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Michael Margolis, JD '79, partner at Blank Rome, was included in 2015 Chambers Global, which reports that he "draws acclaim for his... Read Full Note

Michael Margolis, JD '79, partner at Blank Rome, was included in 2015 Chambers Global, which reports that he "draws acclaim for his broad litigation expertise." Margolis, who manages the firm's practice serving Chinese businesses and entrepreneurs operating in the U.S., was also featured in the Wall Street Journal's "Chinese Investment to U.S. Faces Hurdles in Both Countries" on March 31st.

Added 05/01/2015

Harold O. Levy, BS '74, JD '79 was named executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing the... Read Full Note

Harold O. Levy, BS '74, JD '79 was named executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students with financial need. Levy is a highly seasoned executive with strong leadership experience in education, including service as the New York City Schools Chancellor, where he pioneered a much-emulated teaching fellows program. "Every time a gifted child is unable to realize his or her full potential because the family lacks the means for support, a little bit of the American dream dies," he says. "The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, as one of the largest private scholarship foundations in the country, has the ability to change that calculus for many of the students who lack adequate resources. The Foundation's mission is particularly meaningful to me, as I was the beneficiary of precisely this kind of scholarship."

Added 09/04/2014

Michael B. Margolis, JD '79 joined Blank Rome as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, along with eleven other attorneys from... Read Full Note

Michael B. Margolis, JD '79 joined Blank Rome as a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, along with eleven other attorneys from Margolis & Tisman. Margolis has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in a variety of disputes, including trade secrets, unfair competition, and misappropriation of intellectual property; fraud; international joint ventures; employment matters; real estate; lender liability; and class actions and other complex commercial cases. "Blank Rome is a perfect fit," says Margolis."Like us, the firm is committed to serving clients with exceptional dedication, supporting the communities in which its people and clients live and work, and promoting a collaborative culture that always puts clients first. Our combining with Blank Rome both complements the firm's traditional areas of practice and enhances a uniquely qualified team that serves Chinese and Korean businesses in the U.S. We are excited to join the firm and have the opportunity to work with such an impressive group of professionals."

Added 05/01/2014

Bill Tanenbaum, JD '79 was named as "Lawyer of the Year 2013" in Information Technology Law in New York by Best Lawyers in America. ... Read Full Note

Bill Tanenbaum, JD '79 was named as "Lawyer of the Year 2013" in Information Technology Law in New York by Best Lawyers in America. Chambers ranks him in Band One in Technology and Outsourcing in New York. He is the Chair of the Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions Group and the Chair of GreenTech and Sustainability Group at Kaye Scholer in New York. His recently published articles include "Big Weather and Cloud Computing: Lessons from [Hurricane] Sandy" (Law360) and "Election 2012 Lessons for the Business Use of Big Data" (The American Lawyer's Law Technology News).

Added 11/14/2012

Andrew M. Baker, JD '79, has been elected to be the next managing partner of Baker Botts LLP, succeeding current managing partner... Read Full Note

Andrew M. Baker, JD '79, has been elected to be the next managing partner of Baker Botts LLP, succeeding current managing partner Walter J. Smith, as the 14th person to hold this position in the firms' 172-year history. Baker joined Baker Botts in 1979, after graduating from Cornell Law School. Baker's corporate practice includes counseling public and private companies on deal execution.

Added 05/11/2012

Leo Haviland, JD '79, has recently publish a book on marketplace rhetoric and the evolution of Wall Street language within the... Read Full Note

Leo Haviland, JD '79, has recently publish a book on marketplace rhetoric and the evolution of Wall Street language within the context of the American Dream, titled Words on the Street--Language and the American Dream on Wall Street. Words on the Street is an experienced insider's analysis of Wall Street language. This exploration of marketplace rhetoric focuses on metaphors derived from the fascinating arenas of games, love, war, politics, religion, the fine arts, and natural physical science. This expose reviews that wordplay in the context of the American Dream. This study of Wall Street's language and rhetorical methods benefits Wall Street professionals, Main Street residents, businesses, politicians, and regulators seeking insight on how and why Wall Street sermons attract and convince them.

Added 05/11/2012

Joseph R. Lupica, AB '76, JD '79, announced the launch of Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm focused... Read Full Note

Joseph R. Lupica, AB '76, JD '79, announced the launch of Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Together with cofounders Carol J. Geffner, Ph.D., and Barbara Ladon, Lupica will lead an initial team of a dozen healthcare experts who have worked with health systems, physician groups, public and private health care plans, not-for-profit hospitals, government organizations, and universities. Lupica has founded Newpoint after seven successful years as president of national healthcare advisory firm Stroudwater Capital.

Added 05/11/2012

Berry Petroleum Company announced in October 2010 that Davis O. O'Connor, AB '76, JD '79 had been appointed its vice-president,... Read Full Note

Berry Petroleum Company announced in October 2010 that Davis O. O'Connor, AB '76, JD '79 had been appointed its vice-president, general counsel, and secretary. Mr. O'Connor was previously a partner of Holland & Hart, in Denver, where he began his legal career in 1979 and developed a corporate practice in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, ''and related transactions primarily in the oil and natural gas industry.''

Added 01/01/2011

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