'Buffalo Law Review' to honor alumni

Daily Record (Rochester, NY), Apr 18, 2006 by Daily Record Staff

Denise E. O'Donnell, a partner with Hodgson Russ LLP, and Robert C. Schwenkel, a partner in the New York City-based law firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobson, will be honored at the 17th annual Buffalo Law Review Dinner on Thursday, April 27, at The Buffalo Club.

Both honorees are Buffalo Law Review alumni and have excelled in the legal profession. They remain active in the University at Buffalo Law School community, with O'Donnell serving as a recent past president of the Law School's Alumni Association and Schwenkel mentoring law students, helping to guide them through the New York City law firm recruitment season.

About The Honorees

O'Donnell is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for New York State Attorney General. She is a recipient of the Ruth G. Shapiro Award from the New York State Bar Association, the Lawyer of the Year Award from the Women Lawyers of Western New York, the Director's Award from the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and was an inductee into the Western New York Women's Hall of Fame.

Schwenkel is the chair of Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobson's New York corporate department, where he leads a team of 140 attorneys. He joined Fried Frank in 1982 and became a partner in 1989.

Additional Information

For more information regarding the Buffalo Law Review dinner, logon to www.buffalolawreview.org or e-mail Michael D. Mann, managing editor at mdmann@buffalo.edu.