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Continuing
our series on summer employment, this week we feature
David Rosenthal ('16). Like Patrick Riell ('16), who we profiled
last week, David landed his summer job with the help of
a dedicated alum.
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| Rob Bujarski ('01) and
David |
David,
who is participating in our accelerated 3-year JD/MBA program, is
spending his summer interning in the general counsel's
office of Quidel Corporation. For
those of you not familiar with the accelerated 3-year
JD/MBA, it allows students to receive both degrees in
three years, for most students at the same cost as a JD
alone. It is a challenging program requiring
summer coursework and strict adherence to the business
curriculum. For the right student, such as David,
it is an exciting option.
David
found his position at Quidel through alumnus Rob
Bujarski ('01). Rob, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Quidel and a
dedicated alum of the College, answered the phone when I
called to ask him to advise and to help us place a
student in San Diego. My hope when I called Rob
was that he might be able to make a few phone calls and
introduce David to a potential employer or two.
Rob, a savvy businessman, recognized David's talent and
extended an offer to David himself.
David's
summer position at Quidel involves supporting the legal
and business development functions of a publicly traded
diagnostic healthcare manufacturer. When I asked
him about his experience, he had this to
say:
"I'm
really excited about the opportunity because it will
give me exposure to a variety of functional areas in the
company. I have projects lined up relating to
business strategy (involving contract negotiations with
distributors), investor relations (and subsequent SEC
filings and other disclosure statements), and marketing
(examining new marketing initiatives -- including
licensing agreements -- and trends in the biotech
field).
My
experience at Quidel seems like a combination of all the
business law classes I've enjoyed in law school and my
favorite MBA class, Healthcare Entrepreneurship.
I
also really enjoy the close interaction I'm able to have
with our in-house attorneys, learning about litigation
strategy and the general role of an in-house legal
department."
David
decided he wanted to go to law school after
participating in a high school mock trial. The next
pivotal moment came when David -- who enjoyed
quantitative reasoning and wanted to understand how a
business operates -- decided to major in finance as an
undergraduate at John Hancock. While an
undergraduate, he had the opportunity to participate in
an investment compliance co-op that gave him his first
glimpse into the intersection of law and business.
In selecting a law school, he was looking for an
opportunity to merge his two primary areas of interest,
law and business. Our joint JD/MBA program does
exactly that.
David
explained that, "When the UA introduced the
accelerated program, which allows me to finish both
degrees in the same three years, I jumped at the
opportunity."
After
graduation, David hopes to work in corporate law as a
dealmaker. He is most interested in mergers and
acquisitions, securities regulation, and corporate
governance.
David
grew up in San Diego. Indeed, Quidel's office is five
minutes from his high school. He jumped across the
country for undergraduate training at Northeastern
University in Boston, during which time he also managed
to squeeze in a year of study in Hong Kong.
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| At Hong Kong's
Victoria Peak |
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At Bethlehem's Church
of the Nativity
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David
loves to travel and has visited Brazil and Israel with student groups this past
year. One of his favorite activities at the UA is
participating in intramurals with his law school
classmates. David's softball team has continued
the law school's domination on the intramural
fields by winning the intramural softball
championship!
I am very grateful for Rob's efforts in helping
David find the perfect summer position. Thank you,
Rob.
And, thank you to all of our alumni who make time
to meet our students, participate in on-campus
interviewing, and create connections and pathways
to employment. If you are thinking about hiring,
our superb Career Development Office has created some
great opportunities that make it easy to connect and
fill your needs through our students.
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