Kenneth B. Forrest ’76 - Jaeckle Award 2010

Kenneth Forrest.

Kenneth B. Forrest ’76 was recognized with the 33rd Edwin F. Jaeckle Award, the highest honor UB School of Law and the Law Alumni Association can bestow. One of UB Law’s most accomplished alumni and past chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council, he has been an invaluable adviser to four deans.

About this Interview

Date

January 29, 2010

Occasion

Edwin F. Jaeckle Award presentation at the annual New York City Alumni Luncheon

Place

Union League Club, New York City

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About Kenneth B. Forrest

Kenneth B. Forrest has been a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, one of the world’s leading business law firms, since 1982. He is currently the assigning partner in the firm’s litigation department. He has litigated numerous disputes relating to corporate mergers and acquisitions, including some of the leading decisions in that area of law. He played a leading role in the nationwide effort to obtain judicial approvals for the November 1998 settlement between the states and the tobacco industry.

Born in 1952 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Forrest graduated from Brooklyn College magna cum laude in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics, and from UB School of Law magna cum laude in 1976.

He has served on several professional committees, including the Committee on Federal Legislation and the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the Association of the Bar of New York City. He currently serves as a member of UB Law’s Dean’s Advisory Council. He received Distinguished Alumnus Awards in 2003 from the UB Alumni Association and in 2000 from the Law Alumni Association.

Speakers

Master of Ceremonies: Dennis R. McCoy.

Remarks presented by Robert L. Boreanaz, UB Law Alumni Association president; Thomas E. Black Jr., Dean’s Advisory Council chair; SUNY Distinguished Professor Makau W. Mutua, UB Law dean.

Dean Mutua presents the Jaeckle Award. Kenneth B. Forrest offers acceptance remarks.

About the Jaeckle Award

The Jaeckle Award is given annually to a person who exemplifies the highest ideals of UB School of Law and the Law Alumni Association and has made significant contributions to the school and the legal profession. It is named for Edwin F. Jaeckle ’15, a founding partner of the Buffalo law firm Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, and a major benefactor of the school.

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