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HONORING

Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy
FAITH E. GAY
Selendy & Gay PLLC

Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy
HON. JOHN GLEESON
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

OAD Counsel for Justice Award
TONY WEST
Uber

OAD Beacon of Hope Award
FAYOLA MCINTOSH

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

JEFFREY TOOBIN
CNN

Honorary Co-Chairs

Myrna Felder

Roy L. Reardon

 

Host Committee

Antonia M. Apps 

Nicolas Bourtin

Sean Hecker

Katya Jestin

Lauren Moskowitz

Jeffrey Udell

The OAD First Monday in October Court heard argument in

ALTITUDE EXPRESS, INC. v. ZARDA

Does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?

THE BENCH

Tony West, Chief Justice

 Anirudh Bansal
James Joseph Benjamin, Jr.
Carrie H. Cohen
Daniel M. Gitner
Katherine R. Goldstein
Sharon Cohen Levin
Kelly A. Moore
John A. Nathanson

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