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Sandesh Mahatme, LLM '89, chief financial officer and senior vice president at Sarepta Therapeutics, was appointed to the board of... Read Full Note

Sandesh Mahatme, LLM '89, chief financial officer and senior vice president at Sarepta Therapeutics, was appointed to the board of directors of Elcelyx Therapeutics on October 12th. Prior to joining Sarepta in 2012, Mahatme was senior vice president of corporate development at Celgene Corporation, where he focused on strategic initiatives, including emerging markets, acquisitions, licensing, strategic planning, and global manufacturing expansion. "We welcome Sandy's expertise as Elcelyx nears a critical data read-out this quarter for our drug candidate Metformin Delayed Release for patients with type 2 diabetes and we establish the path forward for Phase 3 development and potential commercialization," said Elcelyx President and CEO Alain Baron.

Added 02/17/2017

Thomas E. Gilbertsen, JD '89, joined Pierce Atwood as a commercial litigation partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where... Read Full Note

Thomas E. Gilbertsen, JD '89, joined Pierce Atwood as a commercial litigation partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he represents clients pursuing internal investigations and responding to enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice, the International Trade Commission, and state attorneys general. "The firm was looking to bolster its antitrust and commercial litigation capabilities in the nation's capital, and I am really bowled over by Pierce Atwood's combination of elite pedigrees and agile, cost-effective platform — a relatively rare combination in today's legal market," said Gilbertsen.

Added 09/01/2016

Katherine M. Clark, JD '89, United States Representative for Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District, joined forces with Rep.... Read Full Note

Katherine M. Clark, JD '89, United States Representative for Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District, joined forces with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), and Richard Hanna (R-New York) – plus Elmo and Cookie Monster – to create the bipartisan Congressional Pre-K Caucus. "Our aim is to push Congress to work across party lines and put the needs of our youngest learners first," wrote Clark. "From the time they are born to the time they enter kindergarten, children learn and develop faster than any other time in their lives. Their first learning experiences during these years are critical to their visual, language and social-emotional development. Skills developed at this stage are foundational to language and reading proficiency – key indicators for academic and economic success later in life. Every child needs and deserves access to high quality early learning experiences regardless of their zip code or their family's income."

Added 05/01/2016

Ambassador Michael W. Punke, JD '89, who wrote The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge as a partner at Mayer Brown, has reached... Read Full Note

Ambassador Michael W. Punke, JD '89, who wrote The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge as a partner at Mayer Brown, has reached the big screen in a Golden Globe-winning adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The film, which tells the story of fur trapper Hugh Glass, has also been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. Punke is currently deputy United States trade representative and ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Switzerland.

Added 02/01/2016

Honorable Katherine M. Clark, JD'89, who represents the Fifth District of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives, was... Read Full Note

Honorable Katherine M. Clark, JD'89, who represents the Fifth District of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives, was named senior whip within the House Democratic caucus on October 1st. Clark serves on the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In announcing the promotion from assistant whip, Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer called Clark "an effective member of the whip team" who "brings a strong voice for women and families to the table."

Added 11/05/2015

Laura M. Miranda, AB '84, JD '89, was granted membership in the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. Based in New York... Read Full Note

Laura M. Miranda, AB '84, JD '89, was granted membership in the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. Based in New York City, Miranda, has been in private practice for 17 years, representing clients on DUI, murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, vehicular assault, gang assault, drug trafficking, conspiracy, weapons, sex crimes, burglary, robbery, larceny, and white collar crimes. Over the past 10 years, Laura Miranda has also been retained as a consultant to assist in Voir Dire and trial strategies, and negotiate plea bargains with prosecutors for attorneys and law firms on New York State and federal felony cases.

Added 08/28/2015

Barry M. Eisler, AB '86, JD '89 published Graveyard of Memories (Thomas & Mercer), the seventh in the best-selling series... Read Full Note

Barry M. Eisler, AB '86, JD '89 published Graveyard of Memories (Thomas & Mercer), the seventh in the best-selling series featuring John Rain, a half-Japanese, half-American former soldier turned freelance assassin. Eisler's books have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for best thriller of the year, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages. In April 2009, Sony Pictures Japan released a film version of Rain Fall starring Shiina Kippei as Rain and Gary Oldman as Rain's nemesis, CIA station chief William Holtzer.

Added 05/01/2014

Katherine M. Clark, JD '89 won a special election to succeed Massachusetts Democrat Edward J. Markey in the U.S. House of... Read Full Note

Katherine M. Clark, JD '89 won a special election to succeed Massachusetts Democrat Edward J. Markey in the U.S. House of Representatives. Running against a Republican and two independents, Clark campaigned for abortion rights, early childhood education, tougher gun control, and pay equity for women. "We all know Congress is broken," said Clark to supporters on election night. "But you've shown in this campaign that we are not going to sit on the sidelines and accept gridlock as the new norm. We know that we can—and we must—do better." Clark is scheduled to serve through 2014.

Added 02/19/2014

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