2025 Jazz for Justice Benefit

Featuring Alphonso Horne & the Gotham Kings.

The Jazz for Justice Benefit is one of the premier events of New York City’s legal community and features performances by renowned jazz artists. The proceeds from the Benefit enhances LSNYC’s efforts to provide high quality legal assistance to New Yorkers living in poverty. Past honorees include Stephen Gauster of MetLife, Shaimaa Hussein of Willkie Farr, Lucy Fato of AIG, Eric Dinallo of Debevoise & Plimpton, Martin Lebwohl of D. E. Shaw & Co., Jeh Johnson of Paul Weiss, David Levine of Bloomberg, Peter Beshar of Marsh, Sheila Boston of Arnold & Porter, Stacey Friedman of JPMorgan Chase, Debo Adegbile of WilmerHale, Joseph Wayland of Chubb, Sandra Leung of Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Brackett Denniston of GE.

The 2025 Jazz for Justice Benefit will take place on Wednesday, March 12 from 6pm – 8:30pm at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Click here to view pictures from the 2024 Jazz for Justice Benefit.

Our Honoree

Eric F. Grossman

Eric F. Grossman is Morgan Stanley’s Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer and a member of the Firm’s Operating and Management Committees.

 

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2006 as Global Head of Litigation, Eric was a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell. In 2008, Eric was appointed General Counsel of Global Wealth Management. In 2010, he joined Morgan Stanley’s Management Committee and was appointed Global Head of Legal. Eric became Morgan Stanley’s Chief Legal Officer with responsibility for the Legal and Compliance Division in January 2012, and joined the Firm’s Operating Committee. In July 2022, Eric took on additional responsibilities as the Firm’s Chief Administrative Officer overseeing Community Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Global Sustainability Office, and the Inclusive Ventures Group.

 

Eric graduated from Hamilton College in 1988 and in 1993 received his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the law review. Eric clerked for the Honorable Richard J. Cardamone, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, from 1993 to 1994.

 

Eric is a board member and President Emeritus of Advocates for Children of New York. Eric is an Alumni Trustee at Hamilton College, Chair of the Dean’s Planning Council at Fordham Law School and a board member of the DREAM Charter Schools.

Susan J. Kohlmann

Susan Kohlmann is a Partner at the firm Jenner & Block, and co-chairs the Firm’s trademark practice.

 

Susan has tackled some of the most significant issues the content, media, and entertainment industry has faced. Representing entertainment and media industry giants, including film studios and television networks, new technology companies, and others in media and entertainment, she deftly navigates clients at the convergence of content and technology. Susan litigates cases addressing critical issues threatening her clients’ ability to exploit their creative works and key brands and clarifies the reach and application of federal law to new technologies and their content distribution platforms.

 

Susan served as the President of the New York City Bar Association from 2022-2024. Susan’s election added to the legacy of women who have broken barriers in the legal field. Under Susan’s tenure, the Bar filed numerous reports, statements, and amicus briefs advocating across issues and continued to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups within the legal profession. Susan is an emeritus board member and former board chair of LSNYC. She serves on the board of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) and previously served as chair.

 

Susan received her BA from Yale University and her JD from Columbia University School of Law.

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Sponsors to Date

PRESENTING SPONSOR

MAESTRO SPONSORS

VIRTUOSO SPONSORS

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cornerstone Research

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Hecker Fink LLP

Milbank LLP

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

WilmerHale

PRODIGY SPONSORS

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Dechert LLP

Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP

MetLife, Inc.

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ARTIST SPONSORS

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

GFP Real Estate

Mayer Brown LLP

Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

Sponsorships, Tickets, and Ads

Sponsorships, tickets, and journal ads can be purchased online by filling out the form below. If you would like to pay by check or wire transfer/ACH, please contact Tanya Silas at [email protected].