Paul Humphreys ’09
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US, LLP
Law Leadership Awards
The Law Leadership Dinner, first held in 1995, is the signature fundraiser for the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and provides the setting for the presentation of the prestigious Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the legal community.
Additional awards are presented each year to recognize outstanding alumni and other law leaders, including the Haub Impact Award, honoring individuals who have made a lasting impact on the Haub Law community, and the Visionary of Justice Award, honoring those who raise awareness about human rights concerns, and/or motivate the initiation of social justice efforts within their communities. The Shining Star Award recognizes up-and-coming Haub Law alumni in all areas of legal practice who have made significant contributions to the profession, their organizations, and the community early in their careers.
Funds raised at the annual Law Leadership Dinner help to underwrite the Law School's outstanding academic programs, faculty and students.
29th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2024
Distinguished Service Award
Anthony B. Gioffre III ’94
Managing Partner, Cuddy & Feder LLP
Visionary of Justice
Cindy Kanusher, Esq.
Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center
Shining Star Award
Leigh Ellis ’15
Assistant Professor at Creighton University School of Law
Colin Myers ’21
Corporate Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Scott Wenzel ’17
Senior Associate, Yankwitt LLP
Venesha White ’22
Associate, Dorf Nelson & Zauderer
28th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2023
Distinguished Service Award
Susan S. Brown ‘97
Co-Founder and Of Counsel, at Glassman & Brown LLP
Anna Marciano Romanella ‘00
VP, Sustainability Zone North America Nestle
General Counsel & Head of Sustainability, Nespresso USA
Haub Impact Award
John T. O'Connor ‘86
Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Rising Star Award
Jonathan Campozano ‘17
Staff Attorney, Neighbors Link Community Law Practice
Hana Heineken ’10
Attorney, ClientEarth
Najia S. Khalid ‘09
Partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP
Shamik N. Trivedi ‘08
Special Counsel, Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel
27th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2022
Distinguished Service Award
Mayo Bartlett ’92
Principal Attorney, Law Offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC
Brian S. Hermann ’91 (Lubin)
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Inaugural Haub Impact Award
John C. Lettera ’99
Founder & CEO, RealFi Financial, LLC
Rising Star Award
Cherie Phoenix-Sharpe ’07
General Counsel to Connecticut Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz
Fatima Silva ’08
Managing Attorney at Silva Law and Co-Host of Reasonable Doubt on Investigation Discovery at Discovery Inc.
Michael Bauscher ’10
Partner at Carter Ledyard
Kevin Sylvester ’14
Chief of Police at Ossining Police Department
Cayleigh Eckhardt ’15
Attorney-Advisor at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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26th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2021
Distinguished Service Award
- Virginia Wong, Esq. ’93
Partner at Nixon Peabody LLP
Honoring the memory of
- Henry Miller Esq.
Trustee Emeritus and Senior Partner of Clark, Gagliardi and Miller, P.C. - Honorable Steven I. Milligram, Esq. ’81
NYS Supreme Court Justice
Inaugural Rising Star Award
- Keji Ayorinde, Esq. ’08
- Robyn Downing ’17
- Caesar Lopez ’12
- Christopher Messina, Esq. ’10
- Steven Sarno, Esq. ’09
25th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2020
- Louis V. Fasulo, Esq. '83
Director of Advocacy Programs at Haub Law
Partner, Fasulo, Braverman & DiMaggio LLP - Honorable Terry Jane Ruderman, Esq. '80
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District
Associate Justice, Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, 9th & 10th Judicial Districts - Jerold Ruderman
Senior Counsel at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
24th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2019
- Christopher B. Fisher, Esq. '94
Managing Partner, Cuddy & Feder LLP - Dennis J. Kenny
Senior Vice President and General Counsel (Retired), Transamerica Leasing, Inc.
23rd Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2018
- Jeffrey J. Delaney, Esq. ’92
Partner, Pillsbury - Anthony J. Enea, Esq. ’85
Partner, Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
22nd Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2017
- The Honorable Janet DiFiore
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and of the State of New York - Jay C. Carlisle II
Professor Emeritus
21st Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2016
- Chris Carnicelli, Esq. ‘93
Chairman and CEO, US Branch, Generali - Peter S. Goodman, Esq. ‘86
Principal, McKool Smith
20th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2015
- The Honorable Jonathan Lippman
Chief Judge of the State of New York - Andrew Tung, Esq. '95
Partner, Divney Tung Schwalbe, LLP
19th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2014
- Bradford W. Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt Consulting - Judith E. Turkel, Esq. ‘81
Turkel Forman LLP
18th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2012
- Anthony G. Piscionere, Esq. ‘80
Piscionere & Nemarow - John C. Lettera, Esq. ‘99
Lettera/Mosiello LLP
17th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2011
- David Anthony Pope
Generoso Pope Foundation - Robert S. Tucker, Esq. ‘96
T&M Protection Resources
16th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2010
- Liliane A. Haub
Elizabeth Haub Foundation USA - Christian W.E. Haub
Emil Capital Partners, LLC - Thomas H. Welby, Esq. ‘85
Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP
15th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2009
- Delores Scott Brathwaite, Esq. ‘84
Greenburgh Town Court - Thomas J. Lalla, Esq.
- John J. Rapisardi, Esq. ‘82
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
14th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2008
- Vernon J. Brown, Esq. ‘96
V. Brown & Company, Inc. - Robert B. Marcus, Esq. ‘79
Robert Marcus Law - Steven J. Schwartzapfel, Esq. ‘80
Schwartzapfel Partners
13th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2007
- Noah J. Hanft, Esq.
Mastercard - Professor Emeritus Janet A. Johnson
Pace Law School
12th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2006
- Philip M. Halpern, Esq. ‘80
Collier Halpern Newberg Nolletti & Bock LLP - Judith Ann Lockhart, Esq. ‘85
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP - Donald J. Rosenberg, Esq.
Qualcomm Incorporated
11th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2005
- David Boies, Esq.
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP - Kathleen Donelli, Esq. ‘85
McCarthy Fingar LLP - John T. O’Connor, Esq. ‘86
Hunton & Williams LLP
10th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2004
- David R. Andrews, Esq.
- Alfred E. Donnellan, Esq. ‘81
DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiedekehr LLP
9th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2003
- V. Gerard Comizio, Esq. ‘80
Paul Hastings LLP - Patrick V. Delorio, Esq.
The Delorio Law Firm
8th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2002
- Michael C. Finnegan, Esq. ‘87
Continental Organics - The Honorable Sondra Miller
McCarthy Fingar, LLP
7th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2001
- The Honorable Terry Jane Ruderman ‘80
White Plains Court of Claims - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Esq. ‘87
Pace Law School
6th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 2000
- John P. Cahill, Esq. ‘85
The Pataki-Cahill Group - Lucille A. Fontana, Esq. ‘81
Clark Gagliardi & Miller P.C.
5th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 1999
- Marvin D. Genzer, Esq. ‘81
- William F. Plunkett, Jr., Esq.
Plunkett
4th Annual Law Leadership Awards, 1998
- William F. Harrington, Esq.
- Dean Emeritus Richard L. Ottinger
Pace Law School
3rd Annual Law Leadership Awards, 1997
- Henry G. Miller, Esq.
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C.
2nd Annual Law Leadership Awards, 1996
- William M. Mooney, Jr.
Westchester County Association
Pace Law School Class of 1979
Inaugural Law Leadership Awards, 1995
- Cuddy & Feder
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker
- Virginia Wong, Esq. ’93