Alumni News

Ed Steiner '83 has been named the Best Lawyers 2016 Mergers and Acquisitions "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati.

Harold "Hal" Watson '77 LL.M., partner at Chaffe McCall in Houston, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016. Watson was recognized in the Admiralty and Maritime Law practice area.

Steve Good '80, who is based in the Dallas branch of Gardere, and Tom Hagemann '82, who works in the Houston office, have both been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 edition.

Gary Fowler '84, partner at Jackson Walker LLP in Dallas, was selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Joe Dannenmaier '82, partner at Thompson & Knight in Dallas, has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2016.

Wisconsin-based attorneys at DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., Joseph A. Ranney '78 and Charles H. McMullen '80, were both named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016 edition.

Steven Coby Derringer '96, partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar and Scott LLP, will receive the Leader of Distinction Award from American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) on September 3, 2015 in Chicago.

Bill Sokol, shareholder at Weinberg Roger and Rosenfeld, was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the newly legislated California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Board.

The New York City Law Department, the second-largest law firm in New York City and the largest public law organization in the country, announced the promotion of Richard Dearing '99 to the office's Executive Staff.

Jason D. Navarino '07, corporate and tax partner at Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP, has been elected Secretary of the Taxation Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and also named a "New Leader of the Bar."