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Donald W. Francesca Sabbatino was featured Immigrant Affairs under Queens
Kenneth E. Kobylowski was appointed Senior Vice President of Provider Contracting and Network Operations by AmeriHealth Insurance Company of New
Jersey in June 2015. Kobylowski has overall responsibility for AmeriHealth’s Provider Relations, Provider Partnerships, and Provider Contracting and Reimbursement.
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James S. Oddo was named to
the “Power 100 – New York City 2015” by City & State magazine in February 2015. Oddo is the Staten Island Borough President.
Peter Ventrice, a partner with Brause, Brause & Ventrice, LLC, in Metuchen, New Jersey, was selected as a 2015 New Jersey “Super Lawyer” in family law. This is a distinction held by fewer than 5 percent of practicing attorneys in the State of New Jersey, and is based upon peer recognition and professional achievement. He was also appointed as Public Defender of the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1991 Eugene Banta was re-elected to the
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Board of Education in November 2015.
Jennifer A. Manner was named Co-chair of the State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs, Advisory Board.
Dickson
was named Chairman-elect of the Board
of Directors of
the 100 Club of Central Texas,
which provides financial and other forms of
support to first responders killed or seriously injured in the line
of duty. He is also on the Board
of Directors of Tapestry Dance Company, which features the nation’s only full-time company
of professional tap dancers, and operates a multi-form dance academy with an enrollment of 900 children and adults. Dickson is in his 20th year serving as General Counsel of the Texas State Troopers Association.
Paul Gruber was appointed Co- chair of the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Committee on Landlord and Tenant proceedings in April 2015.
Marc Lasry was listed in Forbes
magazine’s “The Richest People in America 2014.”
Ross Moskowitz
was profiled in a Commercial
Observer article, “The Lawyers at the Forefront of Stroock &
Stroock’s Real Estate Explosion,”
in June 2015.
in “Diversity Initiative Honorees 2015” by the Defense Association of New York in March 2015.
Joseph A. Vallo spoke at the 27th Annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair in August 2015. Vallo spoke on the workshop titled, “The Business Case for Inclusiveness.”
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Michael McMahon was elected District Attorney of Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, in November 2015.
Katie Shames was named Chair
of Ohio Humanities in November 2015. Ohio Humanities is a state- based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Shames is the Founding Director of the Center for Arts and Innovation at Cleveland State University.
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Hon. Christine C. Burgess was sworn in as Judge of the Municipal Court, Hillside Township, New Jersey, in March 2015. Judge Burgess served as Corporation Counsel for the Township of Hillside from 2007 through her judicial appointment.
Ushir Pandit-Durant became the first recipient of the “South Asian Public Service Award” in November 2015. The award is a U.S. public service award in recognition of her contributions in the field of law
and is awarded by the Office of
District Attorney Richard Brown.
Errol B. Taylor was named by Savoy
Magazine as one of the “Most Influential Black Lawyers of 2015”
in March 2015. Taylor is Partner
and Head of the Pharmaceutical Patent
Litigation Practice at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.
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Richard M. Landman was honored by the New York Judiciary for his distinguished service and outstanding contribution to the 2015 Access to Justice Program in November 2015.
Maureen A. Salter was honored with an “Above and Beyond Award: Honoring Women of Public and Civic Mind” by City & State magazine in March 2015. Salter is Assistant to the President of the United Federation of Teachers.
1989 Eric J. Dale was appointed Chief
Legal Officer of The Nielsen Company in July 2015. Dale will be overseeing legal affairs, including intellectual property, litigation, transactions, and risk management. Prior to joining Nielsen, Dale was a partner at Robinson+Cole.
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