Category Archives: Alumni
Alumni Spotlight: William Cassin, JD ‘06
IP Alumni Spotlight: William Cassin Head of IP for North America at thyssenkrupp North America, Inc. One day, as you diligently work through engineering design calculations, your manager puts a competitor’s product on your desk and says: “Our competitor’s have … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Janea Hawkins, JD ’13
Janea Hawkins, JD ’13 was recently highlighted in the Washington Lawyer. “Hawkins would be the first in her family to enter law school, attending Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She was drawn to the school for its public interest focus … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Catharine Debelle, JD ’17
Advocating for others Recent Loyola law graduate Catharine Debelle (JD ’17) reflects upon her rewarding experience working with Loyola’s Health Justice Project. On a cold Chicago morning in January, Maria (not her real name), a 24-year-old women from Champaign, Illinois, … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Daniel H. Shulman, JD ’99
Daniel H. Shulman is currently the Chief IP Counsel at Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. and FRAM Auto Group and is a Loyola University Chicago School of Law alum. Dan has a math and science background from Northwestern University and had … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Furqan Mohammed, BA ’08, JD ’12
It’s no secret that the taxi industry has been decimated in the last few years by the rise of ride-hail services like Uber and Lyft. In Chicago, taxi medallion owners who once paid $350,000 to buy one of the city’s … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Heather Steinmeyer, JD ’90
IP Alumni Spotlight: Heather Steinmeyer Managing Senior Associate General Counsel at Anthem, Inc. You’re interested in Intellectual Property (IP) and you’ve decided you want to go to law school: now what? Law school is the first step down a pathway … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: James “Jay” R. Nuttall, Intellectual Property
Jay Nuttall is the managing partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s Chicago office. He is an experienced patent litigator engaged in furthering client trust and delivering tailored legal solutions. His professional excellence is nationally recognized in rankings by Chambers USA, … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Gregory Leighton, partner at Neal, Gerber, and Eisenberg
Intellectual Property (IP) is a growing field that encompasses a wide range of fields including patents, copyright, trademarks, privacy, and technology. We spoke with Gregory Leighton (JD ’06) who is currently a partner at Neal, Gerber, and Eisenberg in Chicago … Continue reading
Loyola to launch legal center for social justice
Communities in need of critical legal services in such areas as health care, education, and criminal justice will benefit from a new center at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Law thanks to the generosity of alumnus Curt Rodin (JD ’75) … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: Tanya D. Woods (JD ’13)
I never imagined I’d be attending law school at 42, as a single, widowed mom of two. Unlike many of my classmates, my story on becoming a lawyer begins midlife—one month shy of my 40th birthday. That same summer, a … Continue reading