Pipeline Diversity Benefit Journal

PRESENTS

Pipeline To Diversity BENEFIT

Our thanks for your continued support of Legal Outreach and the PACT & RISE Programs

2017 PROGRAM

LEGAL OUTREACH, INC. 2017 Pipeline To Diversity Benefit

WELCOME Sintelle Taylor & Francesca Odell

THE PIPELINE PROBLEM, THE PIPELINE SOLUTION Joey Jackson, Master of Ceremonies

THE LO DIFFERENCE: LEGAL OUTREACH ALUMNI Katherine Nuñez, Melissa Romain, & Ricardo Mullings

PIPELINE TO DIVERSITY CHAMPION AWARDS Gailon & Lorraine McGowen Jeffrey S. Lewis Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

PACT CHAMPION AWARDS NYU School of Law & Dean Trevor W. Morrison The Group

RISE CHAMPION AWARDS Jill & Howard Sharfstein Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

CLOSING REMARKS Joey Jackson THE LEGAL OUTREACH MODEL

Legal Outreach believes that in order for students from underserved communities to succeed, they must cultivate a vision for the future that will convince them of the necessity of excelling scholastically; to excel scholastically, they must develop and enhance key academic skills that will enable them to perform at superior levels in high school; to perform well in high school in preparation for college, they must be supported by individuals who will constantly push them to higher levels of achievement. Each of our programs was created to foster these important objectives.

VISION Law and Justice Institute: - Criminal Law Class - Guest Speaker Program - Field Trip Program - Trial Practice Class - Mock Trial Competition Summer Internship Program

SKILLS Study Skills Workshops Saturday Writing Class Constitutional Law Debates SAT Prep Course College Philosophy Class

SUPPORT Life Skills Workshops Mentoring Program Academic Advisories Parent Workshops College Application Workshops Transition to College Workshops

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RESULTS • 100% of College Bound participants graduate high school in 4 years • 99.2% matriculate to college • 81% matriculate to colleges rank “Most,” “Highly,” and “Very” competitive by Barron’s College Profiles • 92% graduate (or are on track to graduate) in 5 years, with 80% in 4 years. (the national 6 year graduate rate is 60%) PICTURES Allegheny Law Schools American Albany American Amherst Arizona Babson Brooklyn Pipeline to College and Beyond Barnard Cardozo Boston College Case Western Brandeis Chicago-Kent Brown Columbia J U N I O R S Bryn Mawr Cooley F R E S HM E N Carnegie Mellon Cornell ➾ After-School Study & Colby CUNY Fordham ➾ After-School Study & Tutorial Program Colgate Eighth Grade Harvard ➾ Columbia Tutorial Program Academic Advisory Pipeline to Howard Summer Workshops Cornell ➾ Academic Advisory & Life New York ➾ Saturday Writing Academy Dartmouth Law School Rutgers Law and Justice Skills Workshop Dickinson (Persuasive Writing) Seton Hall ➾ Saturday Writing Duke St. John’s Institute ➾ Constitutional Law Academy (Grammar) Emory Texas-Southern Debate Program Touro Primary ➾ Professional Development Georgetown ➾ Mentoring Program U. Arizona Recruitment Cardozo & Exposure Program Hamilton ➾ College Application Hampshire U. Buffalo School of Law ➾ U. 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Pipeline to Diversity Champions Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Pipeline to Diversity Leader Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Pipeline to Diversity Advocates Ropes & Gray LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Pipeline to Diversity Benefactors Pipeline to Diversity Supporters Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Arent Fox LLP Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Proskauer Rose LLP New York University School of Law Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Reed Smith LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Pipeline to Diversity Partners Stephen Freidus BMW of Bridgewater Verizon Consilio LLC Pipeline to Diversity Friends Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Robert P. Davis Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Carmine Bocuzzi Frink-Hamlett Legal Solutions Diana Wong JPMorgan Chase & Co. Diane Lewis Kobre & Kim Duane Hughes Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC Duane McLaughlin Shearman & Sterling LLP Jeremy Cohen Sullivan & Cromwell LLP John Beres Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Leslie Silverman Meyer H. Fedida Salome Galib Stephen Shalen William Gorin THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 PIPELINE TO DIVERSITY BENEFIT DONORS

Pipeline to Diversity Champions Anonymous Jill and Howard Sharfstein

Pipeline to Diversity Advocates David & Peggy Levin Sintelle Taylor William T. Russell, Jr.

Pipeline to Diversity Benefactors Doug Bacon Kevin Tagami Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Pipeline to Diversity Partners Pipeline to Diversity Friends James O’Neal Belinda Schwartz Legal Outreach Alumni Association Bethsheba Cooper Michael Cardozo Chad Peterman Peter Dopsch Erika Munro Kennerly Saul Shapiro Farrah Pepper Jenny Kane Pipeline to Diversity Supporters John MacMurray Hahn & Hessen LLP Juan Rosario Francesca Odell William McGovern Lorraine McGowen Luis Penalver Marcia Wallace Maria Santana-Guadalupe Nicky Sheats Sandy Santana OUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Joey Jackson is a nationally-recognized criminal defense attorney who has, for nearly two decades, represented individuals and labor unions in state and federal court. Mr. Jackson and his associates have represented a diverse group of clients under the glare of cameras as well as those who have never attracted public attention. He has built an outstanding career as a trial lawyer representing clients who have fallen into high-stakes personal and professional crises, as well as those who are average citizens in need of his fierce and benevolent counsel. Mr. Jackson’s straight-talking legal expertise is held in high regard by National media outlets as evidenced by his frequent television commentary over the past several years on various platforms. He is currently employed by Turner Broadcasting as a CNN & HLN Legal Analyst. Mr. Jackson graduated from Hofstra Law School, earned his Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from SUNY Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and acquired his B.A. from the College at Brockport, where he participated in the honors program, directed the student-run Legal Information Service, served as student body president, and interned with the N.Y.S. Education Department as well as Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) in Washington, D.C. He also worked for the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Office in the Division of Special Projects. Mr. Jackson is a former professor at Monroe College where he taught Business Law & Civil Rights. 2017 PIPELINE TO DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS

Our Pipeline to Diversity Champions are characterized by the length and duration of their contributions to Legal Outreach and its students. They have been long time supporters of and advocates for Legal Outreach, dedicating their time, resources, and experience to improving the lives of our students and assuring that they have access to life changing opportunities.

PIPELINE TO DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS

Jeffrey S. Lewis Jeffrey Lewis is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb. His practice focuses on domestic and international business and financing transactions. He has advised private and public sector clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, and project financing and leveraged finance transactions. Mr. Lewis joined Cleary in 1987 after graduating from Columbia Law School and clerking at the Supreme Court of India.

Mr. Lewis served as the Chair of Legal Outreach’s 20th Anniversary Gala and became the first Chair of the organization’s Advisory Board, which he led for seven years. He remains actively engaged and involved.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. Since 1946, Cleary’s lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international.

Cleary has been a supporter of Legal Outreach since the mid 1990’s when the firm first welcomed a group of rising 10th graders to the firm for a week-long summer internship. The firm currently hosts 14-16 students each summer and, in doing so, has become Legal Outreach’s largest internship provider. Beyond internships, Cleary provides numerous additional services to Legal Outreach, assisting with the governance of the organization. We proudly support Legal Outreach and join in congratulating this year’s Pipeline to Diversity Champion, our partner and colleague Je rey Lewis and the other 2017 honorees

Gailon & Lorraine McGowen Pipeline to Diversity Champions

NYU School of Law “The Group” PACT Champions

Howard & Jill Sharfstein Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP RISE Champions

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Gailon and Lorraine McGowen Gailon McGowen has been the owner of BMW of Bridgewater in Bridgewater, New Jersey since 1999 when he became the first African American BMW franchise owner in the country. Prior to his business endeavors, Mr. McGowen served as Legal Counsel to former US Senator Bill Bradley. He also served as a lawyer in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and with the Voting Rights Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. He received his JD from Columbia Law School and upon graduating in 1986 served as a law clerk to the Honorable Damon J. Keith of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Lorraine McGowen is a partner at Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP where her practice focuses on restructurings. For over 30 years, Mrs. McGowen has advised leading financial institutions, syndicated lender groups, creditor committees and other parties from the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa seeking to maximize their recovery or reduce their exposure. Mrs. McGowen has been the diversity leader at Orrick and has championed the importance of the pipeline since Orrick’s involvement with Legal Outreach as an internship provider in the 90’s. Mrs. McGowen is also a 1986 graduate of Columbia Law School.

For decades, the McGowens have been instrumental in changing the lives of Legal Outreach’s students. Mr. McGowen serves as the treasurer of Legal Outreach’s Board of Directors and Mrs. McGowen is an active member of the Advisory Board.

THE PIPELINE MATTERS.

Thank you to Legal Outreach for helping to build it.

Congratulations to Lorraine & Gailon McGowen and all of tonight’s honorees.

AMERICAS | EUROPE | AFRICA | ASIA orrick.com 2017 PACT CHAMPIONS

Legal Outreach established PACT (Pathways to Achievement and Communi- ty Transformation), an all-male version of our Law and Justice Institute at NYU School of Law designed to address the growing achievement and outlook gap facing Black and Latino boys from underserved communities.

Our 2017 PACT Champions have been supporters of PACT from its inception. Their willingness to partner with Legal Outreach in 2009 insured the program’s establishment as well as its continuation up until the present time. Over 200 Black and Latino young men have benefited from their efforts and commitment as they have provided invaluable resources, exposure and support for the past eight years. PACT CHAMPIONS

New York University School of Law, Dean Trevor W. Morrison NYU School of Law is one of the nation’s preeminent law schools with 106 faculty, 317 courses, 15 areas of study, over 30 centers, and over 80 student organizations. The law school has been a leader in defining and redefining legal education, and it is nationally recognized for its dedication to public service and its innovative public interest programming.

Under the leadership of Dean Trevor Morrison, NYU School of Law has made a dedicated effort to expand the pipeline for underrepresented minorities. Since 2009, the law school has been the host site for Legal Outreach’s PACT Law and Justice Institute. NYU’s support has permitted Legal Outreach to double the number of Black and Latino males accepted into the PACT program, setting the standard for other schools to follow.

The Group The Group is a collective of senior black professionals occupying key positions in prominent financial and legal institutions. The Group was formed to provide members with mutual support and to help mentor younger men of color whose desire is to rise within the ranks of corporate America. Leaders from the Group were instrumental in the establishment of PACT in 2009 and in supporting its continuation. Members include “Elders of the Village” who continue to serve as financial supporters, guest speakers, and role models to the Black and Latino boys who participate in the program at NYU School of Law. 2017 RISE CHAMPIONS

To help young women achieve their goals, Legal Outreach has created RISE (Roadmap to Inspiration, Sisterhood, and Empowerment), our new all-girls version of the Law and Justice Institute focused on providing our female students with the confidence and skills needed to break through today’s glass ceilings. Our RISE Champions are leaders of our effort to help young minority women actively pursue their dreams. Their support has enabled Legal Outreach to establish the RISE program at two law schools in 2017 and pave the way for its continuation in the years to come. RISE CHAMPIONS

Jill and Howard Sharfstein Jill Sharfstein has enjoyed a fruitful and impactful career as a nursery school teacher at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, a Jewish day school on the West Side of Manhattan. Though her teaching career has spanned more than 30 years, her most important “job” has been as spouse, mother and grandmother! Mrs. Sharfstein graduated from Boston University and has a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Howard F. Sharfstein is of Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP where his practice focuses on trusts and estates, domestic relations and matters affecting the elderly. He has handled the matrimonial problems of numerous clients, successfully resolving a multitude of issues, including significant asset divisions, tax issues and issues affecting minor children. Mr. Sharfstein is a graduate of Dartmouth College and obtained his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1970, then served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Timbers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Sharfsteins have been avid supporters of Legal Outreach for over 25 years. Through Mr. Sharfstein, Schulte Roth and Zabel became the first of three firms to commit to the Summer Internship Program in 1990. His firm has been involved ever since. The Sharfsteins have been generous supporters of Legal Outreach on a number of different levels, welcoming students into their home and providing advice, support and introductions that have helped expand the services which Legal Outreach presently provides. Their early commitment to RISE is symbolic of their belief in the work of Legal Outreach and their willingness to invest in the lives of underserved youth. RISE CHAMPIONS

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Kramer Levin is a premier, full-service law firm with offices in New York, Silicon Valley and Paris. The firm represents public and private companies - from Global 1000 companies to middle market and emerging growth companies - across a wide range of industries, as well as funds, institutions and individuals. In addition to their well-known, market-leading litigation and corporate restructuring and bankruptcy departments, Kramer Levin has top tier practices in corporate, intellectual property, real estate, land use, investment funds, tax, employment law, individual clients, employee benefits and business immigration.

Kramer Levin is also a premier supporter of Legal Outreach. The firm has consistently provided challenging internship experiences to Legal Outreach students every summer, allowing them to envision themselves as future advocates and counselors of law. In addition to the internships, the firm has been one of the most generous financial supporters of Legal Outreach among law firms over the years. With Kramer’s support in 2017, the RISE program has risen from dream to reality. Kramer Levin

is proud to support Legal Outreach and its PACT and RISE Programs

and to congratulate our fellow “Champions” honorees

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Legal Outreach would like to extend a very special thank you to those who made this Benefit possible!

To Joey Jackson, thank you for your willingness to serve as our Master of Ceremonies and to promote the cause of diversity among those attending this Benefit.

To our host, MetLife and Ricardo Anzaldua, thank you for your generosity and willingness to support Legal Outreach and its efforts. We are grateful for your contributions and your willingness to hold this event in the MetLife Building.

To Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, thank you for your on-going support of Legal Outreach. We are always in awe of the tremendous support we receive from Cleary and are particularly grateful for our Advisory Board Chair, Francesca Odell, whose dedication has been critical to the success of the organization. To the Cleary Graphics Team- Paul Hyams, Jeannette Hodgkins and, especially, Richard K. Alvarez - thank you for the countless hours you spent preparing for today. We couldn’t have done it without you!

To the Executive Benefit Committee, thank you for your commitment to Legal Outreach and your intense desire to open the doors of opportunity for underserved populations. Despite your demanding schedules, you invested more time than we could have ever expected from volunteers. We are forever grateful!

To Alexandra Gonzalez and Savvy-Marketers, we are grateful for your willingness to provide pro bono marketing support to us for the Benefit. The video presentation added flavor and context and enabled us to bring the program to life.

To our Board of Directors and Advisory Board, thank you for all that you continue to do for Legal Outreach. Your dedication to our programs is unparalleled and indispensable to our work and the students we serve.

To our internship providers, thank you for providing our students with the opportunity to learn about your practice and inspiring them to pursue their professional ambitions.

To our mentors, thank you for helping our College Bound students as they continue to develop their advocacy and public speaking skills. Your guidance and support has been critical to their success.

And to all those who have supported Legal Outreach in any form or fashion, thank you for your belief in the work that we do. We look forward to your continued involvement.

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Robert P. Davis Belinda Schwartz Carmine Bocuzzi Bethsheba Cooper Diana Wong Chad Peterman Diane Lewis Erika Munro Kennerly Duane Hughes Farrah Pepper Duane McLaughlin Jenny Kane Jeremy Cohen John MacMurray John Beres Juan Rosario Leslie Silverman Lorraine McGowen Meyer H. Fedida Luis Penalver Salome Galib Marcia Wallace Stephen Shalen Maria Santana-Guadalupe William Gorin Nicky Sheats Sandy Santana GET INVOLVED TODAY!

Legal Outreach is making a difference. You can too by supporting our programming with your time, talent and treasure. Here’s how:

1. Host a field trip for one of the PACT or RISE classes at your office.One of the main goals of the Law and Justice Institutes is to allow students to see themselves as professionals, and what better way than to visit an office, interact with the professionals there, and engage in activities that bring the profession to light. Field trips are being planned for Friday afternoons this summer on the following dates: July 7, 14, 21, and 28. Hosts are asked to provide lunch to the students.

2. Serve as a guest speaker for the Legal Careers Presentations. Many of our students have no idea what lawyers actually do other than what they might have seen on TV. By making an hour-long presentation about your practice and engaging students in an activity that brings your work to life, you can provide them with an expanded glimpse into the profession and generate excitement about the opportunities ahead. Legal Careers presentations run for an hour starting at 9AM, Monday through Thursday, from July 5 through July 27.

3. Become a mentor to one of our students. Once students join the College Bound Program, we provide them with a support system that will encourage and motivate them as they navigate high school in preparation for college. As a mentor, you could be a major source of support by helping our students continue to strive for academic excellence. Mentors are expected to meet with their mentees on an individual basis throughout the year while also helping them prepare for the Constitutional Law Debate Program during their last three years of high school.

4. Donate to assure the continued success of our programs. It takes about $2,500 to have one student participate in the Law and Justice Institute, and an additional $5,000 per year of high school if they join our College Bound Program. Your contribution is essential to the work that we do and will allow us to continue to change the educational and life trajectories of students from underserved communities.

For more information about becoming directly involved with our students and programs, please contact Sanetta Ponton at [email protected] or 718-752-0222 x 209.

For inquiries concerning donations to Legal Outreach, contact Massiel Ramos at [email protected] or 718-752-0222 x 102.

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