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Camille Olson of Seyfarth Shaw, and Chad E. Walker of Morton Salt, Inc. present the Golden Gavel Award to Gloria Santona, Retired Executive Vice President & General Counsel of McDonald’s Corporation.
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CARPLS Annual Golden Gavel Celebration
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
505 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Reception: 6 p.m.
Dinner & Program: 7 p.m.

Awardee
Gloria Santona
Retired Executive Vice President & General Counsel
McDonald’s Corporation
Honorary Co-Chairs

Chad E. Walker
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Morton Salt, Inc.

Camille A. Olson
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Co-Chairs
David B.H. Williams
CARPLS Board of Directors
Williams, Bax & Saltzman, P.C.
Margaret M. Haas
CARPLS Associate Board
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Ambassador Committee
Darryl Bradford Retired, Exelon Corporation
Shawn F. Fagan Citadel LLC
Andrea S. Kramer McDermott Will & Emery
Maureen A. Mosh Retired, The Northern Trust Company
Richard F. O’Malley, Jr. Sidley Austin LLP
Peter L. Rossiter Schiff Hardin LLP
Keynote Speaker
Elisabeth H. Pennix
General Counsel
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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Front Line Sponsors
- Jon & Susan Ballis
- Charles River Associates
- Chicago Lawyer Magazine
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- Freeborn & Peters LLP
Partner Sponsors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
- Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.
- Prof. Leonard J. & Joyce S. Schrager
- Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- Veritext Legal Solutions
Guardian Circle Sponsors
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Anderson + Wanca
- Associated Bank
- Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
- Bruce R. Braun
- Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP
- Dykema Gossett PLLC
- Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Franczek Radelet P.C.
- Paul E. Freehling
- Ralph J. Gabric
- The Honorable Susan Fox Gillis
- Margaret M. Haas
- Kathy & Kyle Hartman
- Joseph F. Hetz
- Sarah M. Konsky
- Brock & Kristen LaMarca Family Foundation
- Jonathan D. Lotsoff
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Miller Shakman & Beem LLP
- Nielsen, Zehe & Antas, P.C.
- O’Hagan Meyer LLC
- Perkins Coie LLP
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- Denise M. Pietrucha
- Jim & Michelle Pretlow
- Schiff Hardin LLP
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- Thompson Coburn LLP
- Verity Group
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