Lawyers and advocates gathered on the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough rooftop overlooking Atlanta Thursday evening to celebrate four decades of work to end domestic violence.

The event was a 40th birthday party for the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, complete with canapes and cake, gifts and balloons. And it was a fundraiser for the collaborative of nonprofit organizations around the state, with guests buying tickets and law firms and GCs chipping in sponsorships.