Stanford Law alumna navigates risk for the world’s underserved

March 27, 2019

STANFORD LAWYER —  Stanford Law alumna Ana-Mita Betancourt, JD ’81 is general counsel of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. On her watch as chief legal officer at MIGA, one of the World Bank Group’s four operating units, the volume of political risk insurance and other guarantees issued by the agency more than doubled to $4.3 billion.

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Stanford Law mourns the death of alumnus and military pilot

March 27, 2019

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law alumnus Christopher “Tripp” Zanetis ’17 died near the border of western Iraq and Syria when his United States military helicopter crashed during a troop transport. Zanetis, 37, was an active Air National Guard member and helicopter pilot, as well as a fire marshal for the New York City Fire

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Stanford Law alumna finds beauty in art and law in the museum industry

March 27, 2019

STANFORD LAWYER — Stanford Law alumna Deborah Kanter ’91 (MA ’92) has combined her love of art and law into much more than a career. Her work is now a lasting part of the bustling art scene in a revitalized downtown L.A., with the The Broad museum, its restaurant, plaza, and grove of ancient olive

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Stanford Law alumna shines light on diversity in Hollywood

March 27, 2019

STANFORD LAWYER — For Stanford Law alumna Christy Haubegger, diversity has been her life’s work. As the the founder and publisher of Latina magazine, then as a producer of films including Spanglish, and now as a talent agent at legendary Creative Artists Agency, Haubegger has focused on the untold stories of women and people of color.

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Southwestern Law alumnus thrives as a lawyer for whistle-blowers

March 27, 2019

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law alumnus Jordan A. Thomas ’95 is the subject of a New York Times profile, which details his journey from entering the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps after law school to his current calling: building a law practice that represents whistle-blowers seeking to expose corporate wrongdoing.

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Southern University Law Center alumna to lead gun and crime policy for DC think tank

March 27, 2019

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER — SULC Alumna Stasha M. Rhodes ’13 recently took a position as the Director of Advocacy for Guns and Crime Policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. In this position, she will develop and execute national, state, and local strategies and campaigns to further American Progress’ policy goals.

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SIU Law student selected for DOJ Attorney General Honors Program

March 27, 2019

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — SIU Law student Cody Benway ’18 was selected to participate in the Department of Justice’s Attorney General Honors Program. Benway was chosen to join the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Office of Administrative Law Judges as the principal law clerk to Judge Mark M. Dowd.

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Seton Hall Law alumnus to be sworn as next leader of New Jersey State Bar Association

March 27, 2019

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY — Seton Hall Law alumnus John E. Keefe, Jr. will be sworn in as the next leader of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Keefe, a civil trial attorney, is the founder of Keefe Law Firm. Keefe leads the firm’s plaintiffs’ personal injury, mass tort litigation and complex litigation department.

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Seattle Law alumna aims to transform police culture

March 27, 2019

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Seattle Law alumna Anne Kirkpatrick ’89 became the first female police chief in Oakland, California in January 2017. Though she has never worked as a lawyer, Kirkpatrick said her legal education made a lasting impact on her style as a leader and her approach to law enforcement.

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Seattle Law alumnus reflects on case that launched his career in food safety

March 27, 2019

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Seattle Law alumnus Bill Marler ’97 reflects on the 25th anniversary of a massive E. coli outbreak, which hit 73 Jack in the Box restaurants in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California. In the last two decades, Marler has been involved in the aftermath of every outbreak of foodborne illness

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