NYCUDL Annual Champions of Debate Gala

Thank you to all the current 2026 Gala Sponsors:

Diamond Sponsors

$50,000

Diamond Sponsor

Diamond Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

$25,000

Aboaf Whaley Family Foundation

Advance

Kobre & Kim

Ropes & Gray

Gold Sponsors

$15,000

Baker Hostetler

Morgan Lewis

Davis Polk

Proskauer

Greenberg Traurig

Quinn Emanuel

Harvey

Selendy Gay

Jesse Yeo

Skadden

Latham

WilmerHale

Milbank

Silver Sponsors

$10,000

Brad Drummond

Lexitas

Debevoise

Paul Weiss

Friedman Kaplan

PwC

Hecker Fink

Sher Tremonte

2025 Gala Album
2025 Gala Highlight Video

Past Honorees

Damian Williams

2025 Champion of Debate
US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Gurbir Grewal

2024 Champion of Debate
Director of Enforcement for the Securities & Exchange Commission

Elizabeth B. Prelogar

2023 Champion of Debate
Solicitor General of the United States

Preet Bharara

2022 Champion of Debate
Former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Ben Lee

2025 Champion of Debate
Chief Legal Officer,
Reddit, Inc

Brooke Cucinella

2024 Champion of Debate
Managing Director and Global Head of Litigation & Regulatory Inquiries, Citadel

Tiffany M. Hall

2023 Champion of Debate
Executive Vice President and General Counsel North America,
Mastercard

Laura Schnaidt

2022 Champion of Debate
Founder and CEO,
Women in Funds

Damian Williams

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Ben Lee

Chief Legal Officer,
Reddit, Inc

Gurbir Grewal

Director of Enforcement for the Securities & Exchange Commission

Brooke Cucinella

Managing Director and Global Head of Litigation & Regulatory Inquiries, Citadel

Elizabeth B. Prelogar

Solicitor General of the United States

Tiffany M. Hall

Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Mastercard

Preet Bharara

Former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Laura Schnaidt

Founder and CEO,
Women in Funds