DAVID A. NASATIR L’95, a partner with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40 List” for 2004. The award recognizes 40 individuals who are leading performers in their respective industries and communities. Nasatir is a member of Obermayer’s Business and Finance Department, and is active in numerous civic associations. He is the immediate past Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors for the Spring Mill Fire Company No.1 in Whitemarsh Township, PA.

NARDA-MARIE M. NEWBY L’95 was honored at the Annual Banquet of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia as the “Young Lawyer of the Year.” Newby is a trial attorney at the malpractice law firm of Jack H. Olender & Associates, P.C., where she handles catastrophic medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

MICHAEL P. WILLIAMS L’96 was chosen to head the Philadelphia’s Minority Business Enterprise Council. The council, a unit within Philadelphia’s Finance Department, was established to help small businesses owned by minorities, women and the disabled gain city contracts. Williams previously worked at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhodes, and served as the No. 2 executive and former deputy director at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.


MATTHEW J. BASS C’95, L’99 has joined the Litigation Department of Curtin & Heefner, LLP in Bucks County, PA as an associate. His practice focuses in the areas of ERISA, Employ ment Law, and Municipal Law. Bass previously worked in the ERISA department of Duane Morris, LLP in Philadelphia.