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Matthew Sipe '15 Appointed 2017-2018 Supreme Court Fellow
Matthew G. Sipe '15 is the 2017-2018 Supreme Court Fellow assigned to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the central support entity for the Judicial Branch. Mr. Sipe joins the Supreme Court Fellows Program from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he clerked for the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley. Prior to his clerkship with Judge O’Malley, he clerked for the Honorable Samuel H. Mays, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Sipe received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of...
Mark Kressel ’07: Southern CA Rising Star 2017
Mark Kressel '07 of Horvitz & Levy attorneys was selected by his peers for inclusion in Southern California Rising Stars 2017.
YLS Alumni on the Southern CA Rising Stars List
The Southern California Rising Stars 2017 is a list of outstanding attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or have been practicing for less than 10 years. The listed attorneys are selected through peer nominations, and the list includes only 2.5 percent of lawyers in Southern California. Two Yale Law School alumni on the list are Mark Kressel '07 and Ramit Mizrahi '04. To see the full Up-and-Coming 100 list, visit the Super Lawyers site here. Mr. Kressel is an associate at Horvitz & Levy LLP where he handles appellate matters in a wide range of areas. He has been selected to the "Rising...
S. Meeker & F. Silvestri Recognized in Chambers & Partners Guide
Two Yale Law School alumni at Verrill Dana LLP have been recognized by London-based research and publishing firm Chambers & Partners as "Leading Lawyers." Suzanne Meeker '81 practices in Verrill Dana's Portland, Maine office. She was recognized in the 2017 guide for her labor & employment practice with a focus on employee benefits and compensation. Frank J. Silvestri, Jr. '74 practices in the Westport, CT office of Verrill Dana. He was recognized for his general commercial litigation practice.
N. Arora '05 and R. Keay Kummer '08 Named Morgan Lewis Partners
In June, Morgan Lewis announced the names of lawyers in 12 of their offices and 10 practices that have been elected to the partnership effective October 1, 2017. Among the 31 new partners are Yale Law School alumni Neeraj Arora '05 and Raechel Keay Kummer '08. Mr. Arora practices in the Los Angeles Morgan Lewis office with a focus on corporate and business transactions particularly in the energy and finacial services sectors. Ms. Keay Kummer practices in Morgan Lewis' Washington, DC office where she focuses on complex litigation and high-stakes governmental and internal investigations in...
Colleen Murphy ’86 Receives Pro Bono Publico Award
Colleen P. Murphy ’86, Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law, has received a Rhode Island Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award recognizing the outstanding efforts of attorneys providing justice to the needy through the Bar’s Volunteer Lawyer Program.
Donald Stockdale ’80 Picked to Lead Wireless Bureau
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today announced that he intends to appoint Donald Stockdale ’80 to chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Federal Court Cites Rule of Law Clinic Brief in Travel Ban Decision
Federal Court cites amicus brief from 42 National Security Officials written by Yale Law School’s Rule of Law Clinic in a ruling against the President’s revised executive order limiting travel from six predominantly Muslim countries.
Jessie Liu ’98: Next U.S. Attorney for DC
The Washington Post reports that the White House has chosen Jessie K. Liu ’98 to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Becca Heller ’10 Honored by the American Constitution Society
The American Constitution Society recently announced that the winner of the ACS David Carliner Public Interest Award is Becca Heller '10, director and co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) at the Urban Justice Center.