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Angela C. Winfield, JD `08, Of Counsel at Barclay Damon LLP, was selected as a “2020 Upstate New York Rising Star.” ... Read Full Note

Angela C. Winfield, JD `08, Of Counsel at Barclay Damon LLP, was selected as a “2020 Upstate New York Rising Star.” Angela primarily concentrates her legal practice on representing individuals and businesses in commercial disputes and litigation, including contract disputes, securities claims, and fraudulent-misrepresentation actions. She has experience with all aspects of litigation, from pre-suit case evaluation to motion practice, settlement negotiation, trials, and appeals. Angela is particularly skilled at representing clients in post-judgment and intermediate appeals before federal and state courts. Additionally, Angela has a strong commitment to and an extensive background with diversity and inclusion topics in the legal profession and others. She regularly advises and presents to organizations, including federal contractors, on topics such as EEO and affirmative action compliance, strategic human resources and diversity and inclusion initiatives, organizational culture, and workplace climate. She is also the Associate Vice President for Inclusion and Workforce Diversity at Cornell University.

Added 11/17/2020

Heidy Abreu King-Jones, LLM '08 has been appointed as Chief Legal Officer at Provention Bio, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company... Read Full Note

Heidy Abreu King-Jones, LLM '08 has been appointed as Chief Legal Officer at Provention Bio, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to intercepting and preventing immune-mediated disease. King-Jones brings nearly 12 years of corporate counsel and law firm experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, having most recently served as Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Axcella Health.

Added 08/25/2020

Moira K. Penza, JD '08 a partner at Wilkinson Walsh PC was named one of Law 360's 2020 Rising Stars. She is an accomplished... Read Full Note

Moira K. Penza, JD '08 a partner at Wilkinson Walsh PC was named one of Law 360's 2020 Rising Stars. She is an accomplished litigator who has a record of success winning high-stakes civil and criminal trials. The award recognizes Moira as a lawyer "under 40 whose accomplishments transcend" her age and describes how she "knocked it out of the park last summer when she prosecuted the leader of a shadowy New York self-help group [Nxivm] for sex trafficking in a six-week trial, then went to private practice and was hired to lead Allergan into an antitrust battle."

Added 08/25/2020

Sheila J. Ramesh, JD '08 a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP’s litigation practice group was named one of Law 360's 2020 Rising... Read Full Note

Sheila J. Ramesh, JD '08 a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP’s litigation practice group was named one of Law 360's 2020 Rising Stars. Sheila’s practice focuses on the defense of complex securities and commercial matters. She represents leading financial institutions and global corporations in high-stakes litigation matters, including issues relating to benchmark rates, securities, and other complex financial products and commercial disputes. She has also led internal investigations and responded to government inquiries arising from alleged violations of banking, antitrust, and securities laws, as well as other laws and regulations.

Added 08/25/2020

Heidy Abreu King-Jones, LLM ’08, joined Axcella Health as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Prior to... Read Full Note

Heidy Abreu King-Jones, LLM ’08, joined Axcella Health as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Prior to joining Axcella, King-Jones was senior director for corporate law (2017-18), director of senior corporate counsel (2015-17), and corporate counsel (2013-15) at Sarepta Therapeutics, where she led the company’s commercialization transition.

Added 04/13/2020

Effective March 1, 2020, John Lawrence, JD `08 has been promoted to special counsel in the Corporate Department and Capital Markets... Read Full Note

Effective March 1, 2020, John Lawrence, JD `08 has been promoted to special counsel in the Corporate Department and Capital Markets Practice, in the New York office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Mr. Lawrence's practice focuses on capital markets transactions, corporate governance and securities regulation. While he was a student at Cornell Law, Mr. Lawrence was the Managing Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal.

Added 02/24/2020

Steven Arrigg Koh, JD '08, joined Boston College Law School as the inaugural Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Sesquicentennial... Read Full Note

Steven Arrigg Koh, JD '08, joined Boston College Law School as the inaugural Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor. Koh, whose writing and teaching focuses on criminal law and procedure, international law, and legal theory, has published articles in New York University Law Review, Cornell Law Review, and Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Prior to Boston College, he was an associate in law fellow at Columbia Law School (2017-19), an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center (2015-17), and a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice (2014-17). "We are thrilled to welcome Steven Koh to BC Law," said Law School Dean Vincent D. Rougeau. "His academic work in international and criminal law brings important expertise to our faculty, enhancing our scholarly profile and curricular coverage in this important area. Additionally, Steve's professional experience prior to entering the academy offers our community an important example of the challenging and inspiring work lawyers can do through public service careers. Steve has already provided great support and mentorship to our students interested in government service and public interest law."

Added 11/08/2019

Moira Kim Penza, JD '08, joined Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz as a partner in the firm's New York City office. A former Assistant... Read Full Note

Moira Kim Penza, JD '08, joined Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz as a partner in the firm's New York City office. A former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Penza was first chair for the government in United States v. Raniere, a widely reported 2019 criminal trial involving charges of racketeering and sex trafficking by Keith Raniere, founder of NXIVM. "We are excited to welcome Moira to the WW+E family," said founding partner Beth Wilkinson. "Moira's experience as a trial lawyer and her experience with both criminal and civil trials is exactly what we are looking for as we continue to grow the firm. We are all confident that Moira will help us achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients and provide leadership for our younger associates."

Added 11/08/2019

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