The Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees has appointed to the Board Steven G. Scheinfeld, and Frederick E. Curry III, recognizing their leadership in their respective fields.

Scheinfeld, a 1985 graduate of the Law School, is global chair of the corporate department at Fried Frank, which he joined as a partner in 1998. His New York-based practice focuses on representing clients in various industries in connection with public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, financings and complex strategic partnerships. He is consistently recognized by Legal 500 in M&A: Mega-Deals, as well as in other corporate legal areas, and his boardroom activity has earned him recognition as a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Corporate Governance Fellow and a leading advisor in the NACD Directorship 100.

Curry, a 2003 graduate, is the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions Practice Leader and a Principal at Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics. Based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area, he drives the practice that helps organizations around the globe detect and prevent money laundering and other financial crimes. He began his long career in anti-money laundering at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a lead AML bank examiner and subsequently at the law firm Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman, advising large financial institutions on economic sanctions compliance. He serves often as a consultant and expert witness for major banks in cases involving allegations of money laundering and financial fraud.