Background
Sommers, Louise was born on May 19, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
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Louise Sommers
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Douglass College, Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1969). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1976).
Career
Worked at Rogers & Wells (New York, NY) specializing in Federal and Civil Litigation, Media Law, Securities Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, New York. Adjunct Professor, Communications Law, Brooklyn Law School, 1986-1991.
Law Clerk to Honorary Kevin Thomas Duffy, United States. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1976-1978. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Media and Communications Law Committee, 1992-1994).
New York State (Chair, Committee on Magistrate Judges, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1993-1994) and American (Co-Chairman, Class Action and Derivative Suits Subcommittee, Federal Securities Litigation Commission, 1990-1991) Bar Associations. New York State Women's Bar Association (Co-Chair, Committee on Communications and Entertainment Law, 1995). New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (Board Member).
Membership
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Media and Communications Law Committee, 1992-1994). New York State (Chair, Committee on Magistrate Judges, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1993-1994) and American (Co-Chairman, Class Action and Derivative Suits Subcommittee, Federal Securities Litigation Commission, 1990-1991) Bar Associations. New York State Women's Bar Association (Co-Chair, Committee on Communications and Entertainment Law, 1995).
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (Board Member).
