Issue: Winter 2022
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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.
Class Note Winter 2022
Denise J. Lewis
Denise J. Lewis, has received the 2021 Distinguished Alumna Award from her undergraduate alma mater, Barnard College of Columbia University. The award is in recognition of her professional accomplishments and for her efforts to revitalize underserved urban areas through nonprofit economic development programs and other forms of community investment, particularly in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. Before her retirement, Lewis was a senior partner at Honigman in Detroit for nearly four decades, and she served as a member of the management committee and founded the firm’s urban redevelopment practice. Known for handling complex transactions, particularly involving public-private partnerships and mixed use development, Lewis has represented developers involved in projects all over the country. She has served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations and other civic organizations, including the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Invest Detroit, and the McGregor Fund, and was elected to an eight year term on the Wayne State University Board of Governors, where she served as chair and vice chair for four years.
Impact Winter 2022
Bob Fiske, ’55, Inspires Gift to Eponymous Government Fellowship
Inspired by the example of Robert Fiske, ’55, a group of donors has made a $90,000 contribution to the Fiske Fellowship Program at Michigan Law, which encourages young lawyers to enter government service by providing recipients with cash stipends and loan repayment assistance.
Cover Story Winter 2022
On the Move: Mobility at Michigan Law
In June 2018, a boxy vehicle rolled onto the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex. Although it could have been mistaken for a run-of-the-mill shuttle running a mundane route around the complex, one detail set it apart from the average bus: the lack of a driver.
Briefs Winter 2022
News in Brief: Winter 2022
In-person classes and activities resume | Professor Richard Primus testifies on DC statehood | "Hell raising before finals” | and more...
Impact Winter 2022
Darrow Recipient Sees Giving As a Way to Pay It Back, and Forward
For Charlotta Chung, ’11, receiving Michigan Law’s Darrow Scholarship was not just a financial boon—it also instilled in her a desire to live up to the expectations of those who had invested in her future. Now a transactional attorney in New York City, Chung makes a monthly gift to the Law School Fund as a way to repay the “life changing” investment that others made in her education and career.