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POSTPONED: November 2 Investiture Ceremony for Douglas Eakeley as First Holder of Alan V. Lowenstein Chair in Corporate and Business Law
EDITOR’S NOTE: News media are invited to send reporters and photographers to this event. If you plan to attend, please contact Janet Donohue at jdonohue@andromeda.rutgers.edu or 973-353-5553.
October 26, 2012 –
The investiture ceremony of Rutgers School of Law–Newark Professor Douglas S. Eakeley as the first holder of the Alan V. Lowenstein Chair in Corporate and Business Law will take place on Friday, November 2, 2012 at the law school.
| What: | Colorful ceremonial event at which Rutgers School of Law–Newark Professor Douglas S. Eakeley will be formally invested in the new Alan V. Lowenstein Chair in Corporate and Business Law. | |
| Who: | Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, Rutgers–Newark Interim Chancellor Philip L. Yeagle, Rutgers–Newark Law School Dean John J. Farmer, Jr., Roger Lowenstein (son of donor), and Alan V. Lowenstein Professor of Corporate and Business Law Douglas S. Eakeley | |
| When: | 3:30 pm, Friday, November 2, 2012 Reception immediately following the investiture | |
| Where: | Herbert M. Ellend Atrium (lower level), Rutgers School of Law–Newark | |
| Background: | The Alan V. Lowenstein Chair in Corporate and Business Law at Rutgers School of Law–Newark was established by the late Alan V. Lowenstein, founder of Lowenstein Sandler PC, one of the leading law firms in New Jersey, and a major figure in the state’s legal and non-profit communities. Additional information about the Lowenstein Chair is available at http://www.law.newark.rutgers.edu/nationally-prominent-litigator-douglas-eakeley-appointed-first-alan-v-lowenstein-chair-corporate-and. For Professor Eakeley’s bio, click here. |