Campaign Executive Committee
David L. Mulliken ’75 is co-chair of the Law School’s campaign executive committee. David is a recently retired partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins. Having practiced environmental law since the early 1970s, he has represented clients in landmark cases at the federal and state levels, including the Supreme Court of the United States, before which he successfully argued United States v. Stringfellow, the seminal hazardous waste site case, as well as several landmark cases before the California Supreme Court. David handled lawsuits and administrative enforcement proceedings involving air and water quality, hazardous waste and toxic substance management, Superfund site cleanups and natural resources damages claims, and environmental insurance coverage. He also spent considerable time in waste and energy project siting matters, and provides counseling on environmental issues. David was elected to the Law School Foundation’s board of trustees in November 1992 and, after having served four terms of office, became an honorary trustee in 2005.
Edward “Ned” J. Kelly, III ’81, is co-chair of the Law School’s campaign executive committee. Ned is Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup, Inc. Previously, Ned held the CEO of Citi Alternative Investments position. Before joining Citigroup, Ned was managing director of The Carlyle Group in Washington, D.C., and formerly the CEO and chairman of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation. Ned arrived at Mercantile from J.P. Morgan, where he was head of global financial institutions and co-head of investment banking client management, and was initially the firm's general counsel and secretary. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Ned was a partner with Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he specialized in matters related to financial institutions. Early in his career, Ned served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. Ned joined the Law School Foundation board of trustees in 2002.
Steven D. Brooks ’79 most recently served as managing partner of BCP Capital, a private equity fund focused on the technology industry, which he co-founded in 1999. Previously, Steve headed the technology industry mergers and acquisition practice at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. During his career, Steve has held a variety of positions in the investment banking and private equity fields, including head of global technology banking at Union Bank of Switzerland, managing partner of corporate finance at Robertson Stephens, founder and managing partner of West Coast technology investment banking at Alex. Brown & Sons, and principal at Rainwater, Inc., a private equity firm in Fort Worth, Texas. Steven is a member of the board of directors of Cogent Communications, as well as a number of other private companies’ boards.
Nicholas E. Chimicles ’73 is senior partner and chairman of Chimicles & Tikellis in Haverford, Pa. Chimicles & Tikellis is a leading class action law firm with a national practice. Nicholas has actively prosecuted major complex litigation, antitrust, securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duty suits. He has lectured frequently on securities law at the Rutgers University Law School-Camden, the Wharton School Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, the University of Virginia, and has written for Prentice Hall Law and Business Publications. Upon graduation from law school, Nicholas joined a major Philadelphia law firm where he practiced for eight years and specialized in litigation including complex commercial, antitrust, and securities fraud cases.
Douglas D. Drysdale ’53 is a founding member of Caplin & Drysdale of Washington, D.C. He has approximately 55 years of practice experience, primarily devoted to tax matters. For more than 20 years he taught a seminar at the Law School on the procedural aspects of tax practice. Although semi-retired, his ongoing practice emphasizes counseling of high-net-worth individuals, especially those with wealth centered in closely held business interests, and advising tax-exempt organizations and their related persons on difficult tax issues. Doug is a member of the firm's estate planning and exempt organizations practice groups.
William B. Fryer ’74 is a senior partner at King & Spalding and heads the firm's real estate capital markets practice group. Bill’s practice includes mergers, acquisitions, funds formation, and project developments with an emphasis on real estate securitizations. He divides his time among the firm's Atlanta, New York, and London offices. Bill is the president of the Law School alumni association.
John W. Glynn, Jr. ’65 is the founder and general partner of Glynn Capital Management and Glynn Ventures, a venture capital fund, in Menlo Park, Calif. He has been active in the venture business on a national basis since 1970. Over the years, John has been an active venture backer of many high-tech companies, including Cypress Semiconductor, Intel, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, and 3Com Corporation, and has served as a director of many small private companies. John also serves as an advisor to New Enterprise Associates, a Baltimore-based venture firm with over $3.5 billion under management. He is a founder and director of Sterling Payot, a merchant banking firm located in San Francisco. Since 1990, he has taught courses on venture capital and start-up businesses at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Darden School at the University of Virginia. John has been a trustee of the Law School Foundation since 2000 and serves as chair of the board’s investment committee.
Bradley A. Handler ’95 is co-founder and chairman of Exclusive Resorts, LLC, serving as general counsel responsible for the company's legal issues. Prior to joining the company, Brad served as the first in-house counsel for eBay Inc., where he was responsible for all legal issues as eBay grew from a small start up through its IPO. In his last two years with eBay, Brad handled eBay's worldwide public policy and government relations. Before joining eBay, he practiced law with the firm of Cooley Godward. Joining Brad on the Law School’s Campaign Executive Committee is his wife, Emeri.
Michael J. Horvitz ’75 is of counsel to the international law firm Jones Day. He practices in the areas of tax, business transactions, and personal planning for privately owned businesses and substantial families. Michael has considerable experience in advising clients with respect to the relationships among shareholders and partners, and represents several charitable organizations and is experienced in charitable planning. He also advises family businesses, family offices, and private investment funds. In addition to his law practice, Michael is a trustee of various trusts established by the late Mark McCormack, the founder of IMG Worldwide, and he served as chairman of IMG’s board after McCormack's death until the company was sold in 2004. Mike is also active in his own family's investment and philanthropic activities, especially in Cleveland where he makes his home. Mike just completed his term as the chair of the Law School Foundation’s board of trustees, which he joined in 1999.
John C. Jeffries, Jr. ’73, was the tenth dean of the University of Virginia School of Law. He joined the Law School faculty two years after graduating, serving one term as clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. His primary research and teaching interests are criminal law, constitutional law, federal courts, and civil rights actions. He served as dean from 2001 to 2008.
Barbara S. Jeremiah ’77 heads Alcoa's corporate development activities. Barbara was elevated to executive vice president of Alcoa in July 2002. She is a member of the Alcoa executive council, the senior leadership group that provides strategic direction for the company. Barbara joined Alcoa in 1977 as an attorney and ultimately became the company’s assistant general counsel and secretary, where she was responsible for Alcoa’s board meetings and related governance matters. She was named to her most recent position as executive vice president of corporate development in 1998. She is also a member of the Law School’s Business Advisory Council and the University’s Women's Center National Council.
Roger H. Kimmel ’71 became vice-chairman of Rothschild Inc., an investment banking firm, in January 2001. Previously, Roger was a partner at Latham & Watkins where he was head of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions and international practices, which included responsibility for leading Latham’s global expansion. Roger has served the Law School in a number of volunteer capacities. He has been a regional and class agent for the annual giving program, and from 2000-2002 was the national appeals chair. Roger currently serves as chair of the Law School Foundation’s board of trustees
Byron F. Marchant ’87 is
the president and chief executive officer of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation. Previously, Byron was executive vice president and chief administrative officer of BET Holdings, Inc. Before working with BET, Byron was a partner with Patton Boggs in the firm’s communications group and emerging technology practice. Byron is a member of the Law School’s Business Advisory Council and a visiting professor of communications and media law.
Brian M. Powers ’74 is chief executive officer of Hellman & Friedman. His primary areas of focus are the media industry and overseeing the firm's day-to-day activities. He led the firm's investments in Axel Springer, Formula One Holdings, John Fairfax Holdings Limited, Mid Ocean Limited, and ProSiebenSat.1. Brian originally joined Hellman & Friedman in 1991. Before then, he was a partner at James D. Wolfensohn and was managing director (chief executive) of The Jardine Matheson Group in Hong Kong. He re-joined the firm in January 1999, after having served for five years as managing director and chief executive officer of both Consolidated Press Holdings Limited and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited in Australia. Joining Brian on the campaign executive committee is his wife, Paula.
Thomas F. Shannon ’53 of Washington, D.C., was co-founder and chairman of Collier Shannon Scott. He passed away in June 2006 after an illustrious international trade and customs practice that included key stints in the Congress and federal government. Tom was lead counsel for various major industry associations, including steel, television electronics, and footwear, and handled seminal industrial trade cases before the International Trade Commission, Department of Treasury, Department of Commerce, and Office of Special Trade Representative. Early in his career, Tom worked as chief minority counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and was special counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Campaign Fraud. His good nature, easy humor, and utter professionalism defined him and will be missed.
Richard D. Siegal '63 is chairman of Palace Exploration and president of Bistate Oil, headquartered in New York City. Richard is an appointee to the Citizens Financial Accountability Oversight Committee, which was created to oversee the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's new stem cell agency.
James C. Slaughter ’51 is managing director of the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. He also serves as managing director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Jim was one of the founders of the Student Legal Forum and has been a longtime leader of the Law School. Initially voted onto the Law School Foundation’s board in 1992, he was made an honorary trustee of the Law School Foundation in 2002.
William M. Slaughter ’66 is a founding partner of Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker in Birmingham, Ala. He began his legal career in 1966, and in 1968 joined Litton Industries, which at the time was corporate parent of The Rust Engineering Company. Bill served as vice president of finance for Rust in Pittsburgh, and then oversaw that area for Litton’s industrial systems and equipment group in Los Angeles. He left Litton in 1973 to found his law firm. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1987-1990 and was a member of the Alabama Commission on Tax and Fiscal Policy. Bill has served as a trustee of the Law School Foundation since 1998.
Thatcher A. Stone ’82 is chairman and chief executive officer of Xavian Holdings, Inc., in New York. Prior to founding this specialty insurance business and its global operating and parent company, Thatcher was a partner with Akerman Senterfitt. He has more than 20 years of broad experience in the international aviation and cargo industry. Thatcher is a corporate finance, structured finance and securities lawyer who specializes in the transportation and infrastructure sectors. In addition, he teaches aviation law at the Law School. Thatcher has published numerous trade journal articles relating to bankruptcy, leasing, and tax. Thatcher is a member of the legal advisory panel to the Aviation Working Group, which includes Airbus, Boeing, GE, Rolls Royce, and others, which is annotating the Cape Town Convention, a new international aircraft mortgage convention.
John R. Turbyfill ’56 is the retired vice chairman of Norfolk Southern Corporation. After law school he joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. He returned in 1960 to Virginia, where he worked in the Norfolk and Western Railway’s law department. The construction contract for the $30 million coal pier in Norfolk was his first big assignment. He moved to the company’s executive department in 1970, soon served as chief financial officer, and later became vice-chairman. John has been active in community organizations, serving as chairman of the board of trustees of Roanoke College from 1986 to 1993. He is past president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Roanoke Centennial Committee, president of the Greater Norfolk Corporation, president of the Virginia Stage Company, and president of the Virginia Opera.
Michael Weintraub ’63 is principal of Gibson & Company, a Miami-based investment company. Previously he practiced with Smathers and Thompson and held positions with several major banking organizations. He serves as president of the Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation and is an active supporter with his wife of the University of Miami and the Miami Heart Research Institute. Joining Mike on the Law School’s Campaign Executive Committee is his wife, Barbara, who has served as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society for more than 30 years, in the unit, state, and national arena.
Samuel B. Witt, III ’64 is former general counsel of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and special counsel to RJR Nabisco, Inc. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute, he has been a trustee of the Law School Foundation since 1995 and is chair of the board’s audit committee.
Stephen T. Yandle ’72 is the Associate Dean of the Peking University School of Transnational Law. Stephen previously served as vice president of Global Law School Programs for Lexis Nexis. and as chief consultant for Legal Education to the American Bar Association. He was an associate dean and lecturer at Yale Law School, and before that an assistant dean at the University of Virginia School of Law, and an associate dean at Northwestern Law School. Joining Steve on the Law School’s campaign executive committee is his wife, Martha Anne.
