JANUARY 21, 2020: U.S. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN TO RECEIVE NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION GOLD MEDAL AWARD United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will be presented with the Gold Medal Award of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) at a gala dinner at the American Museum of Natural History … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: STATE BAR TO HONOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN G. KOELTL The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial and Federal Litigation Section will recognize the Honorable John G. Koeltl, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, with the 2020 Stanley H. Fuld Award on January 29 at the … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: JUDGE MICHAEL M. MOHUN TO RECEIVE VINCENT E. DOYLE AWARD AT STATE BAR ANNUAL MEETING The Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will recognize the Honorable Michael M. Mohun (Bennington, NY), Wyoming County Court Judge, with the Vincent E. Doyle Jr. Award for Outstanding Judicial Contribution in the Criminal … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: NYC ATTORNEY WINS STATE BAR’S DIVERSITY TRAILBLAZER AWARD Kenneth Chin, partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, is the 2020 recipient of the John E. Higgins, Esq. Diversity Trailblazer Award presented by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Chin will receive his award on … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: PAST NYSBA PRESIDENT KENNETH STANDARD TO BE HONORED FOR DISTINCTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFFAIRS The International Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will present its award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs to former NYSBA President Kenneth G. Standard, Epstein Becker & Green, on Monday, Jan. 27 … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR WINS STATE BAR’S SANFORD LEVY AWARD New York Law School Professor of Law Rebecca Roiphe is the 2020 recipient of the Sanford Levy Award presented by the Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Roiphe will receive her award on January 29 … Continued

NYSBA President Hank Greenberg issued the following statement on the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico: “Thousands of our fellow American citizens in Puerto Rico continue to suffer at the hands of Mother Nature. The island, which is still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, was rocked this week by two powerful … Continued

In response to a surge in hate crimes in New York state and across the nation, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is convening a Task Force on Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes to combat this growing menace. The task force will be chaired by Carrie H. Cohen, a Morrison & Foerster partner and … Continued

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Hank Greenberg released the following statement regarding legislation, recently passed by Poland’s lower house of parliament, that would punish judges who speak out on judicial independence. The legislation sparked mass protests in 160 places throughout Poland and drew sharp criticism from the European Commission and the United Nations High … Continued

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Hank Greenberg released the following statement regarding the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 2019: “The U.S. Senate must now conduct a trial, presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States.  Each Senator will take an oath … Continued