Annual Gala 2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOREES

Dedication to Justice Award Recipient
FAITH GAY
Founding Partner
Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC

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Tradition of Excellence Award Recipient
NICKI LIVANOS
Director, Real Estate Investments
Equitable

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Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
GBENGA OYEBODE
Founder and Of Counsel
Aluko & Oyebode

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CONGRATULATIONS

Champion of Justice Award Recipient
AXA XL
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ABOUT THE GALA

The Access Justice Brooklyn Gala celebrates and honors the work of extraordinary individuals and innovative leaders who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serving the public good and equal justice.

As Access Justice Brooklyn’s premier fundraising event, funds raised for the Gala strengthen our vital work and impact throughout the borough.


THANK YOU TO OUR GALA EMCEE

MELISSA RUSSO
Government Affairs and Investigative Reporter
NBC 4 New York

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THANK YOU TO OUR GALA HOST COMMITTEE:

Caroline Conway
Managing Director, Legal
Stonepeak

Akshay Dhiman
Managing Director – Power, Energy & Infrastructure M&A
Lazard

Adam Gilbert, Gala Chair
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP

James Hallowell
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Lynn Judell
Counsel
Rukab Brash PLLC

Trish Lilley
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
Thompson Coburn LLP

Janice Mac Avoy
Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Samuel O. Maduegbuna
Founding Partner
Maduegbuna Cooper LLP

Adam Shepherd
Managing Director
Macquarie Group

Stephen P. Younger
Senior Counsel
Nixon Peabody LLP


THANK YOU TO OUR GALA SPONSORS

PLATINUM

ANONYMOUS

GOLD

LEADER

ANONYMOUS

LYDIA KEANEY REYNOLDS

ADAM SHEPHERD AND
LEAH CAMPBELL

PARTNER

VIDEO SPONSOR


For more information or to secure your support, please contact Melissa Starr, Senior Director of Development & Strategic Initiatives, or call 718-473-9209, with any questions.


Access Justice Brooklyn is a not-for-profit public charity recognized by the IRS under 501(c)(3). Tax ID:11-3155182. Federal tax law specifies that the tax-deductible value of Gala sponsorships or tickets is limited to the amount of your contribution minus the fair market value of goods or services provided (such as food and beverage). Access Justice Brooklyn Gala journal ads and donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

A copy of the our most recently filed financial report is also available from the Charities Registry on the New York State Attorney General’s website (www.charitiesnys.com). You also may obtain information on charitable organizations from the New York State Office of the Attorney General at (212) 416-8686.


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