CLASS NOTES The Pace Environmental Law Alumni Association The Pace Environmental Law Alumni Association (PELAA) is comprised of graduates from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, who are practicing in the field of environmental law and/or who obtained a Certificate of Study in Environmental Law or an LLM or SJD in Environmental Law. The purpose of PELAA is threefold: (1) to encourage, facilitate, and maintain meaningful connections between Pace Law and its environmental program graduates; (2) to further the renown of the environmental law program at Pace Law; and (3) to lend career assistance and provide advice to Pace’s environmental students and graduates pursuing careers in environmental law. To achieve its purpose, PELAA fosters community among alumni by, among other activities, hosting environmental alumni gatherings, mentoring Pace’s environmental students, providing assistance to the Haub Environmental Law Program, assisting in the promotion of the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held at the Law School each February, and bestowing the Nicholas A. Robinson Award upon deserving alumni. The Pace Environmental Law Alumni Association also maintains a website at www.paceenviroalumni.org, featuring photos and a searchable alumni directory of all currentlypracticing environmental alumni, and anyone who graduated from the environmental program. This directory is alumni-created and maintained, available only to alumni listed in the directory, and not affiliated with the School (which means that if you update your info with Pace, please update it for this directory also!). Password info is available from Janice Dean (’05) (janice@janicedean.com). PELAA welcomes your ideas and involvement! n
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2006 Veronique Urban was selected to the 2017 New York Metro Rising Stars list. She is an associate with Farrell Fritz, P.C.
2007
Tim Herbst w as on Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel on October 26. He is a potential candidate for Governor in Connecticut.
Aleksandr Y. Troyb w as re-elected as chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the national association. Aleksandr was also re-appointed as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Bar Association and serves as a committee chair.
2009
Lisa B. Kelly and her husband, Michael Lombardi, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Alexander Deivid Kelly-Lombardi. Alexander was born on Thursday, August 4, 2016, weighting 7 lbs., 8 oz., and was 21 inches long. Kieran Lalor joined the law firm of Wallace and Wallace, LLP in Poughkeepsie. Sarah Quiter joined the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP.
Anne Carpenter was named partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. She focuses on Environmental and Workplace Safety Law in their Washington, D.C. office. Taryn Curry was named as the managing attorney of GEICO’s NJ PIP staff counsel office. Amanda Kissel and Ryan Kratz are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Frances Simone Kratz, born on September 1, 2017.
Dean W. Sattler was elected to partnership at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. He is a member of the Corporate Group.
2008
Keji Ayorinde, Assistant General Counsel, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., was named to The Network Journal’s 2017 List Of “40 Under Forty” Dynamic Achievers. Jennifer S. Echevarria was recognized by Super Lawyers as a 2017 Upstate New York Rising Star. She is an attorney with the law firm of Jacobowitz and Gubits. Clare K. Schum was promoted to Attorney Mentoring Supervisor at the Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate.
Henry M. Mascia, an attorney in the Corporate Practice Group at Rivkin Radler, was named a Public Interest/ Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year by Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. He was recognized at the Touro’s annual Goods & Services Auction on March 29, 2017. Henry also received a Leadership in Law award from Long Island Business News. The awards recognize indi-