Download PDF Washington, D.C.: June 21, 2018: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Alyza D. Lewin, Esq., to the position of President and General Counsel, effective upon the departure of LDB Founder and President Kenneth L. Marcus on June 25th, 2018. Ms. Lewin was unanimously elected by the Brandeis Center’s Board of Directors during its quarterly board meeting on Tuesday. She previously served as LDB’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Policy, and now succeeds Marcus, who was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the position of Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights. Marcus commented: “This is a bittersweet moment, as I prepare to turn the organization that I founded over to its second President. When I accepted President Trump’s nomination to head OCR, one of greatest concerns was what would become of the Brandeis Center. I have been proud of the Center’s accomplishments over the last seven years, and it is vitally important that it continues to grow and flourish. We have done much, in a short period, to address the problem of anti-Semitism in higher education, but much work must still be done, and there is no other organization that does what the Brandeis Center does. When we found out that Alyza Lewin might be available to assume leadership of the Brandeis Center, this was an extraordinary relief, as well as a great honor for the Center. As a Board, we are thrilled to welcome Alyza, not only because of her international renown as a litigator, and her long-standing commitment to combatting anti-Semitism, but also because she is a person of great character and integrity. I am confident that the Brandeis Center is in excellent hands and look forward to seeing what Alyza will accomplish in her new position.” “I am honored to succeed Kenneth Marcus as President of the Brandeis Center,” Ms. Lewin stated. “The Brandeis Center, with its unique focus on legal (law-based) initiatives, has established itself as a leader in the fight against campus anti-Semitism and hatred, and I look forward to continuing its successes and growth.” ABOUT ALYZA D. LEWIN Alyza D. Lewin is a co-founder and partner in Lewin & Lewin, LLP, where she has specialized in litigation, mediation, and government relations. Lewin has represented numerous high-profile clients including victims of religious discrimination. In 2014, Lewin argued Zivotofsky v. Kerry (the “Jerusalem Passport” case) before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case involving the constitutionality of a law granting any American citizen born in Jerusalem the right to list “Israel” as the place of birth on his/her U.S. passport. Prior to establishing Lewin & Lewin, Ms. Lewin worked at Wilmer Cutler and Pickering (now WilmerHale) and at Miller Cassidy Larroca & Lewin. She is the immediate past president of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists and has served on the Boards of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Ms. Lewin received a B.A. degree from Princeton University and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law.