Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner 2006

At Legal Momentum's annual Equal Opportunity Awards dinner, we celebrate enlightened corporate leadership on behalf of women and girls. Awards are presented to distinguished individuals and companies who have demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity, family friendly policies and compassionate and progressive workplace responses to victims of domestic violence. The gala dinner is a tribute to the extraordinary men and women whose personal leadership in their respective fields has broken new ground for women in corporate America.

In November 2006, at our 28th Annual award dinner, we paid tribute to four extraordinary individuals who are clearly setting the pace in the promotion of women, families, and diversity--and raised a record-breaking $1.2 million in unrestricted support.

2006 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Stephen J. Dannhauser, Esq.
Chairman
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Champion for Diversity Award

Karen Katz
President and CEO
Neiman Marcus Stores
Equal Opportunity Award

Michele Coleman Mayes
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Pitney Bowes Inc.
"Our Hero" Award

Lloyd G. Trotter
Vice Chairman, GE
PPresident and CEO
GE Industrial
Equal Opportunity Award

Photos from the 2006 Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner

Photography by Michael Divito

The Equal Opportunity Awards
The Equal Opportunity Awards

Board Chair Linda A. Willett presents the Champion for Diversity Award to Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman of Weil, Gotschal & Manges LLP
Board Chair Linda A. Willett presents the Champion for Diversity Award to Stephen J. Dannhauser, Chairman of Weil, Gotschal & Manges LLP

Board Member Susan J. Kohlmann presents Legal Momentum's Our Hero Award to Board Member Michele Coleman Mayes
Board Member Susan J. Kohlmann presents Legal Momentum's "Our Hero" Award to Board Member Michele Coleman Mayes

Linda Willett presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Lloyd G. Trotter, Vice Chairman of GE and President and CEO of GE Industrial
Linda Willett presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Lloyd G. Trotter, Vice Chairman of GE and President and CEO of GE Industrial

Karen Katz, President and CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores, and Stephanie George, Legal Momentum Board Member and EOA Fashion Chair
Karen Katz, President and CEO of Neiman Marcus Stores, and Stephanie George, Legal Momentum Board Member and EOA Fashion Chair

Legal Momentum's Legal Director Jennifer Brown, Board Member Jay W. Waks, and Dorothy P. Watson, General Counsel, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Legal Momentum's Legal Director Jennifer Brown, Board Member Jay W. Waks, and Dorothy P. Watson, General Counsel, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Board Member Ina R. Drew with Dinner Co-Chairs Ken Downing and Lisa Kazor of Neiman Marcus Stores
Board Member Ina R. Drew with Dinner Co-Chairs Ken Downing and Lisa Kazor of Neiman Marcus Stores

Honorary Board Member Etta Froio with Karen, Alex and Alan Katz
Honorary Board Member Etta Froio with Karen, Alex and Alan Katz

Lloyd and Teri Trotter
Lloyd and Teri Trotter

Michele Coleman Mayes with 2005 EOA Honoree Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes Inc.
Michele Coleman Mayes with 2005 EOA Honoree Michael J. Critelli, Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes Inc.

Dinner Co-Chairs Erika L. Weinberg, Akiko Mikumo, Marcia L. Goldstein, Ellen Odoner, and Andrea A. Bernstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dinner Co-Chairs Erika L. Weinberg, Akiko Mikumo, Marcia L. Goldstein, Ellen Odoner, and Andrea A. Bernstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Board Chair Linda A. Willett
Board Chair Linda A. Willett