Marissa Wesely Wins 2009 Kay Crawford Murray Award
01.26.09
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Simpson Thacher corporate partner Marissa C. Wesely will be honored with the 2009 Kay Crawford Murray Award by The New York State Bar Association at the Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City on January 27, 2009. Sponsored by the Committee on Women in the Law, the award honors a member of the bar who recognizes the value of diversity in the legal profession and who has dedicated his or her time to advancing the professional development of women attorneys.
Ms. Wesely is the chair of the Firm’s Women’s Committee. She is also a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Profession, a member of the Steering Committee of the DirectWomen Initiative (a project of the American Bar Association and Catalyst to improve corporate board diversity), a member of the Board of Directors of Legal Momentum (f/k/a the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund) and a member of the Advisory Board of Women in Law Empowerment Forum.