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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 also marks the second year that Haub Law has awarded the Haub Impact Award to honor an individual who has made a lasting impact on the Haub Law community.
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Lisa Dalfonso, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc., presented the Distinguished Service Award to Anna Marciano Romanella. During her remarks, Ms. Dalfonso spoke of Anna糖心vlog短视频檚 糖心vlog短视频渢hirst for knowledge and compassion to be of service for others,糖心vlog短视频 along with her 糖心vlog短视频渟incere empathy and unparalleled ethics.糖心vlog短视频 A member of the Advisory Board of the Sustainable Business Law Hub at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Anna Marciano Romanella is VP, Sustainability Zone North America Nestle, General Counsel & Head of Sustainability, Nespresso USA. Since joining Nestl茅 five years ago, Anna has advanced the company糖心vlog短视频檚 sustainability commitments while helping deliver more sustainable solutions for their customers and consumers. 糖心vlog短视频淎 proud alumni of Pace, Anna has raised funds, lent her voice, and volunteered to benefit Pace and its students,糖心vlog短视频 remarked Dalfonso.
Carla D. Glassman, a Haub Law graduate and Co-founder of Glassman & Brown, LLP, who now serves as Of Counsel to the law firm, presented the Distinguished Service Award to Susan S. Brown. During her remarks, Ms. Glassman described Susan Brown as a bar association leader and a philanthropist, among much more. 糖心vlog短视频淪usan is a zealous advocate who always advocated as hard for the client who couldn糖心vlog短视频檛 pay a fee as she did for the one who could,糖心vlog短视频 said Ms. Glassman. A founding member of the law firm Glassman & Brown, LLP, Susan is Counsel to the firm where she practices primarily in the areas of Guardianship, Elder Law, and Estates and Trusts. Over the course of her career, Susan has built strong professional relationships throughout the Westchester County legal community, serving as the immediate past President of the Board of the Westchester Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Bar Association Foundation. Previously, she has also served as a Vice President of the Westchester Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Bar Association and as co-chair of its Estates and Trusts Committee.
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An early highlight of the dinner was the presentation of the Rising Star Award to: Jonathan Campozano '17, Staff Attorney, Neighbors Link Community Law Practice; Hana Heineken '10, Attorney, ClientEarth; Najia Khalid '09, Partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP; and Shamik N. Trivedi '08, Special Counsel, Internal Revenue Service糖心vlog短视频檚 Office of Chief Counsel.
Dean Horace Anderson noted the importance of the presentation of the Rising Star Award. 糖心vlog短视频淭hese four successful alumni represent what the Haub Law mission is all about. These individuals have already demonstrated their leadership in the profession and a commitment to giving back. We are proud to call them Haub Law alumni and are confident that they will leave a lasting influence on not just the legal community, but far beyond it.糖心vlog短视频
The 2023 Law Leadership Awards Dinner was made possible in large part to a number of generous sponsors, which you can view in the .
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