Fromthe Dean On August 19, David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, welcomed the incoming class of J.D. and LL.M. students to Columbia Law School. An edited version of Dean Schizer’s welcoming remarks follows. On behalf of the faculty and graduates of Columbia Law School, pant corruption and incompetence, Hughes so wounded the it is my pleasure to welcome all of you. You are a remarkable New York political establishment that he was the only viable group, and we are very proud to have you with us. Republican candidate for governor left standing in 1906. Or [T]he graduates of this law school are among the most at least that was the assessment of Theodore Roosevelt, who distinguished and influential lawyers in the world. You know was two years ahead of Hughes at Columbia Law School. As the names of many of them, but not all. For example, one president of the United States (and as a former governor of of our graduates was governor of New York, a candidate for New York), TR was Hughes’ most influential supporter. When president of the United States, secretary of state, a judge on Hughes later served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from the Court of International Justice in the Hague, and chief 1930 to 1941, his central preoccupation was the legality of the justice of the United States. How many of you can name the agenda of another Columbia-trained lawyer, Franklin Delano graduate I am talking about? Have you heard of Charles Roosevelt, Class of 1907. And when Hughes retired, his suc- Evans Hughes? He is arguably the Columbia graduate most cessor as chief justice was Harlan Fiske Stone, a graduate from in need of a publicist, since I’m betting that his name is the Class of 1898 and a former dean of this law school. Basi- new to most of you, notwithstanding his remarkably distin- cally, these guys all knew each other. If they lived today, they guished career. Hughes graduated in 1884, and this coming would be writing on each other’s Facebook walls. (I have no April marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. It is worth idea what that means, but I suspect you all do.) . remembering Hughes today because he helped define this As I am sure you know, Hughes was part of a proud nation’s direction during a time of extraordinary turmoil and Columbia Law School tradition that continues to this day. change—in the geopolitical order, in our economy, and in our Generations of our graduates have had a profound influence constitutional system—a time that was, in many ways, much on the law and on our world. I suspect that during their like the present. first week at Columbia Law School, these graduates had Hughes’ professional trajectory was meteoric and, as he no idea how their careers would unfold, and obviously the rose to the top of our profession, he was constantly in the same is true of all of you. But we know that, like the classes company of other Columbia-trained lawyers. Within a few that have come before you, you will grow intellectually and years of his graduation, Hughes became the name partner personally while you are here. It is a great pleasure and a of a distinguished New York law firm (which still exists and privilege to have you with us, and I look forward to an excit- is now called Hughes Hubbard & Reed). One of his first law ing time together. Welcome to the Columbia family! partners was another graduate, Paul Cravath, Class of 1886, who went on to found another well-known law firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Hughes’ political career began in 1905, when he presided over hearings to investigate the gas monopoly in New York City and the insurance industry. By revealing ram- LAW.COLUMBIA.EDU/MAGAZINE 1 Tableof Contents: 56 14 departments 5 14 18 19 20 NEWS & EVENTS SEE ALSO SETTING THE BAR FACULTY FOCUS PROFILES IN Michelle Pham, Economics and the Law, Federalism, SCHOLARSHIP Rafael Sakr, Jagdish Bhagwati Gillian E. Metzger Kathryn Judge Greg Beaton, Maya Ondalikoglu 48 ALUMNI PROFILES 52 The Guardian 56 inTeGraTinG BY PAULA Span aCCOMMODATiOn BY ELIZABEth f. emens 48 The Fixer Through both his law BY PEtEr KIEfEr practice and his philan- Workplace accom- When economic crises thropy, Max Berger ’71 modations and other deepen and financial stays sharply focused on adjustments meant to turmoil becomes more making a positive impact assist those with dis- severe, David Preiser ’82 in the lives of others. abilities often result in rises to the challenge. benefits that improve the lives of many. 54 AT ISSUE ESSAYS 58 The dealMaker BY LILA BYOCK CLASS NOTES 54 SubSidizinG Alison Ressler ’83 oversees The Press 76 Sullivan & Cromwell’s work BY DAvID M. SChIZEr IN MEMORIAM in California, where she With newspapers and has mastered the art of other traditional press 80 the big deal. outlets struggling to sur- QUESTIONS vive, the time has come PRESENTED for news organizations Mikheil Saakashvili ’94 LL.M. to make greater use of the nonprofit form. 50 22 features 22 30 DRAWING OUTSTANDING THE LINES SERVICE BY Adam Liptak BY ALExANDER Professor Nathaniel Zaitchik Persily has created an Through public service, innovative new course Law School professors that trains students in the are impacting policy complicated practice of at the highest levels of drawing congressional federal, state, and local district lines. The government. Back at nonpartisan maps students Columbia, students and TURNING THE TIDE create have many in colleagues continue to BY EVELINE Chao Washington, D.C., and benefit from this real- Four Columbia Law School states across the nation world experience. graduates working at the nexus taking note. of business and law in East Asia 36 are making their mark on the 26 BREAkING global economy at a critical FAMILY TIES THROUGH moment in time. BY CARRIE JOHNSON BY DANIEL Gross The U.S. Attorney for the Energy policy on both Southern District of New the domestic and global York and his entrepreneur- fronts is a hodgepodge ial whiz kid brother have of contrasting rules and already reached the high- ineffective measures that est of professional heights. don’t portend well for the And, from the looks of future. If real change is things, they are just get- going to come, lawyers will 40 ting started. play a vital role in leading the charge. 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EXPERTS GATHER AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL FOR AN The renowned pioneer IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS AND MASS of international and TORT LITIGATION. human rights law, who taught international As part of this June’s Reunion 2011 District of New York explained why he law at the Aspen weekend, several experts in class- denied class-action status to more than Institute to more than 300 judges—including action and mass tort litigation gath- 10,000 plaintiffs allegedly affected by four future Supreme ered to discuss challenges and recent the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Court justices—passed developments in the field. Professor “A class action gives extreme power away last October John C. Coffee Jr. moderated the to the class lawyer, and a judge is at at the age of 92. Following the March panel discussion, which was orga- the mercy of the lawyer in terms of 28 commemoration nized by U.S. District Court Judge which cases to advance, [and] which of Henkin’s life and Jack B. Weinstein ’48. to settle,” Hellerstein said. “I quickly legacy, Professor In addition to Weinstein, the panel understood that these were an accu- Sarah H. Cleveland, the Louis Henkin included U.S. District Court Judge mulation of different kinds of cases.” Professor in Human View More Alvin K. Hellerstein ’56, 9/11 claims He eventually fostered a settlement to Henkin taught and Constitutional administrator and Lecturer-in-Law distribute $625 million to more than more than Rights, moderated Kenneth R.