Annual Justice Celebration 2026

Learn more about this year’s honorees:

Helen V. Cantwell Evan R. Chesler Adriene Holder

The Robert M. Kaufman Memorial Award
honors outstanding contributions to the administration of justice in New York State.

Learn more about the Robert M. Kaufman Award

The Fern Schair Public Service Award
recognizes extraordinary service in the public interest in New York.

Learn more about the Fern Schair Public Service Award

View Past Award Recipients

Sponsors (list in formation)

Justice Visionaries
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP  •  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Justice Leader
Harvey AI

Justice Champions
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP  •  Greenberg Traurig, LLP  •  Proskauer Rose LLP

Justice Partners
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP  •  Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP  •  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP  •  Hecker Fink LLP  •  Jenner & Block LLP  •  Levine Lee LLP  •  Milbank LLP  •  New York University  •  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP  •  Selendy Gay PLLC  •  Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz  •  White & Case LLP  •  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP  

Justice Advocates
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP  •  Dechert LLP  •  Walden Haran Williams LLP  •  Wiggin and Dana LLP 

Justice Allies
AlixPartners, LLP  •  Apollo Global Management  •  Charles River Associates  •  Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP  •  Complete Discovery Source  •  Cornerstone Research  •  DLA Piper LLP  •  Epiq Global • FTI Consulting  •  Innovative Driven  •  Kelley Drye & Warren LLP  •  Kobre & Kim LLP  •  LexisNexis  •  John & Tanya Neuwirth  •  O’Melveny & Myers LLP  •  Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

Event Committee

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Fund for Modern Courts
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