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Pro Bono Partnership Celebrates 22nd Anniversary Gala

Pro Bono Partnership Celebrates 22nd Anniversary Gal PRO BONO CHAMPIONS: Pro Bono Partnership's 22nd Anniversary Gala honored the Mastercard Law, Franchise & Integrity team and Samir A. Gandhi, Managing Partner, NY Office, Sidley Austin LLP with 2019 Champion Awards for pro bono service. Pictured, left to right: David Yawman, Pro Bono Partnership Board Chairman, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo; John L. Golden, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Athene Holding Ltd.; Nancy Eberhardt, Pro Bono Partnership Executive Director; Samir A. Gandhi, Managing Partner, NY Office, Sidley Austin LLP; and Tim Murphy, General Counsel, Mastercard. [Courtesy Photo.]
On Oct. 16, Pro Bono Partnership held its 22 nd  anniversary gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. The event raised more than $1.5 million for the organization's programs, via donations from volunteer lawyers, law firm and corporate executives, and clients, it said.  Ari Melber , MSNBC chief legal correspondent and anchor of " The Beat"  hosted the event, where the partnership presented the 2019 "Pro Bono Champion Award" to honorees Samir A. Gandhi, anaging partner of Sidley Austin 's New York office, and the Mastercard Law, Franchise & Integrity .  Tim Murphy , Mastercard's general counsel, accepted the award, noting that the company's nearly 20 years of working with the partnership, according to the release.  Gandhi and his team recently worked with the organization's nonprofit client Docs for Tots. "Our firm is renewed every day by the work we do, and a predominant part of that is the work we do for those who need it most," said Gandhi, the release noted.  Pro Bono Partnership received support from gala chair Eric I Cohen,  general counsel of  Terex Corporation , and dinner chairs  and John L. Golden , executive vice president and general counsel of  Athene Holding Ltd. Pro Bono Partnership executive director Nancy Eberhardt I'm proud of our mission and the work we do to help build capacity for organizations that are doing such valuable work in our communities. This work requires a lot of passion, commitment, and dedication from so many, including the 1,400 in-house and law firm volunteer attorneys who, each year, make the Pro Bono Partnership program possible. Our volunteers assisted nearly 900 nonprofits in the tristate area last year, providing $10 million in free legal services to the nonprofit community." |

Bergen Bar Swears In Young Lawyer Officers

Bergen Bar Swears In New Young Lawyers Officers BERGEN BAR SWEARS IN YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION OFFICERS: Bergen County Assignment Judge Bonnie J. Mizdol (at left) swears in new President Sarah N. Gloates-Horta, President-Elect Kali A. Trahanas and fellow officers Gregory C. Ein, Matthew M. Nicodemo and Bodgan A. Kachur. [Courtesy Photo.]
The Bergen County Bar Association held a swearing-in ceremony for the Young Lawyers Section officers for 2019-20 at its dinner meeting on Sept. 16 at the Bonefish Grill in Paramus. Bergen County Assignment Judge Bonnie J. Mizdol swore in Sarah N. Gloates-Horta , who succeeds Toni Ann Marabello as president of the section, along with president-elect Kali A. Trahanas and fellow officers Gregory C. Ein , Matthew M. Nicodemo and Bodgan A. Kachur . |

TANJ Installs New Officers

TANJ Installs New Officers TANJ INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS: Shown, from left to right: John E. Gregory Jr., Vice President, Spevack Law Firm; Edwin R. Matthews, Parliamentarian, Bourne Noll & Kenyon; Chad M. Moore, Vice President, Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas, LLP; Sheila Raftery Wiggins, Secretary/Treasurer, Duane Morris LLP; John E. Hogan, President, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer; Michael R. Ricciardulli, Chair/Past President, Ruprecht Hart Ricciardulli & Sherman, LLP; Emily A. Kaller, President Elect, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP; Matthew J. Tharney, Vice President, Sattiraju & Tharney, LLP.[Courtesy Photo.]
The Trial Attorneys of New Jersey held its 52nd annual "Trial Bar Awards and Installation of Officers" reception on Oct. 17 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. Installed officers included John E. Hogan, president, of Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer; and Emily A. Kaller, president-elect, of Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis.