David Hoffman's been all over the news these days, what with Mayor Daley being a little cranky that David's done his job so well. Read this piece in the Chicago Tribune or this one in the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
David is also speaking at a lunch put on by the City Club of Chicago on June 29th at noon in downtown Chicago. There are still seats available, and Joe Klauke, who will be attending, would love some company!
David Hoffman was on Chicago Tonight on May 13, 2009 talking about his work on ethics reform. See it below:
(If you can't see it here, go here and look through the list of recent videos of May 13, 2009. David's is "Illinois Legislative Session - Ethics Reform.")
Congratulations to Daniella and Greg Coules - proud parents of new baby boy Alexander Joseph. He arrived on May 19 at 3:26 pm, is 20 1/2 inches long, and weighed in at 8lbs 7 oz. Mom, dad, baby and big sister Clara are doing great.
Joe Klauke wrote in to give me some news about David Hoffman (see next post) and to say this: "I know Edgar likes to update you on stuff going on in my life. I think he said this last time, but I got remarried in August and moved to a new house last month, still in Glenview, to accomodate my bigger, blended family with wife Terri, stepdaughter Sarah, and my two boys and a dog and cat. We're one big happy bunch! This should make us all feel old - my son Henry, who was just born before our graduation (in fact, he was crying and had to be taken out of the Rockefeller chapel) is almost 6 feet tall and starting high school this fall!"
Pierre de Bandt writes: “A lot of news. Family-wise: our first child was born on 2 August 2007. He is named Matthias. We are very happy (of course). Professional: I started my own law firm at the beginning of November 2007. It is a niche-firm specialized in European law, competition law and intellectual property.”
And from Dan Fernandez: "hope this email finds you, and all of the class of '95, happy and healthy. I have a few things going on, besides doing the people's work for the Corporation Counsel's office in Chicago. In March I'm heading to Argentina, visiting my sister & family in Buenos Aires and then heading south to El Calafate to see what's left of the glaciers there!
Work is fine, but I am having a lot more fun with my band these days! By now you and others may have heard some songs from my band Kings Go Forth, and perhaps seen the "High-Five Inauguration" web video that used our song "One Day" (links below). If you haven't checked those songs/links, now's a great time to do so! We're on iTunes also, but "One Day" is also on an Italian compilation CD called Soulshaker Vol. 5, available on Amazon.com, etc.
We are doing more recording and plan to release a full LP/CD by July 2009--and we currently have a new song "Don't Take My Shadow" which should soon be in heavy rotation on Radio Milwaukee 88.9FM (which can be heard on the web). This station has really been behind us and their support has led us to many new fans.
Finally, an influential English e-magazine called Blues & Soul just did a feature interview on us, so who knows? Maybe we'll be semi-big-time at some point, but regardless, 2009 should be an exciting year! We play mostly in Milwaukee for now, but I will keep you posted if we play in Chicago, New York or other locales..."
And finally, from Stan Pierre-Louis:"All is well with Team Luc. Natalie and I took our two-year old, Luc to his first Presidential Inauguration this year. We stayed warm prior the parade at the newly-opened U of C office in DC, which is conveniently located one block away from the White House. For his part, Luc (JD, Class of 2031) reports that he is filled with hope about the new administration and the economy."
Katherine Strandburg has just accepted a offer from NYU Law School and will begin teaching there in the fall.
Erika Dillon says, "Call me crazy but, after three years in-house, I realized that I missed private practice. So last fall, I went from Deputy Chief Counsel for Sara Lee North America back to law firm life as a partner in the labor and employment group of the Chicago-based firm of Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP."
Alison Ranney writes: "I continue to enjoy executive search and assessment at Russell Reynolds Associates. The majority of my practice is with client companies in the Renewable Energy field, but our firm places senior executives and members of Boards of Directors across every industry so I am lucky to have a diverse workload. My husband, Erik Birkerts, and I also added to our family in January with the arrival of Silvie Ranney Birkerts, who joined our son, Ryerson (8) and our daughter, Dagny (5)."
Bjarne Tellmann sent his end of year note, most of which is too long to include here. I'll just include the stuff abotu Bjarne: "The first half of the year was characterized by a hectic amount of work-related travel, which took me far from home more often than I care to remember. On the bright side, I saw some interesting locations along the way (including Istanbul, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore) and got a chance to see some of you on my travels to Europe and the States. The second half of the year brought the credit crunch and far less travel, which happily meant more time with the family. As for extra-curricular activities, I continue to enjoy Krav Maga (a full-contact Israeli self-defense system) whenever time permits and have also been taking Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) lessons."
And I think I've mentioned this before, but just in case I didn't, Lisa Noller married Tyler Murray on August 31, 2008 with a large number of Law School people in attendance.
Han Li Toh writes: "For 2008 and I went back to being a student of public policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore which included a semester at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. It was great to be in the US for the Presidential Elections especially since the President was from the U of C Law School faculty! I have two kids now, Emma and Gabriel (age 9 and 7) who have started elementary school. For 2009, I have started a new job as the Assistant Chief Executive of the Competition Commission of Singapore basically involved in competition law/antitrust work. I will be at the ABA Antitrust meeting in Washington DC this March and hope to catch up with alumni there."
Congrats to Dan Shallman, who just became a partner in the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny & Meyers.
Getting in just under the wire, Sarah Frietas and her husband, Joshua Waldman, welcomed baby #2, Isaac, on January 29, 2009.
Greg Coules reports: "A few bits of news on the Coules family front. We are expecting baby number 2 at the end of May (a boy), so we are very excited. On the job front, I recently joined Hunter Advisors, a boutique executive search firm specializing in placing senior investment talent at alternative asset management firms and at Family Offices. After 9 years as an investment professional on the buy-side I decided that I would enjoy using my industry knowledge and experience runnng money as well as my enjoyment of dealing with clients in an industry that I find really interesting in an area that is surprisingly not served that well. All the best for the new year to the class of '95."
Mike Frankel says: "Shayna and I made the move back to New York last week and are settling in. No kids yet but we do have an addition to our family – a 3 year old 90lb Bouvier named Winnie that we adopted in the spring. I’m still running business development at LexisNexis and having a good time (and doing a surprising number of deals). Shayna is slugging along at her dissertation. I’m enjoying my role on the UC Alumni Board of Governors and it’s a special treat because Stan Pierre-Louis is on with me."
Edgar Reilly reports: "On Saturday, January 10, 2009, our own Joe Klauke was honored at halftime of the Illinois-Indiana basketball game as part of the high-achieving 1984 Illini squad. Some of you may not have known that when he was an undergrad Joe was a key player on the 1984 Illinois team that won the Big Ten Championship. In the NCAA tournament, Joe's sixth-ranked Illini lost to third-ranked Kentucky 54-51 in the Mideast Regional final on the Wildcats' home floor. Joe contributed to sports history because the perceived unfairness of Illinois having to play Kentucky at home helped sway public opinion, and the NCAA eventually changed its rules so schools no longer can play regionals at home. Congrats to Joe!"
Edgar also sent this photo, and indicates that Joe is the handsome guy in the middle.
Edgar went on to fill me in on his own life: "No halftime honors in my life, but things are going very well. My wife Lisa and I recently celebrated our third wedding anniversary and my daughters Kayleigh (age 13), Madison (age 12) and Francesca (age 2) are happy and healthy. I'm enjoying the challenges as General Counsel at Quantum Foods, LLC in Bolingbrook, IL and starting my second year as Executive Director of Ready, Set, Ride Therapeutic Recreation Facility, a charitable organization in my town that assists disabled children through horse riding therapy. We serve over 100 disabled students annually and the whole family gets involved with caring for the horses and helping with classes, etc. (check us out at www.readysetride.org)."
Congratulations to Jo and John Beaglehole, who welcomed Miles Nathaniel Beaglehole on Friday 24 October. John says, "He was 4.1 kg (that is 9 pounds for those of you still on the imperial system, or Americans), and delivered by caesarean section because of an unwillingness to leave the comforts of the womb. Miles and Jo came home on Tuesday, and Miles is eating and sleeping very well (as is his mother). He is a delightful baby, and doubtless because of that, Elsie has taken to her role as the elder sibling, waking him when she judges he has had enough sleep."
PJ Karafiol is a new daddy! PJ says he and Allison welcomed Helen Ramona Clark Karafiol "at 5:02 on September 8, 2008 (in an actual delivery room, not the elevator, to our surprise and delight). Weight 7lbs, Length 20" (that's 51 cm for those of you playing along at home), and healthy as can be. Allison is doing fine (of course) and we're all exhausted but elated."
