Overview

Since 1958, the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors has played an important role in helping the dean of the law school respond to particular challenges facing legal education. Members of the board are appointed by the dean and are selected for their distinction as leaders in law, business, and service to the public, and demonstrated commitment to the school. They meet as a group once each year to discuss a wide range of issues including the legal profession, legal education, short-term and long-term plans for Stanford Law School, and ongoing concerns in areas related to student admissions and careers, curricular initiatives, faculty research, alumni and constituent involvement, and resource needs. The board's input is critical to maintaining the school's strong tradition of academic excellence.

Member Responsibilities

To attend and actively participate in the annual meeting of the board of visitors, and to join other members of the board in hosting a dinner for students. To represent the school actively, visibly, and consistently by providing thoughtful counsel to the dean, faculty, and administrators to ensure the school's continued growth and development. To act as ambassadors and advocates of the school with its graduates and friends. To strengthen and develop graduates' and friends' ties to the law school through local and regional law society activities, the reunion program and other involvement opportunities. To provide and inspire financial support to the law school to the best of one's ability and in a way that will set an example and benchmark for other alumni and friends.

2008 Board Members

[ Member Profiles ]

Chair

David J. Hayes '78
Global chair of the Environment, Land and Resources Department
Latham & Watkins LLP

Members

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ

Susan C. Adamson '82 (BA '78)
Attorney and President
Susan C. Adamson, Esq., a Prof. Corp.

Alexander D. Alben '84 (BA '80)
Vice President Corporation Strategy and Development
Pluggd

Fred W. Alvarez '75 (BA '72)
Partner and chair of Employment Litigation Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati


Edward V. Anderson '78 (BA '75)
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Luke A. Barefoot '04
Associate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

James R. Beery '70
Senior of Counsel
Covington & Burling LLP

Debra S. Belaga '78
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Lee Bendekgey '82
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Nuvelo, Inc.

Peter D. Bewley '71

Orlando Bravo JD/MBA '98
Managing Partner
Thoma Cressey Bravo

Marisa D. Brutoco '04 (BA '00)
Associate
Wilson Sonsisni Goodrich and Rosati

Steven P. Buffone '84
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

John W. Buoymaster '77
Managing Director
Offit Hall Capital Management LLC

Michael C. Camuñez '98
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Marilyn M. Carlsmith '64 (BA '61)
Retired Judge
State of Hawai'i

Peter Courture '79
Chief Strategic Officer
United Microelectronics Corporation

Charles W. Crockett '92
Partner
Ascend Venture Group

Kenneth J. Diamond '86
Member
Winterbauer & Diamond P.L.L.C.

Michael Q. Eagan '74
Principal
Law Offices of Michael Q. Eagan

Shannon M. Eagan '00
Associate
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Ryanne L. Easley '04
Associate
Winston & Strawn LLP

Louis P. Eatman JD/MBA '74
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

Michelle A. Facktor '82
Managing Director
Renaissance Capital Group, Inc

Robert M. Finkel '87
Partner
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Michael V. Gisser '82
M&A Partner/Co-Practice Leader, Asia-Pacific
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gregg Gittler '73 (BA '70)
Managing Partner
Gittler & Bradford

Daniel S. Goldman '05
Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office

Patricia Guerrero '97
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP

Paul J. Haigney '86
Managing Director, Head of Global Technology Group
Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC

Russell C. Hansen JD/MBA '79
Partner, Partner in Charge of Palo Alto Office, Member of Executive Committee
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Bush Helzberg '00
Portfolio Manager
Helzberg Capital LLC

Nathan J. Hochman '88
Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice

Joshua N. Holian '00
Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP

L. Tyrone Holt '74
Managing Principal
The Holt Group LLC

Janet Hurley '87
Managing Director, Global Head Synthetic Equity Trading
Lehman Brothers

Diane C. Hutnyan '97 (MBA '95)
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP

John A. Ingrassia '85
President
Sony BMG Commerical Music Group

Reuben Jeffery III JD/MBA '81
Under Secretary for Economic
Energy and Agricultural Affairs

Sean A. Johnston '89
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Genentech, Inc.

Marc E. Jones '82 (BA '79)
Chairman
Aeris Communications, Inc.

Alvin Katz '77
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP

Lawrence W. Keeshan JD/MBA '71
Partner
Heller Ehrman LLP

Gregory D. Kennedy '92 (BA '88)
Managing Director, Investment Banking Division
Credit Suisse Group

Julie Matlof Kennedy '91 (BA '87)
Of Counsel for Litigation Training
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Andrew S. Komaroff '93
Managing Director and Co-Chief Administration Officer, Investment Management Division
Lehman Brothers Inc.

Hon. Rebecca Love Kourlis '76 (BA '73)
Executive Director
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System

Alison L. Kutler '99
Partner
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Peter W. Landreth '04 (BA '98)
Associate
Holland & Knight

Steven D. Lee '99
Corporate Counsel
Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC

Carol Sutton Lewis '83
President
Kennedy Sutton

Richard Magnuson JD/MBA '82 (BA '78)
Venture Capitalist

Amanda L. Major '04
Associate
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr

Catherine M. Manley '01
Associate
Fenwick & West LLP

Michael D. Miller '75
President/CEO, Cordary, Inc.
Manager, Yonezawa Miller Company, LLC

J. Sanford Miller JD/MBA '75
General Partner
Institutional Venture Partners

R. Bruce Mosbacher '79 (BA '75)
Managing Director, JMP Asset Management
General Partner, Saw Island Partners

Stacia A. Neeley '04
Associate
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Linda A. Newark '88
Executive Vice President
Acquisitions and Strategic Projects

Risë B. Norman '88
Partner, Corporate Department
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Carrie K.S. Okinaga '92
Corporation Counsel
Department of the Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu

Mark Oldman '98 (BA '92, MA '93)
Co-Founder and President
Vault, Inc.

Marc David Peters '00
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sara L. Peterson '87
Principal counsel and manager of Insured Litigation
Bechtel Corporation

Karen Jensen Petrulakis '93
Partner
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP

John E. Place '85*

William K. Rawson '80
Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP
Chair of Environment, Land & Resources Department (Washington, D.C.)

Stephan M. Ray '79
Shareholder, Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC
Lecturer, University of Southern California Law School

John L. Reynen '89
Reynen & Bardis Communities, Inc.

Cara W. Robertson '97
The Huntington

Thomas C. Rubin '88
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Microsoft Corporation

Carl A. Ruggiero '82
Member
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Thomas A. Russo JD/MBA '84
Partner
Gardner Russo & Gardner

Juan A. Sabater '90
Principal
Augeo Affinity Marketing

John J. Sabl '76 (BA '73)*
Partner, Corporate and Securities Practice Group
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

Joel G. Samuels '84
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Jonathan Schwartz '86
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Cablevision Systems Corporation

Claire Silberman '88 (BA '83)

Hon. Christina A. Snyder '72
U.S. District Judge
United States District Court for the Central District of California

Ann Southworth '85 (BA '82)
Professor of Law Case Western Reserve University

Laurence J. Stein '85
Partner and global chair of the tax department
Latham & Watkins LLP

Michael H. Steinberg '86
Partner, Litigation Group
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

David M. Stern '75
Partner
Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & Stern LLP

Douglas A. Tanner JD/MBA '78 (BA '74)
Head of Global Securities Group
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Bruce A. Toth '80 (MBA '78)
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP

Michael B. Waitzkin '74
Partner
FoxKiser

Eric S. Whitaker '95
Virtual Law Partners

Vaughn C. Williams '69
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Michael L. Yagemann '81
Chief Executive Officer
Greenbridge Capital LLC

2008 Meeting Recordings

The following audio and video streams were recorded at the Board of Visitors meeting, held on April 18, 2008. These streams are password protected. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Kim Balsama at 650 723.8434 or kbalsama@law.stanford.edu.

Video

• State of the Legal Profession

Audio

• State of the Legal Profession
• Discussion with Students
• Networking Website
• Strategic Next Steps