University of New Mexico President Louis Caldera announces the appointment of Scot Sauder as interim university counsel. Sauder replaces Robert Bienstock who has been serving as interim university counsel for the past year.
Bienstock will be returning to his previous position of deputy university counsel, specializing in technology, research and intellectual property. A search is currently underway to fill the university counsel position on a regular basis.
Sauder has been with UNM since December 2004, most recently serving as interim senior associate university counsel for health law. “I’m looking forward to working with Scot and supporting him and the rest of the legal team during this interim period,” said Caldera. “Scot’s familiarity with the university community will allow him to be able to quickly get up to speed and to meet the challenges facing the University Counsel Office.”
Sauder was admitted to practice law in Texas since 1983 and New Mexico since 2004, specializing in health law for the past ten years. He received his law degree, cum laude, from Whittier College School of Law and his bachelor’s in American politics from Whittier College in Whittier, California. Prior to coming to UNM, Sauder was in private practice. He has also served as general counsel for Horizon/CMS Health Care Corporation in Albuquerque, N.M., and as co-founder of and general counsel for Peak Medical Corporation.
During his interim tenure, Bienstock oversaw the legal department’s reorganization, returned the office to full staff, organized the litigation process and initiated a comprehensive legal review of all new legislation. Caldera thanked Bienstock for his service saying “I greatly appreciate Robert’s accomplishments in making the University Counsel Office stronger over the last year.”
Contact: Susan McKinsey (505), 277-1989
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