February 2012 Insider

Special Announcements

Annual Luncheon – Register Now!

Alumni Connect: The Online Directory has launched!

Upcoming FLS Events

	John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series Featuring Kate O'Regan, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa "A Pillar of Democracy: the Role of South Africa's Constitutional Court" Monday, February 13, 2012 6 PM: Lecture 7 PM: Reception McNally Amphitheatre Fordham Law School 140 W. 62nd Street New York, NY 10023 RSVP here
	Rising Star Awards Reception Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP 767 5th Avenue 25th Floor New York, NY 10153-0023 Honoring: Todd G. Cosenza '98 Samrat S. Khichi '98 Edward Skyler '00 RSVP here
	Networking Series with Professor Linda Sugin Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Hosted by Matthew McLaughlin’94 Venable LLP Rockerfeller Center 25th Floor 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1700 Networking Series Schedule RSVP here
	63rd Annual FLAA Luncheon Saturday, March 3, 2012 12 PM cocktail 12:30 PM luncheon Cipriani 55 Wall Street (Between William & Hanover Street) New York, NY 10005 Register here!
	Networking Series with Professor Sonia Katyal Tuesday, March 8, 2012 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Hosted by Patricia Murphy ’81 Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10128 Networking Series Schedule RSVP here

Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance Benefit Concert
Thursday, 8 March 2012
5:45 PM
Pope Auditorium
Lowenstein Center
Lincoln Center Campus
113 W. 60th Street
New York, N.Y. 10023
This annual concert gives students in the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance Program the opportunity to thank their supporters.
• 5:45 p.m. Pre-performance cocktail reception
• 7 p.m. Performance
• 8 p.m. Meet the dancers and enjoy refreshments

VIP Patrons will receive admission to the reception, premier seating at the performance, recognition in the event program, and two tickets to the B.F.A. Senior Concert with a suggested minimum donation of $250* per person.
Supporters will receive admission to the reception and performance with a suggested minimum donation of $100* per person. *All donations are fully tax deductible.

Register Online
For more information, contact Rodger Van Allen at (212) 636-6562 or vanallen@fordham.edu.

Join the President of Fordham University, Reverend Joseph M. McShane, S.J., for a day of Brunch and Baseball
Sunday, March 11, 2012
10 AM Mass
Jesuit High School
4701 N. Himes Ave. Tampa, FL 33614
11 AM Brunch
1 PM Yankees vs. Phillies Baseball Game
George M. Steinbrenner Field Yankees Pavilion | 1 Steinbrenner Drive Tampa, FL 33614
(You must have a game ticket to attend the brunch. Cost is $40 per adult and $25 per youth under 13.)
For more information, please contact Sara Hunt at (212) 636-6523 or shunt@fordham.edu.

Fordham Law Comes to Asia

Seoul Alumni Reception
Saturday, March 10, 2012
7:00 PM
Grand Hyatt Seoul
747-7 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu
Namsan V Room
Seoul 140-738, Korea
RSVP here

Beijing Alumni Reception
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
7:00 PM
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
2301 China Central Place Tower 2
No. 79 Jianguo Road
Beijing 100025, China
Host: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
RSVP here

Shanghai Alumni Reception
Thursday, March 15, 2012
7:00 PM
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Unit 1601, Jin Mao Tower
88 Century Avenue
Pudong, Shanghai 200121
People's Republic of China
Host: Howard Wu '98
RSVP here

Hong Kong Alumni Reception
Saturday, March 17, 2012
6:30 PM
China Club
Bank Street, Central
13-15th Floor, Old Bank of China Building
Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, PRC
Host: Gary Wigmore '82
RSVP here


European Alumni Chapter Academic Program and Dinner
Barcelona, Spain
June 15 – 16, 2012
Following on the enormous success of last year’s meeting of the Fordham Law Alumni Association meeting in Rome, the European Chapter will meet in June 2012 in Barcelona – Spain’s magical port city.

For details, click here.
RSVP here

News and Reminders

The 21st Annual FSSF Auction!

Intellectual Property Journal Cited in Supreme Court Opinion

The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal was cited in Justice Stephen Breyer's dissenting opinion following the January 18 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Golan v. Holder.

The case dealt with copyright protection of works that had entered the public domain. The Court found that a federal law, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, does not violate First Amendment rights. The Court affirmed the judgment by a 6–2 vote. To read more, click here.

Fordham Law Mourns Passing of Adjunct Professor Joseph T. McLaughlin

The Fordham Law community is saddened by the death of Adjunct Professor Joseph T. McLaughlin. He taught domestic and international alternative dispute resolution at Fordham. To read more, click here.

Corporate Law Center: Spring 2012 Programs

Fordham Law's Corporate Law Center is excited to announce its schedule of programs for Spring 2012. To view a full list of all the events offered, please click here.

Created in 2001, the Center convenes public lectures, roundtable discussions, expert panels, and academic symposia on topics of current interest in business and financial law.  The Center also serves as a platform to showcase the business law scholarship of Fordham faculty and research affiliates in a wide variety of financial sub-specialties.

For more information on the Corporate Law Center, please click here or contact Ann Rakoff, Executive Director of the Corporate Law Center.

Catholic Fellow Position

The Catholic Lawyer’s Program of the Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work is seeking support for the creation of Catholic Fellow position.  To become involved or to learn more, please contact Michele Galioto at galioto@law.fordham.edu or 212.636.7637.

American Association of Law Libraries Survey

The American Association of Law Libraries is currently conducting a survey of legal practitioners to identify the current and future research skills that law school graduates need to succeed in legal practice.  This information will help law schools determine how to develop their curriculum to meet the research needs of their graduates.  

Please consider taking a minute to share your thoughts here.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Alison Shea, Reference Librarian and Associate Adjunct Professor of Law, at aashea@law.fordham.edu.

Become a Judge for the Kaufman Moot Court Competition

Each spring, Fordham Law School hosts the Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition.  Held in honor of Chief Judge Kaufman, a Fordham Alumnus who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Kaufman Competition has a rich tradition of bringing together complex securities law issues, talented student advocates, and top legal minds.   

The year’s Kaufman Competition will take place on March 23, 2012 to March 25, 2012.

Our esteemed final round panel includes Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr. ’67, of the Tenth Circuit; Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the Ninth Circuit; Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr., of the Sixth Circuit; Judge Richard A. Posner, of the Seventh Circuit; Judge Jane Richards Roth, of the Third Circuit; and Commissioner Troy A. Paredes, of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

We are currently soliciting practitioners and academics to judge oral argument rounds and grade competition briefs.  No securities law experience is required to participate and CLE credit is available.

Information about the Kaufman Competition and an online Judge Registration Form is available on our website.  Please contact Michael A. Kitson, Kaufman Editor, at KaufmanMC@law.fordham.edu or 212.636.6882 with any questions.

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Lawyers in Transition

Class Notes

Henry Sacco ’92, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Brother International Corporation, and the legal team at Brother International Corporation have recently undertaken a group effort to dedicate time and resources to pro bono service. In 2011, the Brother Law Department worked on nine matters for nonprofit clients of the Pro Bono Partnership.

Ariel Kronman ’93 has been elected to partnership at Weil Gotshal & Manges.

F. Joseph Paldino ’93 has been elected to partnership at immigration law firm Fragomen.

Susheel Kirpalani ’94, chairman of the bankruptcy and restructuring group at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, has been named the examiner for the bankruptcy of Dynegy Holdings LLC and will investigate whether the company is treating bondholders fairly. To read more, click here.

Salvatore F. Salamone ’94 has announced his candidacy for the position of Fort Smith City Director, Ward 3. Salamone is Vice President – Taxes for Golden Living and has spent more than 25 years in his career as a tax, legal and accounting professional. To read more, click here.

Michael O. Ware ’95 has been elected to partnership at Mayer Brown.

Sandra L. Gonzalez ’96 has been promoted to Senior Counsel of Goya Foods, Inc.

Robert Renzulli ’96 has been appointed New York City Marshal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  The swearing in ceremony was held on February 2, 2012.  Prior to assuming this new position, Renzulli was an Assistant District Attorney under Charles Hynes in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.  During his 15 years there, he rose to become Deputy Bureau Chief of the Rackets Division.  He resides in Manhattan with his family.

Joseph Campolo ’97, managing partner of Campolo, Middleton & McCormick has been elected to the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Suffolk County.

Robert J. Gorzelany ’97 has joined Haynes and Boone as of counsel. Gorzelany, previously a counsel to Seward & Kissel, concentrates on commercial leasing in New York City.

Anthony Schouten ’98 has joined the New York office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in the firm’s Finance group.

David J. Karp ’99 has been elected to partnership at Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Brian W. Nolan ’99 has been elected to partnership at Mayer Brown.

Michael D. Larobina ’00 has been appointed general counsel at Sacred Heart University. Larobina was director of legal affairs and corporation counsel for Stamford University and a lieutenant to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the city's then mayor.

Noah Shapiro ’00 has been elected to partnership at Haynes and Boone, LLP. Shapiro is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in New York and devotes his professional time to commercial real estate leasing transactions.

Allison Fitzpatrick ’01 has been made partner at Davis & Gilbert LLP.

Yehudah Buchweitz ’02 has been elected to partnership at Weil Gotshal & Manges.

Peter Dennin ’02 has been elected to partnership at Hogan Lovells.

Kristine A. Sova ’02 has been appointed of counsel at Venable LLP’s New York office.

Jessica (Sombat) Carey ’03 has been elected partner in the Litigation Department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where her practice focuses on defending financial institutions and corporations in complex securities and commercial matters in federal and state courts and before the SEC and federal and state regulatory authorities.

Jessica S. Carey ’03 has been elected to partnership at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Thomas McGovern ’03 has been elected to partnership at Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Michele (Miki) Navazio ’03 has been elected partner at Sidley Austin LLP in the firm’s Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives practice.

Ethan R. Mark ’04 has been elected a shareholder of the firm Leonard, Street and Deinard. Mark practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law and general corporate law.

Mike Haber ’05 and his wife, Andrea, welcomed daughter Satvi Soonachan Haber on January 23rd.

Carrie Tendler ’05 has been elected partner at Kobre & Kim LLP, a global litigation boutique that specializes in cross-border litigation and arbitration matters.

Lauren Vollano ’07 married Thomas Margiano on October 1, 2011.  Vollano is a real estate associate at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Sara E. Yood ‘11 has been appointed assistant general counsel for The Jewelers Vigilance Committee. Yood will focus on trademark monitoring, Federal Trade Commission review of the jewelry industry guides and general legal support.

In Memoriam