Issue: Winter 2022
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Class Note Winter 2022
Claudio Visco, LLM, managing partner of the Macchi di Cellere Gangemi studio, will be the first Italian to hold the prestigious role of secretary-general of the International Bar Association. He will serve in the role for a two-year term.
Class Note Winter 2022
Edward Ratushny, LLM ’72, SJD ’79, was named an honorary degree recipient from the University of Saskatchewan. This prestigious award is granted to those who have made a significant contribution to their community and Canadian society at large. His career as a law professor and legal author has been complemented by extensive professional experience in the field of public law.
Class Note Winter 2022
T. Andrew Brown became the 124th president of the New York State Bar Association. He is the founder and managing partner of Brown Hutchinson in Rochester, New York, where he practices civil litigation and employment law. He will serve a one-year term as president.
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
Kurtis T. Wilder was elected chair of the board of trustees at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northern Michigan. Previously, he served as first vice-chair and chair-elect. He is a shareholder at Butzel Long in Detroit.
Class Note Winter 2022
Stephen Meyer was honored by Sacramento Magazine as a 2021 Top Lawyer in alternative dispute resolution. He is of counsel at Downey Brand LLP.
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.