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April 2013 / The New York County Lawyer
RECENT EVENTS
Con Edison General Counsel Receives 11th Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award
Young Lawyers’ Section Hosts Guinness Beer Tasting On February 19 at an event hosted by Young Lawyers’ Section, NYCLA members learned the history and heritage of the Guinness brand while tasting various beers and learning pouring tricks.
On February 28, Elizabeth D. Moore (center), General Counsel of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, was honored with the 11th Annual Ida B. WellsBarnett Justice Award by the New York County Lawyers’ Association and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. She is joined by Stewart D. Aaron (far left), NYCLA President and head of Arnold & Porter’s New York office; Hon. Pam Jackman-Brown (second from left), Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York and Chair of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Awards Committee; Nadine Fontaine (second from right), President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association; and Hon. Yvonne Lewis (far right), Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County and Honorary Board Member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association.
NYCLA Honors Judges NYCLA’s Committee on the Supreme Court held a reception on February 26 honoring newly elected, appointed, re-elected, and re-appointed judges. Welcome remarks were given by Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State and Special Remarks by Hon. Kristin Booth Glen, Surrogate-retired, Surrogate’s Court, County of New York.
Forum Discusses Issues Facing Afghan Women
Entertainment Law Forum Draws Large Crowd
Members from the entertainment industry came out to NYCLA’s March 4 public forum, “Agents, Managers & Entertainment Attorneys: What the Heck Do They Do?” which included a panel discussion featuring entertainment industry experts hosted by NYCLA’s Entertainment, Intellectual Property, & Sports Section. Attendees learned the differences between the roles of an agent, a manager, and entertainment attorney and gained insight into when an attorney might want to direct an entertainment client to speak with an agent or a manager instead of taking on a task he/she isn’t comfortable with or fit to do.
Manizha Naderi, Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women, spoke at a NYCLA public forum, “Women in Afghanistan: Today and Tomorrow,” on March 11 about the current status of women in Afghanistan and what the future holds. This program, hosted by NYCLA’s Justice Center and Foreign and International Law and Women’s Rights Committees, informed attendees about what is happening now to women in Afghanistan and what Women for Afghan Women is doing to combat violence against women and girls and provide educational resources, and provided insight into what problems Afghan women are facing here in the U.S..