Alumni Network
Drinker Biddle alumni are an integral part of our community. We are committed to sustaining our alumni relationships and providing useful resources including CLEs, career opportunities and other information.
Through our website, you can reconnect with former colleagues and find the latest news, alumni spotlights, complimentary CLEs, events and jobs. Click on any of the resources below or login to access the alumni directory and job board.
Contact the Alumni Relations Team to share your personal and professional news, update your contact information, provide a profile photo, find a former colleague or simply get back in touch.
Alumni Events
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Feb 15Online CLE: Veteran Cultural Competency: Combat to Community; Demographics, Cultural Characteristics, Myths and Stereotypes about Veterans; Legal Interviewing TipsYour free one-hour online CLE program for the week starting February 15, 2019 is "Veteran Cultural Competency: Combat to Community; Demographics, Cultural Characteristics, Myths and Stereotypes about Veterans; Legal Interviewing Tips."
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Feb 14Implicit Bias TrainingWe invite you to join members of our Diversity and Inclusion committee for an implicit bias training session in an office near you.
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Oct 25Philadelphia Area Alumni ReunionCheck out photos and highlights from our 2018 Philadelphia-area Alumni Reunion.
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Sep 13Chicago Area Alumni ReunionCheck out photos and highlights from our 2018 Chicago-area Alumni Reunion.
Alumni Spotlights
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth L. Ewert, Associate Dean of Students, The George Washington University Law SchoolElizabeth Ewert shares how law schools have shifted in the way they prepare students for both practice and life, what she remembers and values most about her time with the firm, how she landed her first full-time position in academia and more.
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Alumni Spotlight: Leslie Tector, Vice President & General Counsel, Children’s Hospital of WisconsinFormer Drinker Biddle counsel Leslie Tector reflects on the unconventional path that led her to her dream job.
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Alumni Spotlight: Amy Feldman, General Counsel, The Judge GroupBetween her job as a general counsel, a side job as a media commentator, working on another book and being a mom, Amy Feldman doesn’t have a lot of spare time. But she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Alumni Spotlight: Joe Mendoza Jr., Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Early in his FBI career, someone said two words to Joe Mendoza that have always stuck with him. After eight–to–ten hours of an intense hostage negotiation, a kidnapped teenager was successfully recovered alive and well. The victim’s father came up to Joe to say “thank you.”
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Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Lepore, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, BASF CorporationAlthough he will always be a litigator at heart, Matt Lepore has found that the in-house life, including mentoring and helping lawyers grow, is equally satisfying. Matt is Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for BASF Corporation, the world’s largest chemical company.
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth McCuskey, Associate Professor, University of Toledo College of LawIn this Alumni Spotlight, Liz fills us in on her current position and how she develops training relevant for students who want to work in health law and pursue compliance jobs, how Drinker Biddle prepared her for career in academia and much more.<br>
Alumni News
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Alumni News and Moves - Winter 2018Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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New Partner and Counsel AnnouncementDrinker Biddle is pleased to announce the election of nine new partners, representing four of the firm’s offices and six practices. We are also pleased to announce that the partnership has appointed six new counsel in three offices and four practices.
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Alumni News and Moves - Fall 2018Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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Alumnus Bob Nieland Featured in Chicago Tribune for Competing on German TV Cooking Show“Die Kuchenschlacht” allows six amateur chefs to battle each other in the kitchen. The winner from each round returns later in the season to compete to become the grand prize winner.
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In Memoriam: David C. AchesonDavid was a founding partner of the firm's Washington D.C. office.
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Alumni News and Moves - Summer 2018Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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In Memoriam: H. John Michel, Jr.It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected loss of our good friend and partner Jack Michel.
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Alumni News and Moves - Spring 2018Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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Nancy Laethem Stern To Be Honored at ADL 25th Annual Women of Achievement Awards DinnerThe Chicago Anti-Defamation League hosts an annual dinner to honor women who are outstanding in their field of specialty.
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Alumnus Chris Liwski Featured in Modern CounselChris provides an overview into how his legal team helped the DOJ reach a $465 million settlement in an EpiPen false-claims case.
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Merck CEO and Drinker Biddle Alumnus Ken Frazier Featured in The New York TimesKen talks about race, justice, doing pro bono working during his time at Drinker Biddle, and much more.
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Mike Holston Named General Counsel of GEThe Drinker Biddle alumnus will join GE as their Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective April 9, 2018.
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Alumni News and Moves - Winter 2018Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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New Partner and Counsel AnnouncementDrinker Biddle is pleased to announce that five new partners and three new counsel have been admitted to the firm, effective February 1, 2018.
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Alumni News and Moves - Fall 2017Our alumni have forged diverse career paths and taken on interesting new adventures and personal challenges. They are thought leaders, industry experts, advisers, mentors, advocates, business executives, elected and appointed officials, and trusted professionals.
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