Issue: Fall 2023
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Briefs Fall 2023
Celebrating Milestone Reunions
Hundreds of alumni and their guests returned to Ann Arbor over two weekends this fall to celebrate their Reunion.
Impact Fall 2023
John Hoyns, ’79: Helping Airlines Survive COVID
After decades of serving aviation clients, John Hoyns thought he had seen the worst of the airline industry’s ups and downs. That was until the coronavirus pandemic upended the industry and presented a slew of unexpected challenges.
Impact Fall 2023
Eric R. Lamison, ’95: Alumnus Establishes Fund for Law Quad Preservation
Eric Lamison describes his experience at Michigan Law as nothing short of an awakening. “Being in the Law Quad, the classrooms, Hutchins Hall, the Lawyers Club, the Reading Room, and the library below truly impacted me,” he says. “I always felt grateful to be there.”
Impact Fall 2023
Peter H. DeHaas, ’63: Boosting Financial Independence for Future Generations
Peter DeHaas spent his career working toward financial freedom—an aspirational goal that he was able to achieve with a little help along the way. With gratitude for the financial aid he received as a student, DeHaas recently established a $12 million trust to help the next generation of Michigan Law students achieve their career and financial goals.
Class Note Fall 2023
Peter S. Borock, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York, has been named one of Law360’s Rising Stars for 2023, which is an annual feature recognizing the profession’s top legal talent under the age of 40. His commercial real estate practice comprises clients across real estate sectors such as office, residential, industrial, health care, and hospitality. He received the Cornerstone Award from the Lawyers Alliance for his work on behalf of Settlement Housing Fund, a New York City-based nonprofit that creates and sustains quality affordable housing.
Class Note Fall 2023
Justin S. Platt was promoted to partner at Goodwin Procter in New York earlier this year. His practice focuses on health sciences, capital markets, and corporate matters. He specifically represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, public and private offerings of debt, equity, preferred securities, and a variety of other corporate finance transactions.
Class Note Fall 2023
Julianne M. Landsvik Klein was recently sworn in as assistant US attorney for the District of Rhode Island. She joins the office’s Criminal Division from the Boston office of Cooley LLP, where she served as an associate for the past eight years, handling Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, working on complex commercial matters, and overseeing pro bono litigation.
Class Note Fall 2023
Adam Graham was appointed bureau chief of the Bureau of Civil Rights at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). He will oversee the department's programs for equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, federal contract compliance, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Before joining IDOT, he served as director of compliance at Chicago Public Schools.
Class Note Fall 2023
Zachary Ciullo, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, has accepted an invitation to join the International Association of Defense Counsel, a global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. He focuses his commercial litigation practice on cases involving mass torts, product liability, class actions, life sciences, and contract and commercial disputes. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.
Class Note Fall 2023
Kenneth Black, who focuses on complex securities litigation and shareholder derivative litigation, was promoted to partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP in San Francisco. Previously, he was a sanctions investigator in the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the US Department of the Treasury.