• Retired Queens Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Lebovitz, who is special counsel with Jaspan Schlesinger, was appointed to chair the Second Department Judicial Screening Committee and to the state’s Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee.

• Christine Varney and David Kappos, both partners with Cravath, Swaine & Moore, were chosen by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to recommend ways to address the complexity and challenges of global antitrust enforcement practices.