2024 Manhattan Legal Services Awards Benefit

Manhattan Legal Services (MLS) fights poverty and seeks economic, social, and racial justice for low income Manhattan residents by providing free legal representation, systemic advocacy, and community education. The Awards Benefit raises critical funds that helps MLS hire and retain more lawyers, enabling us to reach even more Manhattan residents in need.

The Awards Benefit will take place on Thursday, December 19 at The Soho Grand Hotel.

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Our Honorees

Jason E. Friedman

Jason Friedman is Head of Litigation for the Americas at BNY.  He leads a team of lawyers and paralegals and oversees all BNY’s non-employment civil litigation in the Americas.  He has also served as Global Co-Head of BNY’s Legal Pro Bono Program, and as New York Regional Co-Head for BNY’s Legal Pro Bono Council.  Prior to joining BNY, Jason was a Senior Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.  From 2003 to 2005, Jason clerked for The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain in the Southern District of New York.  Jason is a 1997 graduate of Cornell University and a 2002 graduate of Harvard Law School.

705-709 W. 170th Street Tenants Association

The 705-709 W. 170th Street Tenants Association advocates staunchly for essential repairs and better living conditions in their buildings, which have long been neglected by their landlord. The Association is a passionate and invaluable partner in MLS’ tenant rights work. You can read more about their fight for safe housing here.

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Duane Morris LLP
Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Sarah Keech
Linton Mann III
McGuireWoods
Ropes & Gray LLP
Patrick and Kara Shilling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
WilmerHale

Bronze Sponsors

AlixPartners
BNY
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
McKool Smith
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
William H. Taft V

Supporters

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP
Melissa Garza
Hecker Fink LLP
Samuel Rubin
William and Holly Russell

Tickets and Sponsorships