6/29/07--Boston College Law School's new Business Advisory Council held its kickoff breakfast on June 21, 2007.  The Business Advisory Council's focus is to advise the Dean, faculty and students on the latest trends in the business world and emerging business needs as they relate to legal training. 

"Our goal is to bring some of the remarkable corporate talent we have within the ranks of our alumni back to campus, to mentor our students and help us strengthen our business law offerings," said BC Law Dean John H. Garvey. "This synergy of business leaders and legal academia will ensure that BC Law graduates will be well prepared for work in the business world."

The Council's objectives are to enhance the intellectual life of the Law School in the areas of business law, and to enhance the quality of students' educational experience and of faculty research by increasing exposure to and engagement with contemporary business law issues.

Initially, the Council's focus will include areas such as corporate law and the law of other nongovernmental organizations; the regulation of financial markets and intermediaries; the legal framework of finance, including the law of bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, and secured transactions; and antitrust law and the law of regulated industries. Council programs will consist of roundtables, symposia, lectures, and a colloquium series at the Law School, and a breakfast program for alumni in strategic regions, in which academics, government officials, and members of BC Law alumni and business community will participate.  

Business Advisory Council Inaugural Members

Phil Cedar '77   
Managing Director, Bear Stearns (NY)

Greg Cortese '74
President/General Counsel, PARtech (NY)

Paul Dacier
EVP/GC, EMC Corp.

Marty Pasqualini '90
Commonwealth Capital Advisors

Leonard DeLuca '77
SVP for Programming and Acquisitions, ESPN (NY)

Richard Fitzgerald '77
Kelley & Ryan Consultants

Charles Gulino '59
CEO, Viking Seafoods

James Champy '68
Perot Systems Consultants

Prof. Renee Jones
Boston College Law School

Robert Joy '75
Partner, Morgan Brown & Joy

Donald Keller '82
Partner, Orrick Herrington’s Emerging Companies Group (CA)

Raymond Mancini A&S '60   
Chairman, Rhode Island Distributing Co.

John McHale '75
EVP, Major League Baseball

Michael Mooney '69
Managing Partner, Nutter McClennen

Brendan Perry '60
IP attorney and software producer

Kitt Sawitsky '77
Managing Partner, Goulston & Storrs

Joseph Vrabel '73   
VP/GC, Capital Risk Management

David Weinstein '75
EVP for Government Relations, Fidelity Investments