(Black PR Wire) New York, NY -- The Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) will host its 37th Anniversary Awards Gala virtually on Friday May 21, 2021.  The event will be streamed live beginning at 7:00 pm. Each year, the Annual Awards Gala is a celebration of the past year’s accomplishments as well as an opportunity to raise funds to benefit the next generation of legal professionals with financial aid, scholarships and mentoring.   This year’s virtual celebration will continue to recognize the achievements of the MBBA, its sponsors, honorees and the community.

The MBBA is a unified citywide association of Black and other minority lawyers and legal professionals with a mission to advance equality and excellence in the pursuit of justice, aid the progress of Blacks and other minorities in the profession, address legal issues affecting the citywide community, and foster the study of law by encouraging the personal and professional development of young lawyers and law students. Visit: www.mbbanyc.org  #MBBAGALA21

“In this crucial time during American history, the MBBA must continue its important role to affect change. We can do this by raising our voices.  We must amplify the power of the Black Bar, and L.E.A.P. into excellence.  Devoted partners and loyal members – such as our five Gala honorees this year – have made it possible for us to once again reach our goals and make a difference,” stated President Anta Cissé-Green.

THE HONOREES

Trailblazer of the Year - Alphonzo A. Grant, Jr.Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Public Servant of the Year - Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Chief Operating Officer, NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research

Jurist of the Year - Hon. Cheryl E. Chambers, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second Judicial, Department , New York State Supreme Court

Corporate Counsel of the Year - Kevin Clunis, Senior Vice President, Legal, Ross Stores, Inc.  

Private Practitioner of the Year - Lori Anne Douglass, Partner, Douglass Rademacher LLP

SPECIAL THANKS TO MBBA PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

As sponsors continue to join the MBBA gala each day, the organization is extremely grateful for the partnership from: Kirkland Ellis LLP; Allen & Overy; The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.;  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; WilmerHale; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Covington & Burling LLP; Shearman & Sterling LLP; Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Morgan Stanley; Alphonzo Grant, Jr.; Walden Macht & Haran LLP; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; and Major Lindsey & Africa LLC; Vidal Peoples; Strategies for Wealth; and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

The virtual gala is proudly produced once more by Bee Season Consulting LLC.  For more information on the 2021 MBBA Gala, please contact info@mbbanyc.org. Tickets and Sponsorships via credit card can be made here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mbbas-37th-anniversary-awards-virtual-gala-tickets-141192182619.  To pay by check, make checks payable to Metropolitan Black Bar Association.  Payments may be mailed directly to Metropolitan Black Bar Association, 1001 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10018.