J. Frederick Berg, Jr. '66

Fred graduated from Yale in 1966 and received his J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law in 1969. He is the Managing Partner of the New York law firm Russin, Vecchi, Berg & Bernstein LLP, where he specializes in commercial business transactions.

His clients include corporations and other business units based in China, Taiwan, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and other foreign countries as well as the United States. He speaks fluent German and is studying Mandarin Chinese. Fred is a Trustee of the Yale Library Associates and a generous donor to the Library. Most recently, Fred contributed to the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Library, where an individual study carrel, one of the group known affectionately at Yale as the “weenie bins,” bears a plaque in his honor. Fred has also supported the Library’s Map Collection.

A Saybrook alumnus and Fellow, Fred’s generous contributions to Saybrook College include support for recent renovation. The student suite where he lived as a senior now bears a plaque in Fred’s name. Saybrook students also benefit from The Berg Family Scholarship Fund, which Fred established in memory of his parents.

Fred is a member of the Yale Baseball Association, the Yale Alumni Schools Committee and the Yale Club of New York City. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of the Columbia University School of Law. He resides in New York City.