31st Annual First Monday in October on October 7, 2024

Thank you to all of the Honorees, Justices, and Supporters of OAD's 31st Annual First Monday in October!

View all of the evening's photos on Flickr and watch the video recording on YouTube.

Check out the 2024 First Monday Journal (click on the cover image below):

FM31 Journal Cover

HONORING

Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP

Hecker Fink LLP

OAD Gideon Award

OAD Counsel for Justice Award

Wells Fargo & Company

OAD Beacon of Hope Award

DESHEEN EVANS

THE BENCH

The First Monday Court will hear argument in Kousisis v. United States: Can deception to induce a commercial transaction constitute federal mail or wire fraud, even if the defendant does not intend to cause economic harm and the alleged victim receives the goods or services for which it paid? 

Counsel for Petitioner

Counsel for Respondent


THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS!

HOST COMMITTEE

Nicolas Bourtin  Ι Joanna C. Hendon Ι James P. Loonam Ι Tatiana R. Martins Ι  Jeffrey A. Udell

HONORARY CHAIR

Myrna Felder


PRESENTING SPONSOR

Pres Spon 9-10-24

LEADERS

Leaders 9-10-24

BENEFACTORS

Benefactors 9-20-24

PATRONS

Alston & Bird LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LL
PDLA Piper LLP (US
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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PMcDermott Will & Emery LL
PMorvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P
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PPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LL
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CHAMPIONS

Cohen & Gresser LLP
Dechert LLP
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Sher Tremonte LLP


SUPPORTERS

Elizabeth Grayer & Aidan Synnott
Katya Jestin
Sheppard Mullin


INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Covington & Burling LLP
Empire Discovery
Maria T. Galeno
Mary & Tom Heyman
Nardello & Co. LLC
Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP
Steptoe LLP
Jeffrey A. Udell


INDIVIDUAL PATRONS

Tim Beeken
Beys Liston & Mobargha LLP
Bloch & White LLP
Bracewell LLP
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP
Andrew Genser
Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin, P.C.
Levine Lee LLP
Carri Lyon
Kristin Mace
Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma
David Zornow


INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Martin Auerbach
Lisa Cahill
Arthur Greenspan
Adam Hickey
Jon Lindsey
Sharon McCarthy
Timothy Mohr
Daniel Noble
Tai Park
Gina Parlovecchio
Andrew St. Laurent
Christina Swarns


MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024

42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Cocktail Reception

6:00 p.m.

David Patton

7:15 p.m.

Business Attire

For more information, please contact Becca Freeman at firstmonday@oadnyc.org or (212) 402-4105.


To pay by check, or to register by mail, please download this form and send to:


Office of the Appellate Defender
Attn: First Monday Coordinator
11 Park Place, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10007