We’ve got some extremely unlucky information to report out of New York, the place the previous chair of Am Regulation 100 agency Paul Weiss just lately handed away.
Alfred Youngwood, 87, joined the agency in 1964 following a clerkship within the Southern District of New York. Whereas at Paul Weiss, he rose to prominence as a tax legal professional, and have become a associate in 1970. Later, in 1999, Youngwood grew to become the agency’s first democratically elected chair. After serving for a couple of decade as chair, he retired to a counsel place in 2009, following a 40-year stint on the agency.
The American Lawyer famous present chair Brad Karp’s poignant phrases about Youngwood in a firmwide e-mail:
Karp stated that Youngwood was a “position mannequin for me personally, guiding and supporting me all through my profession on the agency.”
“In my Might 2008 remarks upon being elected to succeed Alfred, I advised my companions that I used to be following within the footsteps of towering giants who beloved our agency and that Alfred Youngwood was on the high of that listing,” Karp added.
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Karp additionally lauded Youngwood’s tenure as chair of the agency. “Not solely did Paul, Weiss develop into one of the vital worthwhile regulation companies within the nation throughout Alfred’s decade as chairman, however our tradition and dedication to professional bono work, range, and affiliate improvement all flourished as nicely,” he wrote.
Karp went on to discuss with Youngwood as “one among our nation’s most distinguished tax attorneys and enterprise advisors,” praising him as “good, endlessly inventive and a dogged problem-solver.”
We right here at Above the Regulation want to lengthen our condolences to Alfred Youngwood’s household, buddies, and colleagues throughout this tough time.
Alfred Youngwood, Former Paul Weiss Chair, Dies at 87 [American Lawyer]
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