Please join Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for its:
2021 CHAMPIONS OF THE ARTS AWARDS
Virtual Gala | April 20, 2021, 7 PM
VLA offers a variety of programs and workshops, which are listed below. We also offer a selection of on-demand, online recordings of previously held education programs for those unable to attend or want a refresher. Click here to access and view these presentations.
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2021 Awards and Gala
April 20
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– HONORING –
LEGAL CHAMPIONS of the ARTS
JORDAN FASBENDER
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
iHeartMedia
MICHAEL D. FRICKLAS
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Advance
– FEATURING –
Dance Performance by Yin Yue, Artistic Director of YY Dance Company
Musical Performance by Baethoven
Virtual Paddle Raise
For inquiries, please contact VLA Development Director
Ariel Phillips at aphillips@vlany.org.
If you cannot attend, please consider making a donation HERE. Your support will ensure that VLA can continue to provide vital legal services to low-income artists.
Champions of the Arts Awards and Gala
VLA hosts its annual Champions of the Arts Awards and Gala to celebrate those individuals or institutions who have made positive and lasting contributions to the arts community of New York.
In 2021, we will gather virtually for a special and unforgettable event attended by hundreds of representatives of New York’s most respected law firms, financial institutions, and arts and entertainment companies. The event will include awards presentations and special performances.
Past Honorees:
Christa D’Alimonte
Viacom Inc.
Citi
Dana Rosen
TIME
David Pitofsky
News Corp
Home Box Office, Inc.
Jeffrey Harleston
Universal Music Group
Julie Swidler
Sony Music Entertainment
Kimberley Harris
NBCUniversal
Lesley Rosenthal
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Paul Robinson
Warner Music Group
Peter Finn
Finn Partners
Proskauer Rose LLP
Sarah Finn
Catskill Mountain Foundation
Seth Krauss
Endeavor
Terrence McNally, Playwright
Vicky Jeudy, Actor
Special thanks to artist Elisabeth Condon.
Artwork: In the Garden: Summer. 2017
54 x 72 inches. Acrylic, Chinese ink on linen.
Thank you to our generous supporters!*
GOLD
ASCAP — American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
ViacomCBS Inc.
SILVER
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Jenner & Block LLP
Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
BRONZE
Bloomberg Law
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Dentons US LLP
Goldman Sachs
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Leichtman Law PLLC
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Wiley Rein LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
CONTRIBUTORS
Advance
Brad Phillips & Molly Milligan
Cooley LLP
Daniel Ilan
Davis & Gilbert LLP
Deirdre McDonald
Edward Copeland
Erika Stallings
Ernst & Young
Gary R. Greenstein
Gibson Dunn
Hogan Lovells
Jane Cowles, Attorney
Joseph Tedeschi
Levine Lee LLP
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Mintz & Gold LLP
Peter R. Stern
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Ziffren Brittenham LLP
*As of April 19, 2021