Joseph Shenker
| Joseph Shenker | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏫 Education | City University of New York (BS) Columbia University (JD) |
| 💼 Occupation | Senior Chair |
| 📆 Years active | 2021–present |
| 👔 Employer | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| 🌐 Website | sullcrom |
Joseph "Joe" C. Shenker is an American attorney. He is Senior Chair and a partner of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, and is a member of their management committee.
Personal life and education
Shenker grew up in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Shenker earned his bachelor's degree from the City University of New York.[2] Shenker graduated from Columbia Law School in 1980.[2] He is an ordained Orthodox Rabbi.[3]
Career
Shenker began his legal career at Sullivan & Cromwell in 1980 at the age of 23.[4] By the age of 29 Shenker became the firm's youngest ever partner.[2] His early success is credit to his work with Wall Street firms on the securitization of the real estate market.[4][5] In 1991, Shenker was promoted to the head of the firm's commercial real estate practice. In 2006, he was selected by Chairman Rodge Cohen to be Vice Chair and heir apparent.[6][7] Shenker was elevated to chair in 2010, a position he held until 2021.
After stepping down, Shenker became the firm's second-ever Senior Chair.[7] In 2023, in response to the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, Shenker, along with Senior Chair Rodge Cohen and current co-Chairs Robert Giuffra and Scott Miller, distributed a firm-wide email condemning the violence and soliciting donations for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Israel Emergency Fund run through the UJA-Federation New York.[8] Shenker led an industry coalition against the perceived increase in antisemitism in U.S. academia, authoring a letter signed by over eighty large law firms hundreds of law schools about disciplining antisemitic speech and actions.[9] In 2024, Shenker implemented new screening procedures in Sullivan & Cromwell's hiring policies to highlight applicants who had engaged in campus protest.[10][11]
References
- ↑ Dewey, Katrina (2017-12-17). "Lawyer Limelight: Joseph C. Shenker". Lawdragon. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "LEADERS Interview with Joseph C. Shenker, Chair, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP". www.leadersmag.com. VOLUME 43, NUMBER 4. 2020. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2024-07-08.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Weiss, Debra (2010-01-05). "'Modest' Isn't a Word Used to Describe New S&C Chairman". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sanati, Cyrus (2010-01-04). "For Law Firm's New Chief, Challenges Abound". DealBook. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ Lisagor, Nancy; Lipsius, Frankl (1988). A Law Unto Itself: The Untold Story of the Law Firm Sullivan & Cromwell. William Morrow and Company, Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-688-04888-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Smith, Erin Geiger. "Joseph Shenker To Take Over For Rodge Cohen As Head Of Sullivan & Cromwell". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lattman, Peter (2006-02-16). "Sullivan & Cromwell's H. Rodgin Cohen Names Joseph Shenker His Heir Apparent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Smith, Patrick (2023-10-19). "'This Is Deeply Personal': S&C's Shenker, Forced Into a Bomb Shelter, Speaks on Connections to Israel, the Way Forward" (PDF). The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2024-07-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tribe, Meghan (2023-11-02). "Harvard, Yale Warned by Top Law Firms About Antisemitism (2)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ Flitter, Emily (2024-07-08). "A Wall Street Law Firm Wants to Define Consequences of Israel Protests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ Weiss, Debra (2024-05-09). "How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-08. Unknown parameter
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