We’re pleased to share the latest edition of Class Notes:

‘73
For his outstanding contribution to the community of London, Fitzpatrick, Hunt & Pagano partner Garrett J. Fitzpatrick will receive the Freedom of the City of London. The award recognizes Fitzpatrick’s many years of service and work with the London Insurance Market and the Aviation Insurance Market.

‘75
Hon. P. Kevin Castel (SDNY) is the recipient of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Stanley H. Fuld award.

‘77
Claudia Cositore is of counsel at Brent Mako, where he works in the firm’s real estate Group.

‘78
Selected out of almost 5000 entries, a poem by Roberta Beary earned a joint first prize in the Bridport Prize competition. The winning submission focuses on four generations of women from the same family. Beary’s fourth collection of poetry, Carousel, is forthcoming from Snapshot Press, UK.

‘81
Past St. John’s Law Alumni Association President Andrea Alonso announced that the partners, attorneys, and staff of O’Connor O’Connor Hintz & Deveney have joined Morris Duffy Alonso Faley & Pitcoff. In addition to Alonso, the firm now includes St. John’s Law alumni Brian Deveney ’79, John J. Duffy ’51, Kevin G. Faley ’83, Alfred Hintz ’84, Eugene Morenus ’83, John O’Connor’52, and Kenneth E. Pitcoff ’96.

‘84
New York Real Estate Journal featured Forchelli Deegan Terrana co-managing partner John V. Terrana as a 2022 Industry Leader. Terrana also announced that the attorneys and staff of Koeppel Martone & Leistman have joined his firm.

‘85
Michael Cammarotta is Managing Director – One Firm Risk Organization at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Timothy McCausland is team leader for law firm business banking at Webster Bank.

‘86
Herald Communications honored Donna-Marie Korth as one of the Top Lawyers on Long Island. Korth is a partner in the coop/condo and litigation practice groups at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman.

Linda Oliva has joined Danzi Law Partners as a partner.

‘89
Daniel P. Deegan, a Forchelli Deegan Terrana partner who heads the firm’s industrial development agency, municipal incentives, and government relations practices, was featured in the inaugural edition of Long Island Business News’ Most Powerful Influencers of 2022.

‘91
James G. Bartolotto retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve after 33 years as a judge advocate on active duty and in the reserves, retiring with the rank of Colonel. Colonel Bartolotto still serves as a senior trial counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Constitutional & Specialized Tort Litigation Section, Torts Branch, Civil Division, where he has worked since 2002.

‘92
The New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section named Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner Richard Donoghue the 2022 Outstanding Prosecutor. A former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Donoghue also served as acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General from December 2020 to January 2021.

‘93
Marie Napoli, a partner at Napoli Shkolnik, was on the cover Women Leaders in the Law, a New York Magazine publication.

‘94
Patricia Canzoneri has been elected a New York State Senator.

Cullen and Dykman managing partner Christopher H. Palmer was honored at the Real Estate Achievers and Leadership Awards. The award night spotlights entrepreneurs, professionals, and visionaries in Long Island’s real estate industry who have achieved success in their respective roles while also involved in community contributions and advocacy.

‘95
Dionne Greene has joined Active International as Associate General Counsel.

Reginald (Reggie) Rasch is Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Wolverine Worldwide, a global leader in branded performance footwear, apparel, and accessories.

Gary Rosner, a partner at Ritter Chusid, has been elected to the St. John’s Law Alumni Association’s board of directors

‘96
Dorothea Ioannou is CEO of the American P&I Club. She is the first woman appointed to lead one of the International P&I Group clubs which, collectively, insure 90% of the worlds ocean-going cargo and passenger ships.

‘97
For the fourth consecutive year, Law360 has named Adam Hakki a Banking MVP. Hakki, a global managing partner and global head of litigation at Shearman & Sterling, was also recognized by Lawdragon in its inaugural 500 Leading Litigators in America guide.

John Ho, co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s OSHA-workplace safety practice, was appointed management vice-chair of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession Committee. He was also appointed to the advisory board of Thomson Reuters Practical Law Labor & Employment Service.

‘01
John Burke is the Senior Town Attorney for the Town of Brookhaven, NY.

Jeffrey Varsalone is Managing Director at VRS Restructuring Services.

‘02
Joshua M. Sivin has joined Blank Rome as of counsel in the firm’s New York City tax, benefits, and private client practice group .

‘03
Eli Avila, MD co-moderated a symposium on Legal and Medical Aspects of Opioids at the Day with the Judges in Oklahoma City.

The New York Real Estate Journal spotlighted Farrell Fritz partner David Curry as one of the 2022 Industry Leaders.

‘05
Alyson Bass is Principal County Attorney in Suffolk County.

Sean Kelly received the Theodore A. Atlas Foundation’s Admiral Award. The community service organization provides financial and emotional support to individuals and organizations in need, and focuses particularly on the needs of children.

The New York Law Journal recognized Megan Ryan as a distinguished leader. Ryan, who is Chief Legal Officer at Nassau Health Care Corp., also serves as a Seton Hall University advisory board member.

‘04
Casey Laffey has been promoted to co-chair of Reed Smith’s global commercial disputes group.

Christine Mapes has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Incident Response Operations at Arete.

Steven Simichch is a principal in the newly formed firm LS Law Group, where his practice focuses on zoning and land use.

‘06
Stephanie Alberts, a partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana , was appointed vice-chair of New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section Committee.

Douglas Hesney has been promoted to Chief of Staff at Ditto PR.

Jacob Katsenko has been promoted to Managing Director – Global Head Futures/Clearing and Reg Initiatives (Agreements & Documentations) at Merrill Lynch.

‘09
Nicole Aratoon-Lane is an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County.

Michael Iannuzzi has been elevated to partner at Baker Hostetler, where he focuses on the representation of financial institutions, private lenders, borrowers, owners, developers, investors and other entities in all aspects of commercial real estate, debt finance, real estate finance and other business matters.

Ryan Lawlor has been promoted to partner at Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin.

Peter J. Ryan has joined Conair as associate corporate counsel.

William Schleifer has joined Rivkin Radler as counsel in the firm’s professional liability practice group.

‘10
Sara M. Desoto Dorchak has joined Barclay Damon’s trademarks, copyrights & IP transactions practice group. She has over 10 years of experience in trademark and copyright prosecution and enforcement. In addition to her legal practice, Dorchak is an adjunct professor at St. John’s Law.

Laura Franklin has been promoted to partner at Mayer Brown, where she is a member of the firm’s real estate practice focusing on acquisitions and sales, leasing, and complex real estate financing.

Craig Lutterbein is Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank.

Nick E. Smith has been included in the PoliticsNY and AMNewYork inaugural Power Players Rising Power list.

Joel Vago is a partner at Wilson Elser, where he represents municipalities and other clients in the collection of a wide variety of debts against individuals and commercial entities.

‘11
Cameron Fee has joined Citigroup as Assistant General Counsel.

Katie Harrison Kohn has joined Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt in Naples, FL as an associate in the firm’s divorce, marital and family law department. She concentrates her practice on family law issues.

Tim Poydenis has joined Holland & Knight as co-head of the firm’s emerging companies and venture capital practice.

‘12
Carrie Adduci has been elevated to partner in the real estate group at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman.

David Durso has been promoted to partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he is a member of the firm’s health law: regulatory, health law: transactional and corporate & securities departments, as well as the firm’s white collar crime and investigations, and cybersecurity and data privacy practice groups.

Leah Edelboim is special counsel in the financial practice Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Ari Lessa has been promoted to partner in the medical malpractice group at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, where he represents health care providers and handles general liability, hospitality, and premises liability matters. He also works in the firm’s Appellate Group.

Bryan Kotlair has been promoted to partner at Togut, Segal & Segal, where he represents debtors, creditors, and other parties in interest in matters involving restructurings and other distressed situations.

NK Udogwu has been promoted to Director of Legal Resources & Integration (Engagement & Development) at Mayer Brown.

Michael L. Webb, counsel in the real estate group at Farrell Fritz, has been selected to the Long Island Business News 40 Under 40 – Class of 2022.

‘13
Christina M. Bezas, has been promoted to member of the commercial litigation; compliance, investigations & white collar; and insurance fraud practice groups at Rivkin Radler.

Danny Ramrattan has been promoted to partner at Adam Leitman Bailey, where he works in the firm’s foreclosure, title and real estate litigation groups.

Andrew J. Roth-Moore has been elevated to a member in the bankruptcy and corporate restructuring and litigation practice groups at Cole Schotz.

Joseph Reigadas has joined Leste Capital Partners as Chief Compliance Officer.

Lamb and Barnosky partner Alyssa Zuckerman was named to Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2022.

‘14
Maurizio Anglani has been promoted to partner at Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, where he represents owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, and contractors in a variety of commercial matters, including litigation and contract drafting.

Samuel Bazian was elected to partner at Herrick Feinstein, where he represents clients in commercial real estate disputes and handles mediations, arbitrations, and litigations on behalf of clients across other industries.

Laura De Los Rios has launched her own personal injury law firm, De Los Rios Law, PLLC.

May Mansour has been promoted to senior counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

Erik W. Snipas has been promoted to partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana, where he works in the firm’s land use & zoning and industrial development agency (IDA) benefits & government incentives practice groups.

Alfred Williams has been elected partner at Morrison Foerster. He represents clients in complex commercial real estate transactions, with particular focus on the acquisition, financing, development, and operation of U.S. real estate assets.

‘15
Andrew Cauchi was promoted to counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he focuses on securities fraud class action litigation, shareholder derivative suits, litigation arising from mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations, and SEC and other governmental inquiries and investigations.

John D. Chillemi has been promoted to partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he is a member of the firm’s real estate department, land use and environment practice group and IDA & municipal development incentives practice group.

Sharly Larios, Director, Business & Legal Affairs at Sony Music Entertainment, has been elevated to Vice President of the Dominican Bar Association.

Ayanna Y. Thomas has been elected a member of Bond, Schoeneck & King. Her practice concentrates in school law as she represents public, private, and charter school clients, as well as colleges and universities in a range of matters.

‘16
Courtney Swartz has been promoted to senior counsel at Wood Smith Henning Berman, where she focuses her practice on complex tort and casualty, New York Labor Law, and motor vehicle negligence actions.

‘17
Jennifer Bentivegna is associate counsel at the Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel.

Anna Chen has been promoted to partner at Cullen and Dykman, where she works in the firm’s banking and real estate department and focuses her practice on representing religious corporations and not-for-profit entities in real estate matters.

Madeline Tusa has been promoted to counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. She handles matters involving domestic and offshore private investment funds, and advises clients on fund documents, fund subscription materials, and other regulatory and compliance issues.

‘18
Matthew Trezza has joined Coffey Modica O’Meara Capowski.

‘19
Elizabeth Sheerin is an associate in the private clients practice at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

‘20
Thomas A. Catinella has joined Forchelli, Deegan Terrana in the firm’s construction law practice group.

Precious Lewis is Assistant General Counsel at Safe Horizon.

‘21
Daniela P. Gagliano has joined Forchelli Deegan Terrana as an associate in the firm’s banking & finance practice group.

Pharoah Sutton-Jackson has joined the New York State Unified Court System as a Court Attorney.

‘22
Noel Ball has joined the Orange County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney.

Michael Cavaliere has been promoted to Associate Patent Attorney at Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik.

Katelin A. Morales has joined Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP as an associate in the firm’s general litigation group. She focuses her practice on complex commercial restructurings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.