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Welcome to See infra, our e-newsletter delivering a sampling of news from St. John's Law.
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Marking a Milestone
Love bloomed for Ashlyn Stone '23 and Matthew Pate '23 three years ago in 1L Introduction to Law. On 5/21, standing outside Carnesecca Arena in graduation gowns, the couple posed for one last photo as St. John's Law students before donning gold tasseled tams and joining classmates, families, faculty, and alumni to celebrate Commencement 2023. Hop online to read the Commencement story and view the event photo gallery.
Celebrating Pride
Happy Pride! As a community that embraces, prioritizes, and reflects the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and antiracism, we’re pleased to share our LGBTQ+ at St. John's Law website, curating resources available to our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, and allies on campus as well as locally and nationally.
Making the Law School Alumni Association Your Own
The St. John's Law Alumni Association is home to 17,000+ alumni in the New York City area, across the country, and around the world. There are no dues or fees. If you're a St. John's Law graduate, you're a member of our Alumni Association and can take advantage of all it offers through its parent organization and chapters built around interests, affinities, and regions. This is your community. Now, we want to help you make the most of it. Please complete our Alumni Association Engagement Survey to let us know how the Law School Alumni Association can best serve you. It will only take a few minutes, and if you give us your name and email address, you'll be entered to win a St. John's Law swag bag! Take the survey now.
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Join Us!
On 6/20, come out for a fun day on the green at the 10th Anniversary Hon. Theodore T. Jones, Jr. '72, '07HON Memorial Golf Outing. You'll drive, pitch, and putt at Westchester’s scenic Wykagyl Country Club and then enjoy the celebration as we honor Philip J. McManus '68C, '72L, Founding Partner, Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, and Thomas J. Principe '69C, '73L, Partner, Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore. The event's proceeds go to support the Hon. Theodore T. Jones, Jr. '72 Memorial Scholarship at St. John's Law. Register to attend and sponsor the outing today!
Get Your CLE Credit Here
Welcome summer by earning some CLE credits through St. John’s Law. We’re offering two virtual programs in the coming weeks. On 6/14, join us from 5:30–7:30 p.m. EST for The Ins and Outs of Construction Access Agreements in NYC (register online now). On 6/21, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. EST, come learn about Talent Acquisition Across Borders: The ABC's of U.S. Immigration (register online today). Questions? Contact our CLE program coordinator Claire McKeever '93 at mckeevec@stjohns.edu.
It's a Wrap
On 6/7, the Law School Alumni Association Manhattan Chapter hosted the Hon. John E. Sprizzo Reception at The Players in Manhattan. Hon. Richard J. Sullivan (CA2) was in attendance to receive this year's Hon. John E. Sprizzo Award.
On 5/18, the Law School community celebrated Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month with an event hosted by our Asian Pacific American Law Students Association and South Asian American Law Students Association. The evening's honorees were Nadia Budhai '13, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JP Morgan Chase; Evelyn Gong '07, Law Offices of Evelyn Gong, PLLC; Brendon Khan '20, Associate Counsel, Corporate Governance and Transactions, AIG; and William H. Ng '07, Partner, Littler Mendelson P.C.
The Metropolitan Club of New York was a fitting backdrop for the annual Law Review Alumni Reception on 5/17. The program included a farewell to this year's St. John's Law Review graduates and remarks from honorees Samantha Alessi '11, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and Edward Kehoe '90, Managing Partner, New York Office; Co-Head, International Arbitration Practice, King & Spalding.
On 5/16, alumni, students, and faculty gathered in Manhattan for the Mattone Institute's Spring Reception & Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to Cadwalader Partner Fredric L. Altschuler '72, who earned the Alumni Leadership Award, and to J.P. Morgan Asset Management Vice President Maria Castiglie '15, who received the Rising Star Award.
In the Spotlight
"It's the optimism that the city is one of the strongest and most robust multifamily markets in the country that motivates me. We get knocked down, but we get back up and make forward progress, always," says Smyth Law P.C. owner Christina Smyth '02, who’s now in the Mattone Institute's Real Estate Alumni Spotlight.
Kudos
Congratulations to Hon. Genine Edwards '92, who received the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association Sybil Hart Cooper Award in recognition of her contribution to the advancement of women in law.
Congratulations also go to Hon. Randall T. Eng '72, '16HON. Recently, the Appellate Division, Second Department presented its inaugural Hon. Randall T. Eng Award to Congresswoman Grace Meng of New York's 6th Congressional District. The award recognizes an individual who has served the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities within the Second Department.
In Memoriam
The Law School community mourns the loss of Harvey L. Pitt '68. Rising through the ranks at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Pitt became the agency's youngest general counsel at age 30. He then spent over two decades in private practice as a partner at Fried Frank before returning to the SEC as its 26th Chairman (2001 to 2003). For the past 20 years, he served as CEO of the global strategic business consulting firm Kalorama Partners LLC and its law firm affiliate, Kalorama Legal Services, PLLC.
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In the latest episode of their Legal Spirits podcast, our Center for Law and Religion co-directors, Professors Marc DeGirolami and Mark Movsesian, discuss the Department of Education's recent guidance on prayer and religious expression in public schools.
Professor Rosemary Salomone's commentary, "Student internationalisation plan may be a model for others," appears in University World News. The commentary focuses on the increasing numbers of international students in the Netherlands and the country's blueprint for addressing the consequent pressures on student housing, course accessibility, faculty workloads, and educational quality.
"Current Developments in Tax Malpractice: Basics and Beyond," an article by Professor Jacob Todres, will be published in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.
You can read more about the activities and achievements of our outstanding St. John's Law faculty at our Faculty Focus blog, which is produced by the Law School's Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship, Professor Eva Subotnik.
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Throughout his three years at St. John's, Rashad Moore '23 says, he was intentional about crafting an experience that would give him the skills he needs to be an impactful lawyer. So, naturally, he jumped at the opportunity to spend 12 weeks immersed in hands-on legal practice as a Pro Bono Scholar. Read the full story of how Rashad fast tracked his legal career through the Law School's Pro Bono Scholars Program.
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Please email Lori Herz, See infra's Managing Editor and Lead Writer, at herzl@stjohns.edu.
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