Katten Pro Bono Efforts Help Save Lives, Rebuild Communities in War Zones

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that a team of six lawyers was honored for volunteering their legal help to an international humanitarian nonprofit organization that works to dismantle landmines and other deadly explosives left on battlefields in war-torn countries. Those attorneys, presented recently with Katten’s Pro Bono Service Awards, have provided legal aid to Mines Advisory Group (MAG) America, which raises awareness and funding for lifesaving work in far-flung countries such as Sri Lanka, Iraq and Nigeria. The organization shares the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize with International Campaign to…

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year Campaign Breaks Fundraising Records for Cancer Cures

In a spirited philanthropic competition to raise the most money for cancer cures in a 10-week timeframe, dedicated community leaders and their teams of supporters in cities across the country volunteered their time, skills, energy and passion to compete for the prestigious national title of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year. Records have been broken across all categories, lives have been changed and advancements in cancer treatments are being made. For the 2018 Man & Woman of the Year campaign, these passionate competitors together…

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Former WNBA President Donna Orender Partners with Celebrity Contributors to Inspire Girls and Women in New Book

Seven out of ten girls feel they don’t measure up academically, physically, or socially. 74% of girls feel they are under pressure to please everyone. These statistics confirm what we already know: the leaders of tomorrow need our support today. In an effort to change the game for girls and women, former WNBA president and founder of Generation W and Generation WOW Donna Orender and her team have collaborated with leaders from every field to create WOWsdom! The Girl’s Guide to the Positive and the Possible (Mascot Books, July 10,…

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TD Bank and the High Line Return with ‘High Line Honey’ Event to Promote Sustainable Honey and Highlight the Environmental Importance of Bees

Friends of the High Line and TD Bank, today announce the return of the High Line Honey program, which culminated this year with a summer harvest event on the High Line on Saturday, July 14th. Organizers expected to produce between 100 to 150 pounds of pure and unpasteurized local honey from rooftop beehives in the Chelsea neighborhood, where the High Line is located. The harvested honey was sold at the event, with 100 percent of the proceeds given back to the High Line to support the horticulture and sustainable maintenance…

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“Experience the Difference” at SCCE’s 17th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, October 21-24, 2018, Las Vegas

More than 1,800 compliance professionals are expected to gather in Las Vegas, October 21-24, 2018 for the 17th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, Hosted by the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE). This year’s Compliance & Ethics Institute includes several new features, including: Two new learning tracks – Professional Skills, which focuses on the soft skills that are necessary for a successful compliance program, and Advanced Compliance, which dives deeper into topics pertinent to compliance professionals with more than 10 years of experience. BrainDates – An exciting way to…

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