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From the Director
TDear Alumni and Friends,
he BU Law community is expanding rapidly,
covering every corner of the globe. In
this issue of The Record, we’ve highlighted
some of our alumni, faculty and staff whose
careers are focused on international issues
and practice and who are spread not only
from coast to coast, but also abroad. We
also featured Assistant Dean John Riccardi’s
work to create programs which help students
prepare for today’s global marketplace.
From Boston to Beijing, our alumni are
characterized by their strong ability and
achievements across a broad spectrum of
practice areas including public interest,
private practice, government, business and
technology. We’re proud to share their
success stories with you and urge you to tell
your colleagues in the legal profession about
the strength of BU Law and its alumni and
to consider hiring BU Law graduates when
opportunities arise.
As successful practitioners, you are role
models for our students. We hope that you
will also consider being mentors and advisors
to them. Internet technology makes
it easier than ever to connect with
students. With new online tools
that connect willing alumni with
students seeking career advice,
our communication networks
are growing stronger. If you’d
like to offer your assistance
to our current students you
may contact Viveca Aghassi
(vaghassi@bu.edu),
who works with alumni
at the Career
Development Office.
We also want to help you connect—or
reconnect—with follow alumni around the
world. We’ve initiated an alumni electronic
quarterly newsletter to keep you informed
and we continually update the BU Law
website with information about alumni,
students and faculty.
We also want to invite you to participate in
some of the programs that knit together many
of our alumni—the Law Firm Challenge,
Reunion, the Young Alumni Council, the
Public Interest Auction or any of the many
opportunities for involvement that exist at
the School.
Finally, we want to thank you for your
support of BU Law. Our Law Fund has
exceeded the $1M mark for the second year
in a row. We’re thrilled to report that this
year’s 3L gift also reached a new record!
More than 75 percent of the class of 2007
donated to the Legacy Gift Program. Alumni
Gerry Cohen (’62) and Oscar Wasserman
(’59) matched their gift along with members
of the Class of 2006.
If you would like to receive the alumni
electronic newsletter or if you would like more
information about how to get involved in any
of our activities, please call the alumni office at
617.353.3118 or e-mail us at lawalum@bu.edu.
I encourage you to visit us on the Web for
the most up to date information and events at
www.bu.edu/law/alumni. I look forward to
our continued communication throughout
the year.
Sincerely,
Anthony Barbuto
Director of Development
and Alumni Relations
28 | The Record | Fall 2007