Top left: Judge Jon O. Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, left, receives the Award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs from the International Law and Practice Section on Wednesday, from section chair Michael W. Gilligan.
Top right: Laurie Nichole Robinson of Corporate Counsel Women of Color, center, is honored Monday with the Diversity Trailblazer Award from the Committee on Minorities in the Profession. With her are committee chair Lillian M. Moy, left, and state bar president Bernice K. Leber.
Above: Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, left, stands with Southern District Judge Loretta A. Preska and husband Thomas Kavaler, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Judge Preska received the Stanley H. Fuld Award for Outstanding Contributions to Commercial Law and Litigation from the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
