Honoring

Sharonne Salaam

Prison and human rights advocate, co-founder of Justice 4 the Wrongfully Incarcerated, and mother of Exonerated Five and Innocence Project Board Member Yusef Salaam

Tananbaum Family: Innocence Project Board Member Andrew Tananbaum, Dorothy Tananbaum, JoBeth Abecassis, Zoe Bernstein, and Tanner Tananbaum

A family with a deep commitment to social justice and criminal legal reform

Benefit Co-chairs

Sara Naison-Tarajano

Innocence Project Board Member and Partner at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Steven Alan Reiss

Retired Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

About the Event

A Celebration of Freedom & Justice
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Cipriani Wall Street

Cocktail Reception | 6:30 p.m.
Dinner & Program | 7:30 p.m.
Festive Attire

Join us for this annual celebration, which honors exceptional heroes and partners who have shared in our fight to free the innocent and prevent future wrongful convictions. You’ll hear from — and celebrate — freed and exonerated people whose stories are at the heart of our mission and work.

Please help keep our community safe by attending the event only if you have been fully vaccinated against
COVID-19 or have received a negative result on a COVID-19 test in the 24 hours before the Gala.

Contact the benefit office at 646.842.1647 or [email protected]

Our Sponsors

Doris and Stanley Tananbaum Foundation/Andrew Tananbaum and Family

Freedom and Justice Champion

Sara Naison-Tarajano and Orestes Tarajano

Freedom and Justice Champion

United Airlines

Freedom and Justice Champion

The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation

Visionary Sponsor

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP - New York

Visionary Sponsor

Jane Musky and Tony Goldwyn

Reformer Sponsor

Kathryn O. Greenberg

Reformer Sponsor

Renee and John Grisham

Reformer Sponsor

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - New York

Reformer Sponsor

Wilma and Howard Kaye

Reformer Sponsor

Vered Rabia

Reformer Sponsor

Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation

Leader Sponsor

Cindy and Paul Augustine

Partner Sponsor

Fuhrman Family Foundation

Partner Sponsor

Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law

Partner Sponsor

Mary Mattingly and Steve Reiss

Partner Sponsor

The Morton Family

Partner Sponsor

Jessica Roth and Ben Lawsky

Partner Sponsor

GFP Real Estate

Partner Sponsor

The Sky Foundation

Partner Sponsor

Trocadero Holdings

Partner Sponsor