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National Law Journal Ranks VLS No. 47 'Go-To' Law School

The National Law Journal (NLJ) has ranked Villanova University School of Law (VLS) as the No. 47 “go-to” law school in its 2014 rankings. This annual report identifies the top 50 law schools with the highest percentage of 2013 juris doctor (JD) graduates hired as first-year associates at the nation’s most prestigious law firms. Read more


Deanship of Villanova University School of Law Named in Honor of Arthur J. Kania ‘56

Villanova University School of Law has announced the naming of its deanship position in honor of Arthur J. Kania ’56.  Mr. Kania, a member of the inaugural graduating class of 1956, and his wife, Angela, have been significant benefactors to the Law School throughout its history. John Y. Gotanda serves as The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Villanova University School of Law. Read more

 

VLS Student Named ABA Tax Public Service Fellow

Lany Villalobos ’14 is the recipient of a 2014 Christine A. Brunswick Public Service Fellowship. Beginning in the fall, Villalobos will work with the Pennsylvania Farmworker Project, a division of Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA). Her fellowship project is designed to expand tax services to Spanish-speaking, low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural Pennsylvania. Read more

 

Professor J. Richard Harvey, Jr. Quoted in The Wall Street Journal and Reuters

J. Richard Harvey, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Practice at Villanova University School of Law and its Graduate Tax Program, was recently quoted in The Wall Street Journal (March 30) and Reuters (March 28) about the offshore tax strategies of Caterpillar Inc., whose executives will soon testify before the US Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on tax aspects of corporate restructurings in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more

 

Professor Michael Risch Quoted in Bloomberg News Article

Villanova University School of Law Professor Michael Risch was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about the most recent patent infringement lawsuit between smartphone rivals, Apple and Samsung. A noted intellectual property expert, Risch has written extensively on the topics of patents, trade secrets and information access. Read more

 

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Christina Cindy Gmiterek '03

Christina Cindy Gmiterek '03

Vice President
Credit Suisse, Manhattan, NY


Christina Cindy Gmiterek received her JD from Villanova Law School in 2003 and was an active member of the Villanova Law Review. After graduating law school, Christina joined Sidley Austin LLP in New York where she practiced corporate securities law for six years. At present, she is a Vice President at Credit Suisse in Manhattan, where she provides real time advisory support to one of the world’s largest global investment banks. Christina is a good standing member of the New York and New Jersey Bar Associations and has been recognized by clients and colleagues as a highly regarded legal analyst.

Captain Megan N. Schmid '11

Captain Megan N. Schmid '11

Deputy Staff Judge Advocate
Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma


Upon graduating from Villanova Law, Captain Megan N. Schmid '11 began her first Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps assignment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate.  After two years, she was assigned to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where she serves as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate. As a JAG, Megan prosecutes military members in courts-martial and civilians in federal magistrate court, and advises commanders in environmental, contract/fiscal, civil, administrative, medical and labor law.

Salman Al-Sudairi '03

Salman Al-Sudairi '03

Office Managing Partner
Latham & Watkins, Riyadh


Salman Al-Sudairi ’03 is a partner at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. He is currently the Office Managing Partner of Latham’s Riyadh office.  He previously practiced in the firm’s New York office, where he was a member of the Banking and Project Finance Practice. Salman is a US and Saudi Arabian-qualified finance and corporate lawyer with a focus on sophisticated financing transactions, including leveraged financings, project financings, Islamic financings, restructurings and capital markets transactions. He also advises Saudi Arabian and international clients in complex commercial transactions in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region in a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, manufacturing, defense, telecommunications, healthcare and hospitality.

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