Claudia Costa ’89 joined the partnership at Goldberg Segalla LLP.
Deneen Donnley ’92 spoke at the MCCA Pathways Conference on September 9.
Paul Keneally ’93 was named to the 2025 Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record Labor & Employment Power List.
Matthew T. McLaughlin ’94 won Office Managing Partner of the Year at the New York Law Journal’s ALM law award ceremony on Thursday, September 4.
Li Reilly ’95 joined the partnership at Biztech Lawyers.
Valerie White ’96, who has served as senior executive director at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) New York since 2020, has been named to now also oversee LISC’s national efforts to build on its $30.4 billion in affordable housing investments.
Jill Blomberg ’97 was included in the 2026 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” for her work in Family Law. She has been recognized on this list since 2016. She was also ranked Band 1 in the Chambers High New Worth Guide for 2025.
Michael Gilligan ’97 joined the partnership at Sterlington, PLLC.
Valerie Hooker ’11 was named to the 2026 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.”
Mary Kate Brennan LAW ’12, LL.M ’17, Senior Attorney at Dentons US LLP, was appointed co-chair of the New York City Bar Association’s (NYCBA) Council on Intellectual Property for the 2025–2026 year.
Ezra Salami ’14 was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Louis Armstrong House Museum & Center in New York. Read more here.
Charles Wolofsky ’14 co-authored a law review article that was accepted for publication in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law. The paper also received the Susan Lorde Martin Best Constitutional Law Paper award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. A working draft of the article can be found here.
Michelle Chan ’15 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Michael Garza ’15 began a new position as Senior Corporate Counsel at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company.
Brian Lee ’16 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Pekham Pal ’16 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Khasim Lockhart ’18 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Rodrigo Tranamil ’18 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Craig Shepherd ’19 and Diana Imbert-Hodges ’19, co-founders of Defying Legal Gravity, partnered with Fordham Law’s Center on Race, Law, and Justice to host the inaugural Youth Legal Empowerment Conference. This first-of-its-kind event for New York City high school students brought together youth leaders, community members, and advocates to explore practical strategies for community-built justice. Read more here.
Rebecca Guthrie ’21 joined Bass, Berry & Sims LLP as an associate.
Ferrell Littlejohn ’24 was named in the 2026 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” list.
Shivani Parikh ’24 began a new position as a Bolder Futures Social Impact Fellow at AAPI Data.