Lawyers

Chair
Scott D. Musoff

Committee
Peter B. Alderman
David B. Anders
Andrew B. Barkan
Scott A. Barshay
David Beller
Ronit J. Berkovich
Donald S. Bernstein
Lauren Bilzin
Dan Blaser
James E. Brandt
Daniel J. Bursky
Andrew J. Ceresney
Joel M. Cohen
Sharon Cohen Levin
Amy R. Doberman
Kenneth H. Eckstein
David M. Feldman
Lauren Goldberg
Sandra C. Goldstein
Benjamin Gruenstein
Noam I. Haberman
Alan S. Halperin
David E. Kahan
Brad S. Karp
Jonathan J. Katz
Joseph H. Kaufman
Nancy L. Kestenbaum
Sharon L. Klein
Emil A. Kleinhaus
Alisa F. Levin
Seth L. Levine
Michael A. Levy
Kevin Matz
Theodore N. Mirvis
David J. Molton
Sharon L. Nelles
Risë Norman
Amanda H. Nussbaum
Jeffrey R. Poss
Brian M. Resnick
Jill L. Rosenberg
Edward O. Sassower
Allison R. Schneirov
Jodi J. Schwartz
Eric Seiler
Daniel L. Serota
Joseph C. Shenker
Adam L. Shpeen
Rachelle B. Silverberg
Jesse Solomon
Brian M. Stadler
Rachel G. Stern
Zena Tamler
Daniela Tisch
Michael Vogel
Shai Waisman
Elizabeth Weiswasser
Lisa Zornberg

UJA’s Lawyers Division Council welcomes mid-career attorneys in their 30s or 40s who meaningfully support UJA, want to engage with our vital work with their professional peers, and enjoy bespoke programming and opportunities.

Chairs
Michael H. Cassel
Meredith Levy
Sam Permutt

Vice Chairs
Jonathan Levin
Alexis D. Soshnick

Committee
Danielle Abada 
Sam Adelsburg 
Blair Albom 
Robert Balis
Chris Baratta
Alison R. Benedon
Jarret Berg 
Erica Berman
Noam Besdin 
Daniel B. Blaser
David Blassberger
Effie Blassberger 
Jeremy Bressman
Beth Brownstein 
Alexander Chester 
Ella Cohen
Anthony Collins 
Matthew Fagen 
Emily Farber 
Tammy Fried 
David Friedman
Jonathan Glaser 
Kim Goldberg 
Bruce Goldberger 
Scott L. Goldin 
James Goldfeier 
Brandon Greenblatt 
Matthew Greenfield 
Samuel Groner 
Shifra Herzberg 
Jarrett Hoffman 
Lindsay Brandt Jakubowitz 
Melanie Jolson 
Jonathan Katz 
Sam Kleiner 
Lauren Kramer
Adam Kravitz 
Alexandra Leavy 
Alina Levi
Adam Levine 
Noah Liben 
Andrew Lichtman 
Daniel Luks 
Izaak Lustgarten
Max Mayer-Cesiano 
Jillian Merns 
Andrew Messinger
Naomi Munz 
Ariel Nelson 
Lee Parnes 
Deanna M. Paul
Jason Pearl 
Sam Pollack 
Alan Rabinowitz 
Daniel Reich 
Alexander Rodney
Corey Rosenholtz 
Stacy Rotner 
Ari Ruben 
Stephen Rutenberg 
Danielle I. Schaefer 
Shai Schmidt 
Noah L. Schwartz 
Meigan Serle 
Adam L. Shpeen 
Sara Slavin
David Snyder 
Shoshana Speiser 
Zoe S. Sternberg 
Michael Sternheim 
Erica Temel 
Elina Tetelbaum 
Lenny Traps
Nathan Werksman
Eric Wexler

A place for young attorneys in their 20s and 30s to meet like-minded peers, make a difference through the work of UJA, and participate in meaningful programs and events.

Chairs
Alexandra Leavy
Corey R. Rosenholtz
Noah L. Schwartz

Vice Chair
Danielle B. Abada

Recruitment Chairs
Shelli Gimelstein
Yitzhak A. Maurer

Setting the Bar Chairs
Brittany M. Penn
David R. Skoler

Committee
Daniel Adessky
Charlotte Allyn
Falan Alpert
Samantha M. Altschuler
Leah Avni
Shauli Bar-On
Rachel Behar
Erica Berman
Benjamin R. Blum
Shira Boim
Jessica L. Bondy
Joseph D. Boris
Milana Bretgoltz
Isabella Brodie
Nicole Raca Bromberg
Blair Broser
Ian Bruckner
Scott C. Caplan
Ben Carlin
David Clements
Sam Clinton-Davis
Ella Cohen
Ethan Z. Cohen
Josh Cohn
Anthony Collins
Julia Crain
Louis M. Davis
Gary Dreyer
Lauren Eber
Sarah Emmerich
Ella Epstein 
Max Feinstein
Jamie Fertig
Ross Fiedler
Rachel Finkel
Daniel Fishbein
Michael Fuzaylov
Jacob Gabor
Jason W. Gallant
Ross H. Gitlin
Margaret Goggins
Ava Goldberger
Jill Golub
Jonathan Green
Carter Greenbaum
Joseph Grosser
Matthew Guber
Michael Gurock
Mendel Harlig
Benjamin Heller
Tiffany Heravi
Shira Huberfeld
Jonathan Huberman
Melanie Jolson
Sarah Kaminetsky Jonas
Jonathan Kane
Hannah Kark
Lauren T. Katz
Rachel I. Katzin
Alexandra Kaye
Noah Keith
Gilana Keller
Abbigail R. Klein
Deena Kleinstein
Presley Klinger
Elie Krief
Zachary Krooks
Luke A. Kushner
Samuel Lachow
Estelle N. Leibowitz 
Jonathan Levin
Aaron Levine 
Maddison Levine 
Matthew I. Levine
Stephanie Levine
Matthew I. Levy 
Ruth Levy
Matthew R. Lewis
Eden Lichaw
Amanda Lindner
Jeremy I. Liss
Seth Moreida
Alexa Moses
Becca Moszka
Rebecca Papilsky
Deanna Paul
Rebecca Prager
Samantha Rahmin 
Matthew R. Roberts
Alexander Rodney
Rebecca Liebowitz Rothman
Robyn Sablove
Jamie Saevitzon
Zachary Schreiber
David E.  Schulman
Allie Shaffer
Justin Silverberg
Eliza Simons
Gabriel Slamovits
Jessica Solway
Elana Somers
Alexis Soshnick
Amanda Spiro
Eric E. Stern
Zoe S. Sternberg
Phil Tafet
Julia Timerman
Eitan Ulmer
Sloan Ungerman
Brett Uslaner
Evan Viroslav
Daniella Wenger
Noah Werksman
Talia Weseley
Basil Williams 
Max Winograd

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

UJA’s Deal Advisors group serves as a dedicated home for senior professionals across the M&A ecosystem to connect, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships while supporting UJA’s mission. 

UJA Deal Advisors (In Formation)

Chairs
Scott Barshay, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Allison R. Schneirov, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jesse Solomon, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
David Travin, PJT Partners

Committee
David Beller, Latham & Watkins LLP
Ari Blaut, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Daniel J. Bursky, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Jonathan Davis, Kirkland & Ellis
Michael D. Fricklas, Advance
Bruce H. Goldfarb, Okapi Partners
Adam L. Goodman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Larry Grafstein, RBC
Alan Hartman, Centerview Partners
Jarrett Hoffman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Jonathan Katz, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Alan Klein, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Steve Lipin, Gladstone Place Partners
Daniel L. Luks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Max Mayer-Cesiano, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jennifer S. Perkins, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Ivan Ross, Ardea Partners
Paul T. Schnell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Michael J. Schwartz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Daniel L. Serota, Mayer Brown LLP
Amy R. Shapiro, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Matthew J. Sherman, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Scott Sontag, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
John Sorkin, Ropes & Gray LLP
Michael Vogel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Barry M. Wolf, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Gabrielle Wolf, Innisfree M&A Incorporated

A place for in-house counsel across all industries who want to do good.

Chairs
Micah Goodman , Benefit Street Partners
Jason Klurfeld, Evercore
David Travin, PJT Partners

UJA Restructuring reflects the full spectrum of the industry, bringing together fund managers, financial advisors, lawyers, investors, claims agents, turnaround specialists, crisis-response firms, and more. 

Chairs
Josh Abramson
Ronit Berkovich
Lauren Bilzin
Brian M. Resnick
Michael A. Schwartz
Joshua A. Sussberg

Committee
Howard D. Altschul
Darren Azman
Matthew Barr
Elan Ben-Avi
Donald S. Bernstein
Martin J. Bienenstock
Beth M. Brownstein
Lara Samet Buchwald
Saul Burian
David S. Chasen
Kevin M. Cofsky
Michael J. Cohen
Kenneth H. Eckstein
Michael C. Eisenband
Randall Eisenberg
Shana A. Elberg
David M. Feldman
Eugene Fialkovskiy
Evan Fleck
Michael E. Foreman
Jeffrey Gleit
Jay M. Goffman
Adam J. Goldberg
Joseph Goldschmid
Jayme Goldstein
Steve Goldstein
Robert Gordon
Scott J. Greenberg
Nicole L. Greenblatt
Sam M. Greene
Brian E. Greer
Jonathan S. Henes
Marshall S. Huebner
Stephen Karotkin
Gary W. Katz
Brett Klein
Emil A. Kleinhaus
Alan W. Kornberg
Andrew M. Kramer
Evan Lederman
Sydney Levinson
Daniel Lowenthal
Joseph Malfitano
Vivek Melwani
Bruce H. Mendelsohn
Andrew Milgram
Brett H. Miller
Jim E. Millstein
Elliot Moskowitz
Andrew M. Parlen
Gary Polkowitz
Marc D. Puntus
Steven J. Reisman
David L. Resnick
David S. Rosner
Michael Rudnick
Edward O. Sassower
Brian Schartz
William H. Schrag
Howard Seife
Adam Shiff
Glenn E. Siegel
Andrew I. Silfen
William M. Silverman
Fred Sosnick
Michael S. Stamer
Robert Stark
Matthew B. Stein
Adam Steinberg
Alex Talesnick
Michael Torkin
David M. Turetsky
Warren A. Usatine
Shai Waisman
Joshua Weisser
Tony Yoseloff
Steve M. Zelin
Kenneth Ziman
Jonathan Zinman

The Next Generation Restructuring Group welcomes rising stars in their 30s and 40s.

Chairs
Melanie A. Miller  
Naomi Moss  
Adam M. Searles
Adam Shpeen
 
Vice Chairs
Benjamin Arfa  
Evan Levine  
Maddison Levine  
Ethan D. Ross

Committee
Blair Albom
Morris Alhale
Richard M. Allen
Isabel Baer
Ehud Barak
Brendon Barnwell
Michael S. Benn
Rodi Blokh
Skylar Bonné
Simon Briefel
Nicole Raca Bromberg
Michael H. Cassel
Ethan Coy
Daniel Desatnik 
Reuben E. Dizengoff
Gary Dreyer
Alexa Driansky
Matt Dyer
Jamie M. Eisen
Michael Eisenberg
Marshall Eisler
Phil Engel
Matthew Fagen
Rebecca Feygenson
Ross J. Fiedler
Daniel I. Forman
Benjamin Gilbert
Margaret Goggins
Ava Goldberger
Rachel Golden
Jessica Graber
Roee Greener
Andrew Gross
Michael R. Handler
David A. Herman
Matthew Hershfield
Evan Hill
Benjamin Hirsch
Robert M. Hirsh
Gabrielle Jacobson
Yonah Jaffe
Brad M. Kahn
Sam Karotkin
Jon Kartus
Emily Katz-Turner
Dan Kelsall
Jordan Krasne
Lucy Kweskin
Jonathan Lancman
Mitchell Levy
Mike Linde
Amanda Lindner
Zachary R. Manning
Howard Master
Jared Mayer
Alex McCammon
Benjamin Meisel
Michele Meises
Josh Mendelsohn
James Mennie
Benjamin Mintz
Matthew Mintzer
Max Molinsky
Brian J. Nakhaimousa
Jakob Newman
Kyle J. Ortiz 
Oliver Paré 
Jonah A. Peppiatt
Joshua Raphael
Evan Rocher
Marc Roitman 
Elliot Ross
Ari Roytenberg
Kathryn Rube
Rachelle Rubin
Jonathan Saks
Gabe Sasson
Kyle R. Satterfield
Benjamin Schak
Shai Schmidt
Jordan D. Searles
Jason Seigel
Zachary I. Shapiro
Jennifer R. Sharret
Ronald J. Silverman
Michael Sitzer
Gabriel Slamovits
Noah Sosnick 
Thomas Stenz
Josh Strauss
Joshua Sturm
Joseph Szydlo
Jonathan J. Weichselbaum 
Daniel Weisman 
David M. Weiss 
Lyndon Wise  
Jake Wohl 
Adam Wolken
David Zylberberg

A place for professionals who help clients plan for their future and want to make a difference. 

Chair
Sherri Cohen

Event Chairs
Nancy Shavel Gabel
Sean R. Weissbart

Education Chair
Jillian E. Merns

Next Gen Chair
Sean R. Weissbart

Committee
Ninette Bordoff
Austin Bramwell
Jennifer W. Brown
Alexandra Copell
Ronni G. Davidowitz
Mitchell Drossman
Pamela Ehrenkranz
Jennifer Feinberg
Glenn G. Fox 
Jay W. Freiberg
Nancy Shavel Gabel
Jackie Garrod
Pamela L. Grutman
Alan S. Halperin
Lynn C. Halpern
Shifra Herzberg
Alan H. Hirschfeld
Erica Howard-Potter
Joshua M. Kaplan
Ellyn Kravitz
Arielle Lederman
Francine Lee
Jerome L. Levine
Kevin Matz
Hannah W. Mensch
Ariel G. Nelson
Joanna Ostrem
Jonathan K. Pollack
David J. Posner
Joshua S. Rubenstein
Andrew B. Seiken
Seth Slotkin
Amanda Spiro
Peter R. Stambleck
Zena M. Tamler
Lois Tilton
Alex E. Waxenberg
Jay D. Waxenberg
Gail Esses Weiner 
Daniel M. Yarmish
Jory Bard Zimmerman

A place for attorneys who specialize in white-collar crime and securities and want to make a difference.

Chairs
Shari A. Brandt
Paul M. Krieger

Vice Chairs
Effie Blassberger
Douglas S. Zolkind

Executive Committee
Richard F. Albert
David B. Anders
Allen D. Applbaum
Lisa H. Bebchick
Barry H. Berke
Geoffrey Berman
Derek A. Cohen
Joel M. Cohen 
Bradley L. Dizik
Scott A. Edelman
Seth Farber 
Ira M. Feinberg
Steven D. Feldman 
David A. Feldman
Lauren Goldberg 
Daniel Goldfried 
Nicholas Goldin 
Katherine R. Goldstein 
Harold K. Gordon
Evan J. Gotlob
Marc L. Greenwald 
Benjamin Gruenstein
Phara Guberman
Elizabeth Hanft 
Sean Hecker 
Ilene Jaroslaw 
Elizabeth Kase 
Nancy Kestenbaum 
Isabelle A. Kirschner 
Douglas Koff
Glenn A. Kopp
Paul M. Krieger
Sharon Cohen Levin
Andrew M. Levine
Seth Levine 
Michael Levy
Rachel Maimin
Howard Master 
Amy Mayer 
Gordon M.  Mehler 
Aaron Mendelsohn 
James A. Mitchell 
Avraham C. Moskowitz
Deanna M. Paul
Steven R. Peikin 
Barry W. Rashkover
Samuel Raymond
Mark P. Ressler
Roland G. Riopelle 
Jonathan S. Sack 
Michael S. Schachter 
Dan Schorr
Lauren Schorr Potter
Samantha L. Schreiber 
David M. Siegal 
Lawrence S. Spiegel
Richard M. Strassberg
Richard C. Tarlowe
Jeremy H. Temkin
Josh Trachtenberg
Jeff A. Udell
Marc A. Weinstein 
Avi Weitzman 
Alexander Wilson  
Staci Yablon 
Douglas S. Zolkind 
Lisa Zornberg

UJA’s Women in Law Committee is a dynamic and dedicated community of senior female legal professionals who share a commitment to professional excellence, leadership, and UJA’s mission.

Chairs
Allison R. Schneirov
Daniela Tisch
Elizabeth S. Weiswasser

Committee
Judith B. Bass
Lisa H. Bebchick
Abbe Ben-David
Joan Berger
Ronit Berkovich
Erica Berman
Lauren Bilzin
Effie Blassberger
Elise M. Bloom
Susanne Brody
Beth Brownstein
Lara Samet Buchwald
Amy Bursky
Sarah Chopp
Sherri  Cohen
Ana Demel
Aviva F. Diamant
Amy Doberman
Marcy Engel
Jennifer B. Ezring
Wendy  Fleishman
Laura S. Franco
Joele Frank
Judith Fryer
Nancy Shavel Gabel
Lauren Goldberg
Sandra Goldstein
Eleanor Grosz
Claudia Hammerman
Shifra Herzberg
Ellen Hochberg
Melanie Jolson
Tricia Kallett
Stacy J. Kanter
Roberta Karp
Karen Spar Kasner
Nancy Kestenbaum
Lauren Klein
Vickie Kobak
Jennifer Kroman
Lori Ellen Lesser
Shuly Leviant
Alisa F. Levin
Sharon Cohen Levin
Meredith Levy
Rachel Maimin
Tracy Makow
Andi Mandell
Barbara Manning
Kate Mayer
Michele Meises
Hannah W. Mensch
Jillian E. Merns
Amy E. Millard
Atara Miller
Nitzan Sternberg Miller
Michele Mirman
Wendy Modlin
Ariel Nelson
Risë Norman
Janet Nova
Amanda Nussbaum
Deanna M. Paul
Deborah Paul
Jennifer Perkins
Laurie Ferber Podolsky
Rachel Posner
Betty B. Robbins
Mimi Rocah
Irina Roller
Jill Rosenberg
Carol Fein Ross
Stacy Rotner
Jill Schwartz
Jodi Schwartz
Ruthie Schwartz
Lisa Schweitzer
Joan Secofsky
Pamela S. Seymon
Sarene P. Shanus
Nina Shenker
Rachelle Silverberg
Alexis D. Soshnick
Tracy Stein
Marsha Stein
Lilian Stern
Rachel Stern
Julie Swidler
Zena Tamler
Lina Tetelbaum
Erika Weinberg
Pamela Wexler
Meryl Wiener
Gabrielle Wolf
Cynthia Wolff
Lisa Zornberg