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Alumni News
Lesley Chuang ’12 Honored by Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts
Lesley Chuang ’12 received an Emerging Women Leaders in the Law award from the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA). Chuang Litigation Of Counsel at DLA Piper in Boston
The WBA’s Emerging Women Leaders in the Law Award honors women attorneys who have demonstrated professional excellence or had a significant professional achievement in approximately their first 12 years in the legal profession, and either promote the status of women in the legal profession or contribute meaningfully to the equal participation of women in a just society.
Three Alumni Take Office at Connecticut Bar Association
On July 1, the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) slate of officers for the 2026-27 bar year began their terms, which will run until June 30, 2027. The officers include:
Rowena A. Moffett ’97, President-Elect: Moffett is co-managing partner of Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP. After clerkships with U.S. District Judge Dominic Squatrito and U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Smith, she joined Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP in 2000 and became a principal in 2005.
Cindy M. Cieslak ’12, Secretary: Cieslak is a partner at Rose Kallor LLP in Hartford. She counsels both private- and public-sector clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, including labor disputes and litigation in courts and administrative agencies.
Emily A. Gianquinto ’06, Immediate Past President: Gianquinto is special counsel at McCarter & English LLP in Hartford, where she counsels employers on day-to-day employment matters and represents them before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and mediation and arbitration panels.
Adam Gendelman ’07 Joins Greenberg Traurig
Adam Gendelman ’07 has joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder, working out of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He previously spent more than 15 years at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sarah Karwan ’00 Appointed General Counsel in the Office of the Governor
Governor Ned Lamont has appointed Sarah Karwan ’00 to serve as general counsel in the Office of the Governor. She was previously the counsel to the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
Faculty Scholarship
Anna VanCleave
Anna VanCleave publishes Prison Banking, 112 CAL. L. REV. 1699 (2024)
Faculty Notes
Associate Dean Jessica Rubin Discusses Animal Welfare on Connecticut Public Radio
Jessica Rubin, associate dean for Experiential Education, J. Agnes Burns Professor, clinical professor of law, and director of the Animal Law Clinic, was a recent guest on Connecticut Public Radio. She discussed animal welfare and animal cruelty cases in Connecticut. The conversation explored the impact of Desmond’s Law, Connecticut’s landmark legislation that allows court-appointed advocates to represent animals in abuse and neglect cases, as well as broader challenges related to animal abuse investigations, neglect, and hoarding situations. Listen online.
Thomas Cobb Joins Legal Writing Institute Journal Editorial Board
Thomas Cobb, director of Legal Practice and clinical professor of law, was elected to the Editorial Board of Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute. The Editorial Board is composed of faculty from law schools across the country and includes some of the leading scholars and academics in the field of legal writing.
The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving legal communication by supporting the development of teaching and scholarly resources and establishing forums to discuss the study, teaching, and practice of professional legal writing.
Richard Pomp Quoted in Law360.com
Professor Richard Pomp spoke to Law360.com about a Georgia Supreme Court decision involving Uber and state sales taxes. The court vacated a lower court ruling that required Uber to collect and remit millions of dollars in sales taxes before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. Pomp argued that the tax agency relied on a regulation that did not apply.
“The Court of Appeals acknowledged there is no specific statute that makes Uber liable for taxes on sales of transportation services, contrary to the department’s assessment based on a regulation. That should have been the end of the matter,” Pomp said.
Jon Bauer and the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic Recognized
Professor Jon Bauer and the UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic have been selected to receive the 2026 AILA Chapter Pro Bono Champions Award from the Connecticut chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The organization cited the clinic’s longstanding impact on behalf of asylum seekers, noting that clinic students have successfully handled nearly 180 asylum cases to completion, with more than 93% of clients obtaining asylum or other relief from removal. AILA also recognized Bauer’s leadership since the clinic’s founding in 2002 and highlighted the many former students who have gone on to careers in immigration law, legal services, nonprofit organizations, and private practice, serving immigrant communities across the country.
Faculty Scholarship
Julia Simon-Kerr
Julia Simon-Kerr publishes Judging Demeanor, 109 MINN. L. REV. 1503 (2025) (with Kiel Brennan-Marquez)
Commencement
The University of Connecticut School of Law held its 103rd commencement on May 17, 2026. Relive the day through our online photo gallery.
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December 2: The Role of the States in Preserving Democracy
This roundtable discussion, part of the In Conversation series, will consider the present and future role of the states in developing and maintaining democratic values and institutions.
Alumni News
Lesley Chuang ’12 Honored by Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts
Lesley Chuang ’12 received an Emerging Women Leaders in the Law award from the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA). Chuang Litigation Of Counsel at DLA Piper in Boston
The WBA’s Emerging Women Leaders in the Law Award honors women attorneys who have demonstrated professional excellence or had a significant professional achievement in approximately their first 12 years in the legal profession, and either promote the status of women in the legal profession or contribute meaningfully to the equal participation of women in a just society.
Three Alumni Take Office at Connecticut Bar Association
On July 1, the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) slate of officers for the 2026-27 bar year began their terms, which will run until June 30, 2027. The officers include:
Rowena A. Moffett ’97, President-Elect: Moffett is co-managing partner of Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP. After clerkships with U.S. District Judge Dominic Squatrito and U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Smith, she joined Brenner Saltzman & Wallman LLP in 2000 and became a principal in 2005.
Cindy M. Cieslak ’12, Secretary: Cieslak is a partner at Rose Kallor LLP in Hartford. She counsels both private- and public-sector clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, including labor disputes and litigation in courts and administrative agencies.
Emily A. Gianquinto ’06, Immediate Past President: Gianquinto is special counsel at McCarter & English LLP in Hartford, where she counsels employers on day-to-day employment matters and represents them before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and mediation and arbitration panels.
Adam Gendelman ’07 Joins Greenberg Traurig
Adam Gendelman ’07 has joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder, working out of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He previously spent more than 15 years at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sarah Karwan ’00 Appointed General Counsel in the Office of the Governor
Governor Ned Lamont has appointed Sarah Karwan ’00 to serve as general counsel in the Office of the Governor. She was previously the counsel to the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.