Alumni in the News
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Stephen Cutler '85 Joins Simpson Thacher
Stephen M. Cutler '85, a vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase and a former general counsel for JPMorgan Chase & Co., will join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Read more about the announcement here.
Robert Edge ’65 Receives ArtsATL Luminary Award
ArtsATL has named Robert "Bob" Edge ’65 the Luminary Awards Amaranth Winner. Read the full story and watch a short video here.
Prempeh ’93 Named Exec. Director of Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh '93 has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development.
Azar Sworn in as Health Secretary
Alex Azar ’91 was sworn in as Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department on January 29, 2018.
On Opposite Sides of the Travel Ban
When a controversial executive order on immigration was implemented in January 2017, two YLS alumni reunited in the most unexpected way.
Gandolfo Vincent DiBlasi ’78 Dies at 64
Gandolfo Vincent DiBlasi died on January 14, 2018, at the age of 64.
Q&A: Professor Doherty on Mass Incarceration and the Continuum of Punishments
Fiona Doherty ’99 received tenure and was appointed Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Baker Hall Renovation Project Hits the Halfway Point
Construction continues at Baker Hall—a new academic, social, and residential hub for Yale Law School—with notable upgrades to both the interior and exterior of the building well underway.
John Burton ’88 Joins Maynard Cooper & Gale
Maynard Cooper & Gale is pleased to announce that Public Finance and Health Care Finance attorney John H. Burton, Jr. ’88 has joined the firm as Shareholder.
Students Decide the Case in Innovative Arbitration Clinic
In the Law School’s innovative Arbitration Project Clinic, students hear real cases and award damages in disputes over things such as the New Car Lemon Law Program.