Congratulations to all alumni who were named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch for 2022. We could not be prouder of this major accomplishment.
Class of 1977
The Honorable Leonard Austin was ranked in the top 10 best arbitrators in the 2022 New York Law Journal Best of Survey.
Class of 1983
Rhonda L. Epstein was ranked in the top 10 best arbitrators in the 2022 New York Law Journal Best of Survey.
Class of 1986
James Black joined Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC as a partner in July 2022.
Class of 1991
Randolph Brodwin joined Alimentation Couche-Tard/Circle K as vice president, US legal affairs in August 2022.
Class of 1992
William (Bill) Munck was recognized by IAM Patent 1000 as a 2022 Recommended Individual and Global Leader, by Managing IP as a 2022 Patent Star, by The Dallas 500 as The Most Powerful Business, by D CEO Magazine as a Leader in Dallas-Forth Worth 2020-2022, and by Best Lawyers in America for the 15th consecutive year.
Class of 1996
Leo K. Barnes’ law firm Barnes & Barnes P.C. was selected as “Best Litigation Law Firm” in the 2022 Reader Rankings released by Long Island Business News.
Class of 1997
Lauren (Angelo) Zajac was named as the first chief legal officer of ExtraHop, a Seattle-based cybersecurity company in August 2022.
Class of 2000
Danielle Bruno joined Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt, LLP as counsel in August 2022.
Class of 2001
Neil Cohen joined Sheppard Mullin as a partner in the firm’s real estate group in September 2022.
Class of 2002
Timothy Fazio joined MG+M The Law Firm as a partner in August 2022.
Class of 2008
Rose Marie Garcia was elevated to support magistrate in September 2022.
Michael Scarpa was named the managing director of PwC in September 2022.
Class of 2010
Michael De Matos was elevated to senior counsel at the IRS, Office of Chief Counsel in July 2022.
Class of 2012
Laura Dorfman joined the Nassau County District Attorney’s office as deputy bureau chief of the Special Victims Bureau in July 2022.
Benjamin Mikhli joined Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC’s real estate, development & land use group in July 2022.
Jacqueline Siegel joined The New York Times as counsel in July 2022.
Alma Uldedaj joined Intesa Sanpaolo as vice president, senior in-house counsel in their New York branch in July 2022.
Class of 2013
Michael A. Berger, an associate at Forchelli Deegan Terrana in the firm’s Employment & Labor practice group, was appointed co-chair of the New Lawyers Committee at the Nassau County Bar Association in July 2022.
Class of 2014
Brendan Friedman was elevated to partner at Lasater & Martin P.C. in August 2022.
Allison Milano Gatoff ’14 and Ari Gatoff ’15 welcomed their son Gavin Edward Gatoff on July 22, 2022.
Lauren Murphy ’14 and Andrew Williams ’14 got engaged in September 2022.
Class of 2015
Allyson Beach Maur joined BioXcel as associate general counsel in July 2022.
Cassandra Branch and wife Dani welcomed daughter Parker Noelle Adams-Branch to the world in August 2022.
Michael B. Engle was elevated to counsel at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in July 2022.
Jonathan Heller joined Coffey Modica O’Meara Capowski LLP as an associate in August 2022.
Cheryl Katz was recognized by Long Island Business News Who’s Who as a Women in Professional Services in August 2022.
Jerry Lagomarsine joined New York Community Bancorp, Inc. As vice president, associate general counsel corporate contracts in August 2022.
Damore Ramwa joined New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) as a hearing officer in August 2022.
Class of 2016
Teresa Azzue joined Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos as an associate in July 2022.
Caroline Gange and husband Jesse tied the knot on June 25, 2022.
Amanda Geary was appointed assistant professor of business law and ethics at Clarkson University in August 2022.
Brandon Lisogorsky joined ITOCU International Inc. as corporate counsel in August 2022.
Ray Madraymootoo joined the Law Offices of Aaron I. Katsman, P.C. as an associate in August 2022.
Imaan Moughal Saleem and husband Samir welcomed their son Nayel into the world on June 28, 2022.
Leron Solomon Guiterman and husband Ryan tied the knot on April 9, 2022.
Class of 2017
Jennifer Calamia joined Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP as a labor and employment associate in August 2022.
Michael D’Auria was elevated to partner at Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP in August 2022.
Andrew Ferguson joined Subin Associates as an associate in August 2022.
Fatima Guillen-Walsh joined Reckitt as counsel, employment & contracts in September 2022.
Tyler Levenson was elevated to partner at Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP.
Scott Migden was elevated to senior associate at the Law Offices of Alan J. Schwartz, P.C. in September 2022.
Nicholas Moneta was accepted into Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute of ACTEC in August 2022.
David Santana joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate in May 2022.
Class of 2018
Asara Greaves joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in August 2022.
Paul Ulitsky joined Licatesi Law Group, LLP as an associate in August 2022.
Lance Willoughby-Hudson joined Mendes & Mount LLP as an associate in August 2022.
Class of 2019
Catherine Benny joined Lacroix Law PC as a contract attorney in July 2022.
Shayla Ramos joined Douglas Family Law Group, PLLC as an associate in September 2022.
Lucas Rock joined ArentFox Schiff as an associate in August 2022.
Lior Roth was elevated to manager, state and local tax at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP in August 2022.
Class of 2020
Lucas Klirsfeld joined Hill Wallack LLP as an associate in September 2022.
Eduardo R. Sotomayor joined Weitz & Luxenberg PC as an associate in July 2022.
Juliana Spano joined Stony Brook University as associate counsel, labor & employment in September 2022.
Joseph Taglienti joined the Delaware Court of Chancery as a judicial law clerk to Vice Chancellor Nathan A. Cook in August 2022.
Class of 2021
Gabrielle Boucher joined The Legal Aid Society of Nassau County as a staff attorney in August 2022.
Elif Cakiralioglu tied the knot on August 27, 2022.
Brendan Carman joined Valli Kane & Vagnini, LLP as an associate in August 2022.
Aliza Chesler joined Holm & O’Hara LLP in September 2022.
Amanda Gerstman joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in August 2022.
Kamila Marek joined Wolfenson & Ashkenazi, P.C. as an associate in September 2022.
Nicolette Peters joined Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. as an associate in August 2022.
Michelle Sciortino joined Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP as an associate in July 2022.
James Taglienti joined Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC as an associate in September 2022.
Christopher Xyloportas joined Herbsman Hafer Weber & Frisch, LLP as an associate in July 2022.
Breanna Zagorski joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as an associate in September 2022.
In Memoriam:
With sorrow, Hofstra Law wishes to recognize alumni who have passed:
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