Alumni and Friends
Over the years, the College of Law has graduated many influential and successful lawyers, business professionals, and financial leaders. We are proud to count among our alumni members of the U.S. Senate and Congress, state senators and assembly members, state attorneys general, and federal and state judges. In addition, many of our alumni have moved into leadership positions in some of the world's largest law firms and into the fields of finance, real estate development, and international business affairs.
Class Notes/Highlights
Stewart Aaron L'83 Named Head of Arnold & Porter's New York Office
Stewart D. Aaron L'83 has been named as the new head of the New York office of Arnold & Porter, an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers around the world. With 107 practicing attorneys, the New York office is one of the largest in the firm’s network of nine offices in North America and Europe.
Mr. Aaron is a commercial litigator who has focused much of his work on the securities sector. In addition to his litigation practice, he devotes a substantial amount of time to a variety of pro bono work and currently serves as President of the 9000-member New York County Lawyers' Association.
Earlier this year, Mr. Aaron successfully defended a hedge fund client in a long-running $8 billion case against it and other hedge funds. Last year, Mr. Aaron also led a team of attorneys that represented the Upper West Success Academy, a charter school in New York City, that prevailed in litigation relating to its quest to locate in an under-utilized school building. He was one of the first attorneys to go to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to represent detainees there following the commencement of the war in Afghanistan. He is rated in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2009-2011) and New York Super Lawyers (2006-2011). Aaron is also a frequent author and lecturer on legal topics, generally in the areas of securities, commercial, and prisoners' civil rights litigation.
Cold Case Justice Initiative provides documents leading to identification of key suspect in 1964 racially motivated killing
The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University College of Law can now identify a new suspect in the 1964 racially motivated killing of Frank Morris in Ferriday, La. Arthur Leonard Spencer has been named in an article written by investigative reporter Stanley Nelson, who writes for the Concordia Sentinel, Ferriday’s local newspaper. In an interview with Nelson, family members revealed that Spencer, a Rayville, La., resident, admitted that he participated with O.C. Poissot, now deceased, and others in the Dec. 10 Klan-sponsored arson that killed Morris in 1964. In addition, The New York Times reported on the discovery of new documents by SU’s Cold Case Justice Initiative and the SU Law students, which helped create a new lead for an unsolved, racially motivated murder case of 1964.
Law professors Paula C. Johnson and Janis L. McDonald, co-directors of the CCJI, met with local and federal prosecutors and advocated for justice in this case on behalf of the family. The work of CCJI law students proved critical in this investigation by locating and identifying thousands of unredacted documents from 1967 related to the case. CCJI provided these vital documents to the Concordia Sentinel and to local and federal law enforcement agencies. “The CCJI is pleased that our research provided the critical foundation for Nelson, leading to the developments reported today,” says Johnson.
A podcast series by and for the members of the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association, SULAA Speaks seeks to share the wisdom of College of Law graduates with current and future alumni.
Syracuse Law Magazine
Fall 2011
The Fall 2011 issue of Syracuse Law Magazine is now available to browse online. Click here to view (here for the mobile version).
Professional Development Programs For Viewing
NETWORKING AND JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE
A panel discussion with members of the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association (SULAA) to assist graduates with career search strategies (4-22-2010)
