Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award

On June 5, 2012 the City Bar will honor four award winners recognizing the critical role they have played in initiating and sustaining change within their organizations and the New York legal community.

 

Steven Banks
Eric J. Friedman
Don H. Liu
Lorraine S. McGowen
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The New York City Bar Association will present its 2012 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Awards at a ceremony and luncheon on June 5, 2012. Four attorneys will be honored for their demonstrated commitment to improving diversity throughout the legal profession: Steven Banks, Eric J. Friedman, Don H. Liu and Lorraine S. McGowen.

 

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2012 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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Steven Banks  
Attorney-in-Chief, The Legal Aid Society

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Eric J. Friedman
Executive Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Don H. Liu
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Xerox Corporation

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Lorraine S. McGowen
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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2011 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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Sheila S. Boston
Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP

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Vincent T. Chang 
Partner, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

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S. Jeanine Conley 
Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP

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Andrew T. Hahn, Sr.  
Partner, Duane Morris LLP

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2010 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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George Cheeks & Andra Shapiro
Executive Vice-Presidents, Co-General Counsels, MTV Networks

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Duane L. Hughes
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

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Marissa C. Wesely
Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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2009 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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LaShann DeArcy
Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Hon. Charles J. Hynes
Kings County District Attorney

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James R. Silkenat
Partner, Arent Fox LLP

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2008 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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Michael A. Cardozo
Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department

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Hon. Juanita Bing Newton
Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives; Administrative Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York

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James B. O’Neal
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Legal Outreach, Inc.

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2007 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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Sharon Y. Bowen
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

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Laurie N. Robinson
Assistant General Counsel, CBS Broadcasting Inc.

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Zakiyyah T. Salim
Associate, Heller Ehrman LLP

 

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Hon. John E.H. Stackhouse
Judge, New York Supreme Court

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2006 Diversity Champion Award winners:

 

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Hon. Daniel M. Donovan, Jr
District Attorney, Richmond County

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William Malpica
Associate, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

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Elizabeth D. Moore
Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

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