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Lawyers Division Annual Event
Monday, February 24, 2025
6:00 PM
placeThe Pierre, 2 East 61st Street, New York, NY, 10065
Honorees
Keynote Speaker
Leadership
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EVENT REGISTRATION AND ONLINE JOURNAL SALES ARE CLOSED.

To inquire about taking an ad in our printed Journal (distributed post event), attending the event, or any other questions, please contact Ragan Plaza.

Pay tribute to our honorees, Allison R. Schneirov and Samuel P. Groner, by making a donation in their honor here.

New York’s top legal professionals will come together this winter for UJA’s Lawyers Division Annual Event.

We’ll honor Allison R. Schneirov with the Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Award and Samuel P. Groner with the James H. Fogelson Emerging Leadership Award for their professional and philanthropic leadership.

Join us as we support UJA’s powerful and multifaceted response to war in Israel, surging antisemitism, and persistent hunger and poverty in New York.

Young attorneys - don't miss the annual Young Lawyers After Dark Celebration following the Lawyers Division Annual Event. Register here.

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Honorees

Allison R. Schneirov

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With the Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Award

Allison R. Schneirov is Global Head of Skadden’s transactions practices. She is a trusted advisor to corporate and financial sponsor clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and other significant corporate matters. Allison has spent her entire career at Skadden, where she is a member of the Policy Committee, its top governing body, and has chaired the Partnership Selection Committee. 

Recognized in numerous publications for her work, Allison has been repeatedly featured in IFLR1000, Chambers and The Deal, which named her a Top Woman in Dealmaking for M&A and selected her to its inaugural...

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Samuel P. Groner

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

With the James H. Fogelson Emerging Leadership Award

Samuel Groner is a litigation partner at Fried Frank. He represents financial institutions, corporations, boards of directors, and senior management in connection with securities litigation, shareholder and derivative litigation, and corporate disputes. In the securities arena, he has defended numerous high-profile corporations in the banking, apparel, and pharmaceuticals sectors. Legal 500 recognizes Samuel in its Securities Litigation category, where clients describe him as “thoughtful and creative.”

Samuel is currently a member of UJA’s Lawyers Division Council and previously served on...

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Keynote Speaker

Glenn Cohen

Former Mossad Chief Psychologist and Hostage Negotiator

Born and raised in New York City, Glenn moved to Israel after high school and served for over 30 years as an Air Force pilot, Mossad officer, special forces psychologist, and IDF hostage negotiator. Since retiring with a rank equivalent to colonel, Glenn has trained top business and military brass using the five “E.L.I.T.E.” keys to resilience and peak performance, which he pioneered during his tenure in the Mossad. Since October 7, Glenn has served over four months in emergency reserve duty in the IDF Hostage Negotiation Unit, where he was designated to be the first mental health professional to meet the hostages upon their return to Israel. Subsequently, he wrote the protocol...

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Leadership

Event Chairs

Andrew B. Barkan
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Geoffrey S. Berman
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Daniel J. Bursky
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Park Avenue Synagogue

Jonathan D. Gray
The Blackstone Group

Jeremy D. London
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Scott B. Luftglass
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Anne T. Madden
Honeywell

Kathleen McCabe
PJT

Andrew B. Barkan
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Geoffrey S. Berman
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Daniel J. Bursky
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Park Avenue Synagogue

Jonathan D. Gray
The Blackstone Group

Jeremy D. London
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Scott B. Luftglass
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Anne T. Madden
Honeywell

Kathleen McCabe
PJT

Journal Information

Journal Closing Date: Monday, February 3

Journal packages purchased after February 3 will include ads IN PRINTED JOURNALS ONLY, distributed after the event.

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  • Please note that UJA-Federation is spelled with a hyphen and
    without the article “the.”
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    not promote or advertise a business.
  • Ads should not include crop marks or any printer’s marks.

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