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WE ARE NEW YORK’S LAW SCHOOL www.nyls.edu SINCE 1891 WE ARE NEW YORK’S LAW SCHOOL

CELEBRATING Be a Part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration! YEARS Share Your Stories, Photographs, and Memorabilia.

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Visit 125.nyls.edu for more information. IN THIS ISSUE Features Departments NYLS 3 • A Celebration of Milestones 14 • Campus Buzz

8 • A Legacy of Entrepreneurship Powering 16 • Faculty Highlights New York Law School’s Future

12 •  Joe and Susan Plumeri Give $5M 26 • alumni Events to New York Law School As we announced last year, the New York Law School community has been proudly celebrating Dean and President our rich legacy throughout this past year as part of Anthony W. Crowell our 125th Anniversary. Our celebrations have been extraordinary, giving us opportunities to showcase Vice President of Marketing the rich and diverse history of our institution’s and Communications students, faculty, and alumni. As we celebrate Silvia Alvarez our past, there is much to celebrate in our present Editor in Chief achievements, and much to look forward to in our Creative Director future. Regina Chung This edition of New York Law School Magazine Production Manager features one of our proudest moments that took Rolland Smith place this past fall when we opened The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity, thanks to the historic generosity of Joe and Susan Plumeri. We Contributors take a look at the diverse features of The Plumeri Center and how it will advance our Christie Cunningham, Katrina Dewey already nationally recognized practical training programs, and we hear from the man who Ariel Dvorkin, Anna Ferber, made this possible, Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) . Carole Post, Michael Roffer, David Schoenbrod, James Stemm We also look at a new book from an alumnus and faculty member, Associate Librarian and Professor of Legal Research Michael Roffer ’83. The Law Book: From Hammurabi to Proofreaders the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law, examines nearly Erin Bond, Christie Cunningham, 4,000 years of global legal history. Making it even more remarkable is the extent to which Amelia Jonakait, Brian Kaszuba, NYLS faculty and alumni figured into many of these events within the last 125 years. Helena Prigal One of the qualities unique to NYLS is how many of our alumni are entrepreneurs. Photographers The entrepreneurial spirit has been in our DNA from our founding. We highlight the Scott Erbe, Jeff Goldberg, Philip achievements of many in our community, while looking to our future with new initiatives Greenberg, Matt Greenslade, John such as the Innovation Center for Law and Technology and our growing relationship with Halpern, Jim Hellegaard, Evardo Keeme the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School, now located within our campus. Rick Kopstein, LeadingShot Photography, David Lubarsky We also briefly summarize and share images from our Annual Gala in December 2015,

125.nyls.edu Jack McCoy, Borowski Muller honoring Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) and Norman Radow ’81. Held in a stunning location, the Photographers, Kate Romero, Rolland honorees and guests had an opportunity to celebrate our 125th Anniversary and help us Smith, Yale Law Library build for our future.

We honor two of our most acclaimed faculty members who have recently been appointed to named professorships: Stephen J. Ellmann and David Chang. Professor Ellmann has been appointed as the Martin Professor of Law, and Professor Chang was appointed as the inaugural Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary Professor of Law.

Professor David Schoenbrod honors his former student, the late Nicholas Wasicsko ’87, one-time Mayor of Yonkers and the subject of the acclaimed HBO miniseries Show Me IN THIS ISSUE a Hero. While Wasicsko’s life was tragically cut short, he left a powerful impact on his community and changed the course of his city.

We continue to build upon our extraordinary accomplishments over the last 125 years, by taking bold steps for our future. We look forward to keeping you apprised of exciting new 30 • Class Notes developments in our community. Anthony W. Crowell Dean and President Professor of Law 38 • We Saw a Hero

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fEATURES 1 CELEBRATING

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2 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 A Celebration of Milestones New York Law School has attained many milestones over its storied history. As the school celebrates its 125th Anniversary, it continues to mark milestones on its path forward. This past year alone, NYLS launched The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity, forged a historic partnership with the Simon Business School of the University of Rochester, and introduced the new Innovation Center for Law and Technology.

The timing of the 125th Anniversary celebration seems auspicious, considering the many other significant anniversaries (legal and otherwise) being celebrated during the 2015–16 year. It also marks the 800-year anniversary of the Magna Carta; the 250-year anniversary of the publication of Blackstone’s Commentaries; the 250-year anniversary of the 1765 Stamp Act; the 150-year anniversary of Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House; the 150-year anniversary of the New York City Fire Department; the 125-year anniversary of Carnegie Hall; the 125-year anniversary of the Evarts Act, creating the Federal Circuit Courts; the 125-year anniversary of the invention of basketball; the 100-year anniversary of the appointment of Louis D. Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court and the 125-year anniversary of his famous Harvard Law Review article, “The Right to Privacy,” co-authored with Samuel Warren; the 50- year anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and the 25-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

One additional milestone recently celebrated at the Law School was the release of The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law, authored by Associate Librarian and Professor of Legal Research Michael Roffer ’83. Covering nearly four thousand years of global legal history, the book highlights some of the most significant legal issues, cases, trials, and events that have profoundly changed our world. Fittingly, a number of milestones addressed in The Law Book bear direct connections to New York Law School through some of its many distinguished alumni and faculty. Some of those are included here.

no other book—except the Bible—has played so great a role,” is now celebrating its 250th anniversary and is one of the topics covered in The Law Book. For many years, the Mendik Library has owned a 1938 reprint of Chase’s Blackstone. In early 2015, the Yale Law Library The Law Book Highlights sponsored an exhibition titled, 250 Years of Blackstone’s Commentaries. Among the objects comprising the exhibition was the first student edition of Blackstone, published in 1876, as well as a copy of the 1938 Columbia Professor Defects to reprint. Yale’s copy bears the 1948 annotations of a New York Law School student, Richard W. Reynolds. The accompanying image of an Establish NYLS annotated page from the Yale copy appears in Yale’s exhibition catalog. NYLS’s first Dean and Professor, George Chase, broke away with Theodore Dwight and other faculty from the Columbia Magna Carta of the Labor Movement College School of Law to found New York A number of the other milestones covered Law School in 1891. Among Chase’s many in The Law Book relate to significant accomplishments was his publication in statutes enacted over the years. One of 1876 of The American Students’ Blackstone: the Law School’s most prominent alums, Commentaries on the Laws of England Robert F. Wagner, Class of 1900, is perhaps in Four Books, an abridged version of best known for the statute that bears his Blackstone’s Commentaries, used regularly name—the Wagner Act. Officially titled as a text for teaching American law the National Labor Relations Act, this students. It was widely known as “Chase’s cornerstone piece of New Deal legislation Blackstone.” The originalBlackstone’s Robert F. Wagner, enacted in 1935 granted employees the Class of 1900 An annotated page from Commentaries, of which former Librarian right to unionize and bargain collectively, 1948 NYLS student Richard of Congress Daniel Boorstin wrote that, Reynolds’s copy of Chase’s paving the way for decades of worker protections and earning the Blackstone. “in the history of American institutions, sobriquet “Magna Carta of the labor movement.”

fEATURES 3 The Hellhound of Wall Street The Mecca of Prizefighting Although less well known, Ferdinand New York Law School alumni have also Pecora, who attended New York been responsible at the state level for Law School between 1903 and 1905 milestone legislation that continues to (receiving an honorary degree in 1958), shape today’s world. Late-19th-century was instrumental in the congressional New York City was a major boxing hearings that led to enactment of the venue, even though the sport was legally Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities banned. Along with San Francisco, it was Exchange Act of 1934. Serving as chief “the mecca of prizefighting.” The sport’s counsel to the Senate’s Committee on watershed moment came in 1920, when Banking and Currency, Pecora came to be James J. Walker, Class of 1906, and then known as “the hellhound of Wall Street,” New York State Senate minority leader Ferdinand Pecora exposing years of unsavory conduct and James J. Walker, Class of (and future New York City mayor), 1906, on the cover of Time triggering the enactment of significant magazine May 20, 1929 shepherded what became the Walker financial regulations. Wall Street bankers—dubbed “banksters” by Act through the Legislature. The Act the media—were shamed and ridiculed when Pecora revealed that implemented many rules that protected fighters but most importantly, National City (known today as Citibank) knowingly offered unsound it created a permanent regulatory body, the New York State Athletic securities to the public and failed to disclose information relevant to Commission, to oversee the sport. That Commission continues to exist investors’ decisions. His performance created the political climate today. The Act immediately became the model for similar legislation necessary for the Roosevelt administration to enact federal legislation across the country and helped make boxing a respectable sport. regulating the banks. Pecora’s conduct of the committee’s hearings and the results he achieved had a profound and lasting impact on the regulation of Wall Street and government protection of investors. His Colby Proclaims Woman Suffrage work resonates still in Washington’s efforts over the ensuing decades and As New York was legalizing boxing, the into the 21st century to oversee and police the conduct of the financial rest of the country was finally embracing services industry. Pecora went on to become one of the first SEC the right of women to vote. In June 1919, Commissioners, as well as a New York State Supreme Court Justice. Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women that The Beginnings of the Federal War right. A little more than a year later, the necessary number of states ratified the on Drugs Bainbridge Colby, Class of 1892 amendment. On August 27, 1920, The Prior to the economic depression, the New York Times headlines announced, country and the world were facing “Colby Proclaims Woman Suffrage.” The another scourge in the form of opium. “Colby” was Bainbridge Colby, a member In 1913, Representative (and later of New York Law School’s Class of 1892. Governor General of the Philippines) Colby was the Secretary of State under Francis Burton Harrison, Class of 1897, President Wilson and in that capacity had introduced legislation to address what he just issued the proclamation announcing referred to as “an almost shameless traffic that the Nineteenth Amendment had in these drugs,” and the “accompanying become a part of the Constitution. moral and economic degradation.” In 1914, Congress enacted the Harrison Francis Burton Harrison, Act, which obliged those who imported, The Most Celebrated of all Torts Cases Class of 1897 manufactured, sold, prescribed, or and the Palsgraf Players dispensed opiates to register with a federal agency and comply On August 25, 1924, New York City’s major newspapers reported an with record-keeping requirements. Henceforth, opiates would be explosion that had taken place the preceding day at a Brooklyn train lawful for medical purposes only and would be subject to strict station. Coverage of the incident faded quickly, but one ensuing lawsuit regulation (and taxation) from importation to dispensation. The garnered a unique place in legal history and, according to one of the Act’s constitutionality was upheld in 1919, in a decision that deemed law’s foremost tort scholars, William L. Prosser, the reputation as it unlawful for doctors to prescribe opiates for their addict patients. “perhaps the most celebrated of all torts cases.” New York Law School From that point forward, addicts no longer had any legal source of is inextricably tied to that case— .— opiates; a thriving market for illicit drugs followed. Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co through no fewer than six alumni.

4 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 When Helen Palsgraf commenced her lawsuit, she retained Matthew Morris Ernst, Class of 1912 - A Wills Wood, Class of 1903. Wood had served as president of the senior class, graduated with honors, and was one of four students from his Champion of Free Speech and class to receive a graduation award—it was second prize of $100. The Individual Privacy Rights third prize winner (of $75) was his classmate and future Pulitzer Prize- winning poet, Wallace Stevens, Class of 1903. In 1908, Wood opened One of the most significant obscenity cases his own office at 80-82 William Street, down the block from where of the 20th century arose out of James New York Law School would call home between 1947 and 1962. Joyce’s literary masterpiece Ulysses, which had been banned from importation into The head of the Long Island Railroad’s legal department was Joseph F. the United States as “obscene.” No one Keany, Class of 1895. Because he viewed the likelihood of liability to would publish it in the U.S. until 1932, Palsgraf as quite small, he selected a young lawyer, William McNamara, when Random House offered to do so and Class of 1923, an Evening Division graduate, to defend the case. He fight the certain legal battle. Copies were would handle the trial of the case as well as both appeals. mailed to New York, and customs officers duly seized them. The lead attorney for Wood retained an expert witness to testify to Palsgraf ’s emotional Random House was Morris Ernst, Class Morris Ernst, Class of 1912 injuries resulting from the explosion. The expert he retained—for a of 1912, and a member of New York Law fee of $125—was Dr. Graeme M. Hammond, Class of 1897 and an School’s Evening Division. Ernst was a founder of the renowned firm 1881 graduate of the NYU Medical College. Dr. Hammond was at Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst and he was recognized as a major champion the time one of the preeminent authorities in the field of neurology. of free speech. Dr. Hammond’s most notable appearance as an expert came in 1907, when he testified for the defense in the first trial of Harry K. Thaw for Ernst contested the seizure at a trial before Judge John M. Woolsey in the murder of Stanford White. That trial resulted in a hung jury. (At Manhattan federal court in 1933, arguing that community standards his second trial, Thaw was represented by Martin W. Littleton, Class change with time, and that Ulysses as a whole could no longer be viewed of 1897, who won an acquittal on the grounds of insanity.) as obscene. Judge Woolsey agreed, and, in a much-lauded opinion, allowed Ulysses to be admitted into the United States. The Second In addition to the three lawyers and one expert witness, two New York Circuit Court of Appeals later affirmed Judge Woolsey’s decision. Law School alumni served as judges in the Palsgraf proceedings. In the Ernst continued to achieve great successes in cases arising under the Appellate Division, which heard the Long Island Railroad’s unsuccessful First Amendment and other constitutional provisions. In Roth v. appeal from the jury’s verdict in favor of Palsgraf, one of the three judges United States, the Supreme Court addressed for the first time whether voting to affirm the award to Palsgraf was William F. Hagarty, Class of criminal obscenity laws could withstand constitutional scrutiny under 1898. The second judge was New York Court of Appeals Judge John the First Amendment. Ernst submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Francis O’Brien, Class of 1898. Judge O’Brien was the court’s newest American Civil Liberties Union. member when Palsgraf was argued and was one of the three judges dissenting from the majority opinion overturning the verdict. Ernst was also author of an amicus brief in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case providing an important milestone in the development and articulation of the right of privacy and its range of applicability. Estelle Griswold Indeed, it paved the way for commonly understood privacy principles to extend to controversial areas of life, namely the regulation of access to birth control and contraception, and eventually to Matthew Wills Wood, Joseph F. Keany, Dr. Graeme M. Hammond, Class of 1903 Class of 1895 Class of 1897 abortion. Griswold’s most important legacy is the precedent it set as the critical underpinning for the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade—and other cases that would come later—where Justice Blackmun wrote: “the Court has recognized that a right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas Amicus brief in Griswold v. or zones of privacy, does exist under the Martin W. Littleton, William F. Hagarty, Judge John Francis O’Brien, Connecticut by Morris Ernst, Constitution.” Class of 1897 Class of 1898 Class of 1898 Class of 1912

fEATURES 5 The Trial of the Century The Watergate Investigation New York Law School alumni also played and Prosecution leading roles in some of the nation’s In the 1948 congressional hearings before most celebrated trials. In what for many the House Committee on Un-American years was described as the trial of the Activities that resulted in Hiss’s trial, one century, New Jersey Attorney General of the committee members who influenced David T. Wilentz, Class of 1917, led the the tenor and direction of the hearings prosecution of Bruno Richard Hauptman was then-Congressman Richard Nixon. for the kidnapping and murder of Charles A quarter of a century later, President Lindbergh’s infant son. Hauptman was Nixon’s role in the 1972 Watergate apprehended and arrested in the Bronx scandal was about to emerge. One of the and needed to be extradited to New New Jersey Attorney General three original Watergate prosecutors who David T. Wilentz, Class of 1917 Jersey for prosecution. One other NYLS Seymour Glanzer, Class of 1960 participated in the grand jury investigation alumnus was involved in the case as well. of the break-in of the Democratic National The lawyer who represented Hauptman in the Bronx extradition Committee Office and the investigation of its cover-up was Seymour proceeding was James M. Fawcett, Class of 1912, who went on to Glanzer, a member of the Class of 1960. Those investigations ultimately become a New York Supreme Court Justice in 1948. lead to what The Law Book describes as one of the landmark decisions prompted by the Watergate break-in and President Nixon’s refusal to Hauptman was convicted and executed, but The Law Book addresses turn over what became known as the Watergate tapes. The following is one of the other consequences of that trial: the first concerted effort to an abbreviated summary: prohibit photography—still and moving—in America’s court rooms. A 1935 American Bar Association prohibition, Judicial Canon 35, was a The 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party’s Watergate direct result of the circus atmosphere that surrounded the Hauptman trial. Estimates had put the press coverage at seven hundred reporters and offices led to the appointment of a special prosecutor cameramen in daily attendance. The organized bar found the excessive to investigate. When President Nixon refused to turn coverage and incessant barrage of flashbulbs unseemly. In 1937, the ABA over tapes of conversations recorded in his White House officially adopted Judicial Canon 35, barring photographic and broadcast office, a new special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski, obtained coverage of state court proceedings, and in 1944, Congress implemented a subpoena ordering him to do so. U.S. District Judge a similar ban in federal criminal cases. Today, all states regulate the use of John Sirica denied President Nixon’s motion to quash cameras in certain courts, though with varying levels of restrictiveness. the subpoena, rejecting his claim of executive privilege. After President Nixon went to the Court of Appeals The Red Scare for the District of Columbia Circuit, Jaworski took When New York Law School reopened the unusual step of seeking immediate Supreme Court in 1947 (after having closed for six years review. Given the importance of the issue and a need for as a result of the World War II draft speedy resolution, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the and lower enrollment), the country was appeal without the benefit of an intermediate appellate already enmeshed in a second Red Scare decision. Less than three weeks after arguments in the and the early stages of McCarthyism. The case, the Court unanimously affirmed Judge Sirica’s Law Book covers the 1948 trials of The Hollywood Ten (the story underlying decision… The Court rejected the President’s argument the 2015 movie Trumbo) and the 1954 that his claim of executive privilege was not reviewable Communist Control Act. Sandwiched by the judiciary, citing Marbury v. Madison’s famous between those two entries were the two pronouncement that, “it is emphatically the province Lloyd Paul Stryker, trials of Alger Hiss, who had been accused Class of 1906 and duty of the judicial department to say what the law of being a Soviet spy and was eventually is.” Reaching the merits of the case, the Court found, for convicted of perjury. Although neither trial is addressed in the book, two New York Law School alumni played vital roles. Lloyd Paul the first time, “constitutional underpinning,” for a claim Stryker, Class of 1906, who the legendary Irving Younger referred to of executive privilege but refused to define that privilege as “the preeminent criminal lawyer of his generation,” represented Hiss as absolute. Unless the President can identify specific at his first trial, which resulted in a hung jury. Judge Henry Warren dangers that can arise from disclosure of information Goddard, Class of 1901, presided over the retrial, where Hiss retained claimed to be subject to the privilege, a prosecutor’s new counsel and was convicted. A portrait of Stryker hangs in the particularized showing of need will overcome the Mendik Library’s Roger J. Miner ’56 Reading Room.

6 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 privilege. As a result, President Nixon was ordered Tobacco Litigation to provide the tapes for the District Court’s private inspection. President Nixon turned over the disputed The last ofThe Law Book entries that find tapes shortly after the Court’s July 24, 1974 decision. connections to New York Law School concerns the groundbreaking lawsuit Transcripts were made public on August 5. Three days brought by Rose Cipollone against Liggett later, President Nixon became the only sitting U.S. Group, Inc., maker of Chesterfields president to resign from office. and L&M cigarettes. Cipollone was represented by alumnus Marc Edell ’75. –Excerpted from Michael H. Roffer’s Edell helped to change the legal landscape The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal when a New Jersey federal court refused Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law, at 388 (2015). to dismiss Cipollone’s lawsuit. Cipollone died in 1984, but four years later a Marc Edell, Class of 1975 jury found for her family based on the The Son of Sam Murders company’s failure to warn smokers prior to 1966. The jury assessed In 1978, alumnus Mark J. Heller ’69 Liggett’s responsibility at 20 percent and awarded damages in the defended David Berkowitz, who had been amount of $400,000, making it the first time a plaintiff had ever sued charged with the series of bizarre “Son of a tobacco company successfully for smoking related injuries. In 1992, Sam” murders that terrorized New York City the U.S. Supreme Court provided the Cipollones with a mixed blessing. between October 1976 and August 1977. Although they retained valid claims against Liggett, they needed to Berkowitz pleaded guilty and was sentenced be retried. But after almost 10 years of litigation, the family had had to multiple terms of life imprisonment. enough. They dropped the case rather than suffer another grueling Another New York Law School alumnus, ordeal. Judge Roger J. Miner ’56, would later be involved in a constitutional challenge to the New York State law enacted to foreclose From Tablets to Terabytes Mark J. Heller, Class of 1969 Berkowitz’s—or any other criminal’s—ability The original subtitle that had been proposed forThe Law Book to profit from commercial exploitation of his was From Tablets to Terabytes, 250 Milestones in the History of Law. story. The Law Book explores that law, New What that subtitle suggests about legal history is a constancy of law York’s Son of Sam Law, which was enacted throughout the millennia displayed and recorded through evolving in 1977 in anticipation of the possibilities media. As a force in the world, law remains paramount—and that is spawned by Berkowitz’s gruesome crime true across cultures and leaders and systems. On a smaller scale, the spree. Judge Miner authored the Second same is true of New York Law School—it remains a vital force in legal Circuit’s decision upholding the statute’s education, leading the way today just as it did in 1891. • constitutionality. After the Supreme Court reversed in 1991, New York amended the statute to conform with the Supreme Court’s Judge Roger J. Miner, holding. That law remains in effect today and Class of 1956 has served as a model for other states’ laws.

Be a Part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration! Share Your Stories, Photographs, and Memorabilia. All members of the New York Law School community are invited to contribute law school memories using our “Share Your Story” page. We also welcome photographs and documents to add to our Archives. Visit 125.nyls.edu for more information.

fEATURES 7 A Legacy of Entrepreneurship Powering New York Law School’s Future Entrepreneurship is a core part of New York Law School’s identity, from the School’s origins to today’s graduates who are among leading innovators. As we celebrate the Law School’s 125th Anniversary, we take a look back—and forward—at the entrepreneurial spirit driving NYLS. The Law School has the ideal climate to encourage entrepreneurship, independence, and innovation with an urban campus located in the center of New York City’s key economic sectors. Proximity to “silicon alley,” coupled with an array of academic and co-curricular programs, provides NYLS students an ideal foundation to pursue unique interests and professions.

The success of so many graduates in unique and unexpected roles is a testament to the myriad possibilities that an NYLS education can provide. In 1939, Chester Carlson graduated from NYLS and went on to invent the technology that would become the foundation for all photocopiers—the xerography photocopy process. He licensed his technology to the Haloid Company, which is now known as the Xerox Corporation. More than 30 years later, Richard LaMotta ’75, similarly pursued a non-traditional path. In his case, he created a new variation of a sweet treat— delicious ice cream sandwiches. LaMotta’s creation, the now famous Chipwich, would wind up selling in the millions after being acquired by Nestle.

8 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 he entrepreneurial spirit was borne with the Law School’s Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joseph Chung 3L runs a food truck operation founding in 1891, when George Chase, Theodore Dwight, in Austin, Texas. The diverse success and entrepreneurship of its alumni is and other members of Columbia College School of Law’s also reflected in the NYLS Board of Trustees. Dr. Vincent A. Carbonell ’00 is faculty joined with students and envisioned a new law school Founder and President of United Reprographic Services Inc., which provides where they could teach and learn law differently. Breaking photocopying and duplicating services for architects, engineers, construction away and forging an independent path demanded innovative thinking and firms, and government agencies; Gerald C. Crotty ’76 is President and Co- Tdetermination—key ingredients that make successful entrepreneurs. founder of Weichert Enterprise LLC, a private equity investment firm; Lawrence N. Field ’63 is Founder, Chairman, and CFO of NSB Associates Since that time, that spirit has lived on in the Law School’s community. In Inc., a Southern California commercial real estate development and particular, the entrepreneurial spirit has flourished in the technology sector. investment firm; Andrew Penson ’84 is Founder and President of the real Charles E. Phillips Jr. ’93, a member of the NYLS Board of Trustees, has estate investment and development firm Argent Ventures LLC; Charles E. overseen two of the largest enterprise software companies in the world, first Phillips ’93 is CEO of lnfor; Norman J. Radow ’81 is Founder and CEO as President of Oracle, and currently as CEO of Infor. Steven R. Harber ’92 of the RADCO Companies, an Atlanta-based apartment investment and launched a career as a legal technology innovator and serial entrenpreneur redevelopment company; and Cynthia Senko Rosicki ’86 is both Founding after seeing the need for large-scale scanning services while doing document Partner of the law firm Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates and Co-founder of the review as an associate. In 2015, he co-founded his latest company where he award-winning Sparkling Pointe Vineyards and Winery on Long Island. is also Managing Director, Apogee Legal, which is providing technology solutions to the legal, compliance and regulatory communities. Given how crucial the entrepreneurial spirit is in today’s economy, both in New York City and globally, Dean Anthony W. Crowell has positioned the While these seasoned alumni have established themselves as leaders in Law School to undertake a set of bold initiatives to enable students to be the technology sector, students and recent graduates are similarly making prepared for the changing economy. One of those programs is the Innovation impressive strides in the market. Shah Kader ’15 founded The AltCareers Center for Law and Technology. The Innovation Center serves as a forum Network, which provides licensed professionals with alternative career paths. for law students, distinguished legal practitioners, entrepreneurs, academics, The company has released two digital platforms, including one for lawyers and tech users to learn about, shape, lead, and benefit from the innovation called Lawlternate, to find nontraditional positions in companies within economy and the growth of media, science, and technology in the digital growing economic sectors such as technology startups—essentially an age. Led by Professor Ari Ezra Waldman and Associate Professor Jacob S. Indeed.com for J.D.-advantage positions. Somya Kaushik ’13 is the Founder Sherkow, the Innovation Center is the cornerstone of the Law School’s efforts and CEO of Esq.Me, Inc., the first free legal marketplace for lawyers. The site to be the training ground for lawyers in the fields of intellectual property, allows users to exchange documents, earn money, and create a referral system privacy, and technology law. to help other lawyers. She was inspired to create this platform after she worked with several law firms and solo practioners and recognized that smaller “The growth of existing technology, media, and law firms and solo practitioners needed better resources and channels for expanding their practice, connecting with other lawyers and managing client applied sciences companies in New York, and the intake. James Anthony Wolff ’15 is a 3D printing and space technologies influx of new ones, provides a historic opportunity entrepreneur. He is the youngest co-founder of Deep Space Industries, a commercial space company that recently received major NASA contracts for NYLS to take a leadership role in helping for asteroid prospecting and harvesting and which is now based in NASA’s New York City remain globally competitive,” said Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Wolff is responsible Dean Crowell. “The tech industry needs a rich for developing a proprietary 3D printing multi-metal technology, an in-space processing system, and a variety of spacecraft sub-systems and technologies and reliable pool of lawyers, entrepreneurs, and having critical implications for industry and colonization in space. Wolff is legal innovators who are well-trained in the legal, also the CEO of D-Shape Enterprises, the world’s largest concrete 3D printer specializing in residential and commercial architecture, government and technical, and business aspects of high-growth military infrastructure, and space applications. D-Shape is currently engaged industries of the future, from cloud computing in 3D printing a bunker for the Italian Defense Agency, and it holds the first to online social networking, from ‘big data’ to U.S. permit for 3D printed construction of a multimillion-dollar estate in upstate New York. biopharmaceuticals. The Innovation Center for Law and Technology at NYLS will have a unique Entrepreneurship is not limited to the technology sector. Finance, sports, hospitality, and other industries are well-represented by NYLS alumni: Marc vantage point from which to leverage the law to Lasry ’84 is Co-founder and CEO of Avenue Capital Group and Co-owner spur innovation and growth.” of the Milwaukee Bucks; Vince Viola ’83 is Founder and Executive Chairman of Virtu Financial and owner of the Florida Panthers; Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf “We believe in law powering innovation,” Professor Waldman said. “And we ’74 is a real estate entrepreneur and owner of the Minnesota Vikings; and Joe plan to put that mantra into action. The Innovation Center will be a dynamic Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) is Vice Chairman and CEO of First Data, and owner of center for exciting research and community service at the intersection of the New York Yankees’ Double-A minor league team, the Trenton Thunder. law and technology. We will help drive the innovation economy by helping Christopher Coco ’96 is a restaurant and sports bar entrepreneur as partner entrepreneurs bring their inventions to market while protecting their at Public House Investments operating over a dozen restaurants including intellectual property.” Butterfield 8 in New York City and Public House at the Luxor Hotel &

fEATURES 9 In addition to developing programming internally, NYLS is branching out has there been a stronger need for law students to learn the fundamentals of into new and unique relationships to expand offerings and opportunities business and finance, and NYLS is working with the Simon Business School beyond traditional legal study to its students and alumni. Last summer, New to harness the synergies that exist between them and capitalize on NYLS’s York Law School launched an agreement partnership with the University of prime location, with direct access to Wall Street, the City’s government Rochester’s Simon School of Business enabling the upstate school to establish offices, and the tech corridor. a home base at NYLS, close to New York City’s financial district, technology corridor, and civic center. By uniting institutions dedicated to business and When looking at the range of innovative programs and partnerships underway legal education under one roof, NYLS is breaking the mold: these are the at New York Law School, it is readily apparent that entrepreneurship is as only co-located law and business schools in New York City. Never before important as it has ever been. Not only are lawyers helping entrepreneurs, they are becoming entrepreneurs themselves.

Featured here are more extraordinary alumni accomplishments and successes.

Mark Lapidus ’12 Jeffrey Mullen ’05 David A. Napp ’86 Head of Real Estate at WeWork Founder and CEO of Dynamics Inc. CEO of Carefree RV Resorts

When he was in law school, Mark Lapidus came to a When Jeffrey Mullen began studying computer After four years at a large and respected law firm, realization: “I realized that practice wasn’t for me.” science at Carnegie Mellon, he expected to become David Napp left the law and, in 1990, started his He continued, “I can’t sit in a room behind a desk an engineer. Instead, he joined a law firm. He worked first real estate business. “I made some real money and review documents all day.” as a patent agent, writing patent applications and for the first time in my life,” he said. working on patent office actions. So during his third year at New York Law School, Napp began his second real estate business in Lapidus began a full-time job at a small, new At night, he attended law school. “What’s so cool 1996. A 93 percent stake in it sold, in 2004, for a company, WeWork, which provides shared about New York Law School is you learn everything, reported $69 million. office space and support for start-ups and other from tax law to IP to torts to litigation,” Mullen said. entrepreneurial workers. When Lapidus started Napp’s current venture, Carefree RV Resorts, WeWork it had four locations, but has now grown Soon after becoming an attorney, he thought it would started with three RV parks in 2005. It now owns exponentially to include 66 locations in five be cool to start his own tech company. one hundred RV parks and senior manufactured countries. The company was recently valued at $10 home communities, with a projected 2015 revenue billion. He founded Dynamics Inc., a start-up that provides of $150 million. better, more secure credit cards. “Every time you Lapidus is responsible for WeWork’s global real swipe the card, the number on the card and its Napp’s education at New York Law School and his estate portfolio. “I handle site selection in every magnetic stripe changes,” he explained. Mullen experience practicing law have played a big part in market and oversee the lease negotiations between patented his technology and overall has 150 patents his success. “It helps me to analyze fact patterns as our counsel and the landlord’s counsel,” he said. for a variety of inventions. they arise, focus on relevant matters, and put aside all the noise,” Napp said. “It helps me to run my The education he received at New York Law School business every day.” “was priceless,” Lapidus adds. “It really changes the way you attack a problem and come up with a solution. For me, the education was much more important than the practice of law.”

10 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Nancy Lee ’97 Brian Schrader ’98 Dean Cycon ’80 President of myregistry.com Founder and President of Business Founder and Owner of Dean’s Beans Intelligence Associates, Inc. Organic Coffee Company

Nancy Lee started her first business by accident. Brian Schrader bought his first computer when he Dean Cycon is a committed social activist. But, She was 27, working at a TV production company was 8 years old, using money from his newspaper he said, after starting a law firm to help Native in Japan, when friends called her back to the United route. He’s been a technophile ever since. But for American tribes, “I found I didn’t have the States to film their projects. “Soon,” Lee said, “I had him to discover how to really profit from his tech constitution for being a lawyer. Much of my work too much work for one person.” In response, she knowledge, Schrader had to practice law. was [legitimizing] the very system I was seeking to founded a company. change,” Cycon said. Inspiration struck when “I was dealing with The company earned more than $1 million in its first e-discovery, receiving huge volumes of data on So he switched gears, founding a nonprofit to stop year. But there were problems. “I was constantly firms related to illegal securities trading,” Schrader deforestation and help native people in Brazil. dealing with contracts, waivers, unions—I was over recalled, and then realized there had to be a better Unfortunately, “I noticed that nothing was changing, my head in many aspects,” Lee said. way to gather, organize, and sift through the massive that charity wasn’t social change,” Cycon said. amounts of data provided by e-discovery. So Lee went to New York Law School. “It was a He tried something else. “I wondered what would way to break my own glass ceiling,” she said. “It He contacted a friend from New York Law School, happen if a company were to pay a fair price to local taught me what questions to ask in a business Alon Israely ’00, and the two self-described “geeky farmers and become involved in improving social negotiation, what needed to be on paper, and techies” went into business for themselves, and environmental conditions,” he said. Thus Dean’s helped me to understand that not all problems are forming Business Intelligence Associates. Beans was born. big problems.” Providing a variety of computer forensics and e-discovery services, the company now has 80 The company earns $4 million annually by selling a She later gave back to the Law School by serving employees and four offices. variety of fair trade organic products. It has received on its Board of Trustees (under the name Nancy many awards for helping poor farmers around the Lee Berkowitz). She also established the Robert M. New York Law School played a big part in making world. Giller Scholarship, in honor of her late husband. him a successful entrepreneur. “A lot of the professors in my corporations and securities Cycon’s New York Law School education helped After graduating, Lee sold her U.S. production law courses had real business backgrounds, and make this possible. “I use the law all the time in company and returned to Japan. She started a their entrepreneurial spirit came through. Having contract negotiations and in fighting adverse legal cable channel whose core audience was women— professors that come from that kind of world— systems in other countries,” he adds. something unheard of in that country. “At first, cable with experience in starting companies, running companies wouldn’t carry the channel, because they companies, and handling IPOs—really made a said women don’t watch cable TV,” Lee explained. difference,” said Schrader. But after she convinced one big cable system to carry She-TV, the ratings quickly convinced the doubters Schrader has given back, particularly to the Moot otherwise. Court Association, of which he was a member. Last December, he generously matched dollar-for-dollar Lee’s next move was to her current job: President of all donations in support of the Association. And myregistry.com. The gift registry company enables at the Commencement Exercises in May, he was users to create one centralized registry for their one of two recipients of the Honorary Order of the desired gifts—even if the gifts are from many Barristers Award. different stores. “My responsibility is to grow our business, our revenue, our partnerships,” Lee said. Starting his own business allowed Schrader to combine two of his interests: computers and law. Lee expects to remain at myregistry.com for a while, But that’s not why he became an entrepreneur. “I but she anticipates her work—and her company— did that for the same reason as most entrepreneurs: will change. “You have to keep readjusting, some deep drive that makes you want to create new understanding where the market is,” she said. “You solutions to problems that you see. And the easiest have to embrace change.” way to do that is to create your own company,” Schrader said.

fEATURES 11 By Katrina Dewey JoE And Susan Plumeri Give $5M to New York Law School * This article was adapted from Lawdragon. The original article appeared November 12, 2015 on www.lawdragon.com

Joe Plumeri is the kind of guy who can make you believe anything is possible. So at graduation 47 years later, as he watched the students – each a story of perseverance – cross the stage to accept their diplomas, Plumeri was And why not? inspired. The grandson of Sicilian immigrants, he was infused before his first “These were first generation lawyers, a person raising a child while going breath with a belief in the power of hard work and reaching for the stars. to law school holding their child as they went across the stage,” he said. “It His grandfather was legendary in Trenton, N.J., for wooing Babe Ruth was inspiring, motivating and it made me feel good about what the school and Lou Gehrig to play a game there just three days after winning the was doing, seeing the diversity and the opportunity it gave people.” 1927 World Series for the Yankees. The experience inspired Plumeri to establish The Joe Plumeri Center After a stint in the Army, Plumeri found his first professional job in a for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity with a $5M gift to NYLS closet on Broad Street. From there, he became a corporate titan with a from him and his wife, Susan. The Center will provide opportunities to raft of titles: President of Shearson Lehman Brothers; Citibank North law students and clients who need legal advice as entrepreneurs, veterans, America; and Willis, to name a few. immigrants and for civil rights issues. He’s legendary for his ability to inspire – which is why he brought down “A large reason for whatever has happened to me in my life I owe to New the house at Carnegie Hall in May 2015, when he gave the commencement York Law School,” says Plumeri, who became reacquainted with NYLS speech for New York Law School’s graduates. His speech was exceptional earlier this year after meeting Dean Anthony W. Crowell. When Plumeri because he is so gifted and passionate, but also because of the audience of visited NYLS, he wanted to support the school’s efforts to build its several hundred new lawyers he was launching into choppy waters. practical training program. “Go play in traffic,” he advised them, encouraging them to take risks “My grandfather and great-grandfather were immigrants who came and find their way in the world. And he told the story of how he got his for an opportunity, not a handout,” says Plumeri. “I want to make sure start in business. In 1968, he enrolled in NYLS to pursue his dream of everybody has the opportunity to be able to live the American dream. becoming a lawyer. Because he also needed to work, he went knocking This is my way of doing that.” on doors downtown hoping to clerk for a law firm. The Plumeri Center will be the home of NYLS’s law firm, with street-level So when he found one that had three names and an ampersand, he figured, access for clients who can receive free legal services. It will house more what luck! One of the partners interviewed him and asked why he wanted than 20 legal clinics from the school and offer trial practice facilities. The to work there, and when Plumeri said to get some practical experience in the donation is one of the largest in NYLS history and one of the largest ever law, Sanford Weill explained that Carter, Berlind & Weill was a brokerage to a law school to enhance experiential learning. firm. Plumeri left law school and became a huge success in business instead of law– proof that you never know where life will take you.

12 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Joe and Susan Plumeri cut the ribbon, officially opening The Joe Plumeri Joe and Susan Plumeri attending the NYLS Gala Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity (November 12, 2015) Joe Plumeri speaking at NYLS Commencement (May 19, 2015) (December 2, 2015)

“NYLS is immensely grateful to Joe and Susan No one is better, according to Keesal and Rosman, at pairing legal intricacy with business wherewithal – a difficult balance for corporate Plumeri. Their generous and visionary gift will executives. Rosman recalls working on quarterly earnings announcements allow NYLS to fully realize the experiential with Plumeri, where you need to balance talking honestly about results learning model of a modern legal education, with being as positive as you can. “He is a master at that,” says Rosman. ensuring students have the practical training and “I was the lawyer, I’m supposed to be Mr. Thorough and he would be the most thorough of any of us. We would literally be on version 15 of a press knowledge to effectively represent a wide range release because he wanted every word to be perfect and strike the balance of client needs,” said Crowell. “Joe is someone of telling the truth and telling the company story in a compelling way.” who firmly believes that you learn best by When he heard about the gift, Rosman thought, classic Joe Plumeri. “He doing. For law students, the experience of being finds something that he likes and not only brings a lot to the table, he lawyers—whether counseling a client on business brings the table.” development issues or making a presentation Part of what is “beautiful” about the gift is how big it is. He could have to a public interest law organization—can be a started small, says Rosman, “but that’s not Joe. He’s all in right from the powerful way to learn.” beginning. He didn’t start with just business entrepreneurs or criminal defense. It’s a full suite of opportunities for students who might not Arthur Abbey, Chair of the NYLS Board of Trustees, said, “We are otherwise have them.” touched by Joe’s genuine commitment to creating opportunities for law students to serve New York’s many communities in need of free legal Plumeri hopes the Center is the beginning of something big that can services. We hope to continue to offer services that distinguish us from change access to justice on both the lawyer and the client side. “I view other law schools and serve the broadest constituency possible, in the this as not a one-time commitment,” he says. “Hopefully it does so well most diverse and inclusive city in the world.” the commitment is ongoing. And if all that works, it will help build the economy of New York City, and build jobs. That’s my dream.” Lawyers who have represented Plumeri say the students at the clinic are in for a great experience. Samuel ‘Skip’ Keesal of Long Beach’s Keesal, Young When Plumeri comes to visit, he wants to see a busy place. Dean Crowell & Logan has represented Plumeri in securities arbitrations for more than knows the students are excited about what the future holds and to help 30 years. As a client, Plumeri is always passionate and principled, he says, meet the tremendous legal need in New York City.” The new Center understanding both the business and legal matrix of the issue at hand. allows us to do our part,” Crowell says. “Joe has such a great mind,” says Keesal. “And he brings tremendous “I want the students to say to me this has been so wonderful I had the experience and heart to any project. This law center is a wonderful gift.” opportunity to practice real law with real people, that gave me experience “He’s a force of nature,” says Adam Rosman, general counsel of First Data as I go into law, and a compass to guide me as to what law I want to go into,” Corp., where Plumeri is currently vice chairman. “He has a vision as a Plumeri says. “I would be ecstatic if a veteran said without NYLS and being business leader, a philanthropist and as a human being that’s unique.” able to seek legal advice without having to pay for it, I wouldn’t be able to open a business and pursue the American dream I fought for in battle. Rosman has advised Plumeri since 2009, and says it’s passion that drives his leadership style and his strategic and tactical thinking. “That’s not “I am so grateful to this country for giving my grandfather and great- something you think easily translates to the general counsel’s office – you grandfather the opportunity to be able to seek the American dream. have to be calm and collected and reasonable. They passed that opportunity on to me. And what I’m trying to create is to pass that on to other people – students, to educate and train them “But what he taught me is you can be both,” says Rosman. “It changed better, and to clients who can’t afford it. So they can all have their shot at my view of the job. I am really passionate about what I do and it’s because the American dream.” • of him.”

fEATURES 13 CAMPUS BUZZ

Panelists (l-r): Professor Michael Barr, University of Michigan Law School; Professor Catherine Powell, Fordham School of Law; and Panelists (and the positions they held in 2001)(l-r): Bryan Grimaldi, Houman Shadab, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Dean Michelle Anderson, CUNY School of Law, all of whom worked Mayor’s Office; Marjorie Landa, Law Department; and Florence Business and Financial Law, New York Law School. on the plaintiffs’ litigation team as law students. Hutner, Law Department.

Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Panelists (l-r): Kiran Lingam, Managing Director, LendTech Angels; District of New York, who presided over the trial to free the Haitian Ethan L. Silver ’02, Partner, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP; Scarlett Ari Ezra Waldman, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law refugees held at Guantanamo, and Visiting Associate Professor of Stephan, SVP, BBVA; Robert A. Irwin ’09, Associate General Counsel, School, the Founder and Director of the Tyler Clementi Institute for Law Brandt Goldstein, New York Law School. OnDeck; and Stephane Wyper, Global Lead. Internet Safety, closes the Conference.

U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) sits down with NYLS Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell to discuss the steps that Panelists (l-r): Alphonso B. David, Counsel to the Governor; Nicholas Danielle Keats Citron, University of Maryland Francis King Carey Congress and state legislatures can take to address the epidemic of Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute of Justice; and Mercer School of Law, speaks about her new book, Hate Crimes in cyberharassment. Givhan, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School. Cyberspace.

Panelists (l-r): Richard Buery, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Panelists (and the positions they held in 2001) (l-r): Steven Law School and Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives; and Fishner, Criminal Justice Coordinator; and Jeffrey Friedlander, Nicholas Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute of Justice. Law Department. Wine and cheese reception following the Fintech Conference

14 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 On September 11, 2015, the Center for New York City Law presented a panel on “The City’s The City’s Lawyers and September 11th: A Breakfast Roundtable Discussion.” The event featured the following Lawyers and panelists (positions in 2001): Jeffrey D. Friedlander of the New York City Law Department; Steven Fishner, Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Mayor’s office; Marjorie Landa of the New York City September 11th: Law Department; Bryan Grimaldi, General Counsel for the City of New York; and Florence Hutner of A Breakfast the New York City Law Department. The panel was moderated by Dean Anthony W. Crowell, who himself played a lead role in 9-11 recovery and relief efforts as a city attorney. The panel discussed Roundtable their roles as attorneys for the City on September 11, 2001, and in the days after, and shared Discussion stories of what happened to them at the time of the attacks. They also addressed the various legal challenges that faced the City in the days thereafter. Fishner and Dean Crowell discussed expediting death certificates for the victims to allow their families to collect life insurance. Friedlander recalled having to relocate the Law Department offices from 100 Church Street due to debris from the Twin Towers. It was a moving discussion on all fronts.

On October 3 and 4, 2015, the Innovation Center for Law and Technology hosted the first annual The Tyler “Tyler Clementi Internet Safety Conference.” The conference was an unprecedented gathering of Clementi policy makers, political and business leaders, attorneys, social scientists, academics, teachers, students, and nonprofit advocates, all focused on the conference’s theme: combatting cyber- Internet Safety harassment in all its forms. At this conference, New York Law School launched a first-of-its-kind Conference direct outreach pro bono initiative that will help victims of online harassment seek justice. The conference featured two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Mark Pocan (D-WI). The conference was chaired by Professor Ari Ezra Waldman.

On October 6, 2015, the Center for Business and Financial Law hosted “FinTech: Law and FinTech: Disruption.” Speakers discussed how technology is causing fundamental changes and increasing Law and competition in the financial services industry. Topics included: mobile payments and digital banking, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer finance, blockchains and distributed ledgers, high-frequency trading Disruption and innovations in market infrastructure, automated financial advisors, and regulatory challenges and software-driven compliance. The conference was chaired by Professor Houman B. Shadab and was co-sponsored by Bloomberg BNA, Yodlee Interactive, Kaye Scholer, and PaymentWeek.

On October 16, 2015, the New York Law School Law Review hosted “Storming the Court: 25 Years Storming the After H.C.C. vs. Sale.” Almost 25 years after the landmark decision about Haitian refugees being Court: 25 Years held at Guantanamo Bay, this symposium brought together the judge in the case, the Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr. (E.D.N.Y.), Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE), Professor Harold Koh, Yale Law After H.C.C. School (former Legal Adviser at the State Department), government attorneys, human rights lawyers vs. Sale and advocates, private practitioners, and a number of the most prominent former students (now all human rights advocates, lawyers and/or academics themselves) to explore the enduring impact of this extraordinary litigation. The symposium was chaired by Visiting Professor Brandt Goldstein.

On November 12, 2015, the Impact Center for Public Interest Law hosted “Impact Thursdays: Law Impact Thursdays: and the Lives of Young Black Men.” The panel discussion featured Richard Buery, Deputy Mayor Law and the for Strategic Policy Initiatives; Alphonso B. David, Counsel to the Governor; and Nicholas Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute of Justice. The panel was moderated by Professor Mercer Lives of Young Givhan. More than 100 people attended this insightful discussion of some of the most challenging Black Men issues faced by young black men, and public policy responses. Specific topics included disparities in education opportunities and outcomes, criminal justice reform, and community engagement.

CAMPUS BUZZ 15 Professor Stephen J. Ellmann and Professor Stephen J. Ellmann Professor David Chang Professor David Chang Appointed to Named Professorships

In August 2015, Stephen J. Ellmann, In September 2015, David Chang, an an expert on South African Law, award-winning expert in constitutional Constitutional Law, and Clinical law, including interpretive theory, Education, was appointed as the Martin discrimination, freedom of speech, and Professor of Law. Established with the support of the hate crimes, was appointed as the inaugural Martin Foundation Inc., the professorship was created in memory of Theodore Dwight 125th Anniversary industrialist, financier, and philanthropist Lester Martin (1907–59). Professor of Law. This newly-created professorship honors A member of the faculty since 1992, Professor Ellmann has been a the late Theodore Dwight, who was instrumental in founding the dedicated mainstay of NYLS, both in his crucial role as Director of Law School in 1891. Clinical and Experiential Learning and in his service as Associate Dean for Faculty Development (later adding “Collaborative Professor Chang joined NYLS in 1983. For a quarter of the School’s Learning” to his portfolio) from 2000 to 2011. He was instrumental 125 years, he has been teaching thousands of students, attending in driving the recent expansion of clinical and experiential course hundreds of faculty meetings, and working with his colleagues to offerings, including the doubling of the number of clinics offered in help fulfill the Law School’s mission and to move it forward. His 2013. He also developed the Clinical Year program, which builds NYLS roots go back even farther, to 1956, when his grandfather on the medical school model and consists of three full-time clinical graduated from the Evening Division, connecting his family to New York Law School for fully half of the school’s history. rotations. The National Jurist recently named the Clinical Year one of the 15 most innovative clinics in the nation. Professor Ellmann has Professor Chang chaired the Academic Support Curriculum written extensively on the skills and ethics of lawyers’ interviewing Committee, leading the effort to develop and implement the Law and counseling of clients. In 1990, he earned the Sanford D. Levy School’s Comprehensive Curriculum Program. He was honored with Memorial Award from the New York State Bar Committee on the Class of 2014 Teaching Award presented by the graduating class Professional Ethics for his article, “Lawyering for Justice in a Flawed at Commencement. Professor Chang has written extensively on hate Democracy,” Columbia Law Review (1990). He has published crimes legislation and the constitutionality of affirmative action policies. extensively about South Africa, including a study of law at the His scholarship has been recognized as outstanding. In 1992, NYLS end of apartheid, In a Time of Trouble: Law and Liberty in South presented Professor Chang with the Walter M. Jeffords Distinguished Africa’s State of Emergency (Clarendon Press Oxford, 1992), and The Writing Award for his article, “Discriminatory Impact, Affirmative Post-Apartheid Constitutions: Perspectives on South Africa’s Basic Action, and Innocent Victims: Judicial Conservatism or Conservative Law (Witwatersrand University Press and Ohio University Press, Justices?” Columbia Law Review (1991); in 2001, the Otto L. Walter 2001), which he co-edited with Penelope Andrews. Distinguished Writing Award for his article, “Selling the Market-Driven Professor Ellmann’s investiture took place on November 23, 2015. Message: Commercial Television, Consumer Sovereignty, and the First Amendment,” Minnesota Law Review (2000); in 2008, the Otto L. Walter Distinguished Writing Award for his article, “Structuring Constitutional Doctrine: Principles, Proof, and the Functions of Judicial Review,” Rutgers Law Review (2006); and in 2012, the Otto L. Walter Distinguished Writing Award for his article, “Beyond Formalist Sovereignty: Who Can Represent ‘We the People of the United States’ Today?” University of Richmond Law Review (2011). Professor Chang’s investiture took place on April 28, 2016.

16 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Full-Time Faculty Activities Compiled by Christie A. Cunningham

The following items represent a sampling of the recent activities of our full-time faculty. A full listing of faculty activities can be found at www.nyls.edu/FacultyNews

Alan I. Appel ’76 Media References Publications Richard C.E. Beck Presented her article, and Appearances Still Fighting after All “Designing the Mission His article, “The These Years: Minority Controlled Corporation,” Government Strikes Voting Rights 50 Years at the Law and Society Back—New IRS Notice after the March on Association’s annual Strengthens Anti-Inversion Washington,​ Berkeley meeting in Seattle, Rules,” published in the Journal of African Washington as part of Journal of Taxation American Law the panel on “Ownership and Regulation & Policy​ and the and Control: New of Financial Touro Journal of Considerations on Presentations Institutions, was Race, Gender, and Presentations Litigation, Governance Delivered the keynote listed on SSRN’s Top Ethnicity (part of a Presented a paper titled, Structures, and Shareholder speech at the International Ten download list for: symposium on voting “How Forgiveness of Activism” (May 2015). Tax Specialists Group Applied Accounting – rights in the wake of Home Mortgage Debt Invited presenter at the World Conference at Practitioner eJournal; Shelby County v. Holder, Became Taxable,” at the Seattle University School of NYLS (November 2015). CGN: Other Corporate co-sponsored by the 2015 Annual Law and Law’s seventh annual Berle Governance: Disclosure, University of California, Society Meeting in Seattle, Spoke at New York Symposium in Seattle, Internal Control, & Berkeley School of Law Washington (May 2015). University’s 2015 Summer Washington. The focus of Risk-Management; ERN: and Touro Law Center) Institute in Taxation at the this year’s symposium was Other Political Economy: (2015). Westin New York in Times Tamara C. Belinfanti the nature of the modern Taxation, Subsidies, Square (July 2015). corporation (May 2015). & Revenue; and PSN: Advocacy and Featured speaker, Taxation (August 2015). Expert Testimony Selected, along with Deborah N. Archer, “Holding Company Counsel of record for to present at the Third Jurisdictions for the NYLS Racial Justice Deborah N. Archer Annual Workshop on Investments in Latin Project when they filed an Food Justice at Michigan America - What You Need amicus curiae brief in the State University in East To Know Now,” American United States Supreme Lansing, Michigan to Bar Association CLE Court in the case of Fisher discuss the work of the webinar event (July 2015). v. The University of Texas Awards and Recognition NYLS Unshared Bounty at Austin. Worked with Project (May 2015). Advocacy and Stephen J. Ellmann and Honored by the NYLS Expert Testimony Erika L. Wood (October Black Law Students Association at its 20th His review of comments 2015). Lenni B. Benson in his role as Council Annual Alumni Awards Presentations Director of the American Media References Dinner (March 2015). Bar Association Section Spoke on panel, “The and Appearances Voting Rights Act Presentations on Taxation’s Committee Playing the Long Game: at 50,” at Franklin & on U.S. Activities of Fisher v. University of Presented a Master Marshall College, part Foreigners and Tax Texas and the Future Class, “Social of Franklin & Marshall’s Treaties was mentioned of Race-Conscious ‘Intrapreneurship’ in the Civil Rights and Social in a report on comments Admissions Programs, Private Sector: Praxis, Change program series in submitted to the IRS The Huffington Post Process and Potential,” Lancaster, Pennsylvania Commissioner by the (October 2015). at the Fourth Annual Presentations ABA’s Tax Section, (October 2015). Seminar on Advancing Spoke at the requesting guidance on Stuck on Simple: The Good Governance Spoke at the American “Unaccompanied Minors the tax status of certain Challenge of Moving in International Constitution Society’s from Central America and expatriates. The comments Beyond Diversity Development, held at National Supreme Court Special Immigrant Juvenile were picked up in the to Inclusion, The Oxford University in Preview in Washington, Status” conference at Duke Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Huffington Post Oxford, England (June D.C. (September 2015). Law School in Durham, Tax Report and Tax (October 2015). 2015). North Carolina (October Notes (March 2015). 2015).

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS 17 Spoke on, “Responding for the Philosophy of appearance on Comedy Media References Bono Affairs for the to Child Refugees: The Sport, “DEFLATEGATE: Central’s “The Daily and Appearances legal services agencies Challenges of U.S. Law Cheating by the Rules,” in Show” (2015). Quoted in “NBC talks that will be supervising & Policy,” at Kenyon Cardiff, Wales (September with Ch. 7 could bring the students placed in College in Gambier, Ohio 2015). shake-up to Boston TV,” their offices as Pro Bono Lloyd Bonfield (October 2015). Scholars. A recording Participated in an The Boston Globe of the discussion was Spoke on, “Honey, Intelligence Squared debate (October 2015). made available to all 15 Let’s Talk About the on the death penalty in law schools in New York Kids: an Examination New York. The debate was Frank A. Bress for use in their seminars of the U.S. Treatment broadcast on 220 NPR for Pro Bono Scholars of Unaccompanied stations (April 2015). (February 2015). Minor Children,” at the Spoke on the Boston University of Sydney Marathon bombing trial, Law School in Sydney, and the implications Lung-chu Chen Australia. She also met for the death penalty at Publications with faculty members Brooklyn Law School Wrote a retrospective at the law school and is in Brooklyn, New York entitled “Reflections on working on an edited (April 2015). thirty years at Continuity book of essays on child and Change” that appears Media References migration with Professor Advocacy and in the 30th Anniversary and Appearances Mary Crock (March Expert Testimony Edition of the journal, Quoted in “Cosby sex 2015). Testified before the Continuity and scandal deepens with Pennsylvania House Change, and the drug admission,” Agence Media References Judiciary Committee in editorial board selected France-Presse (July Media References and Appearances Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, his article “Canon law and 2015). and Appearances Featured in “The Other urging potential revisions family law in medieval Quoted in “How the IDF Refugee Crisis,” and “A to Pennsylvania’s Western Christendom” Works to Prevent Civilian Federal Program Was Carol A. Buckler capital punishment which appeared in Volume Casualties,” The Tower Created to Legally Bring statute, challenging the 6 (1990), as one of the 10 Magazine (June 2015). Immigrants’ Children constitutionality of best papers published in to the US – But Not the Governor’s blanket this field-defining journal a Single Family Has Bryan Choi reprieve, and detailing (May 2015). Benefited. Your Questions conditions inside prison Answered,” on WNYC for well-behaved convicted radio (November 2015). Michael Botein murderers serving life Interviewed by The New sentences. His testimony York Times, PBS, NPR, was the subject of an article Presentations and other national media, in the Reading Eagle. as well as participated in Members of the Judiciary Participated in a webinar more than 50 programs Committee also referred to on the New York State Pro Bono Scholars Program, and CLE events, to it in a Committee meeting Presentations speak about the needs of (June 2015). conducted by the Office Showcased his paper, “For immigrant children and of Pro Bono Affairs Media References for the legal services Whom the Data Tolls,” at refugees (2014–15). Appointments and Appearances agencies that will be the Privacy Law Scholars Appointed Visiting supervising the students Conference hosted by Wrote two op-ed pieces Robert Blecker Professor, Faculty of Law placed in their offices as University of California and was widely quoted at Palacky University Pro Bono Scholars. Her Berkeley School of Law in in the media on the in the Czech Republic topic was “Challenges in Berkeley, California. The “Deflategate” scandal (March to May 2015). Supervision” (February paper will be published involving the New 2015). in the Cardozo Law England Patriots and Presentations Review (June 2015). quarterback Tom Brady. Co-moderated a panel Spoke at a moot court Featured on Showtime’s discussion on issues of Presented at New York event on job searching and “60 Minutes Sports,” on professionalism and University School of interviewing for post-J.D. the topic (2015). client confidentiality on Law in New York on a fellows at Columbia the New York State Pro panel titled, “Searches vs. Presentations Extensively interviewed Law School in New York Bono Scholars Program Subpoenas in the Digital and quoted in the media (October 2015). Gave a speech at the in New York, conducted Context.” The panel on the topic of capital International Association by the Office of Pro was part of a two-day punishment, including an

18 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 symposium on the topic Presented his paper, His presentation focused Publications Selected to serve as a of “Government Access to “Appropriate(d) Moment,” on how NYLS is aligning The Clinical Year country of origin legal Data in the Cloud” (May about the privacy its programs to meet new Begins (an updated and expert for Jamaica and 2015). issues surrounding the market demands (June extensively revised version Trinidad and Tobago surreptitious taking 2015). by the Rights in Exile Spoke at a symposium of an earlier article, The and later display of Programme in Oxford, on “Privacy in the Age of Delivered the opening Clinical Year, New York photographs of a family England (July 2015). Pervasive Surveillance,” address and discussed Law School Law through the unshaded held at the University of NYLS’s institutional Review (2008–09)), windows of a glass-walled Publications Idaho College of Law in diversity plan and Clinical Law Review apartment in the TriBeCa Moscow, Idaho. His talk history and current work (2015). A Postcolonial Theory area of New York, at the of Spousal Rape: The was titled, “A Prospect in LGBT law at Out Measuring the Values gathering of the Family Caribbean and Beyond, Theory of Privacy,” and the Leadership’s 2015 Out In and Costs of Experiential Law Scholars of New York University of piece will be published by Law Conference at NYLS Education (Report of the at Benjamin N. Cardozo Michigan Journal of the Idaho Law Review (April 2015). Working Group on Cost School of Law in New Gender and the Law (April 2015). and Sustainability), Elon York (May 2015). Spoke at the American Bar (2015). Presented his paper, Association’s 2nd Circuit Law Review (2015) (co-written with K. R. “Separating Patent-Able Publications Spring Meeting at NYLS. Media References Kruse). from Patent Act,” at the Dream Vignettes, New Offered introductory and Appearances Internet Law Works- remarks to the audience York Law School Law Her article, “A Postcolonial In-Progress conference and moderated a panel Review (May 2015). Stacy-Ann Elvy Theory of Spousal Rape: hosted by Santa Clara on leadership traits of The Caribbean and University School of Law successful law students Media References Beyond,” published in the in Santa Clara, California and lawyers (February and Appearances Michigan Journal of (March 2015). 2015). Mentioned in an article Gender & Law (2015), Presented his paper, featuring his wife, was listed on SSRN’s Publications “Separating Patent-Able “Elizabeth Langer brings Top Ten download list from Patent Act,” at paintings, drawings, New York City Law for State Formation & the Works-In-Progress collages to Chilmark Schools Give Students an Transformation and IP Colloquium hosted library,” MV Times Edge While Serving Many Women, Law, & Human by the U.S. Patent and (August 2015). Needs, New York Law Presentations Rights eJournal (July Trademark Office in Journal (August 2015). Presented her article, 2015). Alexandria, Virginia “Contracting in the Age Anthony W. Crowell (February 2015). of the Internet of Things: Stephen J. Ellmann Ronald H. Filler Article 2 of the UCC and Beyond,” at the University Richard Chused of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee (October 2015). Presented her article, “Contracting in the Age Appointments of the Internet of Things: Appointments Appointed by the Article 2 of the UCC and Appointments American Bar Elected Chair of the Beyond,” at the University Elected to the Executive Presentations Association Section on Association of American of Massachusetts- Committee of the National Spoke at a panel discussion Legal Education and Law Schools Section on Dartmouth Law School’s Futures Association, the titled, “Selma: 50 Years Admissions to the Bar African Law (May 2015). Junior Faculty Exchange derivatives industry’s self- Later: Reflections on the to serve on the planning in North Dartmouth, regulatory organization Civil Rights Movement committee for the 2016 Presentations Massachusetts (October (February 2015). Since the Historic Law School Development Presented at the 2015). March,” hosted by Master Conference (July 2015). Association of American Presented her project, Awards and Recognition Apartments, a large co-op Law Schools Conference “Commercial Law in the Received the William on the Upper West Side Presentations on Clinical Legal Age of the Internet of E. Winter Award for of New York that presents Panelist at the plenary Education held in Rancho Things: Article 2 of the Outstanding Advocate panel presentations and session at the conference Mirage, California during UCC and Beyond,” at Leadership, given each art exhibits on a regular of the National a plenary session titled, Vanderbilt Law School in year to a University of basis (May 2015). Association of Pre-Law “The Faces of the New Nashville, Tennessee (July Illinois alum who gives Advisors in New York. Normal” (May 2015). 2015). back in many ways to

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS 19 the university (October periodically sets aside to NYLS with Swati Parikh, Brandt Goldstein Kim Hawkins 2015). consider legal pedagogy NYLS Director of Public and effectiveness in law Service Careers; organized Presentations teaching (February 2015). and participated in a panel for all Section 2 1L’s titled, Keynote speaker on “The Attended the workshop “What We Look For On Impact of Dodd-Frank Act on “Measuring Learning Exams” (April 2015). and EMIR on Mexican Gains: Institutional Financial Institutions,” at Effectiveness for the Presented a paper with the Riskmathics Program New Era,” at the midyear NYLS Professor Rebecca in Mexico City, Mexico meeting of the Association Roiphe, “Behind the Presentations Presentations (June 2015). of American Law Schools Nylon Curtain: Billy Joel, Keynote speaker at in Orlando, Florida (June the Reagan Revolution, Spoke to the New Led a featured workshop National Futures 2015). and the Unravelling of York County Lawyers’ with NYLS Professor Kris the ‘Me’ Generation,” at a Association Committee on Franklin titled, “Offering Association Member Led a featured workshop conference on “Billy Joel Law & Literature in New Effective Critique: Training Programs held with NYLS Professor Kim and the Law” at Touro Law York (March 2015). Empowering Students to in Houston, Texas and Hawkins titled, “Offering in Los Angeles and San Center in Central Islip, Learn from their Work,” at Effective Critique: Media References Francisco, California New York (March 2015). the National Association Empowering Students to and Appearances of Academic Support (March 2015). Learn from their Work,” at Publications Featured, along with his Educators conference in the National Association Delivered a speech, “Storming the Court” Chicago, Illinois (May of Academic Support Complex Experimental “Impact of the Dodd symposium, in “Youthful 2015). Educators conference in Federalism, Buffalo Frank Act on the Exuberance,” The Chicago, Illinois (May Law Review (May Derivatives Market,” Observer (October Media References 2015). 2015). at the University of 2015). and Appearances Illinois at Champaign Media References Videotaped Ted-style talk, in Champaign, Illinois Media References and Appearances “What Law Professors Need (February 2015). and Appearances Jeffrey J. Haas Article, “Complex to Know about Visual Arts,” Featured in “Winning at the LegalEd conference at Salary Poker: How Experimental Federalism,” Kris Franklin (from April 2014) featured to Negotiate Like a published in the Buffalo Law Review, was as the LegalEd video of the Pro,” Savvy magazine week (April 2015). (September 2015). among the Top Ten most downloaded State Politics and Policy articles on Mariana Hogan Doni Gewirtzman SSRN (July 2015).

Anne Goldstein Awards and Recognition Co-winner of the NYLS Class of 2015 Teaching Appointments Award (May 2015). Elected the 2015 Chair of the Section on Presentations Teaching Methods at the Spoke on a panel covering Association of American director approval of new Presentations Law Schools’ Annual Presentations alternate investment Taught an intensive Trial Meeting in Washington, Attended Wolters Kluwer’s funds at the Mutual Advocacy Program for D.C. (January 2015). second annual Leading Presentations Fund Director Forum in attorneys at the firm Edge Conference, which Greenwich, Connecticut Hogan Lovells in New Presentations included three days of Presented at the 2015 Association of Legal (September 2015). York (December 2015). Collaborated with NYLS collaborative discussion Writing Directors Biennial Professor Lenni B. Benson and debate about the Taught at the annual Conference in Memphis, Publications as featured presenters current state of legal New York City Law Tennessee on the topic His book, Investment at Pace Law School’s education for thought Department Trial “Collaboration and Adviser Regulation “Faculty Teaching Day” leaders and innovators in Advocacy Program, held Leadership: Challenges (Thomson West, 2008) was in New York. The event legal education in Chicago, at Fordham Law School in and Opportunities in the translated into Japanese was an intensive half- Illinois (July 2015). New York (August 2015). New Environment” (June and has been selling well in day of programming Taught direct and cross- Spoke on “Post 2015). the Japanese marketplace that the Pace faculty examination skills to Graduate Public Interest (August 2015). and administration Fellowships,” panel at lawyers from LEAP, a

20 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 consortium of public Interest Communities, estate planners to both Publications Constitutionalism, The interest organizations in Land Lines (Winter the fundamentals and Chapter in a new Encyclopedia of New York (May 2015). 2015). advanced sections. (July book, Out and Political Thought 2015). (John Wiley & Sons, Taught a CLE program Sixth Edition of casebook, About: The LGBT 2014). on “Winning Cross Cases and Materials Experience in the Publications Examination,” for the on Property (Aspen Legal Profession, Constitutional Law, Administrative Judicial Casebook, December Married Same-Sex a collection of essays United States, The Institute at the NYC 2014). Couples Living in Non- by LGBT attorneys Encyclopedia of Office of Administrative Recognition States: about their professional Political Thought Trials and Hearings in A Primer, Estate experiences (American (John Wiley & Sons, William P. LaPiana New York (April 2015). Planning and Bar Association, 2015). 2014). Community Property 2015 Supplement to the Taught a three-day Law Journal (2015). casebook he co-authored, workshop on taking and Richard D. Marsico defending depositions Sexuality Law at Baker Botts LLP in Arthur S. Leonard (Carolina Academic Press, Houston, Texas (April 2015), has been published 2015). online for use by teachers during the 2015–16 academic year. Gerald Korngold Appointments Media References Appointed American Bar and Appearances Association advisor to the Wrote extensively for Gay Uniform Law Commission Appointments City News and LGBT drafting committee for a Appointed to serve as Awards and Recognition Law Notes (formerly revised “Uniform Principal an Impartial Hearing Lesbian/Gay Law and Income Act” (October Reporting for Gay City Officer by the New Notes) on various LGBT 2015). News on the Supreme York State Education issues (2015). Court’s Hobby Lobby Department. In this Appointed to a special decision and subsequent capacity, he will preside over Appointments committee that will be action by President Obama hearings challenging the Joined the Members examining the effectiveness Jethro K. Lieberman in declining to expand adequacy of the provision Consultative Group for of the Joint Committee on religious exemptions of special education to the “Restatement of the Public Ethics in New York for his executive orders children with disabilities in Law Fourth: Property,” State (May 2015). on sexual orientation New York (February 2015). being developed by the and gender identity American Law Institute Presentations discrimination by federal Media References (February 2015). Spoke at the 13th Annual contractors was part of and Appearances Sophisticated Trusts and the reporting that earned Featured in “New High Awards and Recognition Estates Law Institute Gay City News a First School Weaves the Law Into Co-winner of the NYLS sponsored by the New Place standing award for Awards and Recognition Lessons,” New York Law Class of 2015 Teaching York State Bar Association “Coverage of Religion” by Paper, “Fight the Hypo: Journal (October 2015). Award (May 2015). on the Nationalization of the New York State Press Fake Arguments, Same Sex Marriage in New Association (March 2015). Publications York (November 2015). Trolleyology, and the Limits of Hypotheticals,” Howard S. Meyers An Empirical Study of Presentations Co-directed and made was listed on SSRN’s Top Modification and Principal speaker for presentations at the CLE Ten download list for: Termination of a webcast under the program, “Skills Training LSN: Courses, Cases & Conservation Easements: auspices of the Scheinman for Estate Planners,” at Teaching Materials (April What the Data Suggest Center for Dispute NYLS and sponsored 2015). About Appropriate Legal by the American Bar Resolution at Cornell Rules, NYU Journal of Association Section University’s School of Publications Environmental Law of Real Property Trust Industrial and Labor Second series of “A (Spring 2016, forthcoming) and Estate Law. Co- Relations. The title of his Practical Companion to (co-authored with S. presented the portion talk was “Legal Issues for the Constitution: The Media References Munteanu and L. Smith ’14). of the fundamentals LGBTQ Teachers and Cumulative Supplement and Appearances program devoted to Administrators: What Private Regimes in the 2008–2014” (Dialogue Letter to the editor, under non-tax drafting issues every school worker needs Public Sphere: Optimizing Press, 2014). the headline, “Investors and presented the final to know” (June 2015). the Benefits of Common Must Pay for Services One segment on ethics for

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS 21 Way or Another,” The including trial, guilty Edward A. Purcell Jr. Rebecca Roiphe Ross Sandler Wall Street Journal plea, waiver of counsel, (May 2015). sentencing, and much more (May 2015). Lynnise E. Pantin Was a visiting professor at Bond University School of Law, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, teaching a seminar of LL.M. and Ph.D. students Publications Media References Awards and Recognition and junior faculty on and Appearances International Human Reflections on the Fiftieth Honored in recognition Rights and Mental Anniversary of the March Her review, “Are of his 20 years of service as Disability Law (March and the Speech: History, Prosecutors the Founder and Director of the Memory, Values, New Constitution’s Center for New York City Presentations 2015). York Law School Gatekeepers?” of Russell Law at NYLS (May 2015). Gave a presentation for Participated in the Law Review (2015); Gold’s law review article, the “Nuts and Bolts “Health Law, Ethics & reprinted in Legal “Beyond the Judicial Media References Teaching Plenary,” at the Policy Seminar Series,” History eJournal Fourth Amendment: The and Appearances 14th Annual Transactional at the University of (July 2015). Prosecutor’s Role,” was Post, “Thank You to All Clinical Conference at the Toronto Faculty of Law published in Jotwell Who Make Our Work Ewing Marion Kauffman in Toronto, Canada and (May 2015). Possible,” on the 20th Foundation in Kansas presented, “All His Sexless Michael Roffer ’83 Anniversary of the NYLS City, Missouri (April Patients: Persons with Interview about Center for New York City 2015). Mental Disabilities and prosecutorial ethics, “The Law, on CityLand website the Competence to Have Power of the Prosecutor,” (May 2015). Sex.” He also spoke to with host Joel Cohen and Michael L. Perlin students and professors at Fordham Law Professor the International Human Bruce Green, posted David Schoenbrod Rights Law Clinic on on Talks On Law as the representation of featured video of the week defendants with mental (May 2015). illness in immigration Publications Presentations detention facilities and The Law Book: From served as the external Hammurabi to Presented her paper, reviewer of a Ph.D. thesis the International “Rethinking Prosecutors’ in the School of Public Criminal Court, Conflicts at the Criminal Awards and Recognition Health discussing the 250 Milestones in Ethics Schmooze,” at Presented with the practice of hospitals the History of Law Fordham Law School in Appointments Abraham Halpern surreptitiously giving (Sterling, November New York. The NYLS Appointed Senior Fellow Memorial Award by the patients antipsychotic 2015). Institute for Professional at the Center for the Study Tri-State chapter of the medications by mashing Ethics co-sponsored this of the Administrative American Academy of them into patients’ food Media References event (June 2015). State at the George Mason Psychiatry and Law for his (February 2015). and Appearances Presented her paper, University School of Law outstanding advocacy for Mentioned in ALL-SIS “The Decline of in Arlington, Virginia the rights of the mentally Media References (Academic Law Libraries Professionalism,” at the (September 2015). ill (January 2015). and Appearances – Special Interest Stanford Law School Quoted in “Attorneys for Section) Newsletter Presentations Presentations Ethics Schmooze in Colorado gunman to open (September 2015). Stanford, California (June Gave a talk titled, “David’s Spoke on a webinar put defense case Thursday,” My 2015). Show and Tell,” at a on the by the National Fox NY (June 2015) national conference on Association of Criminal Publications “Dyslexia and Innovation,” Defense Lawyers in Quoted in “Gunman’s Redefining sponsored by the Dyslexia Washington, D.C., as mental illness a wildcard Professionalism, Advantage in Norwalk, part of that group’s for Aurora theater University of Florida Connecticut. The Yale Indigent Defense Training shooting jurors,” The Journal of Law and Center on Dyslexia includes Initiative. The program— Denver Post (June Public Policy (2015). a biography of Professor “Competencies Plus”— 2015). Schoenbrod in its annals discussed the full range of successful dyslexics of criminal competencies, (September 2015).

22 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Spoke on “The Clean on public policy issues the media about Bitcoin role of inter partes review Media References Air Act: The Need for facing cryptocurrency issues (2015). proceedings—a type of and Appearances Bold Reform,” at the 46th technologies such as administrative procedure Article, “Too Late for annual meeting of the Bitcoin (January 2015). Jacob S. Sherkow to challenge patents at the Thinking,” made the Top Carolinas Air Pollution PTO, rather than court— Ten list on the following Control Association in Awards and Recognition in connection with brand- SSRN journal and topic Asheville, North Carolina Winner of the 2015 generic pharmaceutical sites: Epistemology (April 2015). NYLS Otto L. Walter patent litigation (June eJournal, PRN: Distinguished Writing 2015). Perception (Topic), PRN: Publications Award for full-time Philosophy of Perception We Have a Dream, faculty for his article, (Topic), and Philosophy of Richard K. Sherwin in “Symposium: “Performance-Sensitive Mind eJournal (November Remembering the Dream, Debt: From Asset- 2015). Renewing the Dream: Based Loans to Startup Appointments Celebrating the 50th Financing” (2015). Selected as a 2016–17 Nadine Strossen Anniversary of Dr. Martin Thomas Edison Innovation Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have Presentations Fellow by the Center for a Dream’ Speech and the Spoke at a panel discussion Protection of Intellectual March on Washington,” hosted by the Latin Property at George Mason New York Law School American Law Students University School of Law Review (2015). Law. The Fellowship is a Association at NYLS Presentations on the law of social non-resident fellowship Presented a keynote talk Media References media, finance, and the that brings together at Hebrew University in and Appearances web. Among the topics both junior and senior Jerusalem, Israel titled, Article, “Show Me addressed were: “Can patent law scholars for a “Visualizing Law: Presence Presentations a Lawyer,” The anything you say on series of invitation-only and Simulation Inside Huffington Post Twitter be used against conferences on patent law Debated former U.S. the Courtroom,” for a (September 2015) (with you in a court of law?”; and policy (September Attorney General Michael conference on Law and N. Strossen). “Can banks use your 2015). Mukasey at the University Theater (June 2015). Club in New York on Facebook account to Accepted as a member of deny your home loan Chaired, “Ethics and “Balancing Civil Liberties Houman B. Shadab the Board of Editors in the application?”; “Is bitcoin Aesthetics in Cinematic Against Security Needs Of Life Sciences as certified Our Country: The NSA coming to turn those bits Editor in the Life Sciences. and Theatrical Responses of paper in your wallet into to Atrocity and Poverty,” Phone Data Collection” He has the authority to (November 2015). so much linen?” (March evaluate the proficiency of and “Meta-Aesthetics of 2015). manuscript editors in the Law and Justice,” and was Delivered the Annual life sciences and to award an invited panelist on Richard S. Salant Lecture Publications credentials similar to “Author Meets Reader: on Freedom of the Press Bitcoin Financial those obtainable in other Maria Aristodemou’s Law, at Harvard University in Regulation: Securities, professions (June 2015). Psychoanalysis, Society,” Cambridge, Massachusetts. Derivatives, Prediction at the Law, Culture, and Her lecture was titled, Appointments Markets, and Gambling, Publications Humanities conference in “Free Expression: An Named to the Editorial Washington, D.C. (March Columbia Science Stem Cell Patents after Endangered Species on Board of Ledger, and Technology Law 2015). Campus?” (October 2015). the first peer-reviewed the America Invents Act, Review (January 2015). Stem Cell Magazine scholarly journal on Publications Panelist at the American (May 2015) (with C. Constitution Society’s cryptocurrency and Advocacy and Law in the Flesh: Tracing Thomas). annual Supreme Court blockchain technology, Expert Testimony Law’s Legitimation to Review at the National including related research Law, history and lessons “The Act of Killing,” Testified before the Press Club in Washington, in mathematics, computer in the CRISPR patent No Foundations: An New Jersey Assembly’s D.C. Her research science, engineering, law, conflict, Nature Interdisciplinary Committee on Financial assistants, rising 3Ls and economics (June Biotechnology Journal of Law and Institutions and Insurance Josephine Bahn and Chloe 2015). (March 2015). Justice (June 2014). about digital currencies Coniaris, assisted her in Named an inaugural in Trenton, New Jersey Advocacy and Law, Culture and preparing for this event. fellow at the Coin (February 2015). Expert Testimony Visual Studies The panel discussion was Center, a Washington (Springer 2014) (co-edited covered by C-SPAN (July Invited to report to the D.C.-based​ nonprofit Media References with A. Wagner). 2015). research and advocacy and Appearances U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in organization focused Was quoted extensively in Washington, D.C. on the

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS 23 Presented a speech at presentation was titled, Activism—A Right to Constitution Society, the curiae brief the NYLS the Constitutional Law “Access to Justice for Crime Accountability?, Cornell Federalist Society, and the Racial Justice Project Symposium at Drake Victims, the Accused, and International Law Institute for Information filed in the United States University Law School the Community: Teaching Journal (Spring 2015). Law and Policy at NYLS Supreme Court in the case in Des Moines, Iowa, Law Students About the (March 2015). of Transitional Justice Fisher v. The University titled, “Beyond the Fourth Role of the Prosecutor in . The in Unified Korea of Texas at Austin Amendment: Additional Advancing Social Justice” Delivered a talk at the case is a challenge to (Palgrave Macmillan, Constitutional Guarantees (June 2015). annual Works in Progress University of Texas at 2015) (Co-edited with B. that Mass Surveillance IP conference sponsored Austin’s consideration Attended the New York Suk Baek). Violates.” The Symposium by George Washington of race as one factor of State 2015 High School topic was “Eyes and Ears University Law School and one component of its Mock Trial Tournament Everywhere? Privacy in an Marshall Tracht held at the United States admissions program semi-finals held at the Age of Government and Patent and Trademark (October 2015). James T. Foley federal Technological Intrusion” Office in Alexandria, courthouse in Albany, (April 2015). Virginia. The talk was Worked with Deborah New York, and served as a titled, “Social Networks N. Archer (through the Delivered the annual bailiff in one of the rounds and the Line Between NYLS Racial Justice Riley Lecture in Women’s (May 2015). Public and Private in IP Project and the Voting and Gender Studies at Law” (February 2015). Rights and Civic Alfred University in Ruti G. Teitel Participation Project) on Alfred, New York. Her Advocacy and Expert comments submitted to lecture was titled, “Sex, Media References Testimony the Census Bureau urging Gender and Civil Liberties and Appearances the Bureau to change the on American College His article, “Exceptions: “usual residency” rule Campuses” (March 2015). Quoted in “A&P The Criminal Law’s union battle expected Illogical Approach to to count incarcerated in bankruptcy court,” HIV-Related Aggravated people at their home Lynn Boepple Su lohud: The Journal Assaults,” was quoted in address, rather than at the News (December 2015). United States v. Gutierrez, correctional facility where a unanimous decision by they are located on Census Appointments the Court of Appeals of Day (July 2015). Ari Ezra Waldman Was appointed a member of the Armed Forces, the military’s highest court. the Executive Committee Michelle Zierler of the AALS Section on His work was also cited Economic Globalization by amici on the case and Governance (January (February 2015). 2015). Presentations Media References Presenter at the Central Awards and Recognition and Appearances States Area Legal Writing Winner of 2015 Was quoted widely in Conference: “Gateway NYLS Otto L. Walter the media on the topic Appointments to the Future of Legal Distinguished Writing of online cyberbullying Became one of a number Education,” held at Saint Award for full-time (2015). Presentations Louis University School of faculty for her book, of founding members of Spoke at a panel discussion Law in St. Louis, Missouri. Globalizing the Federal Bar Council’s Erika L. Wood sponsored by the Women’s Her presentation was Transitional Justice: (FBC) Intellectual Law Association at titled, “Opening the Door Contemporary Essays Property Committee. The Harvard Law School to Experiential Learning (Oxford University Press, FBC is an organization titled, “Pursuing Careers in the First-Year of Law May 2014). where practitioners in the in Legal Journalism,” in School: Integration of Second Circuit can meet, Cambridge, Massachusetts Legal Writing, Research Presentations network, and share ideas (May 2015). (April 2015). • and Interactive Lawyering Chaired the Institute on Skills” (September 2015). Global Law, Justice, and Presentations Presented at the Centre Policy panel on “Economic Spoke at “TECH TALK: for Legal Education’s Accomplices to Argentine Privacy, Surveillance, Advocacy and A full listing 2015 Conference, Dictatorship,” in New and New Technology,” Expert Testimony of faculty “Legal Education and York (October 2015). a discussion of personal Worked with Deborah activities can Access to Justice,” held privacy in an age of N. Archer (counsel of be found at at Nottingham Law Publications invasive technology, record) and Stephen J. www.nyls.edu/ School, Nottingham Trent Transitional hosted by the American Ellmann on the amicus FacultyNews University, in England. Her Justice and Judicial

24 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Adjunct Faculty Activities Compiled by Christie A. Cunningham

The following items represent a sampling of the recent activities of our adjunct faculty.

Joseph Farelli ’94 Andrew Scherer Peter J. Strauss Media References and Appearances Presentations Testimonies and Legal Consultations Quoted in “Economic Driver: NLRB Gives Spoke on a panel at the Jack Newton Lerner Helped draft the complaint for End of Life College Sports an Open Door for More Landlord Tenant Practice Institute of the New Choices New York in its recently filed lawsuit, Unionizing,” Telegram (August 2015). York County Lawyers Association on topic of Myers v. Schneiderman, aimed at clarifying the “Indigents’ Right to Counsel in Housing Court,” ability of mentally competent, terminally ill New Lawrence Feld in New York (October 2015). York State patients to obtain aid in dying from their physician if they find their dying process Media References and Appearances Gave a presentation to the Manhattan Borough unbearable (February 2015). • Board in New York City in support of a request Quoted in “U.S. Court Sentences Paid for by the Right to Counsel Coalition of NYC that Undisclosed Offshore Accounts,” Tax Analysts the Borough Board adopt a resolution in support (August 2015). of Intro 214, which would create a right to Quoted in “California Doctor Avoids Jail counsel in eviction and foreclosure proceedings for Undisclosed Luxembourg Account,” Tax for low-income New Yorkers (October 2015). Analysts (August 2015). Media References and Appearances Lucas A. Ferrara Quoted in “Tenants in New York Press the Media References and Appearances Record Button in a Dispute With the Landlord,” Featured in “Nine Newman Ferrara Attorneys The New York Times (October 2015). Make List of New York’s Super Lawyers, Rising Letter to the editor, “Lawyers for Tenants,” New Stars, and Top 100,” BusinessWire (September York Daily News (September 2015). 2015). Letter to the editor, “Homeless in New York: Quoted in “Dealing With a Possible Hoarder,” Ways to Help,” The New York Times The New York Times (August 2015). (September 2015).

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25 A nNUAL Gala Celebrates 125th Anniversary

26 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 On December 2, a crowd of more than 350 supporters gathered at the stunning Cipriani 25 Broadway for New York Law School’s 2015 Gala, which recognized the 125th Anniversary of the School’s founding in 1891. Trustees, faculty, alumni, friends, and current students joined Dean Anthony W. Crowell and Gala host Arthur N. Abbey ’59, Chairman of the NYLS Board of Trustees, to celebrate the milestone and to recognize this year’s honorees, Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.) and Norman J. Radow ’81.

The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour and mixer, and then led into an evening of dinner and dancing in the grand gallery of the historic landmark location. Attendees were treated to an inspiring video that featured a brief history of NYLS, and showcased the successes of the Law School’s past and the vision for its future.

After dinner was served, Sam Olens, Attorney General of the State of Georgia, introduced Mr. Radow, Chairman of The RADCO Companies, an Atlanta-based, national real estate acquisition and redevelopment company founded by Mr. Radow in 1994. Serving as an NYLS trustee since 2006, he has been instrumental in guiding the Law School through a pivotal time of rebranding, strategic repositioning, and academic transformation. Mr. Radow was presented with an award for Real Estate Entrepreneurship and NYLS Leadership.

Joe Plumeri, a renowned leader in the financial services industry who currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Senior Advisor to the CEO of First Data Corporation, was honored for his business innovation and visionary philanthropy. Mr. Plumeri’s generosity and support for NYLS recently helped to create The Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity, which will serve as the School’s “law firm,” and allow its students to provide high-quality legal services to underserved clients throughout New York City. Mr. Plumeri, a former student of the School who left to embark on a successful career in the financial industry, was introduced that evening by former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ). Bradley, a two-time NBA champion with the New York Knicks, received one of the largest ovations when he was introduced.

Providing Opportunity was the theme of this year’s celebration. The 125th Anniversary Celebration video highlighted the School’s rich history of opening doors to many who may not have otherwise been able to pursue a legal education. Both honorees spoke movingly on the tremendous opportunities NYLS provided them on their journeys to success.

All moneys raised at the Gala will enable the School to continue to provide opportunities for students and alumni through scholarship support, programming, experiential learning, and beyond. Additional contributions were made during the Gala to support Bar Prep programs for students.

About the Gala Location In recognition of the special occasion marked by the School’s 125th Anniversary, the Gala was held at an iconic and historic location in lower Manhattan. Cipriani 25 Broadway is located in the Cunard Building, a New York City landmark, famous for its Great Hall—an Italian neo-renaissance masterpiece designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris and completed in 1921. The grand space features 65-foot high ceilings, soaring marble columns, magnificent inlaid floors, and murals painted by Ezra Winter. It was originally the home of Cunard Lines and was used as a ticketing hall until 1968.

ALUMNI EVENTS 27 A nNUAL To view the full photo gallery for this event, Gala please visit www.nyls.edu/gala2015 C elEBRATES 125h t AnNIVERSARY

From left to right: Dean Anthony W. Crowell, NYLS Trustee Norman Radow ’81, NYLS Trustee Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.), NYLS Chairman of the Board of Trustees Arthur N. Abbey ’59; Dean Anthony W. Crowell; Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia; NYLS Trustee Norman Radow ’81; NYLS Black Law Students Association President Sherbune Paul ’16; Senator Bill Bradley; NYLS Trustee Joe Plumeri ’15 (LL.D.); NYLS Trustee Dr. Vincent A. Carbonell ’00 with Daughter; Khushbu Patel ’15, NYLS Black Law Students Association Former President Joam Alisme ’14, Joshua Freeman ’14, and Christine Carballo ’14; NYLS Chairman of the Board Arthur N. Abbey ’59; NYLS Trustee Steven E. Pegalis ’65, Diane Abbey and Friends; Susan Plumeri and Friends

28 New York Law school magazine • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 A Week-Long Course in London

DATES: International Monday June 13 to Friday June 17, 2016 TIME: Dispute Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. Resolution: Courses: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. COST: General: $2,399.00 Skillful Client Representation in NYLS Alumni and ABA DR Section Members: $2,199.00 Mediation and Arbitration of CLE: Cross-Border Commercial Disputes 18 credits in Professional Practice; 2 credits in Ethics

This series of five mornings presents an opportunity to: TO REGISTER: • gain insights on international dispute resolution; adrlondon.eventbrite.com • meet and network with leading British practitioners; • visit the headquarters of leading ADR organizations and firms; • earn 20 CLE credits (including two Ethics credits); …while leaving afternoons and evenings open to explore FEATURED SPEAKER: the offerings of London with family and friends! Lord Harry Woolf, former Master of Rolls and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales – addressing participants by invitation in the House of Lords

For more information about this event, please visit www.nyls.edu/ADRevents. Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills Program • New York Law School • 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 • 212.431.2100 ext. 4422 • [email protected] Class Notes

30 NNewew York Law sschoochool magazmagaziinene • 2016 • VOL. 35, NO. 1 Compiled by Christie A. Cunningham

Class NotesMichael Weissner was featured in York, and is a former New York   the NJ.Com article, “NJ medical State Supreme Court judge.   1963 marijuana program stagnating 1978 Neal P. McClelland was featured Lewis Steel had his book, The because state limits illnesses, bars Joseph S. Tesoriero joined in a profile in theFinger Lakes Butler’s Child, about his career as a edibles, critics say,” in March Barfresh Food Group, Inc. as Times, “Strategist & Tactician: civil rights lawyer, including his work 2015. Weissner is the CEO for the Chief Financial Officer in May Now retired ADA devoted career with the NAACP and the many Garden State Dispensary. 2015. Tesoriero has over 30 years to combating DWI,” in March cases he handled in private practice, of experience in corporate finance 2015. published by Thomas Dunne Books/ leadership positions. Most recently, St. Martin’s Press (2016).   he served as a financial advisor 1968 to Dole Asia Holdings Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based wholly owned William Grady was re-elected   1975 subsidiary of Itochu Corporation as Dutchess County District   of Japan. 1965 Attorney in November 2015. Marc Livanos had his chapbook, Steven E. Pegalis Panhandle was named by Poet – Solitude, Ne w York     published by Law School as 1979 1972 Susan Lewis Co-director Hon. Joan M. Azrack was named Alan I. Dunst received the New Books in January of the Patient by President Obama, in September Jersey State Bar Association 2015. Safety Project 2014, to fill a vacancy as District Civil Trial Section “James J. in September Judge in the U.S. District Court for McLaughlin Award” in February 2015. This the Eastern District of New York 2015. It is presented to a lawyer project includes the and was confirmed in December who embodies the principles of   collection and distribution of 1976 2014. She was previously a U.S. competence, professionalism, and closed anonymous medical liability Magistrate Judge in the Eastern civility. Edward Horn was featured in a cases for the purpose of adding to profile, including a question and District. existing safety initiatives. Pegalis Jon H. Gutmacher’s Fantasy answer section, in the Queens Hon. Jonah I. was also selected by Best Lawyers Poetry website ranked as #1 best Gazette in March 2015. Triebwasser as the “2016 Lawyer of the Year,” fantasy poetry website. His first was elected for Medical Malpractice Law— fantasy poetry book, Fantasy, as third Vice Plaintiffs in the New York City-area Dreams, Battles & Magic was President of in September 2015. Only a single published by Warlord Publishing   1977 the New York lawyer in each practice area in the in September 2015. NYC metro area is selected by their Timothy W. Stalker joined Weber State Magistrates peers as “Lawyer of the Year.” Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires Association. & Newby LLP as a partner in Triebwasser was also Hon. Judith B. Scheindlin was   the firm’s Insurance/Reinsurance honored by The John Jay featured in the Washington Post 1973 Practice Group in August 2015. College of Criminal Justice of the article, “The lasting appeal of TV’s Hon. Joseph J. Maltese was He is based in the Philadelphia, City University of New York as top woman: Judge Judy,” in March honored at the Richmond County Pennsylvania office. Stalker is also one of its 50 most distinguished 2015. She was also named to the Bar Association’s 106th Anniversary an ARIAS-US certified arbitrator alumni on the occasion of the Forbes inaugural list of the nation’s Banquet in May 2015. Justice and a member of the Federation of 50th anniversary of the college’s 50 richest self-made women in May Maltese currently hears appeals in Defense and Corporate Counsel founding in May 2015. 2015. the Appellate Division, Second and the Claims and Litigation Department in Brooklyn, New Management Alliance.

CLASS NOTES 31 ClassAugust 2015. The Section is the international coverage in BillboardNotes clearance, underwriting, and   international gateway for the ABA as well as in a number of other coordinating and overseeing 1980 and has approximately 20,000 publications. She is a partner with the growing residential title Patrick Curran was made a partner members. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP. department at First Nationwide at Harris Beach PLLC in its health Title. Michael M. Walsh was named Amy F. Nogid became Counsel care practice in June 2015. Curran by New York Governor Andrew at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Lee J. Plave was named by the is a trial and appellate attorney. Cuomo to serve as a member of LLP, an international legal service London-based Who’s Who Legal He has served as lead counsel in the CUNY Construction Fund provider, in its State and Local as one of the Global 10 “Most 70 jury trials resulting in a verdict in June 2015. This is a public- Tax practice in July 2015. Prior to Highly Regarded Individuals” with more than 90 percent of his benefit corporation through which joining Sutherland, Nogid was Of among franchise lawyers verdicts in favor of his clients. facilities are provided for CUNY’s Counsel at Morrison & Foerster worldwide in its publication Hon. Paul L. Meli was sworn in colleges and graduate institutions. LLP and served as the Assistant The International Who’s Who of as a judge of the Nassau County He is a Staten Island attorney who Chief in the Tax and Bankruptcy Franchise Lawyers. District Court in February 2015. concentrates in residential and Division of the New York City Law Claire Rush and Lawton Squires Judge Meli, who was appointed by commercial real estate matters and Department. were featured in “Diversity Nassau County Executive Edward probate and estate planning. Frank Sheehan had his seventh Initiative Honorees 2015” by the P. Mangano, sits in the court’s 4th poetry book titled, Life Is Holy Defense Association of New York District, serving the residents of published by Liberator Press. in March 2015. the City of Glen Cove and Town of   His poems have appeared in Oyster Bay. 1982 numerous journals, anthologies, Vincent Viola was listed in Forbes magazine’s “The Richest People in Richard M. Schapiro was Steven A. Crain is General and newspapers. His first poetry America 2014.” elected as a new independent Counsel to the Civil Service collection was published in 1997. non-executive director at Molina Employees Association in Albany, Healthcare, Inc. in August 2015. New York, a 300,000-member Schapiro is a retired corporate labor union representing employees     and investment banker with of New York State, counties, towns, 1983 1984 over 35 years of experience villages, school districts, and Marybeth Hotaling announced E. Drew Britcher covering financial institutions and private sector employers. that her son, Jake Baumgarten, was recognized healthcare companies. Loretta K. Davis was appointed began attending New York Law by the American the new Executive Director of The School in the Fall 2015 semester. Institute of Retreat, a domestic violence services Personal Injury   agency in East Hampton, New York, Mitchell D. Kessler established Attorneys for 1981 in February 2015. Prior to joining the Law Office of Mitchell D. his exceptional Kessler in Manhattan, in December performance Priscilla C. Marco was elected The Retreat, Davis was the Town 2014, practicing all phases of and named him to Chair of Community Board 1 Justice in Tuxedo, New York, for personal injury law. its “10 Best Personal in Staten Island, New York, in almost 20 years where she presided Injury Attorneys for Client March 2015. In her new post as over civil and criminal matters. Margaret L. Ling was hired Satisfaction” list for 2015. Britcher, the volunteer, unpaid chair of Christine T. Lepera as Senior Counsel and Vice who co-founded Britcher Leone, Community Board 1, she hopes was named “Litigator President by First Nationwide LLC, in Glen Rock, New Jersey, to transform its sometimes-sleepy of the Week” by Title Agency in April 2015. Ling has also been named to “New Jersey and not-well-attended monthly American Lawyer is an attorney with more than 20 Super Lawyers” for 2015 (he has committee meetings into in October 2015 years of experience in the title been named to this list for the last dynamic forums. for her work industry for agencies as well as 11 consecutive years). major underwriters. As Senior Lisa J. Savitt became the Chair on the Jay Z Counsel and Vice President, her of the American Bar Association copyright case, responsibilities include reading, Section of International Law in which received

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Class NotesDonald W. Francesca Sabbatino was featured Immigrant Affairs under Queens Kenneth E. Kobylowski was Dickson in “Diversity Initiative Honorees District Attorney Richard Brown. appointed Senior Vice President of was named 2015” by the Defense Association Provider Contracting and Network Chairman-elect of New York in March 2015. Errol B. Taylor was Operations by AmeriHealth of the Board named by Savoy Insurance Company of New of Directors of Joseph A. Vallo spoke at the Magazine as one Jersey in June 2015. Kobylowski th the 100 Club 27 Annual Lavender Law of the “Most has overall responsibility for of Central Texas, Conference and Career Fair in Influential Black AmeriHealth’s Provider Relations, which provides August 2015. Vallo spoke on the Lawyers of 2015” Provider Partnerships, and Provider financial and other forms of workshop titled, “The Business in March 2015. Contracting and Reimbursement. support to first responders killed Case for Inclusiveness.” Taylor is Partner or seriously injured in the line and Head of the of duty. He is also on the Board Pharmaceutical Patent   of Directors of Tapestry Dance   Litigation Practice at Milbank, 1990 Company, which features the 1985 Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. nation’s only full-time company James S. Oddo was named to Michael McMahon was elected of professional tap dancers, and the “Power 100 – New York City District Attorney of Richmond operates a multi-form dance 2015” by City & State magazine in County (Staten Island), New York,   academy with an enrollment of February 2015. Oddo is the Staten in November 2015. 1988 900 children and adults. Dickson Island Borough President. Richard M. Landman was is in his 20th year serving as Katie Shames was named Chair honored by the New York Judiciary Peter Ventrice, a partner with General Counsel of the Texas State of Ohio Humanities in November for his distinguished service and Brause, Brause & Ventrice, LLC, Troopers Association. 2015. Ohio Humanities is a state- outstanding contribution to the in Metuchen, New Jersey, was based partner of the National Paul Gruber was appointed Co- 2015 Access to Justice Program in selected as a 2015 New Jersey Endowment for the Humanities. chair of the New York State Bar November 2015. “Super Lawyer” in family law. This Shames is the Founding Director of Association Real Property Law is a distinction held by fewer than the Center for Arts and Innovation Maureen A. Salter was honored Section Committee on Landlord 5 percent of practicing attorneys at Cleveland State University. with an “Above and Beyond and Tenant proceedings in April in the State of New Jersey, and is Award: Honoring Women of 2015. based upon peer recognition and Public and Civic Mind” by City professional achievement. He was Marc Lasry was   & State magazine in March 2015. also appointed as Public Defender listed in Forbes 1987 Salter is Assistant to the President of the City of New Brunswick, magazine’s “The of the United Federation of New Jersey. Hon. Christine C. Burgess was Richest People Teachers. sworn in as Judge of the Municipal in America Court, Hillside Township, New 2014.” Jersey, in March 2015. Judge   Burgess served as Corporation   1991 Ross Moskowitz 1989 was profiled in Counsel for the Township of Eugene Banta was re-elected to the a Commercial Hillside from 2007 through her Eric J. Dale was appointed Chief Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Board of Observer article, judicial appointment. Legal Officer of The Nielsen Education in November 2015. “The Lawyers Company in July 2015. Dale will Ushir Pandit-Durant became the at the Forefront be overseeing legal affairs, including Jennifer A. Manner was named first recipient of the “South Asian of Stroock & intellectual property, litigation, Co-chair of the State University of Public Service Award” in November Stroock’s Real transactions, and risk management. New York at Albany, Rockefeller 2015. The award is a U.S. public Estate Explosion,” Prior to joining Nielsen, Dale was a College of Public Affairs, Advisory service award in recognition of her in June 2015. partner at Robinson+Cole. Board. contributions in the field of law and is awarded by the Office of

CLASS NOTES 33 ClassConstantinos E. Scaros had at the Commencement exercises Notesserved as an immigration judge at his book, Grumpy Old Party: 20 at the New York City College of   the New York City Immigration Tips on How the Republicans Can Technology in May 2015. 1996 Court. Shed Their Anger, Reclaim Their Jennifer E. Arangio joined Laura Rossi was named Executive Deborah Gonzalez recently had Respectability, and Win Back Command Consulting Group, Director of the Westchester two books published, Managing the White House published by LLC as Principal in May 2015. Community Foundation in May Online Risks: Apps, Mobile and Social WestBowPress in October 2015. Arangio will manage Command’s 2015. Rossi said the Foundation Media Security published by Elsevier, existing Business Advisory Service plans to “focus its philanthropic Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014, and Transportation Security resources to address education and and Online Security for the Business practice areas, in addition to   equitable smart growth issues,” and Traveler published by Elsevier, offering clients new insight gained 1992 she plans to engage more donors on Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014. from her years in the midst of key David Bonomo joined Lancaster all of the Foundation’s programs. Capitol Hill policy and funding Pollard in October 2015 as Senior She joined the Foundation in 2007 Jonathan D. Rosenbloom joined battles related to securing the Vice President to expand the firm’s and has overseen its grant-making the University of Oregon School homeland. She is a former senior investment banking and mortgage strategy. of Law’s Environmental and counsel to the U.S. House of banking finance activities for Natural Resources Law Center Representatives Committee on market-rate, income-restricted, and as Distinguished Visitor for the Homeland Security. subsidized rental properties.   Spring 2016 semester. Matthew Barr joined Weil, William Jannace taught a class 1994 Michael Slattery joined Berkeley Gotshal & Manges LLP as a on capital markets and corporate Hon. Laurentina McKetney Research Group in October partner in August 2015. Barr governance in Tanzania, Africa. Butler was elected judge to the 2015 as Global Senior Advisor to had been a bankruptcy partner Queens County Civil Court in Global Investigations + Strategic at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Richard A. Klass was appointed November 2015. Intelligence Practice. to the New York State Grievance McCloy LLP before joining Weil . Committee in July 2015 for the Joseph A. Pacello authored a Tracy E. Dennis was hired 2nd, 11th, and 13th Judicial new book, Tax Compliance and by Hunt Mortgage Group as   Districts for a four-year term. Reporting for Hedge Funds and Managing Director and Head of 1998 Their Investors, published by Transaction Management and Thomson Reuters in February Shari E. Belitz was appointed Chief Counsel in March 2015. 2015. The book provides a Marketing Officer by Lex Reporting   Service, Inc. in April 2015. Belitz detailed look at tax compliance Laura Ricciardi directed Making 1993 will be responsible for all aspects and reporting issues for a Murderer with Moira Demos, Lissa J. Ferrell presented “The Art of marketing, public relations, and professionals responsible for tax a 10-part crime series for Netflix. of Negotiation with Confidence,” strategy with an enhanced focus on compliance and tax laws impacting The series follows a single case that in Union, New Jersey, in April client relationships. hedge funds. involved a man who was convicted 2015. In this presentation, Ferrell and exonerated of a brutal assault, shared her basic tricks of give Jacquelyn S. Holden joined Coffey then became the prime suspect in a and take in negotiating life’s Trial Law in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, new crime. The series premiered in opportunities.  in October 2015. Holden is the 1995 December 2015. past President of Broward County Charles E. Phillips William W. Fahey was named Women Lawyers’ Association and Jr. was named Senior Vice President, Head of part of the Florida Association for Trustee of the Commercial Executive Lines for   Women Lawyers. In addition to New York Public Berkshire Hathaway Specialty 1997 being a “Leaders in Law” finalist Library in May in 2014, she has also received the Insurance in October 2015. Hon. Mary Cheng was appointed 2015. Phillips prestigious National Foundation for as Assistant Chief Immigration also received an Women’s Bar Association “Public Judge by the U.S. Department of Honorary Doctor Service and Outstanding Member Justice in November 2015. From of Science degree Program Award.” April 2009 to November 2015, she

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Class NotesRonald G. Lieberman was unsolicited public and private Supervisor. Leifer was instrumental Jersey State Bar Association at appointed a trustee of the New transactions. in passing Dryden’s ban on the organization’s annual meeting Jersey State Bar Foundation in hydrofracking that culminated in in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in June 2015. The Foundation is the Michael J. D’Angelo was the landmark Court of Appeals May 2015. Prol, a partner with philanthropic and educational promoted to Vice President, case, Matter of Wallach, Trustee for Laddey, Clark & Ryan LLP of arm of the New Jersey State Bar Labor Relations for Hyatt Hotels Norse Energy v. Town of Dryden, Sparta, New Jersey, is on track to Association. It is dedicated to Corporation in December 2014. which affirmed the right of home become state bar president in 2016, promoting law-related education His responsibilities include all rule in New York and allowed making him the third attorney and giving all New Jersey residents labor relations policy decision- municipalities to prevent fracking from Sussex County to do so in the a basic understanding of the legal making and administration for the within their borders. organization’s 116-year history. system. Americas region of the company. Additionally, he was selected as Thomas P. McDaid Jr. started as Preethi Sekharan was the Danielle Piccirillo Medaglia left Co-chair of the Labor Relations the new Assistant Superintendent recipient of the “Women of Louis Vuitton as Senior Real Estate Council of the American Hotel for Business and Operations for the Distinction” award in the Counsel to start her own real estate and Lodging Association in North Merrick, New York School Business/Professional category law practice and career consulting September 2015. District in September 2015. held at the 25th Annual businesses in 2014. Soroptimist International of Parul Desai was appointed Stuart Gala in April 2015. This to serve as the Open Internet   event recognizes women in Martin   ombudsperson—the public’s 2001 County, Florida who have made 1999 primary point of contact—by the outstanding contributions to the Consumer and Governmental William J. Edwins joined the community. She is an attorney at Christie A. Affairs Bureau in June 2015. firm of Goldberg Segalla as Special Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. Cunningham Desai serves as Assistant Bureau Counsel in its Garden City, New and works out of their Stuart and became the Chief and Director of Consumer York office in February 2015. West Palm Beach offices. Digital Editor Engagement in the Consumer and Edwins is a member of the firm’s and Media Governmental Affairs Bureau. Global Insurance Services Practice Manager for Group and represents national New York Marie-France Gelot joined and international insurance   Law School in the New York office of Lockton companies as well as Lloyd’s of 2003 September 2015. Companies in May 2015 as London brokers and syndicates. Jaimee Nardiello In this position she is Senior Vice President, Insurance He previously worked for several was named responsible for maintaining the Claims Counsel with the Lockton multi-national law firms before a partner at School’s website and managing the Financial Services Group. joining Goldberg Segalla. Zetlin & De School’s social media. She’s been Gelot will work closely with Chiara LLP with the Law School for 10 years in Lockton’s financial institution and Mellissa L. Longo was named in July 2015. various positions. commercial clients on complex Corporation Counsel to Mayor She focuses insurance claims and coverage Dawn Zimmer and the City of her practice on issues in directors and officers Hoboken, New Jersey, in 2012. disputes involving   liability, professional liability, She is only the second female construction, contract, 2000 employment practices liability, Corporation Counsel in the last 40 and environmental/energy laws, crime/fidelity, and fiduciary years for the City of Hoboken. managing cases from inception Joseph Cosentino joined the liability. to trial. Nardiello represents Lynne Machtemes was featured international law firm Greenberg design professionals, contractors Jason M. Leifer was elected to the in NorthJersey.com profile, Traurig, LLP as shareholder and construction managers in Office of Town Supervisor for the “Belleville’s Lynne Giachetti finds in June 2015. Cosentino has both commercial litigation and Town of Dryden, New York, in success in life after shortstop represented acquirers, targets, transactional matters—winning November 2015. He has served on stardom,” in September 2015. boards of directors, special dismissals, mitigating liability, the Dryden Town Council since committees, investment banks, and preserving reputations. She January 1, 2008, and presently Thomas H. Prolwas installed as and investors involved in the also negotiates contracts for high- serves as the Deputy Town the President-elect of the New intricate negotiations surrounding profile construction projects.

CLASS NOTES 35 ClassIn addition, she advocates for Paola R. Tornabene was named Lawyers’ 2015 Rising Stars List”Notes in Honorable Loretta A. Preska, design professionals in complex as a board member of The Harbor November 2015. Super Lawyers is a Chief Judge of the Southern intellectual property disputes. Lights Theater Company, Staten nationally accredited rating service District of New York. Island’s only professional Equity of lawyers who have attained a Hon. Carolyn S. Walker-Diallo Theater Company, in May 2015. high degree of peer recognition became one of the newest New She is also currently Vice President and professional achievement. The   York City Civil Court Judges in of Corporate Affairs at the Stephen selection process is multi-phased 2008 November 2015, representing Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and includes independent research, the 7th Municipal Court District in Staten Island, New York. peer nominations, and peer Claude T. Aiken was named in Brooklyn, New York which evaluations. Associate General Counsel and encompasses East New York, Special Adviser on Internet Cypress Hills, Bushwick, and Sean F. Reid was promoted to Law & Policy at the Federal Brownsville in November 2015.   Partner in Fox Rothschild LLP’s Communications Commission in Her term as a Civil Court Judge 2005 corporate practice group in the September 2015. He is responsible began in January 2016. Jeremy S. Robbins is Assistant firm’s Princeton, New Jersey office for FCC-wide management State’s Attorney for Prince George’s in May 2015. As an attorney and and implementation of the Charles R. Walsh became a trial County, Maryland assigned to certified public accountant, Reid Commission’s Open Internet attorney with the Department of the Special Prosecutions Unit. He provides a value-added perspective policies, as well as advising the Justice, Criminal Division, Public was selected as the county’s first to his clients concerning their General Counsel on complex Integrity Section in August 2014. Public Integrity Prosecutor where corporate, securities, and financing questions of legal authority. he prosecutes public corruption, transactions. He represents public police misconduct, and complex and private entities, including Ken C. Biberaj was featured in   white-collar crimes. He and his wife, issuers, investors, and underwriters, a Bisnow biographical article, 2004 Alexis, recently celebrated the birth in a variety of debt and equity “What You Don’t Know About of their second daughter, Jordyn. securities offerings such as IPOs, Manhattan Chamber Chairman Marc R. Fisher was selected to the secondary offerings, PIPEs, and Ken Biberaj,” in April 2015. 2015 “40 Under 40” in Illinois by private placements. Chicago Lawyer magazine. Rory S. Clark was the recipient   of the 2014 Halstead Property Diego Wesley 2006 Village Office Strategy Star Award Iglesia founded Julia Gavrilov   and inducted into the 2014 and is CEO of joined the firm of 2007 Halstead Property Producers the Gay Male Moritt Hock & Rachel Einbund was selected as Council recognizing the top 5 Rights Project, Hamroff LLP one of the “Best LGBT Lawyers percent producers companywide Inc. website. as Associate Under 40 – Class of 2015!” The amongst 1,200 agents at the The mission of in their National LGBT Bar Association 2014 Halstead Property Annual this web-based Commercial established this award to recognize Meeting. nonprofit is to Litigation practice outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, educate and inform Johanna E. Miller was named area in February and transgender legal professionals gay males regarding healthcare to New York Nonprofit Media’s 2015. Gavrilov concentrates her under the age of 40 who have and civil rights concerns. The new inaugural “40 Under 40 Rising practice in all areas of complex distinguished themselves in their website, GAYMALEJOURNAL. Stars 2015” list in October 2015. commercial litigation. field and demonstrated a profound ORG, is the first of its kind in the She is currently the Advocacy commitment to LGBT equality. nation, utilizing the internet to Matthew S. Necci, Director for the New York Civil connect gay males with researched a partner with Michael J. Zussman was elected Liberties Union and an adjunct and verified information from the Halloran & as President of the Southern professor at New York Law comfort of their own homes or Sage LLP, District of New York Chapter of School. phones. was selected the Federal Bar Association for for inclusion 2015–16. Zussman was sworn in “Super in on October 6, 2015 by the

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Class NotesDivision, First Department in Shannon M. Henderson was   August 2015. The committee appointed Assistant District   2009 establishes qualifying criteria for Attorney by the Bronx District 2014 Cecilia I. Lassiter joined Sills marshal candidates, identifies Attorney’s Office in September Julie A. Nociolo joined the Cummis & Gross P.C. as a real and recruits candidates, and 2015. chambers of Justice Leslie E. Stein estate lawyer in June 2015. Lassiter recommends qualified individuals to help her transition to the New James Morro joined the NYC is an associate in the Newark, for appointment by the Mayor. York State Court of Appeals. She Department of Buildings in New Jersey office. She previously served as one of the judge’s clerks Jason Kreps joined Pietragallo December 2015. Prior to that he worked at McManimon, Scotland for the Court’s February 2015 Gordon Alfano Bosick & was an associate in the Banking & Baumann, LLC in Roseland, session and then returned to her Raspanti LLP as an associate in Group of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. New Jersey. position as Court Attorney. the government enforcement, Michelle P. Tonelli co-authored compliance, white collar litigation, Kevin Timson published an a chapter on “Federal Emergency and health care practice groups in   article, “Uses and implications Preparedness and Response and March 2015. Prior to joining the 2013 of virtual data room features for Homeland Security,” in National firm, Kreps was in private practice corporate real estate due diligence,” Robert C. Carroll’s The Believers Security Law and Policy, Third in New York City. 5 Corporate Real Estate Journal 21 was featured in a special reading at Edition, edited by John Norton (May 2015). Moore, Guy B. Roberts, and Kimberly Sofiawas named to the the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Robert F. Turner (Carolina transition team for Clarkstown, Fisher Building in Brooklyn, Matthew S. Rheingold joined Academic Press, 2015). New York Supervisor-elect George New York in February 2015. the Trusts and Estates/Taxation Hoehmann in November 2015. The Believers (a political thriller Department of Einhorn, Harris, The goal of the team will be to form set during the first few hours of Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C.   a strategy for a smooth transition a Primary Day) had its world as an associate in August 2015. 2010 for Hoehmann. premiere at The Storm Theatre in Rheingold concentrates his practice the fall of 2014. on trust and estate planning, estate Brian W. Schroeder joined administration, and tax controversy Jared L. Hinsey joined the Vanguard Medical Group, P.A. as   matters. executive director of operations 2012 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Bar in March 2015. Schroeder joined Association in May 2015. Hinsey is Vanguard from Barnabas Health Joshua D. Brookstein joined an attorney in the Lebanon County Medical Group where he served Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC Public Defender’s office.   as Regional Director of Physicians as an associate in November 2015 Jessica L. Richardson was Practices at Beth Israel Medical 2015. Brookstein concentrates his Jacquelynn Guzman and Veronica elected to the Town Council Center and Children’s Hospital of practice in litigation and appeals, A. Przygocki were appointed in New Milford, Connecticut New Jersey, both in Newark, New criminal defense, zoning and land Assistant District Attorneys by the in November 2015. She is Jersey. use, and municipal law. Bronx District Attorney’s Office in an advocate for people with September 2015. Stephen Harding was elected disabilities at the Western to the Connecticut House of Connecticut Association for Helen T. Quigley was named an   Representatives in a special Human Rights. Since returning associate to the New York office of 2011 election in February 2015. to New Milford, Richardson has Thompson & Knight LLP in the Dari Horowitz was engaged to Harding is serving his first term been involved in addressing issues Real Estate and Banking Practice Corey Last in January 2015. on Brookfield, Connecticut’s facing the town as a member of Group in September 2015. • Board of Education. He is an the Democratic Town Committee David DeStefano was appointed attorney at Dean L. Lewis Law and has served as the Platform by New York City Mayor de Blasio Offices in Danbury, Connecticut. Committee Chair for the DTC. to the Mayor’s Committee on He served briefly as a member City Marshals after selection by of the town’s Zoning Board of the Presiding Justice, Appellate Appeals in 2013.

CLASS NOTES 37 By Professor David Schoenbrod We Saw a Hero Nicholas Wasicsko ’87, was honored at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony on January 10, 2016. Oscar Issac, who played Wasicsko, the Mayor of Yonkers, NY in HBO’s “Show Me a Hero,” won the award for best actor in a television film. In accepting the award, the actor stated “this is for the memory of Nick.”

Elected at the age of 28, the same year he graduated from law school, Nick was the youngest mayor of any major American city. The city, however, was under a federal court order to build public housing in predominately white middle class neighborhoods. To comply, Mayor Wasicsko needed the cooperation of the city council, but most of its members had vowed to resist forever. Nick appealed to high officials such as New York Governor Mario Cuomo to use their moral authority to bring the city council members around, but despite claiming to stand for high principles in government, they opportunistically stood aloof. As Nick told The New York Times, “I feel all alone.” The confrontation got played out on the front pages of nationally circulated newspapers and in courts up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

I wouldn’t have forecast such a prominent role for him when I first saw him as a rather retiring student perched in the back row of my class in State and Local Government Law. He did, however, come alive when Mayor Ed Koch visited the class, putting tough questions to the mayor.

Not long afterwards, as a mayor himself and despite his busy schedule, Nick visited my Remedies class when the students studied the Yonkers litigation. He expressed sympathy with the white voters. They feared their homes, which were the repository of their life savings, would go down in value. But he also expressed sympathy with his minority constituents who felt shunned and were often stuck in bad housing. He told me privately that truer justice would come from building the public housing in the rich, exclusive suburbs that had, unlike Yonkers, never built any public housing, such as the one in which the federal judge who issued the order lived, but the message that he drove home to the students was that people must obey court orders.

Nick worked long, hard, and ultimately successfully to get the city council to obey the court order. That is why he is the hero of “Show Me a Hero.” The series title comes from F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote, “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” In 1993, at the age of 34, Nick committed suicide.

We saw a hero and he walked among us. •

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS Class of 1965 Dr. Zuhayr Moghrabi ’67 passed away on December 7, 2015. Richard Hartman A member of the NYLS community for more than 50 years, Class of 1949 August 13, 2015 Dr. Moghrabi graduated in 1967, and went on to become a Donald Booxbaum member of the NYLS faculty from 1974 to 1979. He then June 29, 2015 Class of 1967 served for many years as a member of the Law School’s adjunct Louis Corbo faculty. He was a pioneer during his time teaching at NYLS, Class of 1949 May 16, 2015 introducing International Business Transactions, Islamic Law, William Taplitz and Energy Law courses to the school. Dr. Moghrabi was November 1, 2015 Class of 1971 also a very dedicated and engaged member of NYLS’s alumni Thomas Phelan community, serving on the Alumni Association Board from Class of 1950 February 12, 2015 1996 until 2014, when he became Honorary Director. From Dean Anthony W. Crowell, Joel Arnold “When I began my time here as Dean, I had the opportunity to sit with Dr. Moghrabi several May 6, 2015 Class of 1976 times to discuss ways to more broadly engage our adjunct professors and alumni. He was Dennis Barlow passionate about the work of the school and our wonderful students and he will be greatly Class of 1951 January 31, 2015 missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him.” Alvin Bronstein October 24, 2015 Class of 1976 Professor Rudolph J.R. Peritz passed away on August 5, John Mercun 2015. A member of the NYLS community for nearly 30 Class of 1951 March 12, 2015 years, Professor Peritz was a cherished faculty member whose George Nicholson scholarship in antitrust, computer law, and intellectual February 26, 2015 Class of 1983 property contributed significantly to the prestige of the Paul Rosenberg Law School. From Professor Edward A. Purcell Jr., “Rudy Class of 1952 March 19, 2015 Peritz was a warm, generous, and congenial colleague whom Harold Berel I admired greatly as a teacher, a scholar, and a friend. Rudy February 22, 2015 Class of 1984 was one of the first people who came to welcome me when Anita Zigman I arrived at New York Law School many years ago. He Class of 1953 October 28, 2015 immediately offered his assistance in helping me make the transition to law teaching, and he George Moore made me feel at home and that I could call on him for anything. Over the years our friendship November 21, 2015 Class of 1988 grew as I enjoyed his companionship and good humor and increasingly appreciated his deep Robert Lane social concerns and his ever-probing intellect. Often we talked about his ideas on economics Class of 1954 August 16, 2015 and competition policy, and he taught me far more than I had ever known about both as he Theodore Eppinger worked to complete the original and revised editions of his complex and profound study of October 10, 2015 Class of 2006 American antitrust law, Competition Policy in America [1888–1992]: History, Rhetoric, Law. Megan Gleeson His scholarship, like his mind and his conversation, was invariably incisive, enlightening, Class of 1956 November 29, 2015 and stimulating. He will be acutely missed.” From Professor William R. Mills, “I was for Peter Patsalos many years the Library’s liaison to Professor Peritz. I will always remember him as one of my September 19, 2015 favorite faculty members to work with. I appreciated his warmth and keen sense of humor. A consummate scholar, he was demanding, yet patient in his demands. I felt a strong sense of Class of 1958 NYLS FACULTY accomplishment every time I was able to satisfy his challenging research requests. His loss will Sylvan Rosenbaum be felt deeply in the New York Law School community.” February 23, 2015 Peter Canelias November 2, 2015 Mary Rose Mercieca passed away on November 16, 2015. Class of 1961 Mary Rose worked in the Human Resources Department Park McGinty Lawrence Lally at NYLS for 15 years, serving for the past six years as the April 10, 2015 May 3, 2015 front desk receptionist in the Law School’s flagship academic building at 185 West Broadway. She was the quintessential Dr. Zuhayr Moghrabi ’67 Class of 1962 champion for the NYLS community. A friend and advocate December 7, 2015 Ralph Mancini for all, her warmth and charm radiated from the moment you October 26, 2015 Rudolph J.R. Peritz saw her bright smile as she greeted you. Before joining the August 5, 2015 reception desk, Mary Rose provided support in many areas Class of 1964 of the school, including to faculty members, the Registrar’s James Congdon Office, the Office of Institutional Research and Accountability, the Office of Institutional January 28, 2015 Advancement, and the Office of Student Engagement, among others. Mary Rose grew up NYLS STAFF in Malta and went to St. Mary’s High School in the town of Victoria, Gozo, and received a Class of 1964 Bachelor’s Degree from Pace University in New York City. She loved Malta, always beamed Donald Hetchka Mary Rose Mercieca when she spoke of it, and traveled back there annually. She is survived by her two sons: November 16, 2015 November 16, 2015 Christopher, who is currently a member of the Armed Forces, and Victor, who resides in New York with his family. She had three grandchildren.

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