Carol M. Matorin '76

Carol Matorin.

Carol M. Matorin ’76, an intellectual property lawyer, is senior vice president and general counsel for Marc Jacobs International in New York City. She also serves as a director of Cool Culture, which partners with over 90 cultural institutions to provide low-income children with free access and experiences that improve literacy and learning.

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Interview Date(s)

May 21, 2013

Occasion

Recipient of Distinguished Alumna Award for Business at the 51st Annual Dinner

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About Carol M. Matorin

In addition to Marc Jacobs International, Carol Matorin has served as senior vice president and senior counsel to Limited Brands (2001-2012) and senior vice president and general counsel to Calvin Klein Cosmetics Co. (1991-1998).

She was born and raised in Brooklyn and educated in public schools and at UB as an undergraduate on the South Campus. She participated in the anti-war movement, which spurred her interest in law. Civil rights attorneys also inspired her to go into law. Her influences were television and movies. Though interested in art, she wanted to be more “socially useful.”

She was part of the first law school class on the North Campus, which she considered a “wasteland.” John Lord O’Brian Hall was a large building, and her class was large. At least 20 percent were women; classmates hailed from downstate; most were middle-class and white. Her fondest memories are of the close friendships she made—it was a tight-knit, caring, non-competitive class. Her son had died shortly before she started law school. She still suffered from emotional repercussions, so she found law school stressful. But her friends offered support. Richard “Red” Schwartz, a sociologist who was not a lawyer, was dean. Matorin fondly remembers Professor Grace Lundberg, who mentored her.

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