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Please join us for the SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW YORK GALA HONORING DAVID G. LEITCH Global General Counsel of Bank of America GREGORY K. PALM Executive and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs THE PLAZA GRAND BALLROOM 770 Fifth Avenue New York City WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 6:30 pm Cocktail Party 7:30 pm Dinner Followed by Dessert Reception Business Attire
SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW YORK GALA BENEFIT COMMITTEE BENEFACTORS Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton LLP Clifford Law Offices P.C., Robert A. Clifford Cohen & Gresser LLP, Lawrence T. Gresser and Mark S. Cohen Cornerstone Research Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Paul and Josefin Hilal Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC, Gregory P. Joseph McGuire Woods LLP, Scott Oostdyk O Melveny & Myers LLP, Bradley J. Butwin Sidley Austin LLP, Carter G. Phillips Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Jay B. Kasner and John M. Nannes Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. Talmer Bank and Trust, David Provost and Gary Torgow Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Theodore N. Mirvis David C. Weinstein PATRONS Merck & Co., Inc., Michael J. Holston Morgan Lewis, Jami McKeon SPONSORS Bank of America, David G. Leitch Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Jonathan D. Schiller Cooley, Jonathan Bach Fox Rothschild LLP/Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, William G. McGuinness Dorothy Tapper Goldman Greenberg Traurig, Hilarie Bass and Alan Mansfield Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Philip J. Kessler King & Spalding, Chilton D. Varner and Richard A. Schneider Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Gary P. Naftalis Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, John S. Siffert, Frank H. Wohl and Helen Gredd Latham & Watkins LLP, Greg Garre MoloLamken LLP, Steven F. Molo Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Robert J. Anello Bart M. Schwartz, Esq. Storch Amini & Munves PC, Bijan Amini and Steven Storch Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Jerome B. Libin Vinson & Elkins LLP, Harry M. Reasoner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Todd G. Cosenza WilmerHale, Seth P. Waxman As of January 4, 2016
THE ENDURING NATURE OF AN INSTITUTION LIES IN THE STORY OF ITS PAST. CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST SEAL OF THE SUPREM IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY PLAN TO PRESERVE THEM, IMPORTANT MEMORABILIA, ART AND DOCUMENTS OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COURT CAN BE LOST FOREVER. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE SOCIETY WILL REVERSE THAT TREND AND PRESERVE THEM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. EQUALLY IMPORTANT, IT WILL ENCOURAGE RESEARCH ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE COURT AND ON THE RICH AND VARIED TRADITIONS AND PERSONALITIES THAT ARE PART OF ITS HISTORY. ETY IST CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN E. BURGER, FOUNDER OF THE SOCIETY
SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States and the federal judiciary, the Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1974. The Society accomplishes its mission by conducting educational programs, supporting historical research, publishing books, journals, and electronic materials, and by collecting antiques and artifacts related to the history of the Court. All activities are designed to increase public awareness of the Court s role in and contributions to our nation s rich constitutional heritage. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gregory P. Joseph President Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. Chair, Board of Trustees Vincent C. Burke, III Chair, Gift Shop Committee Dorothy Tapper Goldman Chair, Acquisitions Committee Jerome B. Libin Mrs. Thurgood Marshall Chilton D. Varner Carter G. Phillips Treasurer, Chair Budget and Finance Committee Philip J. Kessler Secretary Robert E. Juceam General Counsel Robert J. Anello Chair, Membership Committee Don B. Ayer Chair, Publications Committee Charles J. Cooper Kenneth S. Geller Chair, Program Committee Frank B. Gilbert Chair, Facilities Committee Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. Chair, Development Committee Teri P. McClure Jeffrey P. Minear James W. Morris III John M. Nannes James B. O Hara Chair, Library Committee Theodore B. Olson Leon B. Polsky Richard A. Schneider Seth P. Waxman