Stevens alumna and Trustee Angie M. Hankins named partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

HOBOKEN , N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology alumna and Board of Trustees member Angie M. Hankins, Class of 1995, has been named a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLC, a national law firm with offices in New York , Los Angeles and Miami . Hankins was one of six new partners named by Stroock, effective January 1, 2008 .

“These individuals are exceptional attorneys in their respective fields and bring to us a strong commitment to the Firm and its clients,” said Stuart H. Coleman, Stroock’s co-managing partner.

Ms. Hankins, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stevens, has experience in patent prosecution, patent litigation and client counseling. Her litigation experience has involved all aspects of discovery, trial and appellate practice before the Federal courts and the United States International Trade Commission. Her patent cases have involved liquid crystal displays (LCDs), single-use cameras, injection molding, computer software, mechanical devices and pharmaceuticals. She has prepared numerous opinions and patent applications for high technology companies. Hankins received her JD degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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