Sarah Colbert ’05 (Certificate in Taxation) was promoted at Sturm, Ruger & Co to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. She has been with the company since 2011 and has served as vice president of administration since 2017.
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In Memoriam: Richard A. Morris ’08
Richard A. Morris passed away Monday, June 9th, 2025. Read his obituary here.
In Memoriam: Joseph Patrick Jameson ’94
Joseph Patrick Jameson ’94 passed away May 24, 2025. He founded Jameson Family Law in Naples in 1998 where he worked for over 25 years. Read his obituary.
James Carolan ’89 Joins Crowell & Moring
James Carolan ’89 has joined as senior counsel at Crowell & Moring’s Corporate Group. Carolan has more than 35 years of experience as a lawyer, most recently as a partner at Steptoe LLP.
Alex Tsarkov ’16 Joins the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles
Alex Tsarkov ’16 was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont and approved by the legislature to join the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles. He most recently served as the Executive Director of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission since 2015.
Kristen S. Bonatz ’04 Named General Counsel and Vice Chancellor
Kristen S. Bonatz ’04 has been named Appalachian State University’s general counsel and vice chancellor of institutional integrity. She most recently served as deputy general counsel at UNC Greensboro, and has worked at UNC for nearly two decades.
Andrew Fink ’13 Joins Kirkland & Ellis
Andrew Fink ’13 has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Investment Funds Group where he will focus on venture capital and growth equity funds. Fink was most recently a partner at Gunderson Dettmer. Read more here.
In Memoriam: Robert Wylie ’84
Robert Wylie ’84, who served as Vice President, Chief Tax Officer at Terex Corporation for sixteen years, passed away on May 15, 2025. Read his obituary.
In Conversation: Executive Power and the Rule of Law
This Roundtable will bring together two leading Constitutional Law scholars for a lively discussion of recent court cases challenging the exercise of executive authority. Speakers will debate issues relating to the scope of executive power, the separation of powers, and the judiciary’s role in upholding the rule of law in a democracy.
Roundtable Speakers:
Steven Calabresi, Clayton J. and Henry R. Barber Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Cristina Rodriguez, Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Moderator:
Minor Myers, Professor of Law, UConn School of Law
Misuse of Insurance by Totalitarian Systems
Misuse of Insurance by Totalitarian Systems: A Cautionary Tale from Nazi Germany
Insurance is generally seen as a benefit to society as it allows people to safeguard against the financial consequences of all sorts of unfortunate events. But what happens if the state begins using the tools of insurance law to systematically deprive groups of citizens of any kind of financial security?
Special lecture given by Dr. Oliver Brand, Martin Flynn Global Law Faculty. He is the Chair of Private Law, Insurance Law, Business Law & Comparative Law at the University of Mannheim, Germany.