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August 15, 2018
Mike Signer ’04 To Chair Communities Overcoming Extremism Advisory Board
(The Daily Progress)
August 13, 2018
Joseph Warden ’09 Named Top Life Sciences Attorney Under 40
(Law360)
August 13, 2018
Susan W. Murley ’86 Named 2018 National Women In Law Honoree for Transformative Leadership
(Corporate Counsel)
August 9, 2018
Kate Growley ’11 Named Top Cybersecurity, Privacy Attorney Under 40
(Law360)
August 6, 2018
Jeff White ’04 Named Top Competition Attorney Under 40
(Law360)
August 1, 2018
John C. Blair II ’03 Appointed Charlottesville City Attorney
(City of Charlottesville)
August 1, 2018
Elisha King ’97 Promoted to General Counsel of DLA Piper
(DLA Piper)
July 31, 2018
Quantum Computing Names Christopher Roberts ’78 Chief Financial Officer
(GlobeNewswire)
July 30, 2018
James Tysse ’06 Named Top Appellate Attorney Under 40
(Law360)
July 25, 2018
John S. Cooke LL.M. ’77 Named Director of Federal Judicial Center
(U.S. Supreme Court)
July 19, 2018
Laura Terrell ’96 Hired as Deputy General Counsel at FTI Consulting
(Corporate Counsel)
July 19, 2018
Beth J. Kushner ’79 Elected to American Law Institute
(American Law Institute)
July 16, 2018
Robert W. Burke Jr. ’87 Joins Aries Clean Energy as General Counsel
(Aries Clean Energy)
July 11, 2018
Mortimer Caplin ’40 Donates Law Desk to UVA Law
(Caplin & Drysdale)
July 9, 2018
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear '03 Announces Bid For Governor
(Courier Journal)
July 9, 2018
Brian Johnson '09 Elevated to CFPB Acting Deputy Director
(Law360)
July 4, 2018
Patrick Finnegan ’79, Former West Point Dean and Longwood University President, Dies
(Longwood University)
July 3, 2018
Builders Insurance Appoints J. Stephen Berry ’97 General Counsel
(workcompcentral.com)
July 3, 2018
Bradley Weinsheimer ’89 Named U.S. Associate Deputy Attorney General
(Courthouse News)
July 2, 2018
Hugh M. Fain III ’83 Joins Board of Community Bankers Trust Corporation
(Markets Insider)
June 26, 2018
Union Bankshares Appoints F. Blair Wimbush ’80 to Board of Directors
(Union Bank & Trust)
June 22, 2018
The Rev. Martha N. Macgill '84 Nominated for Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Kansas
(Episcopal News Service)
June 21, 2018
F. Clinton Broden '90 Named Lawyer of the Year by Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
(KWTX-TV)
June 18, 2018
Street Named for Glynn Key '89 in Hometown
(UVA Today)
June 11, 2018
Manatt Names Donna L. Wilson '93 Managing Partner, CEO
(Lawdragon)
June 7, 2018
Catherine M. Keating '87 Named CEO of BNY Mellon Wealth Management
(Institutional Investor)
June 5, 2018
John Warner '53 Receives 2018 Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service
(CBS19)
May 29, 2018
Matthew Fitzgerald '08, Brian D. Schmalzbach '10, Charles L. Weber Jr. '98 Win High Court Case Over Car Searches
(Law360)
May 25, 2018
Max Bahner '60 Receives American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for Sixth Circuit
(Hamilton County Herald)
May 21, 2018
Kevin W. Holt '97, Roanoke Bar Association Win Virginia State Bar Award of Merit
(Virginia State Bar)
May 21, 2018
Linda Fairstein '72 Discusses Inspiration For Her New True Crime Documentary
(USA Today)
May 17, 2018
Katie Townsend '07 Named Legal Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
(Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
May 16, 2018
Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive '65 Dies
(The New York Times)
May 15, 2018
John Nalbandian '94 Confirmed as Federal Appellate Judge
(Kentucky Today)
May 15, 2018
Jeff Bartos ’97 Nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
(WFMZ-TV)
May 9, 2018
Mark O. Webb '93 Promoted to Dominion Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Chief Innovation Officer
(Dominion Energy)
May 7, 2018
Evan Bayh '81 Joins Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies as Senior Adviser
(The American Lawyer)
May 7, 2018
William Charron '98 Founds Tribunal Dedicated to Art Disputes
(The Art Newspaper)
May 6, 2018
T.J. Voboril '05 Named to Colorado Super Lawyers List
(Vail Daily)
April 30, 2018
W. Coleman Allen ’79, J. Rudy Austin ’67, John A. C. Keith ’74, Diane M. Strickland ’73, Colin J. S. Thomas ’62, William T. Wilson ’63 and Robert C. Wood III ’65 Inducted Into Inaugural Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame Class
(Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
April 25, 2018
Washington Trust Bancorp Elects Constance A. Howes ’78 to Board of Directors
(Globe Newswire)
April 19, 2018
TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 Includes Robert Mueller '73
(TIME magazine)
April 16, 2018
Richard L. Fruehauf ‘97 Named Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development at U.S. Steel
(U.S. Steel)
April 16, 2018
Brian Ball '76 Appointed Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
April 13, 2018
Jacob Rooksby '07 Named Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law
(Gonzaga University)
April 10, 2018
Sen. John Cornyn LL.M. ‘95 Receives ABA's Congressional Justice Award
(American Bar Association)
April 9, 2018
Maine's Governor Hires John H. Doyle '06 as Deputy Counsel, Senior Policy Adviser
(Portland Press Herald)
April 6, 2018
Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather L. Carlton ’04 Named Deputy Criminal Chief for Western District of Virginia
(U.S. Department of Justice)
April 3, 2018
Joe Palmore '98 Named Managing Partner at Morrison & Foerster's Washington Office
(The National Law Journal)
March 29, 2018
Bentley University Center for Women and Business Named for Gloria Larson '77
(Boston Globe)
March 23, 2018
Nancy McFadden '87, California Governor's Chief of Staff, Remembered as Dedicated Public Servant
(The Sacramento Bee)
March 22, 2018
Griff Aldrich '99 Named Longwood Men's Basketball Coach
(Longwood University)
March 7, 2018
Chuck Rosenberg '90 Joins Crowell & Moring as Senior Counsel
(The National Law Journal)
March 6, 2018
Edward P. Joseph '86 Named Executive Director of National Council on US-Libya Relations
(Digital Journal)
March 6, 2018
Thomas Mannsdorfer LL.M. ‘95 To Head Brexit-Related Specialty Insurance Underwriting Operation
(Insurance Journal)
March 6, 2018
Matt Winter LL.M. ’91 Appointed to ADT Board of Directors
(Globe Newswire)
March 2, 2018
Thomas F. Farrell II '79, John O. “Dubby” Wynne '71 Named Among 50 Most Influential Virginians
(Virginia Business)
March 2, 2018
Nicolas Jafarieh '01 Named General Counsel at Sallie Mae
(Corporate Counsel)
February 23, 2018
Japan Presents Candidacy of Yuji Iwasawa S.J.D. '97 for Judge of the International Court of Justice
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
February 22, 2018
Tiffany M. Graves '06 Named Bradley Firm's First Pro Bono Counsel
(AL.com)
February 22, 2018
Andrea Dvorak '06 Nurturing UVA Cycling Protégé
(UVA Today)
February 13, 2018
Chris Brearton '98 Hired as MGM Chief Operating Officer
(The Hollywood Reporter)
February 4, 2018
Dasha Smith Dwin '98 Named Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Sony Music Entertainment
(Music Business Worldwide)
February 3, 2018
Retiring After 23 Years As Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney, Dave Chapman '79 Reflects On His Career
(The Daily Progress)
February 3, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Judge James Wynn Jr. LL.M. '95 Receives ABA 2018 Spirit of Excellence Award
(American Bar Association)
January 30, 2018
Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold '05 To Spearhead JPMorgan's Role in Corporate Health Care Initiative
(Yahoo Finance)
January 26, 2018
Judge Martin F. Clark Jr. '84 To Receive Virginia State Bar's Carrico Professionalism Award
(Virginia State Bar)
January 24, 2018
John B. Nalbandian '94 Nominated For Federal Appellate Judgeship
(White House)
January 24, 2018
Wilma Wallace '89 Takes Reins As REI's General Counsel
(Corporate Counsel)
January 22, 2018
Jennifer Kirkland '92 Named General Counsel at Washington & Lee
(Washington & Lee)
January 22, 2018
Christopher L. Nasson '07 Named a 2017 Lawyer of the Year For Exoneration Case
(Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly)
January 20, 2018
Connie Lane '80 Inspired By Women's March To Run For Statewide Office
(Union Leader)
January 19, 2018
Jennifer Attrep '06 Appointed To New Mexico Appellate Court
(Albuquerque Journal)
January 12, 2018
John S. Cooke LL.M. '77 Named to Judiciary Workplace Conduct Working Group
(United States Courts)
January 12, 2018
Former Sen. John V. Tunney '59, Ted Kennedy UVA Roommate, Dies at 83
(The New York Times)
January 12, 2018
Suzanne Israel Tufts '82 Sworn In As Assistant Secretary of HUD
(HousingWire)
January 10, 2018
Del. Jay Jones '15 Youngest Member of Virginia House of Delegates
(The Roanoke Times)
January 10, 2018
Melissa Arbus Sherry ’03 Forms Bond With Other Solicitor General Alumnae
(Big Law Business)
January 9, 2018
Brian Ball '76 Appointed Virginia’s Special Adviser to the Governor for Economic Development and Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade
(Williams Mullen)
January 8, 2018
State Appeals Court Judge Vance E. Salter '76 to Receive Florida Bar's 2018 Distinguished Judicial Service Award
(The Florida Bar)
January 4, 2018
Hannon Wright '03 Rejoins UVA Men's Lacrosse Coaching Staff
(UVA Athletics)
January 1, 2018
Matthew Fitzgerald '08 To Argue His First Case at U.S. Supreme Court
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
December 22, 2017
Eric Blankenstein ’09 Named Senior Adviser at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(The National Law Journal)
December 19, 2017
Former Administrative Law Judge Tahesha Way '94 Nominated for N.J. Secretary of State
(NJSpotlight)
December 19, 2017
Senate Confirms J. Paul Compton '89 as HUD General Counsel
(U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
December 15, 2017
Evan B. Stephenson '05, Beth Ann Wilkinson '87 Elected Members of American Law Institute
(American Law Institute)
December 13, 2017
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Names Alejandro H. Cruz ‘09 Counsel
(Business Wire)
December 12, 2017
Will L. Crossley Jr. ‘01, President of The Piney Woods School, Elected to Foundation’s Board of Trustees
(The Clarion-Ledger)
December 11, 2017
Longtime Attorney, Philanthropist Toy Savage Jr. LL.M. '48 Dead at 96
(The Virginian-Pilot)
December 11, 2017
U.S. Appeals Court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ‘72 Third Among Clerkship Feeders to Supreme Court
(The National Law Journal)
December 6, 2017
What His Book on Essential Questions Show About UVA President-Elect Jim Ryan '92
(UVA Magazine)
December 6, 2017
Robert Mueller ‘73 Named Third Runner-Up for TIME's Person of the Year
(TIME magazine)
December 5, 2017
Senate Confirms Kirstjen Nielsen '99 as Secretary of Homeland Security
(The Washington Post)
December 1, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy '91 Releases Independent Report on Charlottesville Hate Rallies
(NBC29)
November 30, 2017
Blake D. Morant '78, Dean of GW Law School, Says Law Schools Must Recruit the Best, Brightest
(Association of American Law Schools)
November 28, 2017
Ropes & Gray Adds Ama Adams '01 as Partner for Business, Litigation Practice
(The National Law Journal)
November 22, 2017
Melvin Butch Hollowell ’84 Becomes Managing Partner at Miller Law Firm
(The Detroit News)
November 20, 2017
Daniel F. Lindley '75 of The Northern Trust Co. of Delaware Elected ACTEC New Fellow
(Markets Insider)
November 17, 2017
Michael D. Hankin '82, President and CEO of Brown Advisory, Named Business Leader of the Year for 2017 by Loyola University’s Sellinger School of Business and Management
(The Baltimore Sun)
November 16, 2017
Angelique A. Ciliberti '17 and D. Butler Sparks '17 Named Associates at Bradley's Birmingham Office
(Alabama Today)
November 15, 2017
William R. Golden '08 Elected Partner at Simpson Thacher
(Business Wire)
November 10, 2017
Jay Jones '15 Elected to Virginia House of Delegates to Seat Father Once Held
(The Virginian-Pilot)
November 10, 2017
Former Judge, UVA Law Adjunct Prof. William W. Sweeney '54 Dies at 89
(The Roanoke Times)
November 9, 2017
Kurt Krueger '84 to Receive Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce's Citizenship Award
(Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce)
November 7, 2017
Allstate President Matthew E. Winter '91 Joins H&R Block Board of Directors
(Globe Newswire)
November 6, 2017
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 at Virginia Holocaust Museum Touts Independent Judiciary to Uphold Rule of Law
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
November 1, 2017
After 10 Years in Charge, Jerry Falwell Jr. '87 Takes Liberty University to New Heights
(Inside Higher Ed)
October 31, 2017
Craig Fravel '82, Breeders Cup President and CEO, Transfers his Legal Education to Horse Racing
(Inc. Magazine)
October 31, 2017
Trevor McFadden '06 Confirmed as D.C. District Court Judge
(Courthouse News)
October 25, 2017
Donald W. Lemons '76 and J. Harvie Wilkinson III ‘72 Honored at Law Day Awards
(Virginia State Bar)
October 22, 2017
Katrina Callsen '14 Discusses Her Campaign for Albemarle School Board
(Charlottesville Tomorrow)
October 16, 2017
Dominion CEO Thomas F. Farrell II's '79 Legacy Spreads from UVA to Richmond
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
October 16, 2017
Stan Joynes ’81 Discusses Going Into the Vineyard Business
(The Daily Progress)
October 12, 2017
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen '99 Tapped to Lead Homeland Security
(UVA Today)
October 12, 2017
Alex A. Beehler '78 to be Nominated for Position in Trump Administration
(WhiteHouse.gov)
October 4, 2017
James B. Morse Jr. '95 Tapped for Arizona Appeals Court
(White Mountain Independent)
September 29, 2017
Q&A: Theodore Stevenson '88 Discusses his Career in Patent Litigation
(Lawdragon)
September 29, 2017
Q&A: Thomas Ambrosio '00 Talks About his Research, Interest in Teaching
(The Spectrum)
September 29, 2017
Former PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem '73 to be Inducted Into Florida Sports Hall of Fame
(Florida Today)
September 29, 2017
Daniel Domenico '00 Nominated to Federal Judgeship in Colorado
(The Denver Post)
September 29, 2017
Q&A: Former Ga. Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears '95 Discusses her Path to the Bench
(Law.com)
September 28, 2017
Why Robert Mueller’s '73 Methodical Pace Should Comfort Americans Desperate for Trump’s Departure
(Slate)
September 26, 2017
AVROBIO Inc. Appoints Katina Dorton '86 as Chief Financial Officer
(Business Wire)
September 26, 2017
Before Gloria Larson’s '77 Bentley Swan Song, a New Book
(The Boston Globe)
September 22, 2017
Hofstra Law Mourns the Loss of Professor Herbie DiFonzo '77
(Hofstra University)
September 21, 2017
Jacob Rooksby '07 Named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s '40 under 40'
(The Duquesne Duke)
September 20, 2017
Daniel S. Brozost '02 Founding Partner of New Los Angeles Law Firm
(Markets Insider)
September 18, 2017
Laura Ingraham '91 to Join Fox News
(AL.com)
September 18, 2017
PETA Foundation General Counsel Jeff Kerr ‘87 to Receive Corporate Counsel Award
(PETA)
September 14, 2017
Ralph Baxter '74 Announces Run for Congress
(Weirton Daily Times)
September 11, 2017
Fralin Show Honors UVA Law Alum Who Brought Picasso to America
(UVA Today)
September 7, 2017
Matthew Spencer Petersen '99 Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
(WhiteHouse.gov)
September 6, 2017
Rich Gross '93 Joins Janus Global Operations LLC as General Counsel
(Janus Global Operations)
September 5, 2017
Emily Murphy '01 Nominated by President Trump to Run GSA
(Government Executive)
September 5, 2017
Sidley Austin Adds Justin Savage ‘97
(Law 360)
September 1, 2017
Jessica Childress '07 On Charlottesville, Children’s Books, And Attorneys Of Color
(Above the Law)
August 29, 2017
Maureen Reilly ’95 Appointed as Assistant Dean and Executive Director for Career Services at Penn Law
(University of Pennsylvania Almanac)
August 28, 2017
Daniel Bress ’05, Steve Kaplan ’02, Brianne Kucerik ’06, Kosta Stojilkovic ’04 Named Among Rising Stars in Washington, D.C.
(The National Law Journal)
August 28, 2017
UC Berkeley's Chief Lawyer, Christopher M. Patti ’83, Mourned
(Berkeley News)
August 25, 2017
District Judge Jennifer Attrep '06 Among Six Names Submitted by Governor for New Mexico Court of Appeals Vacancy
(Santa Fe New Mexican)
August 24, 2017
Blake Morant '78, Dean of George Washington University School of Law, Speaks on Nazi's, UVA, and "Holistic Education"
(Sirius XM News & Issues)
August 21, 2017
Life After Congress for Former Rep. Randy Forbes '77 Hasn't Meant Retirement
(The Virginian-Pilot)
August 21, 2017
Glenn Carrington ’80 Becomes Dean of Norfolk State University School of Business
(Inside Business)
August 20, 2017
Karl Racine '89 Gives Keynote Speech at UVA Opening Convocation and Honor Induction
(UVA Today)
August 14, 2017
"They picked the wrong city." Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer '04 Responds to Events
(CNN)
August 6, 2017
Bob Trammell ’99 Is Now Georgia House’s Top Democrat
(The Atlanta-Journal Constitution )
July 27, 2017
N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin ’98 Is Elon's Commencement Speaker
(Times-News)
July 27, 2017
From Courtroom to New York Times Best-Sellers: Linda Fairstein '72
(The Island Now)
July 25, 2017
Sen. Angus King '69 Calls For Health Care Compromise: 'This Is About Real People'
(NPR)
July 24, 2017
David Horowitz '91 Joins Fellow Obama Administration Officials at Washington, D.C. Firm
(National Law Journal)
July 16, 2017
Linda Fairstein '72 : Living the Dream, One Murder at a Time
(CBS News)
July 12, 2017
Domestic Violence Is Not Someone Else's Problem: Margaret Duval ’00, Clinic Aid Abuse Victims
(Chicago Tribune)
July 10, 2017
Roshida Dowe '06 Works Behind the Scenes to Keep Uber Accessible
(Black Enterprise)
July 6, 2017
Brenda Castañeda '06 Works for Prisoner Rights Inside World of For-Profit Prison Health Care
(Pacific Standard)
July 5, 2017
Oldest UVA Law Alum Earl K. Shawe '34, 'Dean of Labor Lawyers,' Dies
(Baltimore Business Journal)
June 27, 2017
Peter B. Davidson '90 Nominated by President for General Counsel of Department of Commerce
(Whitehouse.gov)
June 23, 2017
Carlton W. Reeves '89 Brings 'Moral Force' to the Bench as U.S. District Court Judge in Mississippi
(UVA Today)
June 20, 2017
Blake Morant '78 Calls for Narratives of Lawyers Who Seek Ways to Uplift Society as a Whole
(Huffington Post)
June 15, 2017
Heroine in Kids' Book Written by Jessica Childress '10 Could Draw New Students to Law
(WVTF)
June 14, 2017
Robert Mueller '73 Chooses His Investigatory Dream Team, Includes Aaron Zebley '96
(Wired)
June 14, 2017
Robert Mueller '73 Assembles An All-Star Legal Team, Including Aaron Zebley '96
(Above The Law)
June 14, 2017
Lawsuit Against DMV Program Should Not Be Dismissed So Early, Says Angela Ciolfi '03
(The Charlottesville Newsplex)
June 14, 2017
NCAA Hire of Beth Wilkinson '87 Sets Up Dream Matchup in Antitrust Case
(The National Law Journal)
June 12, 2017
Lawsuit Filed by D.C. AG Karl Racine '89, Others Alleges Trump Violated Emoluments Clause
(The Washington Post)
June 9, 2017
Susan Eberle Stahlfeld '92 Among 2017 Washington Super Lawyers Top 50
(Super Lawyers)
June 8, 2017
Frank M. "Rusty" Conner III '81 Set to Assume New Leadership Position as Incoming UVA Board of Visitors Rector on July 1
(UVA Today)
June 7, 2017
Trevor McFadden '06 Among Trio of DOJers Tapped by Trump as D.C. Judge Nominees
(The National Law Journal)
June 7, 2017
Sanford Williams '96 Selected as FCC Head of Communications Business Opportunities
(Multichannel News)
June 6, 2017
Stephen Mohr '84 Joins Axovant as General Counsel
(PR Newswire)
June 5, 2017
Birmingham Lawyer Jay Mitchell '02 Announces Candidacy for Alabama Supreme Court
(Yellow Hammer)
May 30, 2017
Angela Ciolfi '03, Alums Talk About Clinic Focused on Civil Rights Litigation
(WMRA)
May 26, 2017
Crystal Shin '10 Selected as Co-Recipient of Virginia State Bar's Young Lawyer of the Year Award
(Virginia State Bar)
May 26, 2017
Lt. Gen. Charles N. Pede '87 Confirmed as 40th U.S. Army Judge Advocate General
(U.S. Senate)
May 24, 2017
Judge Terence C. Kern LL.M. '04 Inducted Into OSU Hall of Fame
(Tulsa Business & Legal News)
May 24, 2017
Louise Sams '85 Appointed to Novo Nordisk Board of Directors
(PRWeb)
May 24, 2017
Former BOV Member John 'Jack' Ackerly III '60 Dies
(The (Lexington, Virginia) News-Gazette)
May 23, 2017
J. Paul Compton Jr. '89 Nominated for General Counsel of Department of Housing and Urban Development
(White House)
May 22, 2017
Brigid M. Carpenter '96 Selected as Managing Shareholder of Baker Donelson's Nashville Office
(Nashville Business Journal)
May 22, 2017
A League of His Own: Don Yee '87 (Tom Brady's Agent) Starting New Football Club
(UVA Today)
May 19, 2017
UVA Law Grad Robert Mueller '73 Appointed as Special Counsel to Oversee Trump, Russia Investigation
(The Cavalier Daily)
May 18, 2017
Robert Mueller '73 Could Be Donald Trump's Worst Nightmare
(Foreign Policy Magazine)
May 18, 2017
Robert Mueller '73 Has a Decorated Combat Record as a Marine Who Fought in Vietnam
(Task and Purpose)
May 17, 2017
Peter Vincent '95 on 'Outlaw Tech' and Taking Down El Chapo
(Science Channel)
May 17, 2017
Jared Kelson '16 Named a 2017 John Marshall Fellow
(Claremont Institute)
May 17, 2017
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller '73 Appointed as Special Counsel in Russia Inquiry
(UVA Law)
May 16, 2017
Peter Vincent '95 on the Comey Firing and Questions Over Obstruction of Justice
(MSNBC)
May 15, 2017
How Harvard Dean Jim Ryan '92's Commencement Speech on Life's Big Questions Went Viral
(WBUR)
May 15, 2017
Yvonne Lamoureux '03 Appointed to Anchorage Superior Court
(Press Release)
May 14, 2017
Angela Ciolfi '03 Wins Virginia Legal Aid Award
(The Daily Progress)
May 12, 2017
Amber Strickland '17 Honored for Pro Bono Work
(The Charlottesville Newsplex)
May 12, 2017
Tiffany Graves '06 on Mississippi, Mentoring and Finding Your Mission
(Above the Law)
May 12, 2017
Susan Eisenman '94 Tapped for Judgeship on Utah's 3rd District Juvenile Court
(Deseret News)
May 11, 2017
Baker & Hostetler Partner Jay Nanavati '99 to Head NY Tax Boutique Kostelanetz & Fink Branch in D.C.
(The National Law Journal)
May 8, 2017
Bill Curtin ‘96 on the Future of M&A Under President Donald Trump
(Bloomberg)
May 8, 2017
Former DE Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland LL.M. '98 Joins CA-Based Law Firm
(Delaware Business Times)
May 5, 2017
Nonprofit Founded by Chad Trainer '08 Wins UCI Pitch Competition Aimed at Tackling Poverty
(Orange County Register)
May 1, 2017
Perkins Coie Names James Williams '88 as Office Managing Partner
(Seattle Times)
April 28, 2017
Eric Broyles '95 Elected to University of Cincinnati Foundation Board of Trustees
(University of Cincinnati)
April 24, 2017
Roscoe Jones '03 Joins Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Staff as Legislative Director
(Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies)
April 24, 2017
Frank E. Sullivan, Jr. '01 to Receive Professionalism Award for 7th Circuit
(Indiana Lawyer)
April 24, 2017
5 Essential Questions for Success: James E. Ryan's '92
(Uloop News )
April 24, 2017
Joint Center Commends Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Hire of Black Legislative Director, Roscoe Jones '03
(Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies)
April 21, 2017
Joyce White Vance '85 Joins University of Alabama School of Law as Lecturer
(Law.com)
April 14, 2017
Christopher A. Jaros '08 Named Partner at K&L Gates
(Charleston Post & Courier)
April 14, 2017
Red Bull North America GC Jorge Carlos Kuri '03: 'There's No Such Thing as a Sports Lawyer'
(Corporate Counsel)
April 14, 2017
5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking All the Time, According to Jim Ryan '92
(Harvard Business Review)
April 12, 2017
CarMax Names Diane Long Cafritz '95 Chief Human Resources Officer
(Virginia Business Magazine)
April 11, 2017
John Marshall Mitnick '88 Nominated to Department of Homeland Security General Counsel Post by President Donald Trump
(Whitehouse.gov)
April 10, 2017
James Ryan '92 Talks About Book on Asking the Right Questions and Living a Full Life, Inspired by His Popular Graduation Speech
(CBS This Morning)
April 8, 2017
Public Papers of Sen. John Warner '53 Opened to Public at UVA
(The Daily Progress)
April 7, 2017
After a Decade, William & Mary President W. Taylor Reveley III '68 Retiring
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
April 6, 2017
James E. Ryan '92 Discusses Latest Book, Art of Asking – and Answering – Good Questions
(Harvard Graduate School of Education)
April 5, 2017
Sen. John Warner '53 Celebrates Opening of His Official Papers at UVA Library
(UVA Today)
April 3, 2017
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore '77 on Shortlist for Ambassador to Germany
(The Washington Post)
March 31, 2017
John Adams ’03 Clinches Republican Nomination for Virginia Attorney General
(Loudoun Tribune)
March 28, 2017
Congressman A. Donald McEachin ‘86 Calls for Federal Investigation on Disparities in Student Treatment in Richmond Region
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 22, 2017
Peter Vincent '95 Talks About the London Attack and ISIL Summit
(CGTN America )
March 21, 2017
Jonathan Rath Hoffman '02 Among President's Latest Announcement of Key Administration Posts
(Whitehouse.gov)
March 19, 2017
John Corse '57, Teammates Make Swimming History
(Growing Bolder)
March 17, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy '91 Launches Nonprofit to Help Former Inmates Pay Legal Debts
(The Daily Progress)
March 16, 2017
All Falling Faiths: An Interview With Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III '72
(Above The Law)
March 16, 2017
UVA Honors 'Aviator' Statue's Subject, James Rogers McConnell 1910, Killed Over France 100 Years Ago
(The Daily Progress)
March 15, 2017
An Interview with Luis Fortuño '85, Former Governor of Puerto Rico
(The Politic)
March 14, 2017
In Memoriam: Barbara A. Coppeto '58
(New Haven Register)
March 13, 2017
Ben Moncrief '03 Among Contenders for Next GOP FCC Commissioner
(Axios)
March 11, 2017
In His New Book, Nicholas Reynolds '81 Details Ernest Hemingway's Suspected Cold War Undercover Work
(CBS This Morning)
March 7, 2017
Scott Gast '02, Stuart McCommas '13, John Moran '10 and Brian Rabbitt '08 Added to the Office of the White House Counsel
(Whitehouse.gov)
March 7, 2017
Edward J. Kelly III '81 Becomes Chairman of the Board at CSX
(CSX)
March 3, 2017
Robert Ericson '76 Named Chief Legal Officer of Noranda Bauxite and Noranda Alumina
(American Recycler Newspaper)
March 2, 2017
In Memoriam: Tamar Meekins '87, D.C. Deputy Attorney General
(The Washington Post)
March 1, 2017
Alex Mejias '05 To Run for Virginia House of Delegates 70th District Seat
(Church Hill People's News)
February 28, 2017
John O. "Dubby" Wynne '70, Whittington W. "Whitt" Clement '74 Selected Among Most Influential Virginians 2017
(Virginia Business Magazine)
February 27, 2017
Andy Hook '75 Selected as Chairman of the Virginia Bar Association's Elder Law and Special Needs Section
(The Virginian-Pilot)
February 26, 2017
Gigi Parris ’06 Honored as Woman of Inspiration by Ms. JD
(Ms. JD)
February 25, 2017
Citizenship an 'Unreliable Indicator of Terrorist Threat,' Peter Vincent '95 Comments on DHS Draft
(MSNBC)
February 23, 2017
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano '83, Champion of Immigrant Students
(The Atlantic)
February 22, 2017
Richmond Lawyer Betty Layne DesPortes '92 Heads up National Forensic Science Group
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
February 16, 2017
Jerrauld 'Jay' Jones ’15 to Run for Virginia's 89th Delegate Seat
(Thenewjournalandguide.com)
February 15, 2017
Puzder Lasted Longer Than I Expected: Obama Vetting Chief, Says Sarah Baker '04
(USA Today)
February 15, 2017
David Baldacci '86 Gets Lifetime Achievement Award from Library of Virginia
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
February 13, 2017
Here's Prudence: UVA Law Alumna Jessica Childress ‘10 Introduces Kids to a Young, Heroine Lawyer
(UVA Today)
February 10, 2017
Carol Bagley Amon '71, at Center of Class Action Challenge to Travel Ban, Seen as Seasoned, Fair
(New York Law Journal)
February 9, 2017
Delaware's Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland '98 to Retire
(The News Journal (Delaware))
February 2, 2017
Mass Migration, Terrorism Create ‘Perfect Storm,' Says Peter Vincent '95
(NBC News)
January 31, 2017
Jerry Falwell Jr. '87 Asked to Lead Trump Higher Education Task Force
(NBC News)
January 25, 2017
Scott Gast '02 Selected for White House Compliance Team
(The Washington Post)
January 24, 2017
Geoffrey Mearns ' 87 Named Incoming President for Ball State University
(Ball State University News)
January 20, 2017
Peter Vincent '95 on 'El Chapo' Guzman Extradition to U.S. From Mexico
(CBS News)
January 18, 2017
Blake Morant '78 Selected Among Most Influential People in Legal Education 2016
(The National Jurist)
January 18, 2017
Carlos Brown '99 Named Dominion Resources Vice President and General Counsel
(Yahoo Finance)
January 18, 2017
George Beall '63, Prosecutor Who Brought Down Agnew, Dies at 79
(New York Times)
January 11, 2017
Don Yee '87 on New Summer Pro Football League Aiming to Offer Paid Alternative to College Football
(The Washington Post)
January 5, 2017
Trump's White House Policy Team Includes Vince Haley '92, Rolf Lundberg '85
(Winchester News-Gazette (Indiana))
January 5, 2017
Scott Bates '96 Succeeds Spallone as Deputy SOTS
(Connecticut Mirror)
January 4, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger '91 Returns to Morgan Lewis
(Philadelphia Business Journal)
January 3, 2017
Bill Ross '72 to Be Appointed Interim Secretary of the NC Department of Environmental Quality
(The News & Observer (NC))
January 1, 2017
Peter Vincent '95 on Cash for Passport Programs
(60 Minutes)
December 28, 2016
Jonathan Urick '13, One of Scalia's Final Law Clerks, Looks Back and Ahead
(The National Law Journal)
December 19, 2016
Richard Mills '82 Marks 50 Years on the Bench
(Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
December 16, 2016
Justice Bert A. Bunyan '74 Retires After 22 Years on the Bench
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
December 15, 2016
Longtime Hogan Lovells Chairman Warren Gorrell '79 Retires
(Bloomberg Big Law Business)
December 14, 2016
Hogan Lovells Legend Warren Gorrell '79 Set to Retire
(The American Lawyer)
December 14, 2016
Doug Bacon '00 Joins Kirkland & Ellis as Corporate Partner in Houston
(Oil & Gas Financial Journal)
December 10, 2016
David A. Flanigan Jr. '88 Delivers King University Fall 2016 Commencement Keynote
(Bristol Herald Courier)
December 10, 2016
John N. Kennedy '77 Wins Louisiana's U.S. Senate Race
(The Advocate)
December 10, 2016
John N. Kennedy '77 to Win Louisiana's U.S. Senate Race, Defeat Foster Campbell
(The Washington Post)
December 9, 2016
James Faison '09 Receives Specialty Food Association Business Leadership Award
(PR Newswire)
December 7, 2016
A. Donald McEachin '86 Prepares to Join U.S. House of Representatives
(The Washington Post)
December 6, 2016
Jake Olcott '05 Shares Insights on Cyber Security and Business
(Forbes)
December 4, 2016
Eileen Filliben Edmunds '94 Named Director of Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
(Delaware Online)
December 2, 2016
Angela Ciolfi '03 Discusses Lawsuit to Stop Va. Driver's License Suspensions Over Debt
(NBC 29)
December 2, 2016
Richard Rosen '87 Named Interim Dean of Texas Tech School of Law
(KCBD)
December 2, 2016
Tom Walls '87 Named Executive Director of UVA Sorensen Institute
(UVA Today)
December 1, 2016
Neiman Marcus GC Tracy Preston '91 Helps Bring 'The Christmas Book' to Life
(Texas Lawyer)
November 30, 2016
Maureen Enright '88 to Head Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative
(PRWeb)
November 27, 2016
Progress Appoints Dennis S. Rooker '76 to Editorial Advisory Board
(The Daily Progress)
November 27, 2016
US Attorney Joyce White Vance '85: FACES of Birmingham
(StyleBlueprint)
November 22, 2016
U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger '91 Announces His Resignation
(PhillyVoice)
November 21, 2016
Limeade Strengthens Team With New VP of Legal Faye Ricci '94
(MarketWired)
November 19, 2016
UVA Law Grad, 'Making a Murderer' Lawyer Dean Strang '85 Talks Latest Case Developments
(UVA Today)
November 18, 2016
President Barack Obama Announces Key Administration Post of Elaine Jones '70 to John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission
(Whitehouse.gov)
November 15, 2016
Tom Walls '87 Named Sorensen Executive Director
(The Daily Progress)
November 11, 2016
Maryland Governor Appoints Mark Crooks '02 to Anne Arundel Bench
(Capital Gazette)
November 11, 2016
Suzan Onel '90 Joins Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker as Partner
(Business Wire)
November 11, 2016
Don Evans '92 Joins LandOpt as Firm's New President
(Total Landscape Care)
November 8, 2016
Democrat Donald McEachin '86 Picks up Virginia's 4th District Seat
(Roll Call)
November 1, 2016
Kristina Kopf Thomas '02 Joins Sutherland as Real Estate Partner
(Daily Report)
November 1, 2016
Partner Steven Hollman '83 Brings Trial Expertise to Sheppard Mullin Washington, D.C.
(Yahoo Sports)
October 31, 2016
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse '82: Comey Violated Important Principle by Disclosing Emails Investigation to Congress
(National Law Journal)
October 27, 2016
State Sen. Donald McEachin Seeks Seat in Congress
(Progress Index)
October 26, 2016
Justice Randall Shepard '95 to Speak at Butler Winter Commencement
(Butler Newsroom)
October 24, 2016
Kraig Powell '95 Appointed to 4th District Court in Utah
(utahpolicy.com)
October 24, 2016
Doug Bacon '00 Joins Kirkland & Ellis as Corporate Partner
(Oil & Gas Financial Journal)
October 20, 2016
R. Brian McLaughlin '81, Deborah Gramiccioni ‘97 Nominated for Bench
(New Jersey Law Journal)
October 19, 2016
Jeannette Theriot Knoll '95 Celebrates Last Day on Bench
(KLFY News)
October 13, 2016
William C. Koch Jr. '95 Among New Trustees Named to Cumberland University Board
(The Wilson Post)
October 13, 2016
Stephen Winston Bricker '73, Advocate for Others, Dies at 69
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
October 12, 2016
Influencers: Jonathan Waldrop '00 Links Complex Worlds of Tech and Law
(Ebony)
October 12, 2016
Todd Wagner '86 Shares How He Became A Billionaire
(Celebrity Net Worth)
October 11, 2016
Elizabeth Canter '08 Makes Partner at Covington & Burling
(Bloomberg)
October 11, 2016
R.K. Ramazani S.J.D. '54: U.S. 'Dean of Iranian Foreign Policy Studies' Dead at 88
(C-Ville)
October 11, 2016
In Memoriam: Renowned Iranian Scholar Ruhi Ramazani S.J.D. '54
(UVA Today)
October 11, 2016
Peter Vincent '95 Says We Should Welcome Syrians to U.S.
(San Francisco Chronicle)
October 11, 2016
Mariners' Museum Names Howard H. Hoege III '02 New President, CEO
(Daily Press)
October 11, 2016
Thomas Farrell '79 Will Co-Chair New Bicentennial Commission
(UVA Today)
October 11, 2016
Janet Napolitano '83 Says Its Time for Free Speech on Campus Again
(The Boston Globe)
September 28, 2016
Judge John A. Gibney Jr. '76 Finds Sailors Wrongfully Convicted
(The Associated Press)
September 26, 2016
Mary Beth Keller '87 Named New Chief Immigration Judge
(LexisNexis)
September 22, 2016
David E. Patton '99 Representing Ahmad Khan Rahami
(The Wall Street Journal)
September 15, 2016
Jaunt Names Hearst Ventures President George Kliavkoff '93 as CEO
(The Hollywood Reporter)
September 12, 2016
Remembering Collins J. Seitz '40, Delaware's Greatest Judge
(The News Journal)
September 12, 2016
Andrew Gladin '00, a Romanian Immigrant, Became a Top US Legal Adviser to Banks
(The Wall Street Journal)
September 9, 2016
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves '89 Rules Confederate Emblem Unconstitutional
(Huffington Post)
September 9, 2016
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves '89 Rules Confederate Emblem Unconstitutional
(Huffington Post)
September 7, 2016
Who Owns the Air? Thatcher Stone '82 on FAA's New Drone Regs
(PBS)
September 7, 2016
Amy Woolard '08 on Juvenile Criminal Justice Changes
(WVTF)
August 24, 2016
Turn Your Passion Into A Career, Like New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz '77
(Forbes)
August 24, 2016
Janet Napolitano '83: Risk, Resolve, and Running a Major University System
(The Atlantic)
August 23, 2016
Turn Your Passion Into A Career, Like New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz '77
(Forbes)
August 23, 2016
Janet Napolitano '83: Risk, Resolve, and Running a Major University System
(The Atlantic)
August 17, 2016
Heather Axford '07 on Working with Immigrants Seeking Assylum from Organized Crime
(The New Yorker)
August 17, 2016
Tom Donilon '85 Named to Clinton-Kaine Transition Team
(USA Today)
August 12, 2016
Christine Tschiderer '12 Helped Represent Pregnant Client in Victory Against Chipotle
(The Washington Post)
August 8, 2016
Michael McCann '02 Tells Aspiring Sports Lawyer About Career
(the aspiring sports lawyer)
August 8, 2016
Emily Renzelli '12 Makes ABA's 40 Young Lawyers List
(ABA)
July 26, 2016
"The Rise and Fall of El Chapo," Featuring Peter Vincent '95
(History)
July 26, 2016
How Adrienne Penta '03 Uses Her Law Degree And Legal Experience To Support Women's Wealth
(Above the Law)
July 26, 2016
Mort Caplin '40: The Real 'Most Interesting Man In The World' Celebrates 100th Birthday
(Bisnow)
July 21, 2016
Q&A with Raquel Whiting Gilmer '99
(Baltimore Magazine)
July 21, 2016
Sarang Damle '05 Named General Counsel at U.S. Copyright Office
(Copyright.gov)
July 21, 2016
Court of Appeals Judge Phipps to Retire
(Law.com)
July 21, 2016
6 Things You Didn't Know about Laura Ingraham '91, RNC Speaker
(CBS Local)
July 14, 2016
Hebert '99 Named Deputy Criminal Chief of Rhode Island U.S. Attorney's Office
(Providence Journal)
July 8, 2016
"This 100-Year-Old Public Servant is from a Time When Americans Still Believed in Government"
(The Washington Post)
July 5, 2016
Jeree Thomas '11 Wins Youth Justice Emerging Leader Award
(National Juvenile Justice Network)
June 28, 2016
Carlton Reeves '89: Mississippi Law Creates Inequality for Gay Marriage
June 28, 2016
The Puzzlemaster and the Prodigy, Featuring Will Shortz '77
(ESPN)
June 28, 2016
Peter Vincent '95 Discusses Colombia Cease Fire Deal
(CCTV)
June 27, 2016
Ryan Appoints Ernest Ballou Jr. '83 as One of Two Top House Attorneys
(Roll Call)
June 21, 2016
Nathalie Gilfoyle '74, APA's General Counsel, Retires
(American Psychological Association)
June 20, 2016
Sen. Angus King '69 On How 2016 Is Different From Other Presidential Campaigns
(NPR)
June 17, 2016
New CEO of Major Anti-Poverty Nonprofit, Maurice Jones '92, Started Life on a Virginia Tobacco Farm
(The Huffington Post)
June 14, 2016
Former Top U.S. Military Lawyer, Richard Gross '93, Named Senior Fellow
(Columbia Law School)
June 13, 2016
Mortimer Caplin '40, On The Brink Of 100, Looks Back On D-Day Service
(NPR)
June 9, 2016
Leading Questions: A Chat with PETA Lawyer Jeff Kerr '87
(The Wall Street Journal)
June 9, 2016
Jim Ryan '92 Tells Story of Being Reunited with His Birth Mother
(YouTube/ Harvard University)
June 2, 2016
Q&A with TechFreedom President Berin Szoka '04
(Bloomberg BNA)
June 1, 2016
New State Bar of Texas President Frank Stevenson '80 Discusses Advancing Opportunity
(Texas Bar Journal)
June 1, 2016
Q&A: 99-Year-Old Former IRS Commissioner Mortimer Caplin '40 on Life and Taxes
(Wall Street Journal)
May 31, 2016
SEIA Appoints Tom Kimbis '97 Interim President
(Solar Industry)
May 27, 2016
Katten Names Roger Furey '83 New Chairman
(Crain's Chicago Business)
May 24, 2016
Civil Rights Leader Elaine R. Jones '70 Urges Law School Graduates to Embrace Excellence and Broaden Horizons
(Suffolk University Boston)
May 20, 2016
Colonial Williamsburg Hires Mark Hileman '82 as General Counsel
(Virginia Business)
May 20, 2016
Stratford Hall Names John Bacon '83 New President
(The Free Lance-Star)
May 18, 2016
Ted Kennedy '59 One of the 'Great Architects' of Peace in the North
(The Irish Times)
May 12, 2016
UNC Hires New Chief Lawyer, Mark Merritt '82
(The News & Observer)
May 11, 2016
Love of Golf Drives Vinny Giles '69 to Virginia Golf Hall of Fame
(The News & Advance)
May 9, 2016
Sri Lankan Nilakshi Parndigamage '10 Appointed to Top Yale Position
(The Sunday Times Sri Lanka)
May 6, 2016
Robert S. Mueller III '73 to Receive ABA Award for Law and National Security Contributions
(American Bar Association)
May 6, 2016
Ralph Baxter '74 , Former Biglaw CEO And Current Innovation Titan
(Above the Law)
May 5, 2016
Michael Hollander '08 Uses Tech Savvy to Help Formerly Incarcerated Expunge Records
(The Philadelphia Citizen)
April 26, 2016
Steve Okun '91 Improves Lives in Bali with New Business Model
(UVA Today)
April 19, 2016
Helgi Walker '91 on her SCOTUS Friend-of-Court Appearance
(Law.com)
April 15, 2016
Steve Okun '91 on Preparing Social Enterprises for Investment
(EMPEA)
April 7, 2016
How Bob Wright '68 Made Must-See TV
(The Wall Street Journal)
March 18, 2016
John Gleeson '80 Revealed New Model for Forgiveness
(The New York Times)
March 18, 2016
Roman Lifson '92 is Fastest Lawyer in Richmond
(Richmond BizSense)
March 10, 2016
D.C. Superior Court Preparing to Swear In Robert A. Salerno '90
(Virginian-Pilot)
February 29, 2016
Peter Vincent '95 Talks About El Chapo's Delusional Nature
(60 Minutes)
February 25, 2016
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves '89 Receives 2016 Distinguished Jurist Award
(Mississippi State University)
February 18, 2016
Obama Appoints O'Melveny Vice Chair Tom Donilon '85 to Cybersecurity Commission
(Bloomberg)
February 18, 2016
Jerry Falwell Jr. '87 and Franklin Graham Reinvent Their Fathers' Legacies
(The New York Times)
February 16, 2016
Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Michael N. Herring '90 Wins Virginia State Bar Award
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
February 8, 2016
Net Neutrality Again Puts FCC General Counsel Jonathan Sallet '78 at Center Stage
(New York Times)
January 28, 2016
Cornell's First Woman President, Elizabeth Garrett '88, Named UVA's 2016 Distinguished Alumna
(UVA Today)
January 21, 2016
The Wall Street Journal Chats With Dean Strang '85
(The Wall Street Journal)
January 20, 2016
William Isaacson '86 and Beth Wilkinson '87 Make Litigators of Year List
(The American Lawyer)
January 20, 2016
William Isaacson '86 and Beth Wilkinson '87 Make Litigators of Year List
(The American Lawyer)
January 19, 2016
Virginia Basketball Legend Richard "Buzzy" Wilkinson '62 Passes Away
(Streaking the Lawn)
January 13, 2016
Associate Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll '95 to Retire from Lousiana Supreme Court
(WGNO)
January 11, 2016
Donald Yee '87: College Athletes Could Force a Change
(The Washington Post)
January 11, 2016
For Charlottesville's New Mayor, Mike Signer '04, Public Service is 'Cause of My Life'
(The Daily Progress)
January 11, 2016
Delegate Jennifer McClellan '97: 'I listen first.'
(RVA News)
January 11, 2016
Making a Murderer's Dean Strang '85 on Being a Heartthrob and Other Topics
(Slate)
January 8, 2016
Walter Metcalfe '64 Named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2015 Citizen of the Year
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
January 7, 2016
How Roger Goodell and Cynthia Hogan '84 are Turning the NFL Into a Political Machine
(ESPN)
January 6, 2016
Anisha Singh '12 Makes Forbes' Top 30 Under 30
(Forbes)
January 5, 2016
Talking Bach With Radio Denizen Teri Noel Towe '73
(Wall Street Journal)
January 5, 2016
John Gleeson '80
(Wall Street Journal)
January 5, 2016
Dean Strang '85 is Lawyer Hero of 'Making a Murderer'
(New Republic)
January 4, 2016
APA General Counsel Nathalie Gilfoyle '74 Funds Legal Training on Law and Psychology
(American Psychological Association)
December 28, 2015
David L. Faigman '86 Named Acting Chancellor and Dean of UC Hastings
(UC Hastings College of Law)
December 28, 2015
Craig Silliman '94 Promoted to General Counsel for Verizon
(Bloomberg BNA)
December 28, 2015
Dean Strang '85 a Millennial's Atticus Finch in "Making a Murderer"
(MTV News)
December 21, 2015
Matt Petersen '99 Elected Chairman of the Federal Election Commission
(The Salt Lake Tribune)
December 21, 2015
James Covington '61, Pioneer in Luxury Condo Market, Continues to Find Success
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
December 8, 2015
Judges Remove 'Interim' From U.S. Attorney John Horn '96's Title in Atlanta
(Daily Report)
December 8, 2015
Justice David Chandler '04 Resigning from SCOMISS to Oversee Foster Care
(Clarion-Ledger)
December 3, 2015
Tommy Goodman '06 Helps Pitch Baseball in Cuba
(The New York Times)
November 23, 2015
Gerald Lee '97 Launches Modern Logistics in Brazil
(Bloomberg Business)
November 18, 2015
David Baldacci '86: 'My 5 Best Novels'
(The Telegraph)
November 3, 2015
Will Shortz '77 and the Ping-Pong Prodigy
(The New Yorker)
November 2, 2015
Judge Margaret Spencer '72 Honored with Humanitarian Award
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
October 29, 2015
Departing Federal Prosecutor Andrew Boutros '01 Wanted to Give Back
(Chicago Sun-Times)
October 22, 2015
Jackie Lee '00 Named to Head Immigration Lawyers Association D.C. Chapter
(The Korea Times)
October 22, 2015
Jake Olcott '05 Discusses Cyber Risks and How Companies Assign Value
(Forbes)
October 1, 2015
PETA Lawyer Jeffrey Kerr '87 Discusses Monkey's Copyright Suit over Selfie
(ABA Journal)
September 29, 2015
Global Automakers Hires Charles Haake '97 as Director and Assistant General Counsel
(PR Newswire)
September 28, 2015
UVA's Miller Center Releases Sen.Ted Kennedy '59 Oral History
(WVTF)
September 9, 2015
Michael Hollander '08 Named 2015 ABA Journal Legal Rebel
(ABA Journal)
September 3, 2015
NBC to Produce Comedy Pilot of Kassia Miller '06
(Deadline Hollywood)
September 1, 2015
John Gleeson '80 Among Judges Taking New Look at Punishment
(The New York Times)
August 28, 2015
Bob Inglis '84 Awarded 2015 JFK Profile in Courage
(The Island Packet)
August 25, 2015
Elizabeth Garrett '88: Time to Look at Higher Ed. Through Different Lens
(The Washington Post)
August 24, 2015
David Leitch '85 of Ford: 'I Don't Try To Define Law Firms; I Try To Solve Problems'
(Forbes)
August 21, 2015
Raqiyyah R. Pippins '06 on Black Lawyers Becoming Partner
(New York Times)
August 21, 2015
Ryan Coonerty '01 Called to Serve
(Santa Cruz Sentinel)
August 21, 2015
Mike Slive LL.B. '65 Will Miss Camaraderie of Being Commissioner
(UticaOD.com)
August 5, 2015
Andrea Dvorak '06 Ready to Take oThe UCI World Cycling Championships
(Charlottesville Newsplex)
July 29, 2015
J. Keith Morgan '76
(TIAA-CREF )
July 29, 2015
Meet Jim Gilmore '77: Everything You Need to Know About the Potential 2016 Presidential Candidate
(ABC News)
July 28, 2015
Elisabeth Custalow '09 Fights for Animal Rights
(William & Mary)
July 27, 2015
McAuliffe to name Jane Marum Roush '81 to state Supreme Court (Roanoke Times) Jane Marum Roush '81,
(Roanoke Times)
July 22, 2015
Lisa Reisman '93 Returns to W.V. to Share Story of Surviving Brain Cancer
(Charleston Gazette)
July 16, 2015
Donald Jackson '90 May Help Player Get to Virginia
July 6, 2015
Jim Neale '98 Explains How Innocence Project, Norfolk Inmate Helped Change Exculpatory Evidence Law
(ABC 13 Norfolk)
July 1, 2015
Maria Smith '83 Featured in Story on 'Justice Gap'
(American Lawyer)
June 12, 2015
UVA Names Rusty Conner '81 as Next Vce Rector
(The Daily Progress)
June 11, 2015
Eric Taylor '88 Elected California Judges Association President for Second Time
(Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
June 9, 2015
Louise Sams Named to Princeton Board of Trustees
(Princeton University)
June 3, 2015
Whittington W. Clement '74 Among New UVA Board of Visitors Members
(The Daily Progress)
May 14, 2015
Top FBI Official Chuck Rosenberg '90 to Helm DEA
(The Washington Post)
May 11, 2015
Frank Stevenson '80 Selected as State Bar of Texas President-Elect
(Focus Daily News)
May 11, 2015
Cynthia Kinser '77, Former Va. Chief Justice, Joins Gentry Locke
(The Roanoke Times)
April 29, 2015
Chuck Robb '73 Took Long View on Gay Marriage
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
April 28, 2015
Kelly Currie '93 Named to Replace Loretta Lynch in Eastern District
(The Daily Progress)
April 20, 2015
Q&A with Calvin "Woody" Fowler '87, Williams Mullen's New Head Honcho
(Richmond Biz Sense)
April 15, 2015
Jack W. Gravely '72 Named Interim Head of Va. NAACP
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
April 1, 2015
Radford President Penelope W. Kyle '79 to Retire
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 25, 2015
University of Wyoming Hires Klint Alexander '99 as Law School Dean
(University of Wyoming)
March 20, 2015
David Baldacci '86 Says Law School Inspired Novel-Writing Career
(Arrive)
March 17, 2015
Jeff Kreisler '98 Talks Comedy in Advance of Aspen Performance
(The Aspen Times)
March 17, 2015
Eric Broyles '95: From Disengaged High-Schooler to Corporate Attorney and CEO
(cincinnati.com)
March 17, 2015
Andrew D. Leipold '85 Explains Why Change of Venue Didn't Occur in Marathon Bomber Case
(Jurist)
March 3, 2015
The Man Behind The Speech: Judge Carlton Reeves '89 Takes On Mississippi's Past
(NPR Code Switch)
February 26, 2015
Edward J. Kelly III, Named to MetLife's Board of Directors
(Rock Hill Herald)
February 25, 2015
International Law Firm Partner Thomas E. Donilon '85 Joins Delta Board
(The Financial)
February 20, 2015
Brendan Johnson '01, South Dakota's Top Federal Prosecutor, to Resign
(Associated Press)
February 20, 2015
Michael McCann '02 on How LeBron James' New Role Could Impact NBA
(Sports Illustrated)
January 27, 2015
VBA Installs 'Pete' Johnson as President
(The Virginia Bar Association)
January 15, 2015
John Horn Takes Over as Acting Atlanta U.S. Attorney
(Main Justice)
January 14, 2015
With Elizabeth Garrett '88's Ascension to Cornell Presidency, Women Will Lead Half of the Ivy League
(The Washington Post)
January 9, 2015
Williams Mullen Law Firm Elects Calvin Woody Fowler Jr. '87 CEO and President
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 9, 2015
Virginia Supreme Court Gets New Chief Justice, Donald Lemons '76
(The Roanoke Times)
January 7, 2015
Thomas Saylor '04 Sworn in as Pa.'s 56th Chief Justice
(Pittsburgh Business Times)
January 6, 2015
An Attorney with the Heart of a Musician: W. Scott Street III '68
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 6, 2015
McGuireWoods scores three new former U.S. Supreme Court clerks: Katherine Mims Crocker, Brian Schmalzbach and Rebecca Gantt
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 6, 2015
McGuireWoods scores three new former U.S. Supreme Court clerks: Katherine Mims Crocker, Brian Schmalzbach and Rebecca Gantt
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 6, 2015
McGuireWoods scores three new former U.S. Supreme Court clerks: Katherine Mims Crocker, Brian Schmalzbach and Rebecca Gantt
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 6, 2015
Law & Policy 30 Under 30
(Forbes)
January 6, 2015
After 21 Years on Supreme Court Bench, Ronald D. Castille '71 Retires
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 29, 2014
Kelly Currie '93 in Running for Top Federal Prosecutor's Slot in Brooklyn, N.Y.
(Bloomberg)
December 18, 2014
U.S. Senate Confirms Amit Priyavadan Mehta '97 as a Federal Judge
(NDTV)
December 8, 2014
JPMorgan Exec Katherine Keating '87 Named Commonfund CEO
(ThinkAdvisor)
November 24, 2014
Bob Trammell '99 Elected to Georgia General Assembly
(Newnan Times-Herald)
November 17, 2014
Burson-Marsteller C.E.O. Donald Baer '81 Named Chairman of PBS Board
(Capital)
November 4, 2014
Cynthia Hogan '84 Goes from White House to NFL as League's Washington Representative
(The Washington Post)
November 4, 2014
Tea Party Favorite Ken Paxton '91 Elected Texas Attorney General
(Breitbart)
November 4, 2014
Karl Racine '89 Wins First-Ever Race for D.C. Attorney General
(The Washington Post)
October 31, 2014
Joseph Saveri '87, 'Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar,' Saw Potential for Class Action Against Tech Giants
October 7, 2014
Allison Orr Larsen '04 Featured on the Colbert Report
(Colbert Report)
October 6, 2014
Kim Keenan '87 Succeeds David Honig at MMTC
(Broadcasting & Cable)
October 1, 2014
Meet the 13th President of Cornell University: Elizabeth Garrett '88
(Cornell University)
September 23, 2014
Don Baer '81 on the West's Bruised Confidence in Capitalism
(The Wall Street Journal)
September 18, 2014
Ted Eliopoulos '89 Selected as Largest U.S. Pension Chief Investment Officer
(Bloomberg)
September 18, 2014
NFL Announces 4 Women Will Help Shape League Policy, Including Lisa Friel '83
(USA TODAY)
September 18, 2014
NFL Hires Ex-White House Official Cynthia C. Hogan '84
(ESPN)
September 12, 2014
NFL Commissioner Calls on Former FBI Director Robert Mueller '73
(New York Times)
September 12, 2014
Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler '74 Up for Service to America Medal
(Washington Post)
August 18, 2014
Supreme Court of Virginia Elects Donald Lemons '76 to Succeed Chief Justice Cynthia Kinser '77
(Washington Post)
July 15, 2014
WSJ on J. Travis Laster '95, Vice Chancellor on Delaware's Court of Chancery
(The Wall Street Journal)
July 7, 2014
Treasury's Sharon Yuan '03 Heads to U.S.-China Talks on Market Access for U.S. Businesses
(Bloomberg)
June 11, 2014
NYT Notes the Influence of Laura Ingraham '91 in Eric Cantor's Deafeat
(New York Times)
June 9, 2014
President Nominates Cary Douglas Pugh '94 to the U.S. Tax Court
(whitehouse.gov)
April 8, 2014
A Closer Look at Calif Gov's Top Aide Nancy McFadden '87
(Los Angeles times )
March 26, 2014
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller '73 Joins WilmerHale
(New York Times)
January 3, 2014
Virginia's Incoming AG taps two UVA Law alumni for key positions
(Virginia Lawyer's Weekly)
January 3, 2014
Virginia's Incoming AG taps two UVA Law alumni for key positions
(Virginia Lawyer's Weekly)
January 3, 2014
Virginia's Incoming Governor Taps Maurice Jones '92 for Secretary of Commerce and Trade
(Washington Post)
December 30, 2013
Judge in the News: Utah's Honorable Robert J. Shelby '98
(The New York Times)
December 18, 2013
Lee Goodman '90 to Chair Federal Election Commission in 2014
(RollCall blog)
December 6, 2013
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby '98 Weighs Utah's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
(The Salt Lake Tribune )
November 25, 2013
On Camera: J. Harvie Wilkinson '72 Interviewed for SCOTUSblog
(SCOTUSblog)
November 22, 2013
Former US Attorney Neil MacBride '92 Looks to Law Firm as Next Challenge
(Washington Post)
November 6, 2013
Amy Woolard '08 Answers 'What is a Good Day Job for a Poet?'
(The Atlantic)
October 28, 2013
District Court Judge William Hood '90 Appointed to Colorado Supreme Court
(The Denver Post)
October 10, 2013
Andrew Boutros '01 Builds Biggest Food Fraud Case in U.S. History
(BusinessWeek)
October 8, 2013
Q&A with Warner Bros General Counsel John Rogovin '87
(Los Angeles Times)
October 3, 2013
Peggy O'Neal '76 First Female Club President in Australian Football League History
(The Age)
September 3, 2013
Top Republican Negotiator Rohit Kumar '00 is Leaving Capitol Hill
(Washington Post)
September 3, 2013
Rhode Island's Sole Law Dean David Logan '77 Stepping Down
(Boston Globe)
August 23, 2013
Neil MacBride '92 Prosecuted Some of the Nation's Biggest Cases, Ready for Change
(Washington Post)
July 24, 2013
Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor Linda Fairstein '72 on the Handling of Sex Assaults on Campuses
(Los Angeles Times)
July 23, 2013
Bart McLeay '84 Launches Bid for U.S. Senate Seat
(York News-Times)
July 22, 2013
Meet Acting U.S. Attorney Lee Bentley '83
(Tampa Tribune)
July 16, 2013
Melany Grout '07 Flies Across the Globe to Aid Bengali Girls
(O magazine)
July 15, 2013
The Honorable Boyce Martin '63 to Retire from 6th Circuit
(Courier-Journal)
July 12, 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano '83 to Head UC System
(Washington Post)
June 24, 2013
White House Nominates Lee Goodman '90 to FEC
June 17, 2013
After 4 Years as Director at ICE, John Morton '94 to Step Down
(The Washington Post)
June 6, 2013
Tom Donilon '85 to Step Down as National Security Adviser
(New York Times)
May 17, 2013
Ryan Malone '02 Gets 1981 Double Murder Conviction Vacated
(American Lawyer)
May 2, 2013
Virginia House of Delegates Member Robert Bell '95 Running for Attorney General
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
April 29, 2013
Syracuse University Names Dickens 'Deke' Mathieu '93 as University's Top Lawyer
(The Post Standard)
April 29, 2013
William Schultz '74 Confirmed as General Counsel of HHS
(HHS Press Office)
April 17, 2013
100 Days In: U.S. Senator Angus King '69 Working Hardest In His Life
(The Portland Press Herald)
April 17, 2013
Harmeet Dhillon '93 Hopes to Grow the California Republican Party
(The Washington Times)
April 2, 2013
Luis Fortuno '85 Talks GOP Strategy for Recapturing the Hispanic Vote
(The Daily Progress)
March 25, 2013
Longwood University Names W. Taylor Reveley IV '02 President
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 25, 2013
Jeffrey Standen '86 Named Dean at NKU's Chase College of Law
(Business Courier )
March 11, 2013
The Brothers Donilon: Tom Donilon '85 Advises the U.S. President, His Brother Advises a Papal Contender
(Washington Post)
March 4, 2013
West Virginia's U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Stanley '73 Retires
(The Charleston Gazette)
February 15, 2013
Bob Bauer '76 Tasked With Improving the Voting Experience
(New York Times)
February 12, 2013
Mortimer Caplin '40, America's Oldest Corporate Director Steps Down at 96
(Bloomberg.com)
February 11, 2013
New Orleans' William Hines '82 Reigns as King of Carnival this Mardi Gras
(The Times-Picayune)
February 4, 2013
Gayle Trotter '95 Advocates for the High-Capacity Gun Rights
(Washington Post)
January 31, 2013
NFL Players Association Chief DeMaurice Smith '89 Brings Players' Health Realities Front and Center
(Washington Post)
January 31, 2013
Freshman Senator Angus King '69 Hits Washington
(Daily Beast)
January 15, 2013
Secretary Janet Napolitano '83 Staying on at DHS
January 2, 2013
Longtime Norfolk Judge Louis Sherman '71 Retires
(Virginian-Pilot)
December 18, 2012
James Bassett '82 Confirmed to New Hampshire Supreme Court
(Union Leader)
December 17, 2012
US Attorney Neil MacBride '92 Brings the World to Virginia's Courtrooms
(Washington Post)
December 6, 2012
Keven Martingayle '91 Elected President of VA State Bar
(Virginian Pilot)
October 22, 2012
Veteran L.A. County Judge Charles Sheldon '57 Steps Down
(Contra Costa Times)
October 4, 2012
Bob Latham '83 Combines Balances Love of Sports and Commercial Litigation
(Sacramento Bee)
September 27, 2012
U.S. Senate Candidate Angus King '69: The making of a man without a party
(Portland Press Herald)
September 27, 2012
Senate Confirms Robert Shelby '98 to Utah's Federal Court
(The Salt Lake Tribune)
September 25, 2012
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon '85 a Maestro of International Affairs
(New York Times)
September 20, 2012
NKU President Geoff Mearns '87 On Running Through Life
(The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
September 19, 2012
Pennsylvania's Chief Justice Ron Castille '71 Defies Expectations
(WHYY Newsworks )
August 23, 2012
Timothy Osterhaus '97 Florida's New Solicitor General
(Miami Herald)
August 23, 2012
George Mahoney '78 Named Next CEO of Media General
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
August 16, 2012
Don Cornwell '78, Key Sleuth in Bogus World of Rare Wines
(Huffington Post)
August 14, 2012
Former Judge Charles Becton, LL.M. '86, Appointed Interim Chancelor of N.C. Central University
(Raleigh News Observer)
July 2, 2012
Agent Rob Plummer '94 in Documentary about the Art of Signing Future MLB Stars in the Dominican Republic
(Yahoo Sports)
May 15, 2012
New York Life's Ted Mathas '92, One of Nation's Youngest CEOs
(Forbes)
April 27, 2012
FTC brings in Beth Wilkinson '87 to determine if it has a case against Google
(New York Times)
April 18, 2012
William Schultz '74 Nominated by President for General Counsel of HHS
(The White House)
April 17, 2012
CSU Provost Geoffrey Mearns '87 to Lead Northern Kentucky University
(Cleveland Live)
April 12, 2012
Toby Mergler '07 Bets on a Cross-Sports Fantasy League Resonating With Players
(Washington Times)
April 9, 2012
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert Beezer '56 Dies
(New York Times)
March 30, 2012
Richard Gross '93 Pins on Star, Appointed Counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
March 27, 2012
Claire Guthrie Gastanaga '74 to Head ACLU of Virginia
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 20, 2012
Nation's Longest Serving State Chief Justice, Randall Shepard LL.M. '95, Steps Down
(News Sentinel)
March 12, 2012
Asher Grunis LL.M. '72 Sworn in as President of the Supreme Court of Israel
(The Times of Israel)
March 2, 2012
Senior Corporate Counsel for Safeway, Valerie Lewis '82, Garners Notice in Work and Community
(San Francisco Business Times)
February 22, 2012
Black Hills Energy Exec Christopher Burke '97 Credits His Family and Country
February 21, 2012
PGA Tour's Tim Finchem '73 Featured
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
February 20, 2012
NYT: Matthew O'Connell '79 of GeoEye, From Lawyer to C.E.O.
(New York Times)
February 17, 2012
Judge Elissa Cadish '89 Nominated to the U.S. District Court of Nevada
(White House)
February 16, 2012
U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan Names Marc Berger '99 Chief of Securities Fraud Unit
(New York Times)
January 20, 2012
NYT's DealBook Lauds Charles Cory's '82 "M&A Jedi" Touch at Morgan Stanley
(New York Times)
January 9, 2012
Trevor Potter '82 Keeps Stephen Colbert's Super PAC Legal
(New York Times)
December 16, 2011
Timothy Heaphy '91 Among 8 U.S. Attorneys Tapped for AG Panel
(Daily Progress)
December 13, 2011
Army Maj. Frank '06 and Alexandra '06 Rosenblatt Navigate His Deployment to Iraq
(CNN)
December 9, 2011
Maj. Franklin Rosenblatt '06 Goes to Court in Iraq to Win Justice for Fallen Soldier
(CNN.com)
December 1, 2011
Robert Shelby '98 Nominated to U.S. District Court
(Salt Lake Tribune)
November 17, 2011
PETA's General Counsel Jeffrey Kerr '87 to Sue Sea World Over Treatment of Orcas
(LA Times)
November 1, 2011
A Letter on Hitler's Stationery to Dennis Helms '67
(Washington Post)
October 19, 2011
Senatorial Papers of Lowell Weicker Jr. '58 Unveiled at UVA
(Connecticut Post )
October 10, 2011
John Paul Jones '48 Reflects on Career of Publishing and the Law
(The Daily News )
October 4, 2011
U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee '75 and the Experiences That Shaped Her
(Houston Chronicle)
September 26, 2011
Newspaper Publisher Maurice Jones '92 Nominated to Lead HUD
(The Virginian-Pilot)
September 22, 2011
Robert Ballou '87 Named Magistrate Judge for Fed Courts in Western Virginia
(The Roanoke Times)
September 15, 2011
Presdient Nominates Kevin Ohlson '85 for Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
(The White House)
September 12, 2011
Ohio Governor Appoints State Senator Tim Grendell LL.M. '83 to Bench
(The News-Herald)
September 9, 2011
Sports Management Attorney Donald Yee '87 Asks "What Is the Purpose of the NCAA?"
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
September 8, 2011
Mark Brzezinski '91 Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
(Legal Times)
September 7, 2011
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Brown '68 Stepping Down
(Arkansas News)
September 6, 2011
Chief of Manhattan DA's Sex Crimes Unit Lisa Friel '83 Heads to Private Sector
(New York Times)
August 29, 2011
Florida Freshman Legislator Dana Young '93 Works for Florida's Economic Recovery
(Gulf Coast Business Review )
August 18, 2011
Rebecca Vallas '09 Weighs In On Scrutiny Over Benefits for Severely Disabled Kids
(NPR)
August 8, 2011
Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Elaine R. Jones '70 to Receive ABA's Thurgood Marshall Award
(The Defenders Online (LDF))
August 3, 2011
Cleo Elaine Powell '82 Elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia
(Washington Post)
July 27, 2011
NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith '89 Helps End Lockout
(Washington Post)
July 27, 2011
Stefania Shamet '89 Wins EPA's Top Award for Protecting Wetlands
(PhillyBurbs.com)
July 18, 2011
Washington "Institution" Donald Dell '64 Serves Some Backstory on Successes
(Washington Post)
July 11, 2011
President Obama Nominates Joseph H. Gale '80 to the U.S. Tax Court
(WhiteHouse.gov)
July 7, 2011
Frederic Rich '81 Named to American Lawyer Dealmakers of the Year
(American Lawyer)
July 7, 2011
William Curtin III '96 Named in American Lawyer's M&A Dealmakers of the Year
(American Lawyer)
June 27, 2011
Jeffrey Ferguson '91 Named Among Most-Influential In-House Attorneys
June 27, 2011
Stephanie Tsacoumis '81 Named Among Most Influential In-House Attorneys
June 27, 2011
Randal J. Kirk 79's Path from Local Lawyer to Biotech Billionaire
(The Deal Magazine)
June 2, 2011
Bob Bauer '76 Steps Down as White House Counsel
(The White House)
May 31, 2011
Owen Pell '83 Delivers Commencement Address at Binghamton University
May 26, 2011
Denise Johnson LL.M. '95 Stepping Down from Vermont Supreme Court
(Burlington Free Press)
May 25, 2011
John Tredennick '79 Featured as "Accidental Entrepreneur"
(CNNMoney)
May 17, 2011
U.S. Senate Confirms Michael Urbanski '81 for Federal Bench
(Virginia Business )
May 12, 2011
President Obama Wants FBI Director Mueller '73 to Serve Two More Years
(New York Times)
May 11, 2011
Alumni Playing Key Role in Vital 4th Circuit Decision on Mandatory Health Insurance
(Bloomberg)
May 4, 2011
FBI Director Robert Mueller '73: A Decade as Director
(TIME)
May 3, 2011
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon '85 Involved in Effort to Find Bin Laden
( The Providence Journal)
April 28, 2011
U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy '91 Talks Crime Prevention
(GoDanRiver.com)
April 26, 2011
David Patton '99 Named Head of NY's Federal Public Defender's Office
April 11, 2011
Ralph Gingles '71 Took Part in 1980s Voting Rights Case That Still Resonates Throughout Country
(Charlotte Observer)
March 24, 2011
Former Sen. John Warner '53 Remembers Elizabeth Taylor
(MSN/Today Show)
March 21, 2011
Noted Legal Scholar William Stuntz '84 Passes Away
(New York Times)
March 16, 2011
Tennessee Bar Names Neil McBride '70 Public Service Attorney of the Year
( Business & Heritage Clarksville)
March 7, 2011
Mickey Aberman '84 Saves A Piece of What Makes Charlottes Special
(Charlotte Observer)
February 18, 2011
<b<Chris Nasson '07 </b>Fights White Collar Crime
(Zanesville Times Recorder)
February 7, 2011
Governor of Puerto Rico <b>Luis Fortuno '85 </b>Creates Political Buzz
( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution )
January 31, 2011
Former Senator <b>Evan Bayh '81 </b>Joines McGuireWoods in Washington D.C.
(Wall Street Journal)
January 27, 2011
<b>Natasha Perdew Silas '92 </b>Nominated for U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
(The White House)
January 25, 2011
Former U.S. Senator, Governor <b>George Allen '77 </b>Heads Back to Politics
(Washington Post)
January 24, 2011
Former Senator <b>Evan Bayh '81 </b>Joins Apollo Global Management
(New York Times)
January 24, 2011
Rock-Tenn CEO <b>James Rubright '72 </b>Oversees $3.5 Billion Purchase of Smurfit
(Wall Street Journal)
January 17, 2011
<b>Elena Parent '02 </b>Takes Office in Georgia
(Champion FreePress)
January 17, 2011
<b>Karla Hardy '10 </b>on Loan from D.C. Firm to Intern as ADA in Texas
(Palestine Herald Press)
January 11, 2011
Sports Agent<b>Donald Yee '87 </b>Part of Dialog on the State of College Football
(NPR's All Things Considered)
January 10, 2011
Honorable<b> John Roll LL.M. '90 </b>Among Victims of Arizona Shooting Rampage
(New York Times)
January 4, 2011
Retiring U.S. Senator <b>Christopher "Kit" Bond '63 </b>Joins St. Louis Law Firm
January 4, 2011
<b>James Hall '79 </b>Works to Reform and Restore Milwaukee NAACP
(Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel)
December 31, 2010
<b>Carlton Reeves '89 </b>Sworn in as U.S. District Judge
(Clarion Ledger)
December 28, 2010
U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond '63, Former Missouri Governor, Retires from Public Service
December 28, 2010
Rick Boucher '71 Reflects on 28-Year Congressional Career
December 22, 2010
NYT Crossword Puzzle Editor Will Shortz '77 Discusses His Career Path (Wordplay)
December 20, 2010
Wells Fargo Hires John Fowler '86 in Expansion of Investment Banking Division
December 20, 2010
Steve Newmark '96 Named President of Roush Fenway Racing
December 17, 2010
Senate Confirms John Gibney Jr. '76 for U.S. District Court Seat in Richmond
December 17, 2010
Leah Ward Sears LL.M. '95 on Why the Marriage Gap Is Bad for America (CNN Op-Ed)
December 15, 2010
President Appoints <b>John Bridgeland '87 </b>to White House Council for Community Solutions
(White House)
December 14, 2010
Sen. <b>Kit Bond '63 </b>Steps Down After 24 Years in U.S. Senate
(St. Louis Post Dispatch)
December 13, 2010
<b>Cynthia Kinser '77 </b>Becomes First Woman to Head Va Supreme Court
( Richmond Times Dispatch)
December 13, 2010
<b>Jac Sperling '75 </b>Begins Role as the NBA's Administrator of its First League-Owned Team
(ESPN)
December 13, 2010
Charles Oberly '71 Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Deleware
(Delaware Online)
December 6, 2010
Courthouse Renamed for Hon. <b>Robert Rucker LL.M. '08</b>
(Chicago Tribune)
December 2, 2010
President Nominates <b>Michael Urbanski '81 </b>to U.S. District Court
(White House)
December 1, 2010
<b>Susan Murley '86 </b>to Co-manage WilmerHale
(Wall Street Journal)
November 29, 2010
Assistant U.S. Attorney <b>Chris Kavanaugh '06 </b>Prosecuting High Profile Cases
(Gaston Gazette)
November 19, 2010
President Appoints <b>Mark Brzezinski '91 </b>to Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(WhiteHouse.gov)
November 18, 2010
MORE Magazine Names <b>Karin Agness '09 </b>as One of the New Feminists to Know About
(MORE magazine)
November 16, 2010
<b>Joseph Smith '74 </b>Nominated as Chief Regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
(Bloomberg)
November 10, 2010
NH Chief Justice <b>John Broderick '72 </b>Named Dean and President of UNH Law School
(University of New Hampshire School of Law)
October 21, 2010
<b>Christopher Bowen '93 </b>Appointed to a California Superior Court
(Contra Costa Times)
October 11, 2010
<b>Tom Donilon '85 </b>Named National Security Adviser
(The White House)
October 1, 2010
<b>Charles Oberly '71 </b>in line for Delaware U.S. Attorney
(Delaware Online)
September 9, 2010
Former IRS Commissioner <b>Mort Caplin '40 </b>Addresses Issue of Delinquent Tax Payers on Capitol Hill
(Washington Post)
September 7, 2010
New York Times Takes a Look at the Polarization of SCOTUS Clerks
(New York Times)
August 31, 2010
Justice <b>Cynthia Kinser '77 </b>Named Next Chief Justice of Virginia Supreme Court
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
August 24, 2010
<b>Karin Look '81</b>: Nuclear Negotiator
(Washington Post)
August 20, 2010
Pro Agent <b>Donald Yee '87 </b>Makes the Case for Privatizing College Football
(Washingtong Post)
August 16, 2010
<b>Geoffrey Blackwell '94 </b>Heads New FCC Office Targeting Native Americans
(The Hill)
August 6, 2010
<b>James Wynn LL.M. '95</b> Confirmed to Fourth Circuit
(Legal Times)
August 3, 2010
<b>Mike Slive '65</b> Leads the Southeastern Conference to Glory
(NCAA Football)
August 2, 2010
<b>Edwin Kneedler '74</b> Leading DOJ Fight Against Arizona's New Immigration Law
(Washington Post)
July 1, 2010
<b>Julie Lynn '92</b>: A Look at the Work of a Film Producer
(Virginia Magazine)
June 24, 2010
<b>Peter Kaufman '78</b> Examines Both Sides of the Bankruptcy Option for BP
(Grist.org)
June 21, 2010
<b>Don Cowles '72 </b>Works to Build Community in Richmond
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 18, 2010
<b>Stephen Haynie '89 </b>to Reinvigorate Investigations into Defense Contracting Fraud
(The Virginian-Pilot)
April 29, 2010
<b>Carlton Reeves '89 </b>Nominated for U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
(White House)
April 26, 2010
White House Counsel <b>Bob Bauer '76 </b>Guides the Administration on the Big Issues
(Associated Press)
April 23, 2010
The Impact of <b>J. Travis Laster '95 </b>on the Delaware Chancery Court
(Business Week)
April 22, 2010
DHS Secretary <b>Janet Napolitano '83 </b>Winning Over Heavyweights
(Washington Post)
April 22, 2010
<b>Howell ORear '07 </b>Advises Songwriters to Know Their Termination Rights
(American Songwriter)
April 19, 2010
Citigroup Names <b>Ned Kelly '81 </b>Chairman of Global Banking
April 16, 2010
<b>John Gibney '76 </b>Nominated to U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia
(Legal Times)
April 15, 2010
<b>Zane Memeger '91 </b>Nominated as U.S. Attorney in Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(The White House)
March 30, 2010
<b>John Merchant '58 </b>Inducted into Black Golf Hall of Fame
(USGA.org)
March 16, 2010
<b>Paul Verkuil '67</b> Confirmed as Chairman of ACUS
(William & Mary)
March 3, 2010
Senate Confirms<b> Barbara Keenan LL.M. '92</b> to Fourth Circuit Seat
(Washington Post)
March 3, 2010
<b>Brig. Gen. Patrick Finnegan '79 </b>Named as 25th President of Longwood University
(Longwood University)
March 1, 2010
U.S. Attorney<b>Neil MacBride '92</b> on the Civilian Trial of 9/11 Mastermind
(The New Yorker)
March 1, 2010
<b>George Hamlin '72</b>: Bank CEO reflects on regional successes
(55+)
March 1, 2010
<b>Tim Freilich '99 </b>and Agencies Win Suit on Behalf of 2,200 Foreign Guestworkers
(C-ville Weekly)
February 22, 2010
Common Good founder <b>Philip K. Howard '74</b>: Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System
(TED.com)
February 22, 2010
<b>Bill Baroni '98 </b>Leaving N.J. Senate, Headed to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(NJ.com)
February 22, 2010
<b>Evan Bayh '81</b>: Why I'm Leaving the Senate
(New York Times)
February 19, 2010
General Counsel <b>David Leitch '85 </b>on the Challenging Times at Ford Motor Company
(CorporateCounsel.com)
February 16, 2010
U.S. Sen. <b>Evan Bayh '81 </b>Will Not Seek Third Term
(Office of Senator Bayh)
January 27, 2010
Prominent Lawyer and Prolific Writer <b>Louis Auchincloss '41 </b>Passed Away in Manhattan
(New York Times)
January 15, 2010
<b>Kaye Gorenflo Hearn LL.M. '98 </b> Sworn in to Supreme Court of South Carolina
(Augusta Chronicle)
January 14, 2010
<b>Ronald Sokol '62 </b>Pens OpEd Questioning U.S. Commitment to Rule of Law
(New York Times)
January 14, 2010
<b>Michael Taylor '76 </b>Named Deputy Commissioner for Foods at FDA
(U.S. FDA)
December 30, 2009
<b >Arthur McFarland '73 </b>Steps Down After 33 Years on Bench
(The Post and Courier)
December 30, 2009
<b>Donal O'Donnell LL.M. '83 </b>Appointed to the Supreme Court of Ireland.
(BBC)
December 30, 2009
<b>John Nalbandian '94 </b>Nominated to State Justice Institute
(Cleveland.com)
December 29, 2009
Matthew Petersen '99 Elected Chair of Federal Election Commission
(Federal Election Commission)
December 22, 2009
Patricia Hatler '80 Named Head of 25,000 Member In-house Counsel Group
December 16, 2009
<b>Greg Nojeim '85 </b>Tackles the Tough Issues on the Front Lines of Privacy
(cnet.com)
December 14, 2009
U.S. District Judge <b>J. Frederick Motz '67 </b>to Take Senior Status
(Daily Record)
December 10, 2009
Indiana Chief Justice <b>Randall Shepard LL.M. '95</b> Receives National Judicial Excellence Award
(Legalnewsline.com)
November 24, 2009
Chief Judge <b>Paul Michel '66</b> to Retire from Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
(Law.com)
November 9, 2009
<b>Christopher Frankenfield's '09 </b> Award-Winning Paper: The Relationship Between ERISA, State and Local Health Care Experimentation, and the Need for National Health Care Reform.
(American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Release)
November 4, 2009
Judge James Wynn '95 Nominated to Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
(Greensboro News-Record)
November 2, 2009
J. Travis Laster '95: Both Sides of the Bench in Delaware's Court of Chancery
(Delaware Online)
October 28, 2009
In a Congressional hearing, DeMaurice Smith '89, executive director of the NFL players association, called for more independent study of head injuries and promised that players' safety would not be a bargaining issue with the league.
(New York Times)
October 26, 2009
Stephanie Tsacoumis '81 has been appointed Georgetown University's new General Counsel
(bisnow.com)
October 16, 2009
Following confirmation by the Senate, Timothy Heaphy '91 was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
(RrockbridgeWeekly.com)
October 9, 2009
New York ADA Pierce Moser '99 is a member of the elder abuse prosecution team that secured a victory in the case against Brooke Astor's son.
(NY Law Journal)
October 6, 2009
Matthew Winter LL.M. '91 has been named President and CEO of Allstate Financial.
(businesswire.com)
October 2, 2009
Ronald P. Sokol '62, LL.M. '63, wrote an Op-Ed on the Polanski Case.
(New York Times)
September 29, 2009
Philip K. Howard '74 penned an Op-Ed on health care reform: Why Medical Malpractice is Off Limits.
(WSJ)
September 15, 2009
President Barack Obama has nominated Justice Barbara Keenan LL.M. '92</b> of the Virginia Supreme Court to the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Keenan has served on the Virginia Supreme Court since 1991.
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
September 11, 2009
George Bostick '73, one of the founders of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Team, has been appointed Benefits Tax Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
(Sutherland.com)
September 1, 2009
Sports manager and teacher Donald Dell '64 likes to think his honesty with clients is a key selling point. "Smart athletes will demand the truth."
(Investors.com)
August 28, 2009
His former professor, Mortimer Caplin '40, and classmate, <b>A.E. Dick Howard '61</b>, comment on Senator <b>Edward Kennedy '59</b> as a law student.
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
August 26, 2009
Senator Edward M. Kennedy '59 of Massachusetts, one of the most influential senators in history, has passed away.
(New York Times)
August 24, 2009
Lobbyist Heather Podesta '97 was featured as an "Insider's Insider" in the Washington Post.
(Washington Post)
August 19, 2009
Delaware's governor has nominated corporate lawyer Travis Laster '95 for the state's Court of Chancery, which hears a large number of high-profile business and shareholder disputes.
(WSJ Law Blog)
August 7, 2009
Neil MacBride '92 has been nominated by President Obama to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
August 3, 2009
President Obama has nominated Richmond lawyer Timothy Heaphy '91 for U.S. Attorney of Virginia's Western District.
(roanoke.com)
July 31, 2009
R. Hewitt Pate '87 was tapped by Chevron to become its general counsel. Pate has been global competition group head in Hunton & Williams' Washington, D.C. office, after serving as head of the DOJ's antitrust division.
(law.com)
July 26, 2009
Jack Graveley '72, former head of the Virginia NAACP, and radio talk show host, finds satisfaction in being part of the daily conversation in Richmond again.
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 23, 2009
Mary Bauer '90, who has directed the Southern Poverty Law Center's Immigrant Justice Project since its inception in 2004, has been named as the SPLC's new legal director.
(SPLCenter.org)
July 7, 2009
Jeff Kreisler '99 was featured on UVA blog, chronicling his life from Law School to comedian and author. .
July 7, 2009
Glenn Saks '97 was interviewed on National Public Radio's Marketplace report and on WLRN Miami Herald News about the mortgage foreclosure crisis and how it is impacting tenants
(NPR's Marketplace)
July 2, 2009
Leah Ward Sears LL.M. '95 stepped down as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. In 1992, she became the first woman -- and youngest person -- appointed to Georgia's highest court. Sears recently wrote about "disposable marriage."
(CNN.com)