CBA Record May-June 2022

CBANEWS 2022 Vanguard Awards Honor Diversity Champions

in the Legal Community By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director T he Chicago Bar Association, along with many other local bar associa tions, annually presents the Van

Bar Association include having served as Chair of the Class Actions, Financial Services, Securities Litigation, and Bench and Bar Committees, and as a member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee and Board of Managers. He currently serves as the CBA’s General Counsel.

guard Awards to honor trailblazers who are leading the way to promote strength, professionalism, and diversity across the legal community. The awards were held in a hybrid format this year (both virtually and at the CBA Building) to recognize those who have championed making the law and legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community at large. “The Vanguard Awards highlight the important contributions made by the changemakers leading our legal com munity. Through their dedication and tireless work, these honorees continue to improve our profession. The CBA is proud to recognize Howard Suskin and all the distinguished award recipients.” said CBA President E. Lynn Grayson. Distinguished award recipients included: Janette Angela Strzalka, Advo cates Society; Donna Haddad, Arab American Bar Association of Illinois; Ann Chen, Asian American Bar Asso ciation; Ngozi Okorafor, Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chi cago; Howard Suskin, Chicago Bar Asso ciation; Elaine Sit, Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago; Urie R. Clark, Cook County Bar Association; Judge Grace G. Dickler, Decalogue Soci ety of Lawyers; Judge Anjana Hansen, Filipino American Lawyers Association; Griselda Vega Samuel, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; Judge Jill Rose Quinn, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association

Howard Suskin

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of Chicago; Jaime R. Santana, Puerto Rican Bar Association; Debjani Desai, South Asian Bar Association of Chicago; and Deanne Brown, Women’s Bar Asso ciation of Illinois. Video from the awards ceremony and additional information can be found on the CBA’s YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/chicagobar. The CBA’s honoree is Howard Suskin, a partner at Jenner & Block and co-chair of the firm’s securities litigation and enforcement practice group and the class action practice group. He counsels and represents clients regarding shareholder litigation, board investigations, and secu rities administrative and self-regulatory organization proceedings and in arbitra tions. Suskin is co-chair emeritus of the Jenner & Block LGBTQ Forum, whose members play significant roles in pro bono advocacy at the national and local levels. His leadership roles at The Chicago

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