the legal literature on the relation- increasing potential liability ship between work and family. Her research highlights the for franchisors and contractors economic and social value of work done within households; by classifying them as “joint- the complex relationship between families and institutions, employers” will open those such as employers and schools; and the inadequacy of the companies up to increased legal framework supporting care work. She has intervened risks and create obstacles for in policy matters of particular concern to LGBTQIA individu- aspiring entrepreneurs. als, including marriage equality litigation and anti-bullying law and policy. “This committee should be FACULTY focusing on how to ensure the She contributed to the plainti¡s’ case in Goodridge v. De- protection and training of the partment of Public Health, the Massachusetts case that won American workforce in rapidly the nation’s ™irst same-sex marriage right in 2004, as well NEWS changing global labor markets, as to Gill v. O.P.M. in 2011 before the First Circuit and United not speculative pseudo- States v. Windsor in 2013 before the US Supreme Court, problems that even if real, both successfully challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. could easily be controlled by She has provided advice on anti-bullying legislation to the the federal judiciary,” Harper Youth Meanness and Cruelty Project at Harvard University’s said in a statement to the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and to Lady committee. Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, and serves on several education-related boards and committees.

PHOTOS BY JOSH ANDRUS ±TOP², BU PHOTOGRAPHY ±BOTTOM² THE RECORD  Spring 2018 25 NEWS & UPDATES

Getting to know the Class of 2020.

AS OF MARCH 2018:

AT LEAST 821Ls have signed the pro bono pledge

5,450 2324Average 25 Age Countries Number of Applicants 16 represented Pro bono 35Languages hours submitted: spoken Number of undergraduate schools 1,209 40 236 represented from students

Number of 140

matriculants

ORGANIZATIONS 22Number of WORKED WITH IN

advanced degrees MOST REPRESENTED SCHOOLS: FALL 2017: Boston

Boston College, Boston University, Court Services Center, Cornell University, George ADVANCED DEGREES Boston Debate League, +71+P % 29 Washington University, NYU EARNED in ˆields 36 International Refugee College of Arts and Sciences, such as biomedical Number of states Assistance Project, University of California—Los engineering, biology, represented, National Lawyers 28 including Puerto Students Angeles, University of Michigan— cell biology, electrical Guild—Street Law Clinic, Rico & District of of Color Ann Arbor, and University of engineering, English, Columbia Project Citizenship, and Wisconsin—Madison and history Volunteer Lawyers Project

26 PHOTOS BY TIM LLEWELLYN AND DAN WATKINS “I learned from my experience with Bill and Bernice that you meet a few excep- tional individuals in your life who you always remember, respect, and revere,” Fineman said at the library dedica- tion. “From Bill and Bernice’s e£orts, the foundation of the law school was forged to support tremendous growth by its suc- ceeding deans and faculty to its current outstanding record and space.”

Michael Fricklas (’84) recalled Dean Schwartz’s impact on his career in the fall 2016 issue of The Record. When, after his first year at BU Law, Fricklas was considering transferring to a lower-cost school closer to his hometown in Colo- rado, Schwartz would have none of it. The dean found some discretionary funding to allow him to continue at BU. “I didn’t have PHOTO BY JOHN GILLOOLY lawyers in my family,” Fricklas said. “I didn’t have mentors or anyone guiding me DEAN WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, A TRUE through law school, but Dean Schwartz and BU Law enabled me to get a great SON OF BU LAW, REMEMBERED education and a launch on a career.”

BILL WAS A TRUE SON

Dean Schwartz taught generations of After he stepped down as dean, Schwartz “ students and led the law school from remained on the faculty until 1991, when OF BU LAW•AN ALUM, 1980 to 1988. he moved on to Yeshiva University to “ serve as vice president of academic a£airs A FACULTY MEMBER, This winter, the BU Law community and professor of property law at the uni- mourned the loss of Professor and Dean versity’s Cardozo School of Law. Through- AND DEAN. WILLIAM SCHWARTZ (DGE’52, LAW’55, out his career, he authored 18 books and GRS’60), who served at the school for more than 50 law review articles. He was “Bill was a true son of BU Law—an alum, more than 30 years. counsel in the New York o™ce of Cad- a faculty member, and dean,” says Dean walader, Wickersham & Taft, a member of O’Rourke. “He was an extraordinarily Schwartz joined BU Law in 1955, imme- the Legal Advisory Committee of the New generous and warm friend whose passion diately after earning his bachelor’s, magna York Stock Exchange, a representative for the school and help in securing our cum laude, as a professor of property law (NGO Section) to the United Nations, and new campus was second to none. Over the and trusts and estates. He led the school a member of the board of Viacom Inc. years, many alumni have told me of his as dean from 1980 to 1988. During his ten- outsized impact on their time at BU Law, ure, he negotiated with former BU Presi- In 2015, BU Law dedicated the Samuel their careers, and indeed their lives.” dent John Silber to take over the entire M. Fineman Law Library with a gift made tower, and he established the Internation- by Samuel Fineman (JD’72, LLM’87) in BU Law will host a reception honoring al Law Journal and the Review of Banking honor of Dean Schwartz and his wife Ber- Dean Schwartz on June 8, 2018, the first & Financial Law. He oversaw the creation nice. Fineman met Dean Schwartz when day of Reunion Weekend. Please see page of the LLM in Banking & Financial Law Fineman was a first-year law student, and 39 for more information. Program, the first graduate program of its they maintained a lifelong friendship. kind in the US, and the founding of the A photograph of William and Bernice Public Interest Project (PIP), a student Schwartz with Samuel Fineman and his organization created to provide grants to fiancée Nyla Carleton hangs in the library. + To add to the BU Law guestbook in first- and second-year students working in honor of Dean Schwartz, please visit summer public interest jobs. bu.edu/law/schwartz.

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1970 Bill Sheehan was the general chairman JURIS DOCTOR ¨JD© PROGRAM Barry Myers, CEO of Accuweather, was for the 2017 US Senior Open, located at nominated to lead the National Oceanic Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass. 1961 and Atmospheric Administration. R. Peter Shapiro published two chapters, Joel R. Weiss was selected for inclusion “The Golden Years: Retirement and the Betsy Plevan received the Lifetime in the New York Metro Super Lawyers Years that Follow…A Personal Re™lec- Achievement Award from the New York 2017 list. tion” and “Living and Learning in a Law Journal as part of the Lawyers Who Retirement Community,” in a new book Lead by Example Awards. 1978 called Aging Wisely…Wisdom of Our Nancy S. Shilepsky was named to the Hon. Frank Williams, former chief justice Elders by Irving I. Silverman and Ellen Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2017 list. of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, has Beth Siegel. Shilepsky has also been recognized by donated his personal collection of Abra- Chambers USA as a “Star Individual” in ham Lincoln and Civil War–related items Labor and Employment. 1963 to Mississippi State University. Richard Snyder and his wife Marilyn B. 1979 Snyder have been recognized by their 1973 undergraduate institution, Babson Col- Bruce T. Block was selected for inclusion Warner Fletcher received the Isaiah lege, with a road named in their honor. in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in Thomas Award from the Worcester Snyder Drive leads to the Babson the areas of land-use and zoning law Telegram & Gazette. Executive Conference Center. and real estate law. Stephen Politi (LLM in Taxation’74) was Martha Coakley received an innovation named president of the JoAnn DeNapoli 1966 award from the Immigrants’ Rights Charitable Foundation Inc. Barry Y. Weiner joined the board of trust- & Human Tra¦icking Program at BU ees of Addison Gilbert Hospitals. School of Law. 1974 received the 2017 1967 Claudia C. Damon 1980 Nixon-Zachos Award from the New Ralph A. Barbagallo Jr. has been inducted Lydia G. Chesnick was named to the Mas- Hampshire Bar Association for her into the Loyal Order of the Rock by the sachusetts Super Lawyers 2017 list of extraordinary service to the community Rockingham County Bar Association. Top 50 Women Attorneys in the area of and profession. Michaele Snyder Battles is happily retired real estate and business law. from Kiblan & Battles and the pace of 1976 John P. Dennis started his own private the Eastern District of Virginia’s rocket Sean O. Co„ey was named to the “Energy practice, the Law O¦ice of John P. Den- docket. Duplicate bridge, golf, mah- & Environmental Trailblazers” list by the nis LLC. jongg, and a little volunteering on the National Law Journal. side are just as ful™illing as winning a Susan A. Manchester received a 2017 case, and she never has to chase down Richard G. Galli published two novels: Pastoral Counseling Services Good a judgment. She wonders how she ever Millie’s Lament, about lawyers, mob- Samaritan Award for her extraordinary found the time to practice law. sters, and the mystery girl who keeps measures to strengthen and improve them jumping, and Hearts and Minds, life in her New Hampshire community. an a¡ectionately comic story about an 1968 Samuel Moskowitz was reelected to vice undiscovered gentle war in Vietnam. Morton E. Grosz became a part of the president of the board of directors and new Latin America practice at Winston executive committee of Greater Boston & Strawn. 1977 Legal Services, and was named a Mas- Steven D. Hu„ was selected for inclusion received the St. sachusetts Super Lawyer 2017. Hon. Joseph I. Macy in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in Thomas More Award from the Diocese the area of employee bene™its law. Robert L. Searles Jr. (LLM in Taxation’80) of Fall River, Mass. published his book, Wrinkled Wisdom. Lorraine Sciarra has been welcomed to received the Regional Edward Tarlow the board of trustees of Princeton Day Family Business Advocacy Award from School. the Family Business Association.

Class notes reflect submissions received between June 1, 2017, and November 30, 2017. If you would like to submit an update for The Record, please email [email protected]. 2828 1981 Michael A. Gollin, one of the founders Halsey B. Frank was con™irmed as the US Ann Robinson is the new director of eco- of the Public Interest Project (PIP) at attorney for the District of Maine. nomic development for the Cape Cod BU Law, passed away on November Jonathan A. Karon was elected president Community Development Partnership. 20, 2017, after ™ive years of living with of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). has been named to The Attorneys and is serving a one-year Carl N. Weiner Gollin made major contributions as a Best Lawyers in America 2018. term from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. patent attorney at Venable LLP, where he made partner and chaired the ™irm’s Michael H. Syme joined Fox Rothschild 1982 Life Sciences Group. He documented LLP as a partner in the ™irm’s real estate Gary Feldman was named a Massachu- his thoughts and values through poetry department. setts Super Lawyer 2017 and was recog- and prose in his blog, InnovationLife- nized in the Chambers USA 2017 guide Love, with small notes about his life 1987 of recommended law ™irms and lawyers and what he discovered on his journey Susan W. Davis has joined the Boston for his work in labor and employment with ALS. o¦ice of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbor- law. ough LLP as of counsel in the corporate Rene Myatt was named to New York division. Paul L. Feldman was named a Massachu- Super Lawyers 2017. setts Super Lawyer 2017 and was recog- Wendy Kirchick joined EverBank as senior nized in the Chambers USA 2017 guide Mark N. Reinharz was selected for inclu- mortgage loan o¦icer. for his work in real estate law. sion in both the New York Metro Super Lawyers 2017 list and The Best Lawyers Martin J. McLaughlin was selected for was selected for inclusion in F. Scott Page in America 2018 in the area of labor inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America The Best Lawyers in America 2017 in the and employment law. 2018 in the area of corporate law. practice area of employment law—man- agement. Michael N. Ungar was a candidate for Cleveland Heights City Council and also 1988 Laurie E. O’Bryon stopped practicing law 1983 a partner at Ulmer & Berne law ™irm. in 1993 after spending a year doing pro was selected for Ted A. Berkowitz bono asylum work in a Vietnamese refu- inclusion in the New York Metro Super 1985 gee camp in the Philippines, an experi- Lawyers 2017 list. Peter Bennett has been elected treasurer ence that changed her career path and of the board of trustees of the National inspired her to work in immigration law. Jacqueline Jacobs Caster was named the Judicial College. 2017 Woman of the Year for California’s She has been living in Rome, Italy, since Senate District 26 by California State F. Samuel Eberts III was named to the 2014, working as the ™ield o¦ice direc- Senator Ben Allen. Endicott College board of trustees. tor for US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Hon. John Englander was appointed by Robert Evans III was named chief of the Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker O¦ice of International Corporate Finance Pamela Wechsler published her second to serve as an associate justice of the in the SEC’s Division of Corporation novel, The Graves, in May 2017. state Appeals Court. Finance. 1989 John B. Harkavy was selected for inclu- Robert B. Labe was inducted into the Robert B. Baker was named to the Super sion in the Massachusetts Super Law- American College of Trust and Estate Lawyers list for the sixth year in a row. yers 2017 list. Counsel. Bryan Neft has joined the Pittsburgh David E. Kelley won eight Emmy Awards Joseph D. Zaks (LLM in Taxation’89) was o¦ice of Spilman Thomas & Battle. for his hit show, Big Little Lies. named among The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in the area of trusts and Gregory Otis joined FineMark National Hon. Chase Rogers retired after 10 years estates. Bank as a senior vice president and of service as the chief justice of the private wealth advisor. Connecticut Supreme Court. 1986 Hon. Ronald E. Richter was recognized Carl Schultz competed in the Carlisle Kenneth Bernstein, president and chief with the BU Law Victor J. Garo Public Borough Council Race. executive o¦icer of Acadia Realty Service Award. Trust, has been elected by the board 1984 of trustees of the International Council Anita M. Sarafa was elected a fellow Denise Cleveland-Leggett was named of Shopping Centers to serve as the of the American College of Trust and the southeast regional administrator organization’s chairman for the 2017§18 Estate Counsel in recognition of her for the US Department of Housing and term. distinguished service in the practice of Urban Development. estate planning, probate, and trust law.

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She is a managing director at JPMorgan 1992 Hampton LLP as a partner in the ™irm’s Private Bank in Chicago. Deborah M. Autor received the Distin- corporate practice group. guished Service and Leadership Award Vicki L. Shemin has been honored as a Linda Rekas Sloan has been elected presi- from the Food and Drug Law Institute. “Top Rated Lawyer: Women Leaders in dent of the Rhode Island Bar Associa- the Law” and was recently appointed Judy Goldfarb, a senior sales broker with tion for the 2017§18 year. to the boards of the Massachusetts the Boston o¦ice of Coldwell Banker Chapter of AFCC and the Academy of Residential Brokerage, was recognized 1995 Professional Family Mediators. She was with the President’s Elite Award, an Carla M. Moynihan, partner in Sherin and invited to join the prestigious Massa- honor only given to the top two percent Lodgen’s real estate department, was chusetts Family and Probate American of sales associates globally. named among the “Top Women of Law” Inns of Court and she serves as vice by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She John J. Morrissey was elected treasurer of president of the Massachusetts Council was also ranked in Chambers USA in the Massachusetts Bar Association for on Family Mediation. Band 3 for real estate. its 2017§18 term. recently published 1990 David Nersessian 1993 International Human Rights Litigation: Allison Fahrenkopf Brigati was appointed was appointed A Guide for Judges. The guide was associate administrator, O¦ice of Hon. Mark A. Hallal associate justice of the Massachusetts commissioned by the Federal Judi- Government-Wide Policy at the General Superior Court by Governor Baker. cial Center to assist federal judges in Services Administration in Washington, managing and resolving federal cases D.C. was selected by Massa- Renee Inomata involving international human rights chusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of its Christopher A. Kenney was named claims. “Top Women of Law” and by Proˆiles in president-elect of the Massachusetts Diversity Journal for its “Women Worth Bar Association for 2017§18. 1996 Watching” list. Christopher Hall was named ™irm-wide Andrew D. Myers was named a Massa- joined Holland & Knight as cochair of Perkins Coie’s corporate and chusetts Super Lawyer 2017. Janet Judge partner. securities practice. Hon. Sabita Singh, the ™irst Indian received a Leadership in Don Lancaster (LLM in Banking & Finan- American jurist in Massachusetts, was Brian S. Stolar Law Award from Long Island Business cial Law‘05) is managing director in the unanimously con™irmed to serve on the News. ethics and compliance department for state’s Appeals Court. Governor Charlie the Bank of New York Mellon. Baker, who made the nomination, Daniel Thomas works in the O¦ice of says she is “well respected within the the General Counsel at NASA head- Daniel E. Rhynhart has been appointed to district courts and comes with decades quarters in Washington, D.C., where he the Corporate Council of the Children’s of experience serving the Common- recently completed a two-year detail Hospital of Philadelphia, the nation’s wealth.” as lead counsel to the Human Explora- ™irst hospital devoted exclusively to the tion and Operations Missions Director- care of children. 1991 ate, responsible for legal advice on Hon. David Stansbury was reelected to Hon. Carol Novey Catuogno was appointed all human space ™light matters. He is serve on the Licking County Municipal to the New Jersey Superior Court. currently assigned to the Pentagon as a Court. deputy legal counsel to the chairman of Robert N. Walton passed away in the Joint Chiefs of Sta¡. September at age 52. He was highly 1997 regarded in his accomplished legal Greg Ploussios has assumed the newly 1994 career. At the time of his passing, created position of senior vice president Justin Bookey launched PongFit, a non- Walton was senior vice president and and general counsel for PatientsLikeMe. pro™it organization dedicated to ™itness general counsel of Deltek Inc. in Hern- of the body, mind, and community joined DLA Piper as a don, Va. Before joining Deltek, he was Je„rey L. Salinger through Ping-Pong. PongFit provides partner in the ™irm’s New York o¦ice. senior policy director at Transparency engaging and healthy Ping-Pong International-USA, an anti-corruption William H. Tobin was selected for inclu- programs to underserved students, organization. He was also a cofounder sion in The Best Lawyers in America senior citizens, and corporate o¦ices to and principal of the virtual law ™irm 2018 in the area of employee bene™its ™ight obesity, dementia, and sedentary VistaLaw International. Walton was a law. workplaces. beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. David J. Gershon joined the San Francisco o¦ice of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &

Class notes reflect submissions received between June 1, 2017, and November 30, 2017. If you would like to submit an update for The Record, please email [email protected]. 3030 1998 2002 Daniel F. McAllister was selected by his Katharine M. Finch was promoted to Melissa Nott Davis joined White and peers in Delaware as a Top Lawyer in his special counsel at Windels Marx Lane & Williams LLP as a counsel in the ™irm’s practice areas of elder law and employ- Mittendorf LLP, where she plays an inte- Boston o¦ice. ment-labor law. gral role in the real estate tax certiorari Sara Hirshon has been named to the Michael A. Müller was elected partner practice group. second annual Under 40 Hot List by at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in the Erica E. McGregor was selected for inclu- Benchmark Litigation. ™irm’s Boston o¦ice. sion in The Best Lawyers in America Linda L. McCarty joined Spilman Mukunda V. Raghavan joined TATA Con- 2018 in the area of trusts and estates. Thomas & Battle in the ™irm’s health- sultancy Services as director of business care law services area. development, digital banking, and cloud 1999 services. James A. Crowell IV was named acting 2003 director for the Executive O¦ice for Matthew J. Shiels was named director Dan H. Fingerman was promoted to man- US Attorneys by Attorney General Je¡ of business and legal a¡airs at the Fred aging counsel at Tesla. Sessions. Prior to this appointment, he Rogers Company. served as chief of sta¡ to the deputy John Littzi has been added to the board attorney general, associate deputy of directors of the New York Pops. 2007 attorney general, and acting principal Mathew Feldman has joined the Carlyle Robert S. Marshall joined Westerman Ball associate deputy attorney general. Group as a managing director on its Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein LLP Before joining the deputy attorney gen- credit opportunities team within the as of counsel in the ™irm’s real estate eral’s o¦ice, he was the criminal chief in Carlyle global credit business. department. the US Attorney’s O¦ice for the District Justin Nahama joined the Troutman of Maryland, where he began as an was named an Ameri- Zachary H. Smith Sanders San Diego o¦ice as partner in assistant United States attorney. can Bankruptcy Institute 2017 40 Under the business litigation practice. 40 honoree. Christopher M. Douglass joined Aon Christina Rice (LLM in Taxation’13) was Hewitt as associate general counsel. was named the market Daniel G. Wani named director of the BU Law Graduate leader for private wealth management Robin Walker is vice president and head Tax Program. in Arizona and Nevada by US Bank. of legal for Casebia Therapeutics. In his new role, he will lead a team of Rebecca A. G. Robertson joined Morrison Stephenie Wingyuen Yeung has been wealth management professionals Mahoney LLP as an associate. elected partner with Schnader Harrison providing investment management, pri- Segal & Lewis LLP. vate banking, trust and estate services, 2008 and wealth planning to high-net-worth Geo„rey Atkins was named partner at 2000 clients in both states. Ropes & Gray LLP. He advises clients David Eppley serves on the City Council both in the US and Hong Kong in con- of Salem, Mass. 2004 nection with complex securities and Orlando Cordero ran for probate judge for commercial disputes. Mary Rosenfeld D’Eramo has been pro- the New Haven, Conn., Probate Court. moted to vice president of operations at Meghan Bailey was promoted to senior Mestel & Company. Jennifer M. Kiely was named cohead of regional counsel at the Financial Indus- Mintz Levin’s real estate practice. try Regulatory Authority. Michael B. Stuart was con™irmed to serve as the US attorney for the Southern William Norton was appointed as a new John J. Hays II joined the DeTommaso District of West Virginia. member at Motley Rice LLC. Law Group and is practicing family law.

Erin Kate Ryan won the 25th Annual Clare Karabarinde joined Norton Rose 2001 James Jones First Novel Fellowship Fulbright as counsel. Joshua Greenblatt joined Kirkland & Ellis award for her manuscript, Quantum Girl LLP as a partner in the litigation practice Brandon S. McGathy joined Maynard Coo- Theory. group at the ™irm’s New York o¦ice. per and Gale PC as a shareholder.

Hon. Matthew P. Vaccarelli (LLM in 2005 David C. Newton founded the Newton Taxation’07) was elected judge for the Edelina Burciaga was a 2017§18 creative Law Firm. Waterbury Probate District Court in research fellow in the University of Stephen J. Queenan joined Du¡y and Connecticut. Colorado Denver O¦ice of Research Sweeney as a senior associate with a Services. focus on banking and ™inance, busi-

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ness law, real estate, and mergers and Jeremy Grant has been hired at Primmer 2017 acquisitions. Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC’s Burling- Adria J. Bonillas joined the New York City ton, Vt., o¦ice. Law Department as an assistant corpo- 2009 rate counsel. Paul Payer was appointed city solicitor of Dara Keller joined Messner Reeves LLP Holyoke, Mass. Katherine Mooney Fahey is an associate as an associate attorney. with Goodwin Procter. 2014 2010 Daniel C. Johnston joined Mintz Levin as Zachary D. Bland is a corporate associate Bryan Arnault was promoted to partner an associate. at Pierce Atwood LLP. at Blitman & King LLP. Evelyn Limon works for Holland & Knight Kristen Holdren Ehrlich joined Blalock joined Sunovian Pharmaceuti- LLP as an associate. Elaine Call Walters PA as an estate planning and cals as senior privacy counsel. business tax attorney. Shaelyn Gambino Morrison joined Bragar Michael B. Greenwald joined Tiedemann Eagel & Squire PC as an associate. Julie R. Fogarty works at Vertex Pharma- Wealth Management as senior vice ceuticals as senior manager and associ- Joshua W. Rodriguez is an associate with president. ate corporate counsel. Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP. Ben Lemke was a 2017 Emerging Leaders Grant Gendron joined Polsinelli as an Carly Romanowicz joined McDermott Will Scholarship recipient. associate in the ™irm’s commercial litiga- & Emery LLP as an associate. Katherine L. Milligan has joined Peskin, tion practice. Brendan P. Slean joined Lawson & Weitzen Courchesne & Allen PC as an associate AJ Pepper is an associate in commercial LLP as an associate attorney. attorney. real estate law at Snell & Wilmer. Sarah A. Washington is an enforcement Arya Shekar joined IDinsight as general Alexix G. Terríquez joined Jones, Skelton investigator with the Securities Divi- counsel. & Hochuli as an associate in the Trans- sion of the Commonwealth of Massa- portation, Auto and General Liability chusetts. 2011 Trial Group, focusing his practice in Yevgeniy Yalon joined Dechert LLP as a Monica Snyder received the Krupp Lead- general civil litigation and insurance law clerk. ership Award from the Anti-Defamation defense. League New England.

Ivonne Vidal has been appointed to the 2015 LLM IN AMERICAN LAW PROGRAM Holyoke Community College board of Brendan A. Evans joined the Board of trustees by Massachusetts Governor Veterans’ Appeals in the Department of 1994 Veterans A¡airs as an associate counsel. Charlie Baker. Noriko Wakui is working as an immi- Oscar Grisales-Racini has joined Fowler gration lawyer at Nakai Immigration 2012 White Burnett’s Miami o¦ice as a share- Services LPC. Patrick C. Cento became a law clerk for holder. the United States District Court for the 1998 Danielle Hites authored “Women’s Rights Eastern District of New York. Yong Hwal (Ryukatsu) Son has worked in in Morocco: Balancing Domestic and information and communications tech- Diana Myers joined Northern Trust International Law,” for the Atlantic nology and the music industry, includ- Wealth Management as an associate tax Council. counsel. ing at NTT Communications, Softbank, Sarah J. Simkin is an associate with Litch- Warner Music, and Spotify in Japan as Joshua Stafman joined Charles River ™ield Cavo LLP. the legal and business a¡airs manager/ Associates as an associate principal o¦icer. Currently, he is managing the specializing in forensic accounting and 2016 sub-publishing unit of Fujipaci™ic Music, investigative services. Talene Ghazarian joined the California one of the major music publishers in Hao Wang works with Hogan Lovells as Department of Health Care Services as Japan. an associate in the ™irm’s Denver o¦ice. an attorney. 2000 Gugandeep Kaur is an associate with Frank Meyer worked for almost 10 years 2013 Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC. Ventura Dennis was honored by the with GE in various roles, including Massachusetts Bar Association with the general counsel Europe for GE Digi- Outstanding Young Lawyers Award. tal Solutions and most recently lead commercial counsel Europe for GE Oil

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is a senior associate at 2001 Yuliana Salamanca Baker & McKenzie in Bogotá, Colombia. Amir Bernstein founded his own real GRADUATE PROGRAM IN BANKING She had a baby (Joaquin) with Stephan estate company, Swiss Real Manage- & FINANCIAL LAW Tschabold (LLM in Banking & Financial ment AG, which invests in and manages Law’13). commercial real estate in Switzerland 1986 and Germany. Matteo Valeri works as a senior associate John Morin is retired after serving as at the Securities Litigation and Consult- a vice president and chief corporate 2006 ing Group in Milan, Italy. He and his counsel, corporate secretary, and chief Grazia Gatti is a compliance professional wife Valentina welcomed their daughter compliance o¦icer to John Hancock. dealing with derivatives regulation. She Isabella in 2017. After retirement, he was the director of lives in Boston, where she works for an the Orvis Saltwater Fly™ishing School asset management company. 2014 and an Orvis Endorsed Guide. He cur- rently acts as a Financial Industry Regu- Ambar Maceo-Rossi welcomed her baby 2007 girl, Ella. Upon her return to work, she latory Authority arbitrator on call. Bertrand Fisson-Blackwell is now study- focused her practice in criminal law and ing to become a carpenter. He lives in immigration. She launched an inde- 1992 Rheims, France. pendent practice, Maceo Law O¦ice, in Esther Galiana was appointed a member January 2018. of the executive committee of the Bank- 2008 ers Association for Finance and Trade Enrique Salcedo Rivera is an associate (BAFT). She is also cochair of the Europe Anna Ziemba lives in Warsaw, Poland, attorney at Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in council of BAFT, representing the voice and works with ORLEN, a large oil and Mexico. of European ™inancial institutions. Her gas company. She and her husband full-time work is as a managing director recently welcomed a baby girl, Maja. Kirsten J. Schmidt is a research and teaching assistant for a professor of at BBVA, based in Madrid, Spain. 2009 intellectual property law and life sci- Roberto Mazorriaga Las Hayas has been Cyrine Abdelmoula is counsel at DLA ences at the University of Basel School practicing law in a small local ™irm. His Piper in Paris, France. of Law, Switzerland. She is writing her main areas of activity are real estate PhD thesis on big data and data protec- investments, zoning laws, tax and white- Lin Tzu-Yuan Alvis is a licensed attorney tion law. collar criminal law (money laundering), of California and has joined Getac and cross-border inheritances or execu- Technology Corporation as legal project 2015 tions of title, always for nonresidents. manager in the Legal A¡airs Center. He Andrea Fortoul is the legal director of will primarily work in the international Speed Lab, the ™irst sports lab of its kind Hon. Jaime R. Roman started his second business and legal compliance practice in Latin America, which develops high- full term as a California superior court group. He is based in Taipei, Taiwan, performance professional and nonpro- judge in January 2017 and is currently and Irvine, Calif. fessional athletes. in a criminal law assignment. He is plan- ning on retiring by the end of his term. 2012 Ran Gao (JD’17) joined CalAmp Corpora- He and his wife Diane are expecting Diego Perez Ara started a new job as a tion as in-house legal counsel. their eighth grandchild. law clerk for Hon. Kathleen M. Williams Gloria Ochieng-Oxford welcomed the of the Southern District of Florida. newest addition to her family, her son 1994 John J. Maalouf is a senior partner at Yoab Bitran is head of LRN¹Latin Zachary James Ochieng-Oxford. Maalouf Ashford & Talbot LLP, which America. Wee Jin Yeo joined Global Legal Solu- was named Law Firm of the Year for Junko Hatomi works for a US-a¦iliated tions as an associate in January 2017. 2017 in the United States, Dubai, Saudi medical device company in Japan and Abbey Jiayan Zhou (JD’17) works in Hawaii Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, was recently promoted to the head of as a real estate attorney. Bahrain, Qatar, Libya, the UK, China, and the legal compliance division. Brazil. He splits his time between the ™irm’s New York City and Dubai o¦ices.

Tyngyi Nieh is the executive vice president at Franklin Templeton SinoAm

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Securities Investment Management Jeremy Lee became the director of the Americas department at Standard Char- Inc. Supervising Legal & Compliance. consumer and market conduct depart- tered Bank in Singapore. He also serves as the convener of legal, ment at the Central Bank of Malaysia compliance, and fund operation com- (Bank Negara Malaysia) in January 2012 mittee for the Securities Investment 2018. Previously, he was the advisor for Ainur Akhmetova is currently the head Trust and Consulting Association of the the ombudsman for ™inancial services of the Astana, Kazakhstan, o¦ice of Republic of China. (Malaysia) and the chief executive Integrites. o¦icer for the ombudsman for ™inancial left the banking industry in 1996 services (Malaysia) from August 1, 2012, Devin Ehrig 2016 to form a production studio with Luisa Fernanda Vargas serves as the to November 15, 2017. a business partner from BU. Shadow LATAM Airlines head of compliance Factory is a content studio focused on and privacy head for Colombia, Peru, 2004 immersive content, specializing in the Panama, and Venezuela. Petros Fatouros was elected to the Soci- creation of VR, AR, and MR experiences. ety of Trust and Estate Practitioners in The company is based in Hong Kong 1997 the UK, and his ™irm was listed among and works with clients worldwide. Lusine Moshkounian has been hired by the 2017 Global Restructuring Review’s Constellation Advisers LLC as managing Top 100 global ™irms. Ayse Tuba Ozkarsligil is an SJD candi- director of its regulatory and compli- date and a research assistant at Su¡olk Eric Pinciss transitioned in-house to ance group. Law School in Boston. She has done the legal team at US Bank. His team extensive research on international provides legal support to a wide array of investment matters and issues relating 1998 US-registered funds. Kiyoshi Agata is now based in London to public international law, international and working for Nomura International Leanne Scott has been director of state banking and ™inance law, and alternative PLC as managing director and head of and local taxes in the Boston o¦ice of dispute resolution methods, especially equities for Europe, the Middle East, John Hancock Financial Services since concerning energy investment dis- and Africa. June 2014. putes. Francisco José Fernández Rostello prac- Edward Verté is the CEO and cofounder 2005 of Diamanti Per Tutti, a fashion jewelry tices banking and ™inance law in Buenos Varoujan Avedikian is the CEO of the brand o¡ering a¡ordable sterling silver Aires, Argentina, and was promoted to Insurance Foundation for Servicemen, and diamond jewelry. He is also an local partner in the law ™irm of Baker & an initiative created by the government investor and active board member in McKenzie. of Armenia to provide ™inancial assis- fashion and jewelry brands and a real tance for the families of soldiers injured estate developer. 2013 or killed in Armenia’s con™lict with Jorge Artunduaga now works as the Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh secretary general and legal head of 2000 region. Larry Mayo is the founder of Attorney Renta4Global Fiduciaria SA, a ™inancial institution in Bogotá, Colombia. Lawrence P. Mayo PC, located in Nor- 2007 well, Mass. His practice was established Jonathan Mack was recently promoted Heywon Shin is the vice president in 2002 and concentrates on commer- to AML guidance manager within risk of Global Economic Sanctions Risk cial lending, state and local government compliance at Citizens Financial Group. Management at Bank of America Merrill counsel, and business general counsel. Lynch. He is based in South Korea and 2009 covers the APAC region. 2001 Mario Alberto Arias is the founding part- Omar Morales works at Montt & Cia., in ner at Arias, Abrego, Lopez & Noriega 2015 Santiago, Chile, as partner for the inter- in Panama City, Panama. His practice Abdullah Alajlan joined Khoshaim & Asso- national division. areas include corporate law, contracts ciates in cooperation with Allen & Overy Rodrigo Simes lives in Buenos Aires, (civil and commercial), banking and as a trainee associate. ™inancial law, real estate law, M&A Argentina, where he works as a lawyer Mauricio Benitez is currently the Chile- transactions (local and international), for the Argentine government. China country desk director at BDO intellectual property law, and public China in Shanghai, China. 2002 procurement. Donovan Alexander Brown is a regional Jean-Baptiste Barberot is a member of the Michael McGovern is the head managing legal counsel at G4S Africa, serving new class of partners for EY Luxem- director of the controls operation group multiple countries on corporate gover- bourg. within the ™inancial crimes compliance

Class notes reflect submissions received between June 1, 2017, and November 30, 2017. If you would like to submit an update for The Record, please email [email protected]. 3434 nance, corporate M&A projects, litiga- Donald Dion, Jr., has o¡ered to match 1989 tion management, and compliance. every dollar donated to St. Dominic Lisa Padilla retired from the law after Academy in Auburn, Maine, up to being admitted to practice for 27 years. Ming-Chieh Lin works for Dahyee Law $75,000. The money will go to the Dion She now runs We Cann Heal, an early- Group in California as an associate, Student Scholarship Fund, which helps stage drug company that uses cannabi- practicing trademark law, labor law, students from local families. Dion is a noids as therapeutics in the veterinary and immigration law. 1972 graduate of St. Dominic Academy. market. 2016 1984 1990 Elliot (Shuo) Wang is an investment Hon. Greg GriŸn serves on the 15th US was manager with Heaven-Sent Capital Man- William Chadwick “Chad” Lamar Circuit Court of Appeals in Montgom- sworn in as the US attorney for the agement Group Co. Ltd., in Shenzhen, ery, Ala. Northern District of Mississippi. China. Kevin F. Wall is a lecturer at Harvard Extension School, teaching graduate 1991 GRADUATE TAX PROGRAM and executive education classes in tax, John Driscoll, Jr., was appointed M&A, and corporate ™inance. He is also regional market executive for the Hart- 1966 an adjunct faculty member at North- ford and New Haven, Conn., o¦ices of Richard Haight served as an attorney in eastern University Law School, where Webster Private Bank. the IRS chief counsel’s o¦ice and as a he teaches accounting for lawyers and special attorney-advisor to the US Tax law and strategy. 1992 Court. After working for several years Nestor Nadal-López is a limited member as a tax attorney in private practice, 1985 at Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC he joined the faculty of Ohio Northern Robert Labe was named a fellow of the and has been with the ™irm for 20 years. University College of Law and became American College of Trust and Estate The ™irm is located in San Juan, Puerto a tenured professor of law. He retired Counsel and a fellow of the American Rico, although he works remotely from in 2005 and was granted the title of Bar Foundation. a home o¦ice in Cincinnati, Ohio. professor of law emeritus. Paul Vilaró Nelms has been a self- 1995 employed attorney and CPA in Puerto 1977 Stephen McCready is the founder of Puri- Rico since 1987. He has been the board Robert Schon has been a solo practi- tan Faust PC, based in Clinton, Mass. chair of COFECC, an organization that tioner in London for the last 12 years, makes loans to small and mid-sized frequently working with US clients and 1996 businesses, since 2007 and a board US law ™irms wanting UK tax support. He Donna M. White made partner in the member since 1995. He was named the helps clients structure their UK invest- trusts and estates department at Murtha United Way Person of the Year in 2000. ments and helps US citizens thinking of Cullina LLP. She represents clients in all moving to the UK understand the tax aspects of estate planning and estate implications of their move. 1986 and trust administration. Steven Keith Platt is director and research fellow at the Platt Retail Institute (PRI), 1981 1998 an international consulting and research Alexander Nossi„ is living and working Joseph M. Landolfi, Jr., joined Shapiro, ™irm that focuses on the use of technol- in Dover, N.H., where his ™irm Nossi¡ & Blasi, Wasserman & Herman as partner ogy to impact the customer experience. Giampa PC maintains an o¦ice. They in the ™irm’s trusts and real estate plan- He also serves as research director at also maintain an o¦ice in Salisbury, ning administration practice. the Retail Analytics Council, an initiative Mass. between Northwestern University and 2002 Marvin Silver is currently a partner with PRI. Juan Pablo Rothschild became a partner the Massachusetts law ™irm of Christo- at Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal. pher, Hays, Wojcik & Mavricos LLP. His 1987 area of focus is estate planning and John Loalbo is a partner in the tax and 2003 trust administration. trusts & estates department and chairs Bradley Migdal is a senior managing the Probate Litigation Group with Riker director at Cushman & Wake™ield and 1983 Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti, in one of the practice leaders for the busi- Eric Brenman works as of counsel to Morristown, N.J. ness incentives practice. Wilchins, Cosentino & Novins LLP in Wellesley, Mass.

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Laura Fedele Riccio serves as a member of the Probate Law Council of the Massachu- IN MEMORIAM setts Bar Association. Charles B. Alaimo (’52) Barbara E. Black (’81) J. Brent Vasconcellos joined Deloitte in Herbert A. Black II (’58) Singapore to lead its energy tax and legal Paul J. Bordieri (’55) practice for the Southeast Asia region. E. Howland Bowen (’55) Marvin A. Brill (’52) 2004 Hon. Phillip H. Browning (’62) Leanne Scott is the director of state and Peter M. Collins (’65) local taxes at the Boston o¦ice of John Francis L. Coolidge (’71) Hancock Financial Services. Charles R. Cummings (’56) Sanaz N. Dasmah (’05) 2007 S. Paul DeFusco (’67) Edward DeWitt (’57) Hon. Matthew P. Vaccarelli was elected to Charles J. Finlayson (LLB’64, LLM’68) serve as judge for the Waterbury, Conn., Benedict F. Fitzgerald (’39) Probate Court. Gregory L. Foster (’76) Ellis R. Freedman (’63) 2009 Charles A. George (’47) Elizabeth McMorrow started her own law Marvin H. Glazier (’69) practice, Elizabeth A. McMorrow Law LLC, Michael A. Gollin (’84) specializing in international tax transpar- Donald A. Gonya (’63) ency for ™inancial institutions and legal David W. Hays (’61) Michael E. Herman (’78) operations for biotech companies. Brenda L. Ho¡man (’95) LOOKING Mark D. Kaplow (’73) 2010 Haskell A. Kassler (’60) Emily Martelli was promoted to senior Howard N. Madris (’91) FOR THE trust administrator at Citizens National John D. Mahoney (’62) Bank in the Wealth Management Division. Jeanne M. Maloney (’50) Robert A. Marden (’51) DONOR 2012 John J. Martin (’58) Peter Herbst is the managing partner of Edward P. McDu¡ee (’49) Gor™inkle & Herbst LLC in Braintree, Mass. David L. Mitchell (’63) ROLL? Kenneth J. Murray (’68) Please see our fall 2017 John A. O’Callaghan (’66) issue of The Record! 2013 Charles R. Peters (’82) Deborah Ahdoot is assistant vice president Albert W. Proctor (’49) of wealth management at Wells Fargo Bank Je¡rey A. Rahn (’90) in California. Orville T. Ranger (’51) Mark A. Rosenthal (’55) Joseph E. Hunt IV is an associate in the Hon. Stephen A. Safranko (’68) Waltham, Mass., law ™irm of Morse, Barnes- Robert L. Sanford (’66) Brown & Pendleton PC, in the corporate Dean William Schwartz (‘55) and tax practice groups. Kenneth J. Seaman (’64) Bernard R. Silva (’56) 2015 Mary Beth Sipos (’86) Lydia M. Edwards won Boston’s District 1 City David Slitt (’57) Council seat, becoming one of ™ive women William F. Stapleton (’49) of color on the 13-seat Boston City Council. Ronald K. Stokes (’04) John R. Stopa (’78) Steve Sanders is a partner at Fulcher Hagler Robert A. St. Pierre (’55) LLP law ™irm in Augusta, Ga. He has been Americo D. S. Ventura (’57) a member of the ™irm’s business, tax, and Robert N. Walton (’91) estates team since 2011. John A. Wickstrom (’57) Class notes reflect submissions 2016 received between June 1, 2017, Jennifer Doehne is working as a tax and and November 30, 2017. estate planning attorney at Bean, Gentry, If you would like to submit an update for The Record, please Wheeler & Peternell PLLC in Olympia, email [email protected]. Wash.

36 Letter from the 201718 President of the Alumni Association, Francis C. Morrissey (’94)

Dear Friends: ABITBOL Like many of you, I was saddened to hear that Dean Maureen O’Rourke LISA will be stepping down from her administrative role at the school at the BY end of June. I have had the distinct pleasure of working closely with Dean O’Rourke ever since I became involved with the Alumni Association and PHOTO have seen firsthand the tremendous impact she has had on BU Law.

Her accomplishments as dean are simply too many to list, but some of the major highlights include the construction of the beautiful Sumner M. Redstone Building and the complete renovation of the law tower, as well as creating and investing in initiatives such as the Transactional Law Program, the 1L Lawyering Lab, the innovative clinical partnership with MIT, and public interest law.

And perhaps most importantly, Dean O’Rourke has invested much time and energy on building a robust and active alumni community. She understands the many ways in which alumni can give back to the school—from hiring graduates, serving as mentors, and giving philanthropically, to generally being a resource for her, the faculty, and our entire student body.

Dean O’Rourke has worked hard over the last 14 years to make BU Law the best place in the country to be a law student, and we thank her for her outstanding dedication and service. While the next dean has very big shoes to fill, he or she will take over at a time when the school and the alumni com- munity have never been stronger.

That said, we continue to look for ways to improve and can use your help strengthening our alumni network. You can give back in many ways. Here are just a few:

• Grab a coee (or cocktail) with a fellow alum • Hire a BU Law student • Celebrate your reunion (June 8–10 for JDs and September 20–22 for LLMs) • Mentor a 1L • Use the EverTrue app to find and connect with BU Law alumni in your area • Oer to be a “client” of the 1L Lawyering Lab • Sign up to judge moot court

These are just a few ways to get involved. To learn more, please visit bu.edu/law/alumni.

Warm regards,

FRANCIS C. MORRISSEY (’94) Partner Morrissey, Wilson & Zafiropoulous LLP

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BU Law Alumni Leadership.

BU Law alumni are guiding, securing, and envisioning the future of the school. To learn more about joining the ranks of our alumni leaders, please contact Caroline Kernan in the BU Law Development & Alumni Relations o™ice at [email protected] or 617œ353œ3118.

Dean’s Advisory Board Robert B. Goldfarb, Esq. (’67) sional relationships among the BU Law The collective resources, knowledge, guid- President, HRW Resources community. ance, and advocacy of the BU Law Dean’s William A. Kamer, Esq. (’78) Advisory Board provide a distinct advan- Senior Advisor, Douglas Emmett Inc. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE tage in the school’s e¡orts to continually William H. Kleh, Esq. (’71) COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP set new standards in legal education. Mem- General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (ret.) President: Francis C. Morrissey, Esq. (’94) bers of this distinguished group serve as a Peter S. Linden, Esq. (’84) President Elect: Euripides “Dakis” sounding board for the dean and University Partner, Kirby McInerney LLP Dalmanieras, Esq. (‘01) leadership by reviewing, evaluating, and Matthew H. Lynch, Esq. (’84) Vice Presidents: providing feedback on the most important Managing Director, Global Real Estate, UBS Daniel R. Deutsch, Esq. (’86) matters facing BU Law. The Dean’s Advisory Asset Management Denzil McKenzie, Esq. (’76) Board welcomed three new members in Peter McCausland, Esq. (’74) Kenneth E. Rubinstein, Esq. (’98) 2017: Executive Chairman, Airgas Inc. (ret.) Russell J. Stein, Esq. (Questrom’98, Hugh “Rick” McCombs, Esq. (’73) LAW’04,’05) Daniel E. Levin, Esq. (JD’09, LLM’10) Partner, Mayer Brown LLP (ret.) Treasurer: Christopher M. Condon, Esq. (’01) Tax Counsel, The Baupost Group LLC Kenneth P. Morrison, Esq. (’83) Recording Secretary: Jonathan Anderman, Terence L. Rozier-Byrd, Esq. (’06) Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Esq. (’08) Partner, Baker Botts LLP Linda S. Peterson, Esq. (’76) Corresponding Secretary: Alexandra Steven D. Zoll, Esq. (’88) Associate General Counsel, Occidental “Sasha” D. Thaler, Esq. (’06) Operating Partner, Arbor Investments Petroleum Corp. (ret.) Parliamentarian: Margaret L. Weir, Esq. CONTINUING MEMBERS Betsy B. Plevan, Esq. (’70) (JD’04, LLM’08) Michael D. Fricklas, Esq. (’84) Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP Former Executive Vice President, General Ryan K. Roth Gallo, Esq. (’99) Young Alumni Council Counsel & Secretary, Viacom Inc. Attorney-at-Law, Law O¦ices of Ryan Roth The Young Alumni Council fosters a con- Campaign Cochair, BU School of Law Gallo nection between the School of Law and Richard Cartier Godfrey, Esq. (’79) J. Michael Schell, Esq. (’76) alumni across the country and around Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Campaign Executive Vice President, Alcoa Inc. (ret.) the world. It is intended to bridge the gap Cochair, BU School of Law Jerey Woolf, Esq. (’74) between young, developing alumni (1 to Susan M. Banks, Esq. (’84) Assistant General Counsel, Board of Bar 10 years after graduation), more seasoned Principal, Susan M. Banks Consulting LLC Overseers alumni (11+ years after graduation), and Steven M. Bauer, Esq. (’83) Howard Xinhua Zhang, Esq. (’93) current BU Law students. This is accom- Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP plished through social events, mentorship Philip S. Beck, Esq. (’76) Stephen M. Zide, Esq. (’86) programs, volunteer opportunities, and Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Managing Director, Bain Capital LLC professional networking among peers and Scott LLP other alumni. Lisa G. Beckerman, Esq. (’89) Alumni Association Executive BOSTON YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Committee LLP LEADERSHIP The Executive Committee brings resources Babak Boghraty, Esq. (’89) President: Charlotte D. Drew, Esq. (’14) to the use and bene™it of the School of Attorney, Boghraty & Associates LLC; Vice President: Marisa K. Roman, Esq. (’15) Law while providing a means of expressing Lecturer, BU School of Law alumni concerns and interests. Members NEW YORK YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL Robert T. Butler, Esq. (’55) coordinate and participate in law school LEADERSHIP Chairman, Subaru Distributors Corp. reunions and other events, dispense advice President: Sara E. White (’16) Gerard H. Cohen, Esq. (’62) and guidance from an alumni perspective, CEO, President and Treasurer, Western and facilitate mutually bene™icial profes- Carriers Inc.

38 JUNE 8–10 LLM REUNION 2018, SEPTEMBER 20–22 REUNION LLM alumni, mark your calen- dars! Graduates of BU Law’s LLM programs are invited to join us for a weekend of social and celebratory WEEKEND events in Boston this fall. For more information, please visit bu.edu/ 2018 law/llm-reunion-2018.

Join us in Boston this spring to celebrate BU Law’s FRIDAY, JUNE 8 SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Reunion Weekend! Classes ending in 3 and 8 are School of Law Student-Guided Tours Family-Friendly Duck Tour invited back to campus to reconnect with class- Reception Honoring Dean Schwartz Museum of Science Visit mates and faculty over a weekend of memorable events, including a reception at the law school Golden Circle Dinner (Class of 1968 Annual Silver Shingle Awards Gala honoring the late Dean William Schwartz, class and earlier) and “Sips & Sweets” After-Party cocktail parties, and our annual Silver Shingle Class Receptions SUNDAY, JUNE 10 Awards Gala. Alumni & Family Reception at Fenway To learn how you can get involved, please contact Park, followed by the Red Sox vs. the us at [email protected] or 617±353±3096. Chicago White Sox

+ For more information, please visit bu.edu/law/reunion.

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Number of alumni 40 events in 2017 1,236 Unique alumni event registrants 1952–2017 Alumni Events in 2017. Range of graduating classes represented at Reunion Weekend Alumni groups and committees are made up of talented, successful, and dynamic alumni committed to keeping the BU Law spirit alive and well after Commencement. The Alumni Association Executive Committee is expanding our alumni networks, mentoring students, and counseling new lawyers. The Dean’s Advisory Board is leading the way in the Building on Excellence Campaign and securing a promising future for BU Law. In-House Counsel alumni groups are gathering around the country to share insights and best practices, and the Young Alumni Councils in Boston and New York continue to engage and connect with our most recent graduates. Total390 alumni and friends who came to campus to celebrate Reunion Weekend 2017 In the past year, BU Law’s Development & Alumni Relations o¡ice has hosted fantastic events across the United States. We’re calling all alumni to help keep our community Number of events strong and engaged! To volunteer or help organize an event in your area, contact the held during Reunion Development & Alumni Relations o¡ice at [email protected] or 617±353±3118. 15 Weekend

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting (2) Alumni Association Executive Committee Alumni Reception at Kleinbard LLC Young Alumni Distinguished Dinner Quarterly Meeting (4) Alumni and Student Networking Reception Alumni and Student Networking Reception at Goodwin Young Alumni Giving Day Happy Hour Alumni Reception at the ABA Annual Meeting CLEVELAND, OHIO BU Law Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Young Alumni Service Day at the Paulist Center Cleveland Alumni Holiday Happy Hour with Young Alumni Council Welcome Brunch Young Alumni Distinguished Dinner Professor Jack Beermann Young Alumni and 3L Senior Week Reception New York Alumni Holiday Party Reunion Weekend 2017 Young Alumni Summer Wine Tasting AUSTIN, TEXAS Alumni Association Annual Meeting Alumni Cocktail Reception at the AALL Annual SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA San Francisco Alumni Holiday Party Alumni and Student Summer Celebration at Meeting & Conference Holland & Knight Donor Appreciation Waterfront Cookout Young Alumni Council Open Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA DC Public Service Award Reception Young Alumni Fall Student Kicko› Alumni and Student Networking Reception at Young Alumni Rooftop Reception Boston Alumni Holiday Party Akin Gump Alumni and Student Networking Reception Los Angeles Alumni Holiday Party DC Alumni Holiday Party CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Alumni Reception at River Roast with Professor NEW YORK, NEW YORK Jack Beermann Young Alumni Council Winter Planning Meeting Chicago Alumni Holiday Party Alumni and Student Networking Reception TO LEARN MORE ABOUT Young Alumni Happy Hour at Barcade EVENTS IN YOUR AREA, VISIT Dean’s Consultation Dinner BU.EDU–LAW–ALUMNI–EVENTS. BU Law’s Second Annual Donor Celebration.

Dean O’Rourke and BU Law’s Development & Alumni Rela- tions o¡ice hosted the second annual donor appreciation event to celebrate the critical support donors have provided to the school. Alumni, family, and friends gathered with BU Law faculty and staœ at the InterContinental Boston this fall to enjoy food, drinks, lawn games, and the opportunity to come together as a community.

THE RECORD  Spring 2018 41 Plan Your Legacy.

Planned gifts have an enormous and lasting impact on Boston University, creating a legacy for School of Law students that will last for generations. At the school, there are many options for planned giving, all of which allow alumni and friends to give ambitious, up-and-coming law students— and the distinguished faculty who teach them—a Ÿinancial boost. To date, there are 65 law alumni in the ClaŸlin Society, which pays tribute to alumni and friends who have provided for the University in their estate plans or through the establishment of life income gifts.

To learn more about planned giving at Boston University School of Law, contact Nathaniel O’Connell, senior leadership gifts o¡icer, at lawalum@ bu.edu or 617±353±3118.

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WHOM TO CALL ESDAILE ALUMNI CENTER [email protected] | 617±353±3118 • Make a gift to BU School of Law • Connect with alumni in your area • Join your Reunion Committee or host an alumni event • Update your contact information or submit class notes

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