At the beginning of September, Javier Royal of Fordham Law School joined Cohn Lifland as a law clerk.  Mr. Royal summered at the firm in 2008.  On September 14, Denise Dimson Rekem joined the firm as an associate on a part time basis.  Ms. Rekem attended New York University School of Law and had worked at Weil Gotshall & Manges.  She will assist Lisa McCauley Parles on special education matters.