NCLEJ Virtual Awards Benefit -- December 8

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Hi ,

As we head into a holiday to celebrate, I am grateful for the many trailblazers and advocates my team at NCLEJ and I get to partner with every day to fight for a more just world.

In just two weeks, I hope you will join me in celebration at NCLEJ’s virtual benefit. I have the honor of presenting awards to Sarah Dodds-Brown, Executive Vice-President & Managing Counsel at American Express, and Martha Morgan, Henry Sanders, and Faya Rose Touré, three leaders in Alabama who have a legacy fighting criminalization of poverty.

Join NCLEJ at this momentous event by RSVPing at any level here. Your contributions will fortify NCLEJ for years to come.

In gratitude,

Dennis Parker

NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE Virtual Awards Benefit TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST Corporate Counsel Leadership Award Sarah Dodds-Brown Executive Vice President & Managing Counsel American Express AND Leaders in Social Justice Advocacy Award Martha Morgan Henry Sanders Faya Rose Touré for their work with NCLEJ in Montgomery, Alabama fighting criminalization of poverty and their long standing commitment to civil rights issues Benefit CHAIRS Evan R. Chesler Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Paul J. Shim Ted Wells and Nina Mitchell Wells Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP REGISTER FOR BENEFIT NCLEJ is facing challenging circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from this Virtual Benefit will directly support our mission — to advance the cause of economic and racial justice for communities across this country. Our work has never been more necessary.

National Center for Law and Economic Justice recognizes the following BENEFIT SPONSORS UNDERWRITER Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP for its extraordinary support CHAMPION Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP TITLE American Express Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Selendy & Gay PLLC LEADER Blavatnik Family Foundation Constantine Cannon LLP Covington & Burling LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Dentons US LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP BENEFACTOR Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates PATRON Binder & Schwartz LLP Bryan Cave LLP Cohen & Gresser LLP Paul M. Dodyk Jenner & Block LLP Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP SUPPORTER Helen and Henry Freedman Orrick DONOR Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Axiom Tower Legal Services ADVOCATE Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP list as of November 24, 2020

CO-CHAIRS Peter T. Barbur Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Glynna Christian Partner, Orrick Douglas F. Curtis Partner, Arnold & Porter Leslie A. Firtell, Esq. Founder & CEO, Tower Legal Solutions Sandra D. Hauser Partner, Dentons US LLP Isaac Margulis Senior Manager, Axiom Louise M. Parent and John P. Casaly Wendy H. Schwartz Co-Founder, Binder & Schwartz LLP Laureen E. Seeger Chief Legal Officer, American Express Jennifer and Philippe Selendy Selendy & Gay PLLC Richard I. Werder, Jr. NY Office Managing Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Anré Williams Group President, American Express Ambassador Lee Wolosky Partner, Jenner & Block LLP Masayuki Yamanouchi Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune BENEFIT COMMITTEE Henry A. Freedman Chair Kumasi Amin Annie Pearl Avery KC Bailey H. Bradford Brown Nancy Duff Campbell Zack Carter Stephen M. Cutler Shelley Fearson Councilman Johnny Ford Hon. Helen E. Freedman Minna R. Fyer and William M. Brodsky Judson Garner Rev. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow Yomi Goodall William Harrison Ainka Sanders Jackson Jeffery Jones Karen Jones Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr. Michele Coleman Mayes Rep. Thad McClammy Leah Nelson Hugh B. Price Debra L. Raskin and Michael D. Young Mimi Rocah Sen. Malika Sanders Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin and Stanley Friedman Brenda Smith Jeanette Scott Thomas Gus Townes PD Villarreal Sam Walker Sara Werder Sharon Wheeler Dr. Carol Zippert John Zippert Mary Marsh Zulack BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sandra D. Hauser Chair Cassandra Barham Vice-Chair Douglas F. Curtis Vice-Chair Mary E. Gerisch Vice-Chair Jeffrey I. Shinder Treasurer Sara Werder Secretary Deborah N. Archer Shireen A. Barday Mary Lu Bilek Joel M. Cohen Julie E. Cohen Paul M. Dodyk Andrew R. Dunlap Muhammad U. Faridi Henry A. Freedman Stephen L. Kass Edward P. Krugman David S. Lesser Rev. Michael E. Livingston Ray López James I. McClammy Bruce Rabb Shannon Rose Selden Jennifer M. Selendy Angelique Shingler Jill Shinn Daniel Slifkin Rev. Phil Tom Alexandra Wald Lee Wolosky Dennis D. Parker Executive Director

The National Center for Law and Economic Justice is one of the nation’s most prominent and respected nonprofits fighting for economic justice, powered by the unwavering belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed. Because poverty and lack of economic opportunity disproportionately impacts communities of color, people with disabilities, immigrants and families headed by women, we apply our strategies to advance racial, immigration, gender, and disability justice. We recognize this year’s honorees’ efforts in striving for fairness, equality, equity, and the belief that our nation should be one where no one lives in poverty. For further information, please contact Kara Minogue at (212) 665-1441 or kara@karaminogue.com It is with the generosity of our Benefit Sponsors that we are able to offer the opportunity to anyone that would like to attend this special event, to join us as a guest of NCLEJ. We look forward to sharing the Center’s work with a wider audience and hope to engage our extended community.

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