First Members of the Council and Executive Committee of the Association

Name	Position in the Association and Brief Profile (as of September 2024)	Year of Graduation and College
Lady Black of Derwent	Joint President and former UK Supreme Court judge	1975 Trevelyan
Lord Hughes of Ombersley	Joint President and former UK Supreme Court judge	1969 Van Mildert
Gary Assim	Council Member and Executive Committee Member; Partner in Shoosmiths LLP	1987 St Chad's
Philip Bennett	Executive Committee Member, Professor in Practice Durham Law School; previously a Partner in Slaughter and May	1975 Hatfield
Hugh Ford	Council Member; former FTSE listed company General Counsel	1988 Grey
Alison Gowman CBE	Council Member, Alderman of Dowgate Ward in the City of London Corporation; Sheriff of the City of London 2021-2022; consultant with DLA Piper UK LLP	1977 Van Mildert
Suzanne Kingston	Council Member and solicitor	1983 Van Mildert
David Patient	Council Member and Chair of the Association's Executive Committee; former Managing Partner of Travers Smith LLP	1988 HildBede
Smriti Sriram	Council Member; Partner in Slaughter and May	2009 HildBede

The Durham Law School Alumni Association has compiled a selection of pictures from our launch events.