Barbara McDowell Foundation Approves New Advisory Committee Member
The Barbara McDowell Foundation announces the approval by its Board of Directors of the addition of one new Advisory Committee member, Alan Joaquin, on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
About Alan Joaquin:
Alan Joaquin began his legal career in New York law with a firm engaged in commercial litigation primarily involving corporate liability and breaches of fiduciary duty. Alan then moved to the Department of Justice ("DOJ") in Washington, D.C. as a prosecutor in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section where he litigated bank and healthcare fraud cases and worked with members of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop anti-kickback regulations.
After more than three years at the DOJ, Alan joined and became partner at an AmLaw 100 law firm in the District of Columbia, where he was a commercial litigator for more than twenty years. At that firm, Alan worked with Jerry Hartman on various pro bono cases affiliated with the Barbara McDowell Foundation. Recently, became a founding partner at Werner Ahari and Mangel LLP.
About the Advisory Committee
The Foundation’s Advisory Committee assists the Grant Committee of the Board of Directors in the review and selection of the Foundation’s annual grant recipients.