DATE
October 22, 2026
TIME
6:00 PM
After Party to follow at 9:00 PM
VENUE
Hall des Lumières
49 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007
ATTIRE
Cocktail
50 Years of Daring Daily
This milestone celebration, proudly presented by Akin®, commemorates five decades of educating exceptional attorneys, advocates, and leaders who have shaped the legal profession, business, government, and public service — featuring four exceptional alumni honorees who exemplify Cardozo's principles.
The Gala advances Cardozo’s mission by supporting scholarships and public service summer stipend funding for students.
Honorees
Ira S. Dizengoff '92
Partner, Akin
Kathryn O. Greenberg '82
Board Chair Emerita
Hon. Dianne T. Renwick '86
Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Christopher A. Seeger '90
Founding Partner, Seeger Weiss LLP
Master
of Ceremonies
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Committee
Honorary Co-Chairs
- Sonia Gardner '86
- Judith & William Greenblatt '82
- Nancy Shevell McCartney P'19
Co-Chairs
- Tricia Pantzer '98
- Joshua A. Sussberg '03
Committee
- Diego Carvajal '10
- Kori Clanton '15
- Joseph Clees P'26
- Eric Cohen '83
- John Elefterakis '09
- Elizabeth Goldman '90
- Carrie Gordon '88
- Harold Gordon '88
- Andrew Hannibal '12
- Elizabeth Kase '99
- Sharon Katz-Pearlman '84
- Stephanie Knepper Basman '08
- Amy Kroll '83
- John LaBarre '05
- Serena Lee '05
- Jon Lenzner '04
- Michael Lesser P'23
- Marc Lieberstein '92
- Janet & Seth Taube '79
- Valerie Tocci '03
- Rachel Warren '92
- Pami Wexelman '96
- Doug Wolf '91
After Party Committee
- Julia Cagin '18
- Reuben Dizengoff '18
- Sophie Dizengoff '23
- Reginald Greene '18
- Pamela Grutman '14
- Allison Holzberg '14
- Jackson Kerr '18
- Jaime Leggett '10
- Rebecca Liebowitz '18, LL.M. '19
- Samuel Martin '18
- Lekha Menon '18
- Meredith Mitnick '20
- Abigail Pearlman '19
- Casey Pearlman '20
- Maurice Robinson '09
- Stephanie Shtainer '25
- Randall Tesser '17
- Joshua Wright '17
Ticket Options
Purchase tickets for the Gala, attend the After Party only, or make a donation.
Sponsorship Opportunities
PRESENTING SPONSOR
• 3 tables of 10 guests each
• After Party entry
• 20 add'l After Party tickets
• Listing in event materials
• 3 digital journal ads
• Invitation to pre-Gala reception
$100,000
VISIONARY SPONSOR
• 2 tables of 10 guests each
• After Party entry
• 10 add'l After Party tickets
• Listing in event materials
• 2 digital journal ads
• Invitation to pre-Gala reception
$50,000
PREMIER SPONSOR
• 1 table of 12 guests
• After Party entry
• 8 add'l After Party tickets
• Listing in event materials
• 2 digital journal ads
• Invitation to pre-Gala reception
$35,000
SIGNATURE SPONSOR
• 1 table of 10 guests
• After Party entry
• 5 add'l After Party tickets
• Listing in event materials
• 1 digital journal ad
• Invitation to pre-Gala reception
$25,000
IMPACT SPONSOR
• 1 table of 8 guests
• After Party entry
• 5 add'l After Party tickets
• Listing in event materials
• 1 digital journal ad
• Invitation to pre-Gala reception
$10,000
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR
• Tickets for 4 guests
• After party entry
• Listing on sponsorship slide
$5,000
FRIEND
• Tickets for 2 guests
• After Party entry
• Listing on sponsorship slide
$2,500
INDIVIDUAL TICKET
• Ticket for 1 guest
• After Party entry
$1,000
GOLD TICKET
• Ticket for 1 Graduate of the Last Decade only
• After Party entry
$650
PUBLIC SERVICE TICKET
• Ticket for 1 guest in a qualifying public service role only
• After Party entry
$500
AFTER PARTY TICKET
• After Party ticket for 1 guest
• Doors open at 9:00 PM
• Does not include cocktail hour, seated dinner, or Gala program
$150
View the Sponsorship Packet.
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Gala proceeds directly support student scholarships and public service summer stipends, ensuring access and experiential learning opportunities for current and future generations of Cardozo students.