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Meet New Professor Richard Winchester: Tax Gaps, Housing Inequities, and a Little Jazz

The Brooklyn Law School community welcomed new Professor of Law Richard Winchester, one of the top employment tax law experts in the country, who brings a deep bench of expertise, experience, and scholarship in state, federal, and international tax law and policy, and whose work has garnered Congressional attention. In a Q&A, the topics ranged from Winchester’s research into the unusual origins of New Orleans’ Pontchartrain Park, a Black subdivision built in the 1950s, to his love of a family musical tradition: jazz.

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Boot Camp 2025 Alumni
Welcome Back: Alumni Share Real-World Experiences at Business Boot Camp

For alumni who returned to Brooklyn Law School for its annual Business Boot Camp, it was not just a chance to share hard-won knowledge and experience but a way to help the next generation. As Kenny S. Terrero ’14, a partner at Sidley Austin, put it: “I really want BLS students to see corporate partners and get a chance to ask questions and learn from people like me.  When I was a student, alumni who were associates at big firms came back to the school and talked about their experiences and this changed my career trajectory.  I want to pay that forward.”  

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Business Boot Camp 2025 Teaches Students to Think Like Lawyers and Businesspeople

Over the winter break, 60 students attended the 13th Annual Business Boot Camp, a four-day intensive class taught by professionals from Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory, faculty, and alumni. As part of the course, students follow the life cycle of a family-owned restaurant that goes public and embarks on an acquisition binge. Interspersed with the classroom work were panels and Q&As, including one in which President and Joseph Crea Dean David D. Meyer interviewed entrepreneur and philanthropist Sanford G. Hausner ’85, whose successful international legal career was an around-the-globe adventure influenced by historic events and a willingness to pursue unique opportunities. 

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Professor Joy Kanwar Builds on a Legal Writing Legacy

Professor of Legal Writing Joy Kanwar is a longtime admirer of the standard-bearing textbook Writing and Analysis in the Law, whose original authors were also members of Brooklyn Law School’s esteemed Legal  Writing program, the late Professor of Law Emerita Marilyn Walter and Associate Professor of Legal Writing Emerita Elizabeth Fajans, both luminaries in the field who inspired her own career. Now, Kanwar is the co-author of its latest edition, which was celebrated at the Association of American Law Schools’ annual meeting in San Francisco. 

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Class Notes: Alumni Movers and Shakers

Alumni who changed firms, made partner, earned awards and accolades, and much more are featured in the latest edition of Class Notes. Among the many exciting highlights: Matrimonial lawyer Harriet Newman Cohen ’74 (pictured at right) was one of 20 top lawyers selected to write a chapter in the new book Legal Briefs: The Ups and Downs of Life in the Law, which features a behind-the-scenes look at the authors’ most fascinating cases.  

 

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