Stony Brook University has appointed Suzanne V. Shane Chief Campus Counsel. In this role, Shane will serve as the university’s lead attorney managing and supervising the Office of General Counsel (OGC) including legal oversight for Stony Brook Medicine and its health sciences schools, hospitals and the Long Island State Veterans Home. Shane had been serving as Interim Chief Campus Counsel since September 2022 and will continue to report to both Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis and Kapil Longani, Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the State University of New York.
In addition to representing the University before New York State and Federal agencies, Shane will continue to advise on governance matters including policies of the SUNY Board of Trustees, the Stony Brook Council and serve as a liaison to the Attorney General of New York State. Shane was previously named Assistant Chief Campus Counsel in 2015 and has been a member of the OGC at Stony Brook since 2010.
“Working closely with Suzanne, I have witnessed a collaborative leader committed to advocating in the best interests of Stony Brook and its students, faculty and staff,” said President McInnis. “Her strong analytical skills combined with her thoughtful legal counsel on operational and governance issues continue to guide and strengthen our university,” said President McInnis.
Prior to joining Stony Brook, Shane served as Associate Counsel at Long Island University from 2004-2010 where she assisted General Counsel in management of the university’s legal affairs department and provided advice and counsel on a broad range of issues with specific emphasis on transactional and contractual matters. She also served as a Partner at the law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea & Kelley and as an Associate at Power, Weiss & Marks and Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller.
Shane earned her Juris Doctor degree at New York Law School and is a proud Seawolf, graduating from Stony Brook with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Business. She is a fourth generation Setauket resident as well.
About Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University — New York’s flagship university and No. 1 public university — is going far beyond the expectations of today’s public universities. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. With nearly 26,000 students, more than 2,900 faculty members, more than 200,000 alumni, a premier academic healthcare system and 18 NCAA Division I athletic programs, Stony Brook is a research-intensive distinguished center of innovation dedicated to addressing the world’s biggest challenges. The university embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and is ranked as the #58 overall university and #26 among public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges listing. Fostering a commitment to academic research and intellectual endeavors, Stony Brook’s membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU) places it among the top 71 research institutions in North America. The university’s distinguished faculty have earned esteemed awards such as the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation, Abel Prize and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. Stony Brook has the responsibility of co-managing Brookhaven National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy — one of only eight universities with a role in running a national laboratory. In 2023, Stony Brook was named the anchor institution for The New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island in New York City. Providing economic growth for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region, the university totals an impressive $7.23 billion in increased economic output on Long Island. Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stonybrooku/) and Twitter(@stonybrooku).
