2021 Jazz for Justice Benefit

Thursday, May 6 |  VIRTUAL
5:30 P.M – VIP Pre-Event
6:30 P.M. – Live Event  (WATCH HERE)

Honoring Secretary Jeh Johnson and Martin Lebwohl

The Jazz for Justice Benefit is one of the premier legal events in New York City, raising significant unrestricted funds that enable us to be responsive to the needs of the vulnerable communities we serve. At each year’s benefit, we present awards to leaders in the legal and business community who are staunch supporters of our mission to fight poverty and seek racial, social and economic justice for the most vulnerable in our society. Past honorees include David Levine of Bloomberg L.P., Peter Beshar of Marsh & McLennan, Stacey Friedman of JPMorgan Chase, Debo Adegbile of WilmerHale, Joseph Wayland of Chubb, Sandra Leung of Bristol-Myers Squibb, Michael Fricklas of Viacom, and Brackett Denniston of GE.

Our HonoreeS

Secretary Jeh Johnson is a partner in the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP and has served four separate times in government, as Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2017), General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2009-2012), General Counsel of the Air Force (1998-2001), and an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1989-1991). Jeh has been affiliated with Paul Weiss on and off since 1984, and became the firm’s first African American partner in 1994. Jeh is currently on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin and U.S. Steel. In June 2020 the Chief Judge of New York asked Jeh to undertake a comprehensive review of racial bias in the state court system. He then delivered a 100-page public report with a number observations and recommendations, all of which the Chief Judge will adopt. Jeh is the 2018 recipient of the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Award, presented at the Reagan Presidential Library, for “contribut[ing] greatly to the defense of our nation,” and “guiding us through turbulent times with courage and wisdom.” Johnson is a graduate of Morehouse College and Columbia Law School and is the recipient of ten honorary degrees.

Martin Lebwohl is a Managing Director of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and co-General Counsel to The D. E. Shaw Group. Martin joined the D. E. Shaw group in 2007 and has served as co-General Counsel since 2017. Prior to joining The D. E. Shaw Group, he served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs at Starz Media, LLC and its predecessor, IDT Entertainment, Inc. Before that, he was an associate in the corporate department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He graduated cum laude from Harvard College, where he was designated a John Harvard Scholar, and received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review and a James Kent Scholar. Martin serves on the Advisory Board of the David H. Sonabend Center for Israel at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan.

OUR SPONSORS

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MAESTRO

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
The D. E. Shaw Group
Jenner & Block LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

VIRTUOSO

Arnold & Porter
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Compass Lexecon
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Jill and Martin Lebwohl
Merck & Co.
Milbank LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP and the Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Pfizer Inc.
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Prodigy

Barclays
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (BLB&G)
Edgeworth Economics
Latham & Watkins LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
USI Insurance
Michael D. Young and Debra L. Raskin

Artist

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
CBRE
Charles River Associates
Cornerstone Research
GFP Real Estate
Goodwin Procter LLP
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Jones Day
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Morgan Stanley
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Penny Shane (Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP)
Popular Bank
Proskauer
Ropes & Gray LLP
Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS and BENEFITS

For more information or to purchase a sponsorship, contact Tanya Silas  |  [email protected]

PRESENTING SPONSOR | $100,000

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 10 guests*
• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Full-screen color ad in electronic journal
• Logo placement in event invitation and promotional materials and on LSNYC website
• Speaker and video recognition on event night

TITLE SPONSOR | $75,000

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 8 guests*
• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Full-screen color ad in electronic journal
• Logo placement in event invitation and promotional materials and on LSNYC website
• Speaker and video recognition on event night

MAESTRO SPONSOR | $50,000

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 5 guests*
• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Full-screen color ad in electronic journal
• Listing in event invitation and promotional materials and on LSNYC website
• Video recognition on event night

VIRTUOSO SPONSOR | $25,000

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 3 guests+
• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Full-screen black & white ad in electronic journal
• Listing in event invitation and promotional materials and on LSNYC website

PRODIGY SPONSOR | $15,000

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 1 guest+
• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Half-screen color ad in electronic journal
• Listing in event invitation and promotional materials

ARTIST SPONSOR | $10,000

• Invitation to virtual event for your guests
• Half-screen black and white ad in electronic journal
• Listing in event invitation and promotional materials

VIP TICKET | $1,500

(please note the deadline for participating in the wine tasting has passed)

• Invitation to virtual VIP reception with wine tasting with the honorees for 1 guest+

INDIVIDUAL TICKET | $500

* wine and cheese will be shipped to guests
+ wine will be shipped to guests

To purchase a ticket or make a donation, please use the form below.
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