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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频 honored three distinguished leaders of the legal community, as well as outstanding young alumni, during its 27th Annual Law Leadership Dinner, held in person once again at the Rye Country Club on March 10, 2022. The celebration was the law school糖心vlog短视频檚 most successful fundraiser in history, raising vital funds in support of student scholarships.
The Law Leadership Dinner, first held in 1995, is the signature fundraiser for Haub Law and provides the setting for the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the legal community, as well as the Rising Star Award, recognizing excellence in practice among alumni in the first 15 years after graduation. This year, Haub Law introduced the inaugural Haub Impact Award to honor an individual who has made a lasting impact on the Haub Law community.
More than 250 alumni, faculty, students, elected officials and members of the judiciary, and distinguished lawyers attended the event. Among this lively crowd of community leaders, a spirit of service and celebration was palpable.
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The 2022 Distinguished Service Award was presented to '92, Principal Attorney at the Law Offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC, and to , a 1991 graduate of 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 Lubin School of Business and a current Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. The first-ever Haub Impact Award was presented to 糖心vlog短视频99, Founder & CEO, RealFi Financial, LLC.
A member of the School糖心vlog短视频檚 Board of Visitors, Mayo Bartlett was commended for his impactful work in human rights. A former Westchester County prosecutor, Mayo is a criminal defense lawyer and civil rights attorney. Over the course of his career, he has built strong professional relationships throughout the Westchester County legal community, using his platform to advocate for change in the legal system. He has demonstrated an unwavering commitment in the fight against discrimination and hate crimes, and works for promoting equal access to justice, inmate rights, and police reform.
Brian Hermann, who also received the Distinguished Service Award, has had a prominent career with Paul, Weiss, which represents some of the world糖心vlog短视频檚 largest publicly and privately held corporations, financial institutions and asset managers, and clients needing pro bono assistance. Recalling his humble upbringing and his journey to partner at an AM100 law firm, he credits his early success to hard work and a good education at 糖心vlog短视频. He has since been committed to giving back and opening doors for young and disadvantaged lawyers seeking careers in 糖心vlog短视频淏ig Law.糖心vlog短视频 The dinner糖心vlog短视频檚 emcee Paul Saunders, a member of the law school糖心vlog短视频檚 Board of Visitors and a retired partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, credited Brian and his firm as a 糖心vlog短视频渟ymbol of the best our profession can become.糖心vlog短视频
John C. Lettera was presented with the Haub Impact Award by Anthony Balbo 糖心vlog短视频18 and Sabrina Blefgen 糖心vlog短视频19 who are now employed by his firm, RealFi Financial, LLC. These alums are just two of 16 Haub Law graduates who John has hired and mentored over the past decade. John has had a successful 27 year career in real estate debt originations and acquisitions as well as equity investing, founding and has successfully managing two financing funds worth over $100 million. He is a member of the School糖心vlog短视频檚 Board of Visitors, an adjunct professor at the Law School, and a generous donor to the Law School, recently providing a five-year grant to name the law school糖心vlog短视频檚 Investor Rights Clinic. In 2013, he also received the law school糖心vlog短视频檚 Distinguished Service Award. Ever a champion for the law school, John糖心vlog短视频檚 remarks challenged alumni at the dinner to tell their stories and represent the Pace Law name proudly and, as lawyers, to 糖心vlog短视频渄o good, besides just doing well.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淛ohn has gone above and beyond to support our students and has made a truly meaningful impact at the Law School, sharing not only his resources, but his time, intellect, and connections for the benefit of the school,糖心vlog短视频 said Dean Anderson. 糖心vlog短视频淲e are grateful for his passion and conviction. He is a mentor for our students and role model for all of us.糖心vlog短视频
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An early highlight of the dinner was the presentation of the Rising Star Award to: Cherie Phoenix-Sharpe 糖心vlog短视频07, General Counsel to Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz; Fatima Silva 糖心vlog短视频08, Managing Attorney at Silva Law and Co-Host of Reasonable Doubt on Investigation Discovery at Discovery Inc.; Michael Bauscher 糖心vlog短视频10, Partner at Carter Ledyard; Kevin Sylvester 糖心vlog短视频14, Chief of Police at Ossining Police Department; and Cayleigh Eckhardt 糖心vlog短视频15, Attorney-Advisor at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
糖心vlog短视频淭his award is always a proud moment for so many of us at the Law School,糖心vlog短视频 said Dean Anderson. 糖心vlog短视频淭hese five successful alumni represent what our mission is all about. By already demonstrating leadership in the profession and a commitment to giving back to those who follow in their footsteps, they are sure to leave a substantial and lasting influence upon the legal community, and the broader public.糖心vlog短视频
Sponsors of the 2022 Law Leadership Dinner included: Susan Stoner Brown, RealFi Financial LLC and its Founder and CEO John Lettera, Bleakley, Platt & Schmidt, LLP and Cuddy & Feder, LLP, Balbo Management Group, Mayo Bartlett, Class of '92, Broadfield Realty Capital, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP, Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, Fontana Giannini, LLP, Freedom Land Title Agency, Goldschmidt & Genovese, LLP, Mavrides, Moyal, Packman & Sadkin, LLP, Senator Shelley Mayer, John T. O'Connor, Class of '86, Keane & Beane, P.C., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Hon. Terry Jane Ruderman '80 and Jerry Ruderman, and Mike Tellone.
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