Andrews Kurth Congratulates Honorees of National Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Awards

NEW YORK –  Andrews Kurth congratulates honorees Eli Lilly and Company and Stacey D. Stewart, Senior Vice President of Community & Charitable Giving for Fannie Mae, on being named the recipients of the National Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Awards. The awards will be presented at the Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner on November 15, 2007, at the Marriott Marquis in New York. Andrews Kurth is one of the sponsors of the event.

“We are proud to support the National Urban League and honor the recipients of the Equal Opportunity Day Awards,” said Lynne Fischman Uniman, Managing Partner of the New York office. “Andrews Kurth is dedicated to the mission of this organization and looks forward to future partnerships with the Urban League.”

The National Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner honors individuals and corporations who perpetuate the principle of equal opportunity and exhibit leadership qualities that result in notable contributions to the cause of equal rights. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the League's programs and services in its five focus areas: Education and Youth, Economic Empowerment, Health and Quality of Life, Civic Engagement, and Civil Rights and Racial Justice. Past honorees include Magic Johnson, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammad Ali, Condoleeza Rice, Iman, Merrill Lynch and General Motors Corporation.

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.