11th Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Justice Award Ceremony
2013 Award to be Presented to Con Ed. Counsel
Join the New York County Lawyers' Association and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association as Elizabeth D. Moore,
General Counsel of
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., is honored with the
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Award on
Thursday, February 28 at
6 p.m.
Named for one of the first African American women to run for public office in the United States, the award is presented annually to a woman of color whose life reflects her spirit and courageousness by distinguishing herself in the right for racial and gender equality.
About the Honoree
Moore, who became General Counsel at Con Edison in May 2009, is a former partner in the firm of Nixon Peabody LLP, where she specialized in public finance, employment law, procurement policy, and government compliance and regulatory issues. She previously served for 12 years in the administration of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo as Counsel to the Governor from 1991 to 1994. Moore earned a law degree from St. John's University and a Bachelor of Science from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, where she is a member of the Board of Trustees.
Event open to NYCLA and MBBA members