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Nearly $11 million+ raised by UJA Lawyers Division
alone.
Nearly $70 million allocated in grants and loans for Covid relief – over and above UJA’s annual allocations.
400,000+ visits to 11 digital food pantry sites
in 2021.
Nearly $16 million allocated in emergency funding to provide relief to the people of Ukraine.
100,000+ pro bono hours provided to more than 43,000 New Yorkers to access legal services.
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Our Roll of Honor recognizes individuals and firms who give a gift of $1,000 or more to UJA’s Annual Campaign. During these challenging times, your generosity is more critical than ever.
UJA’s Lawyers Division Council welcomes mid-career attorneys in their 30s or 40s who meaningfully support UJA, want to engage with our vital work with their professional peers, and enjoy bespoke programming and opportunities.
Chair
Jillian E. Merns
Vice Chairs
Joshua Dugan
Adam Dunst
Gabriel Gershowitz
Sam Permutt
A place for young attorneys in their 20s and 30s to meet like-minded peers, make a difference through the work of UJA, and participate in meaningful programs and events.
Chairs
Melanie Jolson
Sarah Sternlieb
Vice Chairs
Corey Rosenholtz
Alexandra Leavy
Recruitment Chairs
Michael Cassel
Noah Schwartz
Setting the Bar Chair
Danielle Abada
Committee
Danielle Abada
Samantha Anderson
Sophie Barnett
Rachel Behar
Emily Belfer
Jarret Berg
Noam Besdin
Isabella Brodie
Michael Cassel
Samantha Chase
Ella Cohen
Anthony Collins
Daniel Desatnik
Adam Dunst
Joshua Eisenson
Allison Eisenson
Jesse Feitel
Jamie Fertig
Ross Fiedler
Inbar Gal
Gabriel Gershowitz
Melissa Glassman
Amanda Glaubach
Jill Golub
Sam Groner
Ben Heller
Melanie Jolson
Gilana Keller
Adam Kravitz
Elie Krief
Zachary Krooks
David Kupfer
Alexandra Leavy
Jonathan Levin
Aaron Levine
Maddison Levine
Matt Levy
Mitchell Levy
Meredith Levy
Noah Liben
Rebecca Liebowitz
Russell Light
Daniel Luks
Daniel Marcus
Yitzhak Maurer
Jared Mayer
Jillian Merns
Melanie Miller
Jessica Nachman
Ariel Nelson
Deanna Paul
Sam Permutt
Sam Pollack
Sari Rosenfeld
Corey Rosenholtz
Tamara Roth
David Salant
Zach Schreiber
Noah Schwartz
Adam Seiden
Meigan Serle
Julie Shapiro
David Skoler
Alexis Soshnick
Shoshana Speiser
Sarah Sternlieb
Phil Tafet
Eitan Ulmer
Alex Waxenberg
Sean Weissbart
Julia Welch
Nathan Werksman
Max Winograd
Sebastian Zar
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
A place for in-house counsel across all industries who want to do good.
Chairs
Lauren Ezrol Klein
Adam L. Rosman
This Group brings together senior-level professionals working in law, finance, venture capital, and technology with a focus on security and privacy who support the work of UJA-Federation.
Chair
Boris Segalis
Committee
Anna Barkhan
Orrie Dinstein
Tsvi Gal
Avi Gesser
Edna Kamara
Matt Levine
Todd Ruback
Stephen Rutenberg
Vadim Shelomyanov
Daniel Silver
A place for restructuring professionals who want to make a difference. The Next Generation Restructuring Group also welcomes rising stars in their 30s and 40s.
A place for professionals who help clients plan for their future and want to make a difference.
Chair
Jackie Garrod
Vice Chairs
Hannah Mensch
Daniel Yarmish
Event Chairs
Nancy Gabel
Sean Weissbart
Education Chair
Alex Waxenberg
Committee
Amy F. Altman
Samantha Anderson
Susan Taxin Baer
Emily A. Belfer
Ninette Bordoff
Sherri Cohen
Martin Danoff
Ronni G. Davidowitz
Mitchell Drossman
Pamela Ehrenkranz
Jeff Feinstein
Glenn G. Fox
Gary B. Freidman
Nancy Shavel Gabel
Jackie Garrod
Bradley Glick
Avigail Goldglancz
Alan S. Halperin
Shifra Herzberg
Alan H. Hirschfeld
Caryn B. Keppler
Beth J. Kerwin
Ellyn Kravitz
Stanley S. Leffler
Frank Levin
Jerome L. Levine
Kevin Matz
Jillian E. Merns
Jessica E. Nachman
Jonathan K. Pollack
Sara Rabi
Ariel G. Nelson
Joshua S. Rubenstein
Jonathan Shenkman
Seth Slotkin
Peter Stambleck
Alan Swerdloff
Ivan Taback
Zena M. Tamler
Lois Tilton
Alex E. Waxenberg
Jay D. Waxenberg
Gail Esses Weiner
Jay H. Ziffer
A place for attorneys who specialize in white-collar crime and securities and want to make a difference.
We are women who work as legal professionals and in related fields — from firm life to in-house counsel — covering litigation, corporate, trusts and estates, white collar and securities enforcement, and everything in between.
Allison R. Schneirov
Risë Norman
Daniella Tisch
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