Peter Weil '74 has been named one of five recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Weil and his co-recipients were honored at the 73rd Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Program at Memorial Union Theater on April 23, 2009.

The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates outstanding UW-Madison graduates whose professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the university exemplify the Wisconsin Idea.

A 1970 graduate of UW-Madison, Weil earned a master’s degree in American history from the University of California at Berkeley, then returned to Madison and enrolled in law school. “A lot of what I’ve been able to accomplish has been the result of the superb education I received at UW Law School,” Weil told a WAA interviewer.

Soon after graduating from the Law School in 1974, Weil moved to Los Angeles, where he is a managing partner of Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs & Shapiro LLP, and a widely recognized expert in real estate law. Most recently, Weil is head of the legal team working on one of the largest environmentally sustainable real estate developments in history, a Las Vegas project known as CityCenter.

Every year, Weil and his wife, Julie, host a reception in Los Angeles for prospective UW-Madison students. Weil also serves on the University of Wisconsin Foundation board of directors and has lent his support to the departments of political science and history as well as the UW Law School, the Center for Jewish Studies, the College of Letters and Science, and the UW Children’s Hospital.

To read an in-depth profile of Weil and his Wisconsin connection, visit
http://www.uwalumni.com/home/news_room/daa2009weil.aspx

The Awards Ceremony on April 23 is open to the public, and tickets are still available for the dinner that will follow. For more information, contact Kate Dixon at the Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769.

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