Issue: Fall 2022
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Class Note Fall 2022
Kurtis T. Wilder was named to the executive committee of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Formerly a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court, Wilder is a shareholder at Butzel Long in Detroit.
Class Note Fall 2022
Anthony M. Spaniola, a Southeast Michigan attorney and co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, received the Equity and the Environment Leadership Award from the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. He is a leading national advocate for communities affected by toxic PFAS contamination and testified before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in December 2021, calling for heightened scrutiny of the Department of Defense as the largest known PFAS polluter in the nation. He also served as a consultant to Pulitzer Prize winner Sara Ganim on her critically acclaimed documentary, No Defense: The US Military’s War On Water.
Class Note Fall 2022
Anita (Raby) Fox was recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business in its annual 50 Names to Know in State Government list. She has served as the director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services since January 2019.
Class Note Fall 2022
Eric Acker, a patent litigation partner at Morrison & Foerster, was the lead trial lawyer in a case involving one of Japan’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies, for which he recently helped secure a $775 million patent litigation settlement. He has been with the firm since 1999 and is based in San Diego.
Class Note Fall 2022
Daniel H. Golub joined Volpe Koenig as a shareholder in Philadelphia. He advises clients on a range of matters related to global patent strategy, protection, licensing, and litigation. Most recently, Golub served as counsel at Rembrandt IP Management.
Class Note Fall 2022
Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla, LLM, was appointed energy secretary of the Philippines. Having previously held a number of public and private positions, he is also a law professor at the University of the Philippines.
Class Note Fall 2022
Charles R. Lowery Jr., director of legislative policy and external affairs at New American Funding, was chosen as president-elect of the DC Bar for the 2022–2023 term. He will serve in that position for one year before becoming president in 2023. Read more.
Class Note Fall 2022
The Hon. Hildy Bowbeer retired after eight years as a magistrate judge in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota. Before this position, she served as the assistant chief intellectual property counsel at 3M Co. In retirement, Bowbeer, along with her husband, Bill Klein, ’79, plans to travel internationally. She will remain involved in continuing legal and judicial education through the US Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program, as well as with the Sedona Conference and the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
Class Note Fall 2022
Fred Krupp, leader of the Environmental Defense Fund for 37 years, was elected to serve a six-year term as an alumni fellow of Yale University’s board of trustees.
Class Note Fall 2022
Nancy Schiffer was awarded a Distinguished Service Award by the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section, which is presented to individuals who have made major contributions to the practice of labor and employment law. Schiffer spent several decades representing unions and most recently served a term on the National Labor Relations Board.