Jenny DaSilva is the founder and Executive Director of Start Small Think Big (Start Small), a non-profit organization that helps low- and moderate-income individuals in New York City start, sustain and grow their small businesses by offering free legal services and financial management training. Recently, Debevoise Pro Bono Counsel Jennifer Cowan sat down with Jenny …
Dean Kathleen Boozang has been Dean of Seton Hall Law since July 2015. Dean Boozang was initially recruited to Seton Hall in 1990 to found the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, one of the top health law programs in the nation. During her tenure at the school, she has also served as Vice …
Susan Comparato is CEO, President and the only woman member of the Board of Directors of Syncora Holdings Ltd. Syncora is a global company that provides financial guarantee insurance and other credit enhancement for debt obligations in the United States and international capital markets. Susan was one of the key leaders of Syncora’s complex restructuring …
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Amanda Steinberg is the founder & CEO of DailyWorth and WorthFM. DailyWorth is the leading digital financial media company for women with one million subscribers. WorthFM is a digital investment platform for women. As women in the U.S. are on track to inherit the majority of the country’s wealth by 2030, Steinberg is changing how …
Pretty much everyone aspires to be Mindy Kaling’s best friend. If you don’t believe us, then you’re obviously not spending enough time browsing the comments section of her social media posts. Mindy Kaling rose to fame acting in and writing for the long-running sitcom, The Office, and has since gone on to create and star in another …
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Gillian Lester is the Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor at Columbia Law School, a position she has held since January 2015, after having served in various capacities at Berkeley Law School, Harvard Law School, UCLA School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Stanford Law School. She started her career in her native Canada, …
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Debevoise partner M. Natasha Labovitz was recently named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer for her role advising Altegrity Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the fourth biggest bankruptcy of 2015. Natasha was one of only 12 lawyers honored in the annual list that recognizes the leading corporate lawyers and transactions of the previous year. I …
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Sasha Scott runs The Inclusive Group, which over the last 15 years has educated and facilitated over 50,000 professionals, from lawyers to members of the armed forces, on the need for authenticity and acceptance in the workplace. Sasha recently provided training to Debevoise’s London office on unconscious bias. Sasha, who identifies as LGBT, is considered an international …
Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary is responsible for all of The Home Depot’s legal functions worldwide, including securities, litigation, employment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, store operations, risk management and intellectual property. She formerly served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Clinton administration, and as Deputy General Counsel …
Paula Samper Salazar is a partner at Gómez- Pinzón Zuleta, one of the most recognized law firms in Colombia. She was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Pro Bono Declaration for the Americas, an initiative promoted by the Cyrus Vance Center in New York that has been signed by more than 350 law …
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