CLASS NOTES
Fall 2024
Class Notes reflect the recent achievements and milestones of our esteemed alumni. Stay connected by submitting your news and updates.
1974
Zygi Wilf is the owner of the Orlando Pride, which captured the championship of the National Women's Soccer League.
1980
John F. Kuntz was named to the Board of Directors of Blue Foundry Bancorp. He is the former Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Provident Bank.
1981
Hon. James J. Guida retired as New Jersey Superior Court Judge and joined the firm of LoFaro Carver LLC, focusing on alternative dispute resolution.
1984
John B. Zollo was elected to Suffolk County Court.
1989
Alison Finley joined Pierson Ferdinand LLP as Partner in their Los Angeles Corporate Department.
1990
Stuart Besen was elected to Suffolk County Family Court.
1991
Tim Walsh joined Steptoe LLP as a Co-Leader of the firm's insolvency and restructuring team. He was previously Partner and Global Head of Restructuring and Insolvency at McDermott Will & Emery.
1997
Holly Chamberlain, Partner in the real estate practice at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in Charlotte, North Carolina, was the recipient of a Law360 MVP Award.
1998
Amish R. Doshi was elected to Queens County Civil Court.
2000
Pei Pei Cheng de Castro, former Deputy Counsel to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, joined Barclay Damon LLP as Partner.
Amy Tenney joined the firm Beveridge & Diamond as Chief Talent Officer in its Washington, D.C. office.
2001
Michael Aluko joined Norton Rose Fulbright in its financial services and regulation practice as Partner. He was previously Partner at Goodwin Proctor.
Chris DeCresce joined Freshfields as a Capital Markets Partner. He was previously Vice Chair of Paul Hastings' securities and capital markets practice.
Andrew O’Brien joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as an Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Partner.
2002
Christopher Brocato was elected to Suffolk County Family Court.
Hilary Buyea was promoted to Partner in the real estate department at Sills Cummis & Gross.
Kelly Lerner Sanders was named Director of the Division of Mental Health Advocacy by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender.
2003
Melissa Mitchum, Counsel at Jones Day, received a Law360 MVP Award in the category of “Complex Financial Instruments.”
2004
Susan Eylward was named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Imunon, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company.
2006
Matthew Necci was confirmed as a Connecticut Superior Court Judge sitting in Norwich.
2007
Jeffrey Daniel was promoted to Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
2008
Hon. Keisha Alleyne (LL.M.), a Kings County Civil Court Judge, was elected to Kings County Supreme Court.
Kimberly Heifferman joined Kennedys Law LLP in its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office as Special Counsel.
Hon. Matthew Parker-Raso, a Bronx County Civil Court Judge, was elected to Bronx County Supreme Court.
Aysha E. Schomburg was named President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
2009
Danica Rue was named the first-ever Director of Investigations and Police Accountability for the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender. She will lead statewide efforts to strengthen the partnership between public defenders and investigators.
Alex Tolston, an Alumni Association Board member, joined TEGNA as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. TEGNA is the largest group owner of NBC-affiliated stations and owns ‘True Crime Network.’
2011
William A. Neri, an NYLS Adjunct Professor, was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of Legal Training for the Kings County District Attorney's Office. In addition, he was installed as President of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn.
Alana Sliwinski, Counsel at Troutman Pepper, was named to Law360’s “Top Attorneys Under 40” list for 2024.
2012
Meredith Abrams was promoted to Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Julie Caleca joined the Sixth District Appellate Program in San Jose, California, as Staff Attorney.
Chirag Domadia joined Kirkland & Ellis LLP as Partner. He was previously an Associate at Milbank.
Alexis Riley was elected to Kings County Civil Court.
2014
Julianne Bonomo joined Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano PLLC as an Associate. She concentrates her practice on real estate law and transactions and corporate law.
Ashley Hart was named Cyber Leader for Private Equity and Transactional Solutions, Corporate Risk and Broking, North America at WTW (formerly Willis Tower Watson).
2016
James Wolff, Counsel and Chair, Emerging Technologies Law Group at Warshaw Burstein, LLP, was named to the Board of Directors of The National Space Society, an educational and scientific advocacy organization focusing on space exploration, development, and settlement.
2017
Abby Quigley was promoted to Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
2018
Travis Bruno was promoted to Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
2019
Michael L. Moretti was promoted to Partner at Rawle & Henderson LLP.
William M. Pekarsky joined Blank Rome LLP’s New York office as an Associate in the Commercial Litigation group.
2020
Cara Anan joined Riker Danzig as an Associate in the firm’s Family Law Group.
2023
Victoria Okraszewski joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP as a member of its Cyber Team.
2024
Elisheva Blitstein, Kayla Dobrinski, and Zoë Marks joined the Queens District Attorney’s Office as Assistant District Attorneys.