Issue: Winter 2022
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Class Note Winter 2022
A. Paul Victor retired in January 2021 after 57 years of practicing law. His journey in the legal field took him to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, associate positions at Kirkland, Ellis & Rowe and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and partnerships at Weil, Dewey Ballantine, Dewey & LeBoeuf, and, for the last nine years, at Winston & Strawn in New York. He enjoyed teaching stints at Michigan Law and Fordham University School of Law and had a long career in the leadership of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law. He notes that he is deeply grateful for the opportunities his Michigan education provided and will continue to enjoy time in New York and in the Hamptons.
Class Note Winter 2022
Jeri Looney accepted the general counsel position at Skyryse Inc., a flight operations startup, based in El Segundo, California. She joined Skyryse after two years as general counsel at The Spaceship Company and one year as senior legal director at Virgin Galactic.
Class Note Winter 2022
Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke was renowned for her barrier-breaking career as an attorney, professor, and university administrator, she made her mark on history with a simple yet brave and notable act: attending Duke University. Reuben-Cooke was one of five African Americans who broke the color barrier at Duke when they matriculated in 1963; she went on to graduate with distinction. In September of 2021, Reuben-Cooke’s undergraduate alma mater named an academic building after her, in recognition of her place in Duke’s history and for her contributions to the institution, including twelve years as a member of the board of trustees. Although Reuben-Cooke passed away in 2019, the building dedication was attended by surviving members of her family, including her husband, Edmund Cooke, ’73.
Class Note Winter 2022
John Mogk, an expert on urban and regional development, housing, property, and local government law, was named a Distinguished Service Professor of Law at Wayne State University. This rare classification is used to designate senior faculty members who have made extraordinary contributions outside their disciplines.
Class Note Winter 2022
Stanley Jaskiewicz was appointed to the American Bar Association board that oversees the Voice of Experience, the senior lawyers division’s monthly newsletter. He is a member at Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci PC in Philadelphia.
Class Note Winter 2022
Kenneth Salazar was confirmed as the latest U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the Secretary of the Interior from 2009 to 2013.
Class Note Winter 2022
John McGonagle, now retired from the position of managing partner of The Helicon Group and from the competitive intelligence profession, wrote his first one-act play, Mirrors. It is one of four category finalists in the Shawnee Original Playwrights Short Play Festival in Pennsylvania. The festival received more than 200 submissions for its three categories.
Class Note Winter 2022
Suzanne G. Mason joined Fox Rothschild LLP in Atlanta as a partner in the firm’s taxation and wealth planning department. She centers her practice on estate administration.
Class Note Winter 2022
Myint Zan, LLM, edited Legal Education and Legal Traditions (Springer Link Publications, 2020). He also is an active adviser in Myanmar for University of Mandalay teams participating in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Class Note Winter 2022
Donald Shelton was appointed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Task Force on Forensic Science. He also was elected chair of the jurisprudence section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is the current director of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Previously, he was a circuit court judge in Washtenaw County for 25 years.