Lead By Example Award Recipients

Presented to a male practicing lawyer who is a leader in his law firm, company, government unit or public interest entity and supports the advancement of women. He works in a company, firm or government/public interest unit that demonstrably supports such advancement. In his own department, measurable metrics support the award. That is, if he is in-house, he has a high percentage of direct female reports, with women in key positions such as head of litigation. In firms, there is a high percentage of women equity partners, women are present in significant numbers on important committees and there are significant numbers of female relationship managers.

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2021

Michael K. Hurst
Partner, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann

2020

Joel Stern
Chief Executive Officer,
NAMWOLF

2019

James L. Chosy
Executive Vice President and General Counsel,
U.S. Bancorp.

2018

Benjamin Wilson
Chairman,
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

2017

Mark Roellig
Chief Technology and Administrative Officer,
MassMutual Insurance Company

2016

Alan Bryan
Senior Associate General Counsel, Legal
Operations & Outside Counsel
Management, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

2015

Jonathan Feigelson
Senior Managing Director, General Counsel and Head of Corporate Governance
TIAA-CREF

2014

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Robert J. Grey, Jr.
Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP;
Executive Director, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)

2013

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Daniel J. Goldstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Pitney Bowes Inc.

2012

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David Boies
Chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP

2011

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Honorable Harold Baer
U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York

2011

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Marc Firestone
Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counse
Kraft Foods, Inc.

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