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ZARETSKY ROUNDTABLE DINNER AND DISCUSSION Debtors in Play: Insider Trading, Claims For more information about events and dates, please visit Four BLS Alumni Regulation, and Safe Harbors in Chapter 11 our Web site at www.brooklaw.edu/NewsAndEvents. Who Rule the Runway jewelry. Food vendors include Cheeky BLSLawNotes Booklyn’s Finest Sandwiches, Joe, the Art of Coffee, Vol. 17, No. 1 Robicelli’s cupcakes, and Park Slope fro-yo fave Culture. The entertainment Editor-in-Chief Graphic Design space includes a roller-skating party on Linda S. Harvey Ron Hester Design & Photography the third Friday of every month (begin- Assistant Dean for External Affairs RED GRAVY ning May 18) and a lobster boil by the Red Photographers 151 Atlantic Avenue, Hook Lobster Pound (May 5). The Market Managing Editor Damion Edwards between Clinton and Henry Streets has secured a license to open up a perma- Andrea Strong ’94 Matilda Garrido OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES www.redgravynyc.com nent beer (and wine) garden in early May Brooklyn has gone from a culinary Ron Hester with picnic tables for 150 people. wasteland to a foodie’s paradise. Contributors Alan Perlman Red Gravy is the latest restaurant from While the borough’s restaurants Diana Barnes-Brown Elizabeth Robert Saul Bolton, the chef behind Saul, the GRAN ELECTRICA used to pale in comparison to those Bethany Blankley Joe Vericker Michelin-starred French-American res- 5 Front Street, in Manhattan, in 2011 it led the Tina Herrera taurant on Smith Street, the Vanderbilt, between Old Fulton and Dock Streets popular New York City Zagat Survey Alice Loeb Printer an urban gastro-pub in Prospect Heights, www.granelectrica.com with a record 11 restaurants top- Andrea Polci Finlay Printing and Brooklyn Bangers, the borough’s first Andrea Strong ’94 ping the charts. artisan sausage company. Great Mexican food has never been “There are a lot of revolutionary BLS LawNotes is published The restaurant, opening soon on synonymous with Brooklyn. Thanks to ClassNotes Editor semi-annually by changes this year, as restaurants Atlantic Avenue, is part red sauce joint, Tamer Hamawi, Elise Rosenberg, Emilie Caitlin Monck-Marcellino ’02 Brooklyn Law School that have dominated in the past part locavore farmhouse, with soulful Kihlstrom, and Bradford McDonald, the Director of Alumni Relations for alumni, students, have been surpassed by restaurants dishes from Sardinia and Sicily like house- team behind Brooklyn Heights’ popular faculty and friends. that are new and, most often, in cured sardines, chicken fra diavolo, and restaurant Colonie, that’s all changed. Faculty Highlights Editor Brooklyn,” said Zagat Survey CEO braised lamb neck pasta on the rustic They’ve opened Gran Electrica, a hip Bethany Blankley Letters and Comments Tim Zagat. menu. There are also daily Blue Plates spot in DUMBO dedicated to authen- Associate Director of Communications We welcome letters and comments Zagat is not the only publication including the signature Sunday gravy: tic regional Mexican cooking. Chef about articles in BLS LawNotes from singing this borough’s praises. The hearty, rich, and served with ribs, meat- Sam Richman of The Fat Duck and Jean Photo Editor our graduates and friends. We will leafy hamlet of Brooklyn Heights balls, and sausages. Housemade, barrel- Georges is serving high-brow fiesta food Matilda Garrido consider reprinting brief submissions was recently named by Travel & aged vermouth and amaro are on the that includes savory tacos, simmering in LawNotes and on our Web site. 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GQ followed up with with small-batch mezcal and are best an outright love letter to the bor- Dekalb Market debuted in the summer enjoyed on the sun-drenched back patio. fax: 718-625-5242 ough of Brooklyn titled, “Brooklyn of 2011, launching a new community e-mail: [email protected] is the Coolest City on the Planet,” destination in Downtown Brooklyn ON OUR RADAR: Moving in to the Law web: www.brooklaw.edu a multi-page guide to the urban for shopping, eating, and playing. The School neighborhood over the next few mecca, noting that the borough Market is an outdoor artisan mall made months are several noteworthy res- has become a thriving incubator for up of a colorful collection of salvaged taurants, including David Chang and both food and fashion. shipping containers, where Brooklyn’s Christina Totsi’s cult-favorite bakery, In light of the borough’s recent creative entrepreneurs operate an incu- Momofuku Milk Bar, known for its Crack accolades, we are pleased to intro- bator farm, an event and performance Pie and Cereal Milk; La Vara, a Spanish duce a new LawNotes column, venue, and a collection of eateries and eatery serving small and medium plates, “Brooklyn’s Finest,” devoted to work-sell spaces. owned by Alex Raij and Eder Montero, some of our favorite local spots. There are over 50 retailers, many the husband and wife team who also run Managing Editor Andrea Strong ’94, Brooklyn-based small businesses, includ- Chelsea’s Txikito and El Quinto Pino; and a food writer for over a decade, ing antiques from The Dumpster Project, an as-of-yet unnamed pizza place led by reports on of few of these. vintage décor from Pip & Estella, and San Francisco’s beloved Elizabeth Falkner accessories from Dog Tag Designs, a com- (Citizen Cake). pany that takes re-purposed items and turns them into furniture and vintage Cheers from Brooklyn! CONTENTS FEATURES IN EVERY ISSUE 22 Rules, Principles, and the 3 Briefs Competition to Enforce The Law School appoints a new Dean; Dennis Block ’67 the Securities Laws and Jeffrey Feil ’73 make million dollar gifts to the Law School; Two recent graduates join the Board; By Professor James J. Park Barry Salzberg ’77 honored at Robert B. Catell Diner Tackling the issue of securities enforcement, for Civic Leadership; Professors Susan Herman and James J. Park, a professor of securities, corpo- Jason Mazzone publish acclaimed books; Fall events rations, and civil procedure, offers insight and and symposia; New Center for Business Law and analysis on the competition to enforce secu- Regulation launched. rities laws among a myriad of government 17 Legal Lights: Celebrating the achievements of regulators private enforcers. This article was students and recent graduates adapted from a longer piece that will appear in the California Law Review. 20 Clinic Update Habeas Corpus Clinic student Bowen Ranney ’11 argues before the Second Circuit; BLIP and the NY Tech Scene; 26 In Fashion: Four BLS Alumni Condo and Coop Clinic bails out AG’s Who Rule the Runway Real Estate Finance Bureau’s caseload. By Andrea Strong ’94 33 Faculty Highlights From Project Runway to Fashion Week at Professor Profiles: Dana Brakman Reiser on social Bryant Park, the world of haute couture is one enterprise in Emory Law Journal; Marsha Garrison of the most exciting and glamorous industries. publishes Marriage at a Crossroads; Roberta Karmel In this feature, we profile four BLS alumni gives high-level talks on securities regulation in Hong who are at the legal helm at the top houses Kong; Adam Kolber’s blog on neuroscience and the of fashion in the country: Susan Posen ’78 of law; Aaron Twerski appointed Special Master in Zac Posen, Lee Sporn ’86 of Michael Kors, World Trade Center mass tort litigation. Sherry Jetter ’86 of HMX Group (which owns Hart Schaffner Marx and Hickey Freeman), Spotlight on Adjunct Faculty: Hon. Barry Kamins; and Avery Fischer ’93 of Ralph Lauren. Richard Sobelsohn ’98; Keith Sullivan; Linda Lamel ’76; and Hon. Margo Brodie 45 Alumni Update Alumni Association Honors Three Graduates: Francis Aquilia ’83; Hon. Robert Grossman ’73; and Gary Pillserdorf ’71 A lumni Profiles: Q&A: Battling Cybercrime with Eric Friedberg ’83; Charles Platt ’79: From Park City to Park Avenue; Mark Yosowitz ’94: Roads Less Traveled; and Faisal Khan ’01: Chicago Hope P ay it Forward: Four Graduates Who are Giving Back 62 In Memoriam back page Brooklyn’s Finest In this new column we share some of our favorite spots for dining out and cultural activities in Brooklyn.