On behalf of the Hofstra Law family, we offer our sincerest congratulations to all of our alumni who have been named to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. We make note of Judith Livingston ’79, Senior Partner at Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore and Ben B. Rubinowitz ’81, Managing Partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, who were named to the 2021 Top 10 New York Metro Super Lawyers list.
Class of 1978
Honorable Arthur M. Diamond received the Hon. Marie G. Santagata Gold Gavel Award from the Nassau County Bar Association on October 21, 2021. He was the first recipient of the award, which recognized his dedication to the judiciary and service as a mentor to fellow judges.
Class of 1985
Charles LaPolla joined Phillips Nizer LLP as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in October 2021.
Class of 1991
Marc A. Deitch joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as a partner in the firm’s transportation practice group in September 2021.
Class of 1992
Frederick “Rick” Hyman joined Crowell & Moring LLP as a partner in the firm’s corporate and financial services practice groups in August 2021.
Judy L. Simoncic was appointed chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Municipal Law and Land Use Committee.
Class of 1994
Sophia M. Karnavas joined the Everest Insurance North America Claims team as head of casualty claims in September 2021.
Class of 1998
Brian E. Greer joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s global restructuring and bankruptcy practice.
Class of 1999
Gustavo Pauta joined Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP as a partner in the firm’s corporate securities practice in October 2021.
Class of 2005
Beverly Reyes joined Liberty Latin America as vice president, securities & corporate governance counsel in September 2021.
Class of 2006
Joshua L. Weiner joined Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. as a partner and co-chair of its labor and employment practice in October 2021.
Class of 2007
Amanda Albert joined K&L Gates LLP as a partner in the firm’s benefits, ESOPs, and executive compensation practice group in September 2021.
Vidya Pappachan was elected president-elect of the South Asian Bar Association of New York.
Class of 2012
Jayasri Ganapthy was awarded with The South Asian Bar Association of New York’s prestigious Cornerstone Award in September 2021.
Michelle Marcellus joined AEA Investors LP as deputy general counsel in September 2021.
David Schwed joined BNY Mellon as global head of digital asset technology in September 2021.
Class of 2013
Matthew J. Crawford joined Blank Rome LLP as an associate in September 2021.
Kristie (Fontana) Iacopetta joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an associate in August 2021.
Walé Oriola joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as counsel in October 2021.
Class of 2014
James R. O’Connor joined Phillips Lytle LLP as an associate in August 2021.
Class of 2015
Pooja Bhutani joined Gibbons P.C. as an associate in September 2021.
Benjamin A. Gerson was awarded with The Susan St. Vincent Standard of Excellence Award on his last day on the job as a federal public defender in the courthouse in Yosemite National Park.
Cheryl Katz joined Cona Elder Law as a senior associate in May 2021.
Adam Preller joined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an attorney advisor in October 2021.
Jonathan Salm joined McDermott Will & Emery as an associate in October 2021.
Class of 2016
Megan Iocco Mills joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Helene Weiss joined Marsh Law Firm PLLC as an associate in October 2021.
Alexa Zelmanowicz joined Vedder Price as an associate in October 2021.
Class of 2017
Danielle Waldeis joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Class of 2018
Michelle Roter joined King & Spalding as an associate in September 2021.
Class of 2019
Hunter Blain joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as an associate in October 2021.
Brendan Catalano joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as an associate in September 2021.
Adam Solomon joined Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP as an associate in August 2021.
Class of 2020
Lisa Feldman joined Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC as an associate in October 2021.
Jean Patrick “JP” Raynal joined Moses & Singer LLP as an associate in October 2021.
In Memoriam
With sorrow, Hofstra Law wishes to recognize the following alumni who have passed:
Nicholas W. Spadola ’17
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