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Spring 2015JD-MBA NewsletterNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYJD-MBA ASSOCIATIONA joint program with the Kellogg School of Management & Northwestern School of LawDear Alumni Friends!We’re excited to share this JD-MBA Association Alumni Newsletter with you, andhope you are having a great start to 2015!In this newsletter, you’ll find recent news, events, key student accomplishments, andthis year’s employment report. We hope you enjoy getting caught up with us, andwe look forward to reconnecting with you. In the following pages, you will finds toget ways to get involved. If you have new contact information, please login andupdate your alumni profile. Also please alert us of any milestones or updates onyourselves that you would like to submit for future newsletters.Warm regards,Ben Kaplan ’15JD-MBA Alumni ChairBrian Love ’17Newsletter EditorMargaret Yeager ’17Newsletter EditorDon’t forget to join the JD-MBA group on LinkedIn &Facebook!JOIN HEREJOIN HERE
;JD-MBA NewsletterSpring 2015Recent NewsMotion to Lead Campaign forNorthwestern LawGetInvolved!JD-MBA Networking &Reunions!Keep an eye outfor upcoming JDMBA events. The AlumniCommittee is inthe process ofcoordinating aNetworking Eventin Chicago, March18th, and tentativelyorganizing a JD-MBAReunion duringReunion Weekend atKellogg (May 1st – 3rd).You can also findmore information aboutthe general Kelloggreunion and registerHERE.Northwestern Law launched a 150 millioncomprehensive fundraising campaign to buildphilanthropic support that will improve the well beingof their students, fuel innovative approaches to legaleducation, and foster creative solutions to thechallenges of the ever-evolving legal environment.Visit the Motion to Lead website to learn aboutinitiatives underway and progress to date. Anydonations to the campaign may be restricted to the JDMBA scholarship fund.New Co-Director of the JD-MBAProgram, Mark McCareinsMark McCareins is a Clinical Professor of Business Law atKellogg. Mark succeeded James Conley, as the co-directorof the JD-MBA program in the fall. Mark has been teachingat Kellogg for nearly twenty-five years; he also practicedlaw as a senior partner in the international law firm ofWinston and Strawn LLP for thirty-four years. AtWinston, Mark was co-chair of the firm’s globalcompetition practice and served in a number ofmanagement positions within the firm and the litigationdepartment. Mark’s trial practice concentrated onantitrust, intellectual property, and unfair competitionissues.2
;JD-MBA NewsletterSpring 2015Key Student AccomplishmentsKellogg Students End Up on Top: CompetitionSuccesses!Wharton’s Annual Buyout Case Competition (Winter 2014)Ben Kaplan, JD-MBA Class of 2015, along with four 1Y MBA students won 1st Placein Wharton’s Annual Buyout Case Competition. To read more about the team’ssuccess click HERE.Rice’s Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (Winter 2014)Jason Sandler (JD-MBA Class of 2015) and Tyler Wanke (MBA Class of 2015) won4th Place, a 75,000 prize, in Rice's Annual Global Venture Labs InvestmentCompetition. To read more about the team’s success click HERE.Deloitte Case Competition for Advance Degree Consulting Alliance (Spring2014)Jesse Chang (JD-MBA Class of 2016) and his teammates Kieren Patel (PhD and JDMBA Class of 2016), Michael Jung (MD-MBA Class of 2015), and Rushi Talati (MDClass of 2015) won 1st Place in Deloitte’s Advanced Degree Consulting CaseCompetition. To read more about the team’s success click HERE.3
;JD-MBA NewsletterSpring 2015Scholarship Success:JD-MBA Scholarship RecipientsTillman Scholarship Finalist: Derrick GayGay, JD-MBA Class of 2016, competed and was named a finalist in the TillmanMilitary Scholars Program. The scholarship is highly competitive with over 5,000applicants from supremely qualified Veterans from around the country. Thescholarship seeks to unite the best talent and leadership from the military topositively impact our communities and country. The Tillman Scholars Programselected Derrick as a finalist because of his values, character, intelligence, andcommitment to service.Derrick is a Marine, who served as an intelligence officer from 2007-2013 in theUnited States Marine Corps. He served overseas with a combat deployment to Iraqand stateside with an assignment to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island,where he trained Marine recruits.Zell Scholars Include Three JD-MBA: Stephen Lane, Kieren Patel, & Jesse ChangLast year, Kellogg unveiled the Zell Scholars program to provide support forstudents looking to turn their startups into market and funding ready businesses.Recently, 10 students were named to the 2014-15 class, including three JD-MBAClass of 2016 students: Stephen Lane, Kieren Patel, & Jesse Chang. To learn moreabout Zell Scholars Program click HERE.4
;JD-MBA NewsletterSpring 2015Alumni UpdateCancer Start Up Challenge Finalists(Spring 2014)Origami Idea Challenge(Spring 2014)John Kuelper and Matt Rosenstock, bothJD-MBA’s of the Class of 2014 startedOrpheden Therapeutics. OrphedenTherapeutics was a finalist in BreastCancer Start-Up Challenge. To read moreabout the team’s success click HERE.Michael Denklau, JD-MBA Class of 2014, wonthe Origami Idea Challenge II. The challengewas an opportunistic investment thesiscompetition with two rounds. MichaelDenklau won his division, which includedthe University of Chicago, Michigan, andIllinois Institute of Technology and won thefinal round against the other 9 divisional andrunner-up winners. He won 60,000 in total,plus the opportunity to work with OrigamiCapital Partners to further develop hiswinning idea. To read more about Michael’ssuccess click HERE.2014 Chicago’s Most Eligible(Summer 2014)Chicago Magazine named Jeremy C. Wilsonone the city’s most eligible bachelors.Jeremy is currently practicingentrepreneurial law at Winston & Strawn.To read Jeremy’s whole profile, pleaseclick HERE.When In Doubt Move to France(Spring 2014)Jen Hill, JD-MBA Class of 2004, wasfeatured in Profile in Vigilante Living. Jenlaunched a start-up called Sixty Vocab,which Forbes named “One of the Top 5Startups to Watch in 2014.” Sixty Vocab isan online foreign language vocabulary toolto help enhance conversational languageskills. To read Jen’s complete profile, clickHERE.5
;JD-MBA NewsletterSpring 2015Employment ReportClass of 2014 (Full Time)Cacky CalderonGina ChenMike DenklauRosalyn EssenScott GidwitzJoseph HalversonElliott Hyngjin ImDaniel KilduffJohn KuelperMatt RosenstockMatt SaretskyBridget ScherbringJoshua SeedmanTripAdvisor (Boston)Genentech (San Francisco)Lone Star Funds (Dallas)Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago)John Buck Co. (Chicago)Boston Consulting Group (Dallas)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (NYC)Morgan Stanley (NYC)Ascension Ventures (Chicago)McKinsey & Company (DC)Alyeska Investment Grp. (Chicago)McKinsey & Company (Boston)McKinsey & Company (Atlanta)Dave SmithAlex TantonAdam WaiteBen WaldinWillow YangTony ZhangTrammell Crow (Denver)McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago)Sandler O’Neill (Chicago)Eimer Stahl (Chicago)Fenwick & West (San Francisco)UBS Investment Bank (NYC)Class of 2015 (Summer Internships)Josh AltmanNasri AshkarDavid Barrera GarzaMatt CohenAlex CushmanUttara DukkipatiAshley ElsnerCeleste Griffin ChurchillKyle HuhBen KaplanMeredith WrenKirkland & Ellis (Chicago)Baker & Mackenzie (Chicago)Skadden (NYC)Skadden (NYC)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (NYC)Shearman & Sterling (NYC)Baxter International (Chicago)NASCAR (Charlotte)Credit Suisse (NYC)RLH Equity Partners (LA)Debevoise Plipmton (NYC)Daniel KleinEric LucchesiAndrew MaslanCaroline McKeonXioming PanColby RogersJason SandlerCallie Sigal MattsonYingzi WangMark WilleyChartbeat (NYC)Danaher Corporation (Chicago)Lazard (Chicago)Liberty Mutual (Boston)Paul Hastings (Chicago)Ropes & Gray (Boston)Cravath, Swaine & Moore (NYC)Cahill Gordon & Reindel (NYC)BofA Merrill Lynch (NYC)7-Eleven Inc. (Dallas)Contact Us!Ben Kaplan, Alumni Chairbkaplan2015@kellogg.northwestern.eduBrian Love, 1J Co-Alumni Chairr-love2017@nlaw.northwestern.eduMargaret Yeager, 1J Co-Alumni Chairmyeager2017@kellogg.northwestern.edu6
JD-MBA Newsletter Spring 2015 3 Kellogg Students End Up on Top: Competition Successes! Wharton's Annual Buyout Case Competition (Winter 2014) Ben Kaplan, JD-MBA Class of 2015, along with four 1Y MBA students won 1st Place in Wharton's Annual Buyout Case Competition. To read more about the team's success click HERE. Rice's Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (Winter 2014) Jason .
