Hail Mary: $5M gift to Catholic school funds creation of business law institute

Naples-based Ave Maria School of Law seeks to shake up the career path for young attorneys.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 12:00 p.m. October 14, 2021
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Stefania Pifferi. John Czarnetzky is the new dean and CEO of Ave Maria School of Law in Naples.
Stefania Pifferi. John Czarnetzky is the new dean and CEO of Ave Maria School of Law in Naples.
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Change is in the air at Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, which has strengthened its focus on business law with the hiring of a new dean and the creation of a new institute — the latter made possible by a $5 million gift from Peter Cancro, founder and CEO of Jersey Mike’s Subs, and his wife, Tatiana.

 

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