PBP Program 2023

PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP

Building a Brighter & Bolder Future SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 I GALA XXVI

Pro Bono Partnership provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Substantially leveraging the impact of its in-house legal staff, the Partnership annually recruits and mobilizes hundreds of lawyers from major corporations and law firms to donate their time and expertise on behalf of its nonprofit clients, enhancing their ability to improve conditions in their communities.

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Building a Brighter & Bolder Future HONORING 2023 PRO BONO CHAMPIONS In-House Legal Team Honoree

Law Firm Honoree

Chubb North America Legal & Compliance

McCarter & English, LLP

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DINNER CHAIRS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION

Richard Hernandez Senior Vice President & General Counsel New York Football Giants

Joseph F. Wayland EVP, Chubb Group General Counsel

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STEERING COMMITTEE Lorie E. Almon Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Joseph F. Wayland Chubb Group

Spiro Bantis London Fischer LLP Joseph T. Boccassini McCarter & English, LLP

VICE CHAIRS Sylvia A. Ayler Merck & Co., Inc. Rady Johnson Pfizer Inc. Raja Maharajh Raytheon Technologies James McGuire Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP Jonathan Mothner Synchrony Financial James Rouhandeh Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Scott Sanpietro Chubb North America Legal & Compliance

Joshua R. Cammaker Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Arlene Chow Latham & Watkins LLP Peter Eyre Crowell & Moring LLP David Flavell PepsiCo John Frantz Verizon Andrew Gerlach Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Sandra Hauser Dentons US LLP John Hueston Hueston Hennigan LLP Matthew D. Ingber Mayer Brown LLP Constantine Karides Reed Smith LLP

Brad S. Karp Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Matthew M. Kelly Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Kevin G. Lauri Jackson Lewis P.C. James R. Levine Davis+Gilbert LLP Gregg F. LoCascio Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lori A. Martin Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Jami Wintz McKeon Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Gregory Nehro BNY Mellon Joseph Noga Jenner & Block LLP Kristen Perkins Kennedys Law LLP Jonathan Rosenberg O’Melveny & Myers LLP Jonathan Youngwood Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Building a Brighter & Bolder Future Since Pro Bono Partnership was founded in 1997, we have had the ambitious goal of providing meaningful pro bono opportunities for lawyers and access to free, expert legal help for nonprofits. Now, 26 years later and with the support of people like all of you here tonight, the Partnership proudly serves more than 1,000 nonprofits each year in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York! We also have a robust educational program, a resource hotline for nonprofits, and support that allows more than 1,500 volunteer lawyers annually to use their skills to give back.

The values we share with our partners at leading corporations, law firms, and scores of dedicated individuals have contributed to “Building a Brighter & Bolder Future,” with empowered nonprofits that have increased capacity and neighborhoods that are stronger, better places to live and work. That is the power of pro bono and what we enthusiastically celebrate tonight!

Chubb North America Legal & Compliance and McCarter & English, LLP, our 2023 Pro Bono Champions, exemplify our work and are longtime supporters and program participants. Their contributions to the Partnership, to the legal profession, and to our communities, are exceptional and far reaching. In addition to hearing from them tonight, you can learn more about these Champions’ contributions in the pages that follow.

Our mission is more relevant than ever as the nonprofit community’s need for pro bono help is greater than ever.

With partners like you and our small, mighty, and dedicated team, we envision a bold and bright future where we work together to continue to meet nonprofits’ legal needs and build stronger, more resilient communities.

We appreciate you celebrating with us tonight, and are truly grateful for your support!

Cheers,

Jonathan Mothner EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Synchrony Financial Board Chairman, Pro Bono Partnership

Nancy Eberhardt Executive Director Pro Bono Partnership

THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS Lead Sponsors

Benefactors

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PATRON BNY Mellon Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Crowell & Moring LLP Davis+Gilbert LLP Dentons US LLP Hueston Hennigan LLP Jackson Lewis P.C. Jenner & Block LLP Kennedys Law LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Latham & Watkins LLP London Fischer LLP Mayer Brown LLP McCarter & English, LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP O’Melveny & Myers LLP Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP PepsiCo Reed Smith LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Verizon Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP PARTNER Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Barnes & Thornburg LLP Bartlit Beck LLP Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Cozen O’Connor P.C. Day Pitney LLP Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Dechert LLP Deloitte LLP Demarais LLP DLA Piper LLP (US) Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP IBM Corporation Jones Day King & Spalding LLP

Lowenstein Sandler LLP Mastercard McGuireWoods LLP Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Pitney Bowes Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP Sidley Austin LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga, LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP White and Williams LLP Williams & Connolly LLP Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP Winston & Strawn LLP SUPPORTER Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Baker McKenzie LLP Clyde & Co Covington & Burling LLP Duane Morris LLP Fox Rothschild LLP Diane and Rady Johnson K&L Gates LLP Ann Kappler and Mark Herlihy Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Eve Konstan and Jonathan Mothner SPONSOR Baker Botts LLP Bank of America Jim Berry and Kate LaQuay Blank Rome LLP Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP Gail and Eric Cohen Colgate-Palmolive Company Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Una Dean Epiq Effe and David Flavell Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP Fredrikson & Byron P.A. Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP

Goodwin Procter LLP Anahaita Kotval and Zubeen Shroff John M. Liftin Cathy Lueders Mullen Coughlin LLC Munck Wilson Mandala LLP Gregory Nehro Mark and Joni Nordstrom Scott Posner Grace and John L. Sander Shearman & Sterling LLP Spotify Juli Steadman and Evan Charkes Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC Terex Corporation Thompson Hine LLP Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Venable LLP Richard H. Walker Wotton + Kearney ASSOCIATE Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey Deutsche Bank Dun & Bradstreet Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Getz Balich LLC Lee and Li Littler Mendelson P.C. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Stephanie Pendall and John Frantz Alicia Perrault Laura Sklar and Daniel J. Goldstein CONTRIBUTOR Alexi Assmus Sylvia A. Ayler Robin Davies-Small Hudson Pride Center Christopher Miller Steven Wolfe List as of 9/12/23

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GALA PROGRAM OF EVENTS WELCOME Nancy Eberhardt Executive Director, Pro Bono Partnership Jonathan Mothner Chairman of the Board, Pro Bono Partnership 2023 PRO BONO CHAMPION AWARD PRESENTATION CORPORATE HONOREE

Chubb North America Legal & Compliance ACCEPTED BY

Joseph F. Wayland EVP, Chubb Group General Counsel LIVE APPEAL CONDUCTED BY

Patrick Tully DINNER GALA HOST Ari Melber Chief Legal Correspondent and Anchor of “The Beat,” MSNBC REMARKS BY

Richard Hernandez Senior Vice President & General Counsel, New York Football Giants 2023 PRO BONO CHAMPION AWARD PRESENTATION LAW FIRM HONOREE

McCarter & English, LLP ACCEPTED BY

Joseph T. Boccassini Firmwide Managing Partner, McCarter & English, LLP DESSERT RECEPTION

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GALA HOST

Ari Melber Chief Legal Correspondent and Anchor of “The Beat,” MSNBC

Ari Melber, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer, and attorney, is the anchor of “The Beat with Ari Melber” on MSNBC. We are honored to have Mr. Melber hosting the Gala again this year!

Mr. Melber also serves as MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent and an NBC News Legal Analyst, reporting on law and justice stories across all NBC platforms, and providing legal analysis for programs such as “TODAY” and “The Rachel Maddow Show,” among others. He received a 2016 Emmy Award for his reporting on the Supreme Court.

Additionally, Mr. Melber regularly guest hosts for MSNBC anchors such as Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, Chris Hayes, and Brian Williams, and he previously hosted MSNBC’s weekend program “The Point with Ari Melber.”

Before joining MSNBC, Mr. Melber spent four years practicing First Amendment law, and served as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. He is a former columnist for Politico and Reuters, and his writing has been published in several books and a variety of news outlets, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation and The New York Daily News, among others.

Mr. Melber received a J.D. from Cornell Law School, where he was an editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, and he is a member of the New York Bar. “The Beat with Ari Melber” airs nightly on MSNBC, and highlights can be viewed at www.msnbc.com/thebeatwithari (@TheBeatWithAri).

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DINNER CHAIR

Joseph F. Wayland E xe cu ti ve V ic e Pre s id e nt C hu b b G rou p a nd G e n e ra l C ou nse l

Joseph Wayland is Executive Vice President, Chubb Group and General Counsel. He is responsible for the company’s global legal affairs and serves as principal counsel to the CEO, senior management team and board of directors.

Mr. Wayland also leads the legal organization that supports Chubb’s business operations globally and is responsible for all legal functions, including corporate affairs and securities, litigation, compliance, and regulatory and government affairs. He also serves as secretary to the Chubb Limited Board of Directors.

Prior to ACE’s acquisition of Chubb in January 2016, Mr. Wayland was the General Counsel of ACE Limited, a position he held since joining the company in 2013. He was appointed Executive Vice President, ACE Group, in March 2014.

Before joining ACE, Mr. Wayland was with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he worked from 1988 and became a partner in 1994. From 2010 to 2012, he served in the United States Department of Justice, first as Deputy Assistant Attorney General responsible for litigation for the Antitrust Division, and was later appointed as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wayland served as a Captain in the United States Air Force.

Mr. Wayland holds a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University. He also holds a Master of Laws degree in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law School. Mr. Wayland is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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HONOREE

Chubb North America Legal & Compliance Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded P&C insurance company with operations in 54 countries and territories.

As an underwriting company, Chubb assesses, assumes, and manages risk with insight and discipline, and services and pays claims fairly and promptly. As a corporate citizen, Chubb recognizes that the rule of law is essential to establishing conditions that further well-being and is committed to advancing the rule of law worldwide by supporting projects that build and strengthen legal institutions.

The company continues to grow and redefine success because of its principled and passionate employees.

The Chubb North America Legal & Compliance team is a shining example of the company’s values in action. For 15 years, they have worked with Pro Bono Partnership to bolster nonprofits throughout the tristate with free transactional legal services. During that time, the company’s attorneys and legal professionals have volunteered more than 1,000 hours of expert counsel to dozens of nonprofits providing essential services in our communities.

Chubb lawyers routinely volunteer for matters that enable nonprofits to build capacity, reduce risk, and fulfill their missions by providing guidance on contracts, corporate governance, incorporation, and employment matters, to name a few. This pro bono service allows Chubb attorneys to make a difference in the communities where they live and work. Chubb’s longstanding relationship with Pro Bono Partnership has proven mutually beneficial in assisting local underserved communities while also providing attorneys with the confidence and experience that comes with exposure to diverse areas of the law and a deep sense of fulfillment from making a tangible impact.

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DINNER CHAIR

Richard Hernandez S e n io r V ic e Pre s id e nt & G e n e ra l C ou nse l Ne w Yor k Fo otba l l G i a nts

Richard Hernandez joined the New York Football Giants in January 2022 and serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to the Club. He is responsible for all legal, compliance, risk management and government affairs matters for the Club. He reports to the President and CEO and provides counsel, advice and assistance on strategic business matters across the organization.

Prior to joining the Giants, Mr. Hernandez practiced for over seventeen years at McCarter & English in its Newark office. His practice focused on antitrust litigation, counseling, and regulatory compliance, as well as complex commercial litigation and sports law. In his practice, he regularly represented a variety of industry leading companies, litigating a variety of matters, including complex class actions, in state and federal courts throughout the country.

Mr. Hernandez is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Mr. Hernandez also serves as a trustee of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey and is Chairman of the Board of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School in Newark, New Jersey.

Mr. Hernandez is a graduate of the Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

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HONOREE

McCarter & English, LLP Service to others is central to the culture at McCarter & English, and their lawyers dedicate tens of thousands of hours to pro bono work annually. The firm has collaborated with Pro Bono Partnership on transactional matters for more than two decades—work that has significantly impacted the tristate nonprofit community.

More than half of the firm’s attorneys and legal professionals have volunteered to work with the Partnership’s nonprofit clients during our 23-year relationship. In that time, they have addressed critical legal issues for 300 different charities in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. The missions of these nonprofit clients are as varied as the community’s needs, and they also align with the firm’s areas of focus, including Veteran’s rights, racial justice, homelessness, LGBTQ+ rights, and animal welfare, to name a few. With more than 400 matters addressed, McCarter volunteers’ expertise has helped the Partnership’s nonprofit clients that needed contracts, IP advice, employee handbooks, bylaws, and more.

McCarter’s commitment to pro bono service has given the Partnership’s nonprofit clients a solid legal foundation on which to enhance programming, serve more constituents, and strengthen communities.

The Partnership is proud to play a vital role in McCarter & English’s longstanding tradition of giving back. We are grateful for our partnership, and look forward to all we will be able to accomplish together in the years ahead!

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN

Jonathan Mothner Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Synchrony Financial VICE CHAIRMAN

Peter A. Gutermann Corporate Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer United Technologies (retired) VICE CHAIRMAN

John M. Liftin Senior Counsel Fried Frank PRESIDENT

John L. Sander Principal-NY Metro Jackson Lewis P.C. TREASURER

Ann M. Kappler Executive Vice President and General Counsel Prudential Financial, Inc. SECRETARY

Anahaita N. Kotval Chief Executive Officer Lifting Up Westchester

Sylvia A. Ayler Director, Legal Intellectual Property Group Merck & Co., Inc. Evan Charkes Managing Director and Associate General Counsel Bank of America Eric I Cohen Corporate Secretary Infinite Reality, Inc. (retired) Una A. Dean VP, Assistant General Counsel IBM David Flavell EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary PepsiCo John Frantz Senior Vice President & General Counsel Verizon Business Group Daniel J. Goldstein Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Pitney Bowes Rady Johnson Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer Pfizer Inc. Cathy Lueders Assistant General Counsel, SVP – Global Government Contracting Mastercard Gregory Nehro General Counsel - Americas BNY Mellon

Alicia Perrault Vice President and General Counsel Pratt & Whitney Scott Posner Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Terex Corporation Edward J. Sebold General Counsel Kyndryl Richard H. Walker Partner King & Spalding

DIRECTOR EMERITUS Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. Distinguished Senior Fellow Program on the Legal Profession Harvard Law School

Nancy Eberhardt, Esq. Executive Director

LEGAL PROGRAM Jennifer Grudnowski, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Lisa Abate Program Assistant

Mindi Lund Director, Marketing & Communications

PROGRAM DIRECTORS Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. New Jersey

Kent E. Hansen, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney

Maksoda Akter Manager, Finance and Operations

Kate Marchese Manager of Program Operations

Stephanie Jeshiva, Esq. Staff Attorney

Aniyah Borges Development Coordinator

Alise Shuten Program Assistant

Alexandra E. Kilduff, Esq. Staff Attorney

Kira Ecay Program Assistant

Heidi Siesfeld Director of Development

Judy Siegel, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney

Lauren Fishman, Esq. Pro Bono Manager

Sara Taylor, Esq. Staff Attorney

Catherine Ganley Director, Finance & Administration

Priya S. Morganstern, Esq. Connecticut Maurice K. Segall, Esq. New York & Fairfield County

VOLUNTEER IN RESIDENCE Joan Levy, Esq.

Emma Jacobs Grants Manager Connecticut 860.541.4951 280 Trumbull Street, 28th Floor Hartford, CT 06103

New Jersey 973.240.6955 3799 Route 46, Suite 211 Parsippany, NJ 07054

New York 914.328.0674 237 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 305 White Plains, NY 10605

PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP EXTENDS SPECIAL THANKS TO: Chubb Group Carrianne D’Alessandro Lori Dunstan James Irvine Carolien Lauwerys Jon Mellor Thomas Mezzio Margaret E. Peloso Scott Sanpietro Joseph F. Wayland McCarter & English, LLP Jill Himelfarb Michelle Pallak Yanick Pelerin Rosemarie Williams

MSNBC Diana Marinaccio Ari Melber New York Football Giants Richard Hernandez Gala Video Participation Thomas Castano Lana Gifas Scarlett Lewis Pamela Lopata Veronica Montagna Basam Nabulsi Michelle Pallak Patricia Phillips Scott Sanpietro Maria Strada Steven Wolfe

Select Portions of Gala Videos Courtesy of: Chubb Global Creative Services Team, Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, Middle Earth, NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders, Inc., SOLID Foundation, Women’s Mentoring Network Bespoke Awards GlassRoots, glassroots.org Design Kat Nemec, studiokatinc.com Mark St. Louis, Mind’s Eye Design Event Management Aaron Consulting Company LLC Tovah Bembridge Camara McLaughlin Todd Wiener

Public Relations Ruthie Siesfeld Vance Camisa Jazz Quartet Vance Camisa Chris Clark Jon Kohl Michael Nikolidakis VeeKast Video Production Daniel Alfonso Patrick Angehr Donvil Collins Marisa Mazzo Dostilio Sean Fahey Daniel Guillaro Whitney Harper Greg Kessler Evan Seplow

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