Special Events

Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner 2008

Legal Momentum’s 30th Annual Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner

November 18, 2008
Empire Ballroom
Grand Hyatt New York

Legal Momentum's Equal Opportunity Awards celebrate enlightened corporate leadership on behalf of women and girls by paying tribute to corporations and individuals who are clearly setting the pace in the promotion of women, families and diversity. Our 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.

2008 Honorees:

Joe Zee, Creative Director, ELLE
Carol Sawdye (pictured) accepting on behalf of Robert C. Sheehan, Executive
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Myron E. Ullman, III, Chairman & CEO, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

Honorary Chairs:
Joan Ganz Cooney, Chairman, Executive Committee, Sesame Workshop
Muriel Fox, Founder, Legal Momentum
Etta Froio, Senior Executive Editor, Women’s Wear Daily and W
Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman, The Blackstone Group

Fashion Chair:
Stephanie George, Executive Vice President, Time Inc.

Dinner Co-Chairs
Ina R. Drew, Chief Investment Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Dana Freyer, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Dawn Mello, President, Dawn Mello & Associates
Robbie Myers, Editor-in-Chief, ELLE
Harriet S. Posner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Elizabeth H. Sweney, Executive Vice President General Merchandise Manager,
Women's Apparel, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.