Moritz College of Law - Alumni Relations: This Month @ Moritz (February, 2007)

Issue 52: February, 2007
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Dean Nancy Rogers Elected President of Association of American Law Schools

Dean Nancy H. Rogers has been elected president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). She is the 107th president and fifth Ohio State faculty member to lead the organization. As president, she will invite legal scholars and practitioners to look at the engagement of law schools with the bench and bar. (Read More)

Bruce Downey ’73 Doing His Part to Reduce Healthcare Costs

From his service as a young lawyer at the United States Department of Justice to his tenure as chairman and CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bruce Downey has had a wide range of experience during his professional career. He has found his home in the pharmaceutical field and as a result of his strategy to focus on pharmaceutical products with barriers to entry, including successful patent challenges, Barr Pharmaceuticals’ future looks bright. (Read More)

Carol Morita ’89 Uses Corporate Lawyer Role to Promote Public Safety Mission

As the child of immigrants, Carol Morita ’89 was exposed to the legal world at a young age, an early impression that would stick with her to this day as assistant general counsel of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., a Northbrook, Ill.-based independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization. (Read More)

Larry C. Rosales ’05: Fun on the Job at the National Lacrosse League

When Larry C. Rosales graduated from Moritz in 2005, he knew that he “wanted to do something fun and non-traditional,” but he wasn’t sure which career path to follow. Larry was torn between his desire to work in sports and the feeling that he had to practice law. Larry finally got his break; he is now the staff counsel for the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in New York City, N.Y. The best part about this position for Larry: “Honestly, that it is fun. There is rarely a day where I'm bored. If I were to ever leave this position, I'd have to make sure I was having just as much fun while developing the same experience and assuming even more responsibility.” (Read More)

Moritz College of Law Launches New LL.M. Program for Foreign Lawyers

The Moritz College of Law is pleased to announce the launch of its new Master of Laws (LL.M.) program for foreign lawyers. As part of continuing efforts to prepare graduates for an ever more global economy, the international LL.M. students will be integrated into Moritz’s more than 145 courses and seminars. (Read More)

Former Dean Orin Slagle Remembered Fondly by Faculty and Alumni

L. Orin Slagle, former dean and a 1957 graduate of what is now The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, passed away December 26, 2006. This professor and administrator, remembered as kind, eloquent, and approachable by those he taught, touched the lives of many students while dean of the College from 1974 – 1978. He died at his home in Sedgwick, Maine. (Read More)

Alumni and Friends Invited to Attend the 2007 PILF Auction
on March 1

Join Moritz Law students, faculty and staff on March 1 for the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) Auction at the Wexner Center! PILF, the largest student group at Moritz Law, uses this annual fundraiser to raise dollars to support summer fellowships in public service for Moritz students. Whether you’d like to savor the food and fun at the auction, or offer a donation, PILF welcomes alumni involvement. (Read More)

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