The New York Law Journal recently reported Brother McCurdy ’82 was elected chair of the law firm Kelley Drye & Warren:

Kelley Drye & Warren has announced the election of Paul McCurdy as firm chair, succeeding John M. Callagy, who has been in the role since 1992. James J. Kirk, a partner in the real estate practice group, will continue to serve as managing partner, a role he has held since 2004. Mr. McCurdy, 51, said that among his goals as chair will be to create an environment for partners to become more engaged in firm governance; to continue to recruit high-quality lateral partners; and to build on Kelley Drye’s culture of “collegiality, inclusiveness, diversity, transparency, community service and pro bono.”

The Am Law Daily has more detailed information on Brother McCurdy’s background, the firm, and the selection process including:

The firm brought in consultants Dominick Volini and Bob Rosen from Healthy Companies International, a consulting firm McCurdy says a client recommended, to lead a thorough review of Kelley Drye’s governance structure. That review is not yet complete, says McCurdy, adding that his first goals as chair will be to successfully adopt new policies to shape the firm based on the feedback the consultants and firm leaders have gathered via their extensive interviews with the partnership.

Please join us in wishing Paul well in his new role of firm chair at Kelley Drye. Paul previously served as the President of the Rho House Association and President of the Lafayette College Alumni Association. He currently serves as a trustee of Lafayette College.

Congratulations to Brother Glen Woodbury ’85 for being featured in the Spring 2011 Lafayette Magazine for his work with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Woodbury believes that “Lafayette taught [him] the value of personal relationships, small organizational leadership, and how friendships really can be for life.” Surely many of the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon can relate to those life lessons. Congratulations again to Brother Woodbury, and his successes after Lafayette, and thanks to his services to this country. The article in its entirety can be seen at this link.

Brother Mitchell was recently featured in the Lafayette Alumni News:

When a small group of residents of Bear Creek Township, Pa., voted in 1993 to secede and form a separate borough, they elected Walter S. Mitchell Jr. ’66 as mayor. And, he’s been mayor ever since.

Read the full story for more information.

A recent Mercury News article discussing the benefits of college education included a brief interview with Rho Deke Ed Hollshwander ’76 regarding his experience at Lafayette College:

Ed Hollshwandner, owner of Document Systems Inc. in Walnut Creek, had a similar experience. Also valedictorian of his class, Hollshwandner, 55, had the opportunity to attend a major university, but instead chose Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. “That was a great college to go to because I really had no idea what I wanted to do when I got there. I could explore many interests that I probably could not have had I attended a bigger college.”

Thank you to Lafayette AISB Co-Chair Bill Messick ’68 from DU for forwarding this article.

One of our fellow Dekes, David Markowitz ’93, was recently featured in a WSJ Law Blog entry following his recent career move to Goldman Sachs.

At Goldman he will be a senior member of the litigation and regulatory proceedings group, which works on a broad variety of matters, said a spokesman for Goldman. “We are pleased that Mr. Markowitz is joining the company,” he said.

Markowitz served as the head of the investor protection bureau for New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a powerful unit that launched probes and brought cases on Wall Street’s actions in the auction-rate securities market, the credit default swap market, the subprime mortgage market, and executive compensation during the height of the financial crisis.

Thank you to Lafayette AISB Co-Chair Bill Messick ’68 from DU for forwarding this article.