2017 Diversity Gala
2017 OPENING REMARKS BY JEAN LEE, President & CEO, MCCA
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
David L. Cohen is Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and is the Company’s Chief Diversity Officer. David has a broad portfolio of responsibilities, including corporate communications, government and regulatory affairs, public affairs, legal affairs, corporate administration, and community investment. He also serves as senior counselor to the CEO. Before joining Comcast in July of 2002, David served as a partner in and Chairman of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the country.
2017 EOC Award National Winner
Award Accepted by: Craig Silliman,
Executive Vice President of Public Policy & General Counsel
2017 EOC Award Finalists
2017 Thomas L. Sager Award Winner
Award Accepted by: Kim Koopersmith,
Partner & Chairperson
2017 Thomas L. Sager Award Finalists
Event Sponsors
MCCA would like to thank all our generous sponsors who supported MCCA’s 2017 Diversity Gala.
Diversity Gala Host Committee
MICHELLE BANKS (CO-CHAIR)
Senior Adviser,
BarkerGilmore, LLC
Former EVP & Global General Counsel,
Gap Inc.
DON H. LIU (CO-CHAIR)
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary,
Target Corporation
CRAIG L. SILLIMAN (CO-CHAIR)
Executive Vice President – Public Policy
& General Counsel,
Verizon
STUART ALDEROTY
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary,
CIT Group, Inc.
DAMIEN ATKINS
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary,
Panasonic
CORNELL BOGGS III
Executive Vice President
& General Counsel
Toys “R” Us, Inc.
ROBERT BOSTROM
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary,
Abercombie & Fitch
CLARISSA CERDA
General Counsel,
Pindrop
SAMANTHA C. GRANT
Partner,
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
DUANE D. HOLLOWAY
Executive Vice President & General Counsel,
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
JOHN W. KUO
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary,
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
LINDA LU
Senior Vice President,
Personal Lines Insurance Legal Department,
Nationwide Insurance Company
GWEN MARCUS
Executive Vice President
& General Counsel,
Showtime Networks Inc.
NATALIE A. PIERCE
Shareholder,
Co-Chair, Robotics,
AI & Automation Industry Group,
Littler Mendelson P.C.
THOMAS L. SAGER
Partner,
Ballard Spahr LLP
AUSTIN K. SO
General Counsel, Chief Legal
Officer & Secretary,
StoneMor Partners L.P.
ALAN K. TSE
Global General Counsel & Corporate Secretary,
Jones Lang LaSalle, IP Inc.
RICHARD J. WALLIS
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Office Product Group,
Microsoft Corporation
BENJAMIN F. WILSON
Chairman,
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
MICHAEL WU
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary,
Carter’s | Oshkosh B’gosh
ANDY YOO
Vice President, Associate General Counsel,
Pearson Education
DWIGHT S. YOO
Partner,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
EVENT AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, October 4, 2017
*Please note the agenda times are in EDT.
06:00 PM – 07:30 PM
PRE-SHOW RECEPTION FOR ALL GUESTS
06:00 PM – 07:30 PM
VIP PRE-SHOW RECEPTION
08:00 PM – 09:30 PM
GALA AWARDS PROGRAM & POST-AWARDS DINNER RECEPTION
09:30 PM – 11:00 PM
POST-SHOW RECEPTION FOR ALL GUESTS
Registration & Fees
PAYMENT MESSAGE:
All Major Credit Cards were accepted.
MCCA Law Firm and Corporate Members: Please note as part of your membership benefits you may be entitled to complimentary registrations and the Member rate for conference registration. Members must enter their Member Validation Code and select Apply on the payment page to receive the Member registration rate. To learn more contact membership@mcca.com.
REFUND POLICY:
Tickets are non-refundable. If you have paid tickets and are unable to attend the event we will provide a tax letter for your donation upon request. Please email sponsorship@mcca.com for tax letter request and/or questions.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Please advise the Diversity Gala team if you have any special needs for facilities, visual aids or dietary requirements at events@mcca.com.