Having recently set our clocks back at the end of this year’s Daylight Savings Time, we here at New York Commercial Division Practice wanted to alert our readers to an upcoming, decidedly forward-looking NY Bar event. On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York Bar Association will host an interactive event – Taking the Lead 2024: Empowering Women Lawyers in Commercial Cases; Winning Strategies and Techniques for Trial. The event will showcase women commercial litigators and will feature a mock trial presentation with opening and closing statements and direct and cross-examinations of witnesses, followed by a critique of the presentation by distinguished members of a judiciary panel.
The judiciary panel will consist of:
- Hon. Judge Shira Scheindlin (ret.), Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
- Hon. Judge Jessica Clarke, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York
- Hon. Judge Anne Donnelly, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York
- Hon. Justice Anar Rathod Patel, Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County
- Hon. Justice Joseph Risi, Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County
The Taking the Lead event also will feature an awards ceremony for the presentation of the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom, and the Hon. Judith S. Kaye Commercial and Federal Litigation Scholarship.
First introduced in 2016, the Scheindlin Award is presented in November, on or around the date when women received the right to vote in New York State in 1917. The Judith S. Kaye Scholarship was established with the goal of increasing the number of women prepared to serve as first chair in commercial litigation cases. Both awards recognize female litigators who demonstrate excellence in commercial litigation and a strong commitment to mentoring junior attorneys in the legal community.
The Taking the Lead event will be held at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, Ceremonial Courtroom, in Manhattan.
Below is a link to learn more about this program, including online registration:
As one of the panelists, I am excited to be a part of this event and am looking forward to seeing you there!