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Willkie Team Sweeps NY Bar Awards For Pro Bono Work
by CBJC Staff October 27, 2021
A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP team was honored by the New York Bar Association’s justice center at an award ceremony Tuesday for their work fighting to prevent New Yorkers from losing their possessions in self-storage units due to financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Willkie team was among 11 award recipients and included senior counsel Richard Mancino, associate Romane Paul, law clerk Brenton Clarke, and summer associates Garry Canepa and Rachel Winters, according to the City Bar Justice Center.
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