Brande Stellings spoke at the Practicing Law Institute’s ESG 2024: What It Means for Boards, Management and Counsel. Joined by Mylan Denerstein, Egwu Nwankpah and Steven Pearlman, Brande and the panel discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s Harvard admissions case on DEI programming and initiatives in the corporate world.
Read MoreBrande Stellings joined a panel moderated by the Hon. Loretta A. Preska: Insight on Oversight: The Dynamics of Effective Institutional Monitoring. The panel was hosted at the offices of BLB&G, sponsored by the Federal Bar Council and the Beyond #MeToo Working Group, and included panelists Rebecca Boon, Lev Dassin and Katya Jestin, and was organized with the help of Carrie Cohen.
Read MoreThe U.S. Biathlon Athlete Health and Safety Task Force has engaged Vestry Laight to review and assess the organization’s athlete safety measures and provide recommendations to strengthen the oversight and safeguards that promote an environment where athletes feel safe and supported.
Read MoreOn March 11, 2024, Silda Palerm was honored to participate in the panel “Financial Empowerment of Women and Girls,” as part of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The session was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Austria, the Permanent Mission of Denmark and UN Women.
Read MoreOn March 8, 2024, Brande Stellings was recognized at the New York City Bar Association’s Fifth Annual International Law Conference on the Status of Women in celebration of International Women’s Day. She was delighted to be recognized alongside many other women leaders including fellow members of the Beyond #Me Too Working Group and other colleagues.
Read MoreSilda Palerm, joined by Professor Diane Rosenfeld, Ally Coll, and Professor Suzanne Goldberg, for a panel discussion at Harvard Law School’s Celebration 70+ , on the Unfinished Business of Achieving Gender Equity and Ending Sexual Harassment.
Read MoreOn April 2, 2024, Sara Darehshori spoke at the 50th Annual Wolfgang Friedmann Conference: The Role of International and Domestic Courts in Preserving International Order in Uncertain Times, hosted by the Columbia Society of International Law. Along with Payam Akhavan and Christina Hioureas, Sara shared insights on international legal mechanisms as human rights accountability measures.
Read MoreOn February 16, 2024, Brande joined a panel discussion with Tracy Richelle High (Sullivan & Cromwell), Katherine Greenberg (A Better Balance) and Molly Huie (Bloomberg), hosted by the NYC Bar’s Women in the Legal Profession Committee, to discuss Advancement of Women Lawyers: Best Practices for a Better Tomorrow. The panel revisited the NYC Bar Association’s 2006 Best Practices Report and discussed its impact, the current state of the profession and promising practices for the future.
Read MoreSilda Palerm was invited to the White House by the First Lady to celebrate “Girls Leading Change” in October 2023.
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