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The
Metropolitan Black Bar
Association
will host their 39th Anniversary Awards Gala -
“Expanding Our Reach: Prominence. Presence. Professionalism”.
The spring Gala will be hosted by the award-winning WNBC anchor
David Ushery
at
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers
on Friday, May 19, 2023.
The Association will welcome NYC Elected officials including
Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams,
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Manhattan
District Attorney Alvin Bragg (Bragg was 2022 honoree)
and others to attend; the Black-tie evening will
celebrate the
2023
stellar legal honorees including:
·
Trailblazer of the Year: Deborah N. Archer,
President, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); Professor
of Clinical Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Center on
Race, Inequality, and the Law at NYU School of Law
·
Public Servant of the Year: Camille Chin-Kee-Fatt
·
Jurist of the Year: Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy, Associate
Justice, Appellate Division, First Department
·
Corporate Counsel of the Year: Conway Ekpo, Director
& Associate General Counsel, Brex
·
Private Practitioner of the Year: Nexus U. Sea,
Partner, O’Melveny
“At the Metropolitan Black Bar Association’s 39th
Anniversary Awards Gala, we will celebrate our work of
promoting diversity and inclusion, providing professional
development opportunities, and working towards a more just
legal system. This year’s Gala theme is “Expanding Our
Reach: Prominence. Presence. Professionalism.” Our theme
speaks to the opportunity we have to enhance our service to
the Bar and community with the collective support of our
members and partners. We are excited to honor our
outstanding honorees who support the work we do and who
positively impact the Bar and community every day,” says
Carl Forbes, Jr., President, Metropolitan
Black Bar Association.
The 2023 Gala will include: cocktail reception, seated
dinner, awards presentation, dancing and music by DJ
Niara Sterling with live performance by Thurston
O’Neal; the 2023 Gala Chair is
Nate Saint Victor, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer,
Engine No. 1.
Metropolitan Black Bar Association Officers:
Carl Forbes Jr., President;
Nicole Lester Arrindell,President-Elect;
Lauren Brown, Evette C. Ennis, Eric A. Love, Justina
K. Rivera, Vice Presidents; Paula T. Edgar,
Treasurer;
Jennifer V. Abela, General Counsel
The 2023 Gala event production by
Bee Season Events.
Metropolitan Black Bar Association’s 39th Annual Anniversary
Gala
Friday, May 19, 2023 | 6:30 PM | Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers,
New York City
Tickets starting at $275 - 500|
Tables/Sponsorships at $2,500 - 30,000
For tickets/tables:
https://mbbanyc.org/events/anniversary-awards-gala/
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