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Leslie Corwin ’73 was selected for the American Lawyer’s inaugural Northeast Trailblazers award. Stephen J. Shine ’79 joined Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. as principal of the firm’s financial services group in the New York office. Bernard P. Kennedy ’82 was appointed to the board of directors of the Long Island Association. Marshall A. Heinberg ’82 was named a director of Custom Truck One Source, Inc. Hon. Jay Weiner ’84 was appointed a judge of New York Criminal Court by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Stephen P. Fogerty ’86 launched his own firm, FLB Law, PLLC in Westport, Connecticut. Christopher J.…

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The Fordham Urban Law Center is partnering with TU Berlin, a well-known university in Germany, to host the Seventh Annual International and Comparative Urban Law Conference.  The Conference will be held from Thursday, July 15th through Saturday, July 17th, 2021, virtually and in person at TU Berlin. Since 2014, this annual Conference has welcomed leading urban legal scholars from around the globe to present their research and works in progress. Now in its seventh year, the Conference builds on this tradition, providing a dynamic forum to share diverse international, comparative, and interdisciplinary perspectives on the intersection of cities and law.…

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Celebrating the classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2020. While we will miss celebrating in person, we are excited to present an engaging schedule of events. Click here to make your class gift and register! Click here to view the full yearbook! Click here to see who’s coming! Class Social Events Your Reunion Committee has worked with the Law School to establish the below social events for your class. Click here for more details about your class social! 1971 | April 16, 6 p.m. ET, Wine Tasting 1976 | April 16, 3 p.m.…

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Please see below for a statement from Dean Matthew Diller: Dear Alumni: As I mentioned recently, many of our current 1L and 2L students are still looking for summer opportunities. While we have heard from a few of you, we want to make another request to see if any of you or your clients might be able to bring on a Fordham Law student for a summer opportunity. This position could be full or part-time, in person or remote, for some portion or all of the summer. Alternatively, if you have some project work, that also could be a terrific…

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Fordham Law OUTLaws End-of-Year Awards Event Friday, April 16, 2021 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET Click here to register for the virtual event. This Year’s Award Recipients include: Alumni Award: Keith Hammeran ’12, Associate, Greenberg Traurig LLP Professor Excellence Award: Ari Waldman, Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law Trailblazer Award: Chinyere Ezie, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights

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This roundtable will feature leading legal and urban planning scholars addressing the vital question of what U.S. cities can do to mitigate the gentrifying effects of improved environmental quality on low-income and people of color communities, integrating land use, housing, and climate policies to achieve equitable, sustainable results. Thursday, April 22, 2021 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET via Zoom Click here to register for the virtual event. Co-Sponsored by Environmental Law Advocates and Fordham Urban Law Journal.

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In recognition of Joel Reidenberg’s remarkable impact and achievements, Fordham has established the Annual Reidenberg lecture. Judge Denny Chin ’78 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit will deliver the inaugural lecture on Thursday, April 29. A panel of leading information privacy law scholars, all of whom knew Joel and his work, will give remarks immediately following Judge Chin’s lecture. Thursday, April 29, 2021 12 – 1:30 p.m. ET via Zoom Click here to register for the virtual event.

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