Michael L. Shenkman is a litigator at Bailey Glasser, LLP, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Until 2024, Michael was the Deputy Counselor to the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of the United States. He initially joined the Counselor's Office as a Supreme Court Fellow in 2013-14. Previously, Michael was a Fellow and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, where he designed the school’s federal government externship program in Washington, D.C., and taught the accompanying courses. He also...
Mr. Stupak served in the Biden Administration as the Director for Federal Cybersecurity at the Office of National Cyber Director in the Executive Office of the President. He has over 15 years of political expertise, from his appointment by President Obama to the Department of Homeland Security to hands-on leadership and counsel as an attorney and consultant for governments, tech startups, and businesses. He has extensive leadership in government, politics, and academia with expertise in cybersecurity and international relations. He is a high-level policy expert in cybersecurity,...
Principal, U.S. Government Relations International
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2014
Paul has three decades of Washington experience and active involvement in advocacy and public affairs work on behalf of state and local governments, universities, and private industry.
He most recently worked for Mercury Public Affairs and its predecessor group, Fleishman Hillard Government Relations, and has assisted a wide cross-section of public and private sector clients ranging from large multi-national companies to entrepreneurial start-ups. He is familiar with the appropriations and tax-related processes in Congress and grants...
During the past 40 years, Tina’s consistent success on behalf of clients has earned her recognition as one of the State’s leading environmental and land use attorneys. Before joining Downey Brand, Tina founded Thomas Law Group in 2010, after 28 years with Remy, Thomas, Moose & Manley, LLP. Her practice is focused on environmental and entitlement processes, representing property owners, developers, builders, governmental agencies, trade associations, and environmental organizations.
Executive Director of IGS, and Director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics & Public Service
Institute of Governmental Studies
Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service
Christine Trost is Executive Director of IGS and Director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, a component of IGS that seeks to interest undergraduates in public service through internship programs, public events, and the presence of distinguished visitors on campus. Christine received her Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley and spent much of her graduate career at IGS, sharing a carrel, attending afternoon tea, and working as a research assistant. After completing her degree, she taught courses in American Politics at UC Berkeley...
Former General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office
Matsui Center Advisory Committee: 2025
Suzy Wilson is a Cal grad and lawyer whose career has focused on a range of intellectual property matters, with a focus on copyright and new technologies. Most recently, from 2022 through March 2025, Suzy Wilson was the General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the United States Copyright Office in Washington, DC. In that role, she was responsible for a broad portfolio of regulatory, litigation, and federal policy matters related to the implementation and administration of the Copyright Act and Title 17.
