10th Anniversary Gala Luncheon

On Thursday, December 1, 2011 more than 300 friends and members of the legal community came together at The Yale Club of New York City to recognize ISLP's success and the contributions of the unique global corps of volunteer lawyers who, over the past decade, have helped address some of the world's most pressing problems.
 
Guest of Honor George Soros generously shared his thoughts on topics from the current state of the world financial system to his confidence in the prospects for emerging countries, taking questions from ISLP Board member Joe Bell and from the audience.



Special thanks and congratulations to ISLP and its awardees were sent by video from Guests of Honor President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, and the actor and philanthropist Matt Damon.

                       

The capacity crowd that gathered in the main ballroom was greeted by Master of Ceremonies Aric Press of American Lawyer Media.  Clifford Chance and Hogan Lovells were recognized as Global Pro Bono Visionary Law Firms for their early, steadfast and significant support of ISLP over the past decade.

Five individuals were honored as Global Volunteers of the Decade for their outstanding dedication, accomplishments and support of ISLP over many years. The awardees were (from left to right in photo below): Keith Watson, retired partner, Wiley Rein LLP; International rule of law specialist Barbara Swann; Jeffrey Wood, retired partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Linda McGill, Shareholder, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A.; and William Gardner, retired partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

   Click here to view the video, produced bythe New Media Advocacy Project.
 
ISLP extends its sincere thanks to Global Champion sponsors Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells, who were joined by 21 additional law firms as sponsors of the gala. Global Leaders included Chaffetz Lindsey LLP; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; the Jones Day Foundation; and Latham & Watkins LLP. (See full list of sponsoring firms.) We also thank the Zeughauser Group and the New Media Advocacy Project for their support.

It was a truly special day, made even more so by the many volunteers who traveled from near and far to be with us and by the presence of Board members, advisers, clients and others who advance the ISLP mission every day and help set our sights on the work yet to be done.

View  the PROGRAM of the  December 1 event.  Read the ISLP 10 YEAR SPECIAL REPORT and 2010 ANNUAL REPORT. 

View SLIDESHOW from the ISLP 10th Anniversary

Additional Sponsoring Firms

GLOBAL LEADERS: Chaffetz Lindsey LLP; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; the Jones Day Foundation; and Latham & Watkins LLP

GLOBAL PARTNERS: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Mayer Brown; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

GLOBAL SUPPORTERS: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; McCarter & English LLP; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Winston & Strawn LLP

GLOBAL FRIENDS: Arnold & Porter LLP; Lewis Baach PLLC; DLA Piper; K & L Gates; White & Case LLP; Wiley Rein LLP