PAIR Gala Celebration 

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PAIR's Annual Gala celebration is a special evening and powerful moment to honor all those who work so hard to assist our vibrant immigrant community. The gala brings together leaders in Greater Boston’s legal, nonprofit and business communities, including law firm partners, corporate counsel, philanthropists, immigrants, and community activists. Guests have a chance to meet a PAIR client and to hear their story of hope.

The gala is PAIR’s largest community fundraiser, allowing us to serve courageous asylum seekers and detained immigrants with high quality, holistic legal services. We fundraise, particularly now, to ensure our critical programs can continue to benefit those who need it most. Each dollar donated to PAIR's Fund The Mission Drive is one more immigrant’s dream of a better life realized, one more helping hand to those desperately in need of legal aid, and one more asylum seeker who has the opportunity to find their voice and live their dream. 

We are proud to honor and congratulate distinguished awardees each year. This year's awardees are:

Pro Bono Asylum Award
Meredith K. Stewart

Pro Bono Detention Award
Susanna V. Stern - Landay Leblang Stern

Justice for Immigrant Families Award
Fish & Richardson P.C.

Pro Bono Interpreter Award
Eduardo Folco

Pro Bono Law Firm Award
Ropes & Gray LLP  

Pro Bono Mentor Award
Martha Koster - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C 

Outstanding Service Award
Foley Hoag LLP 

Rapid Response Award

Mneesha Gellman - Emerson Prison Initiative 

Business Leader in Human Rights Award
MassMutual

Sarah B. Ignatius Award for Excellence in Law
A. Hugh Scott - Choate Hall & Stewart LLP 

 

  

Monday, November 3, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 pm EST
UMass Club


SPONSORSHIP PACKET
For further information on becoming a gala sponsor, please contact us here.



To make a gift to PAIR's Fund the Mission drive, give online or send a check to "PAIR Project," 98 North Washington Street, Suite 106, Boston, MA 02114.

 


Gala Sponsors

The PAIR gala would not be as successful as it is without our dedicated and generous sponsors, including our foundation supporters, private donors, and corporate sponsors.

 

Elite Level | $50,000
20 tickets, VIP reception, prominent display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, full page display in Gala Program, featured mention in press release, spotlight recognition in all materials and platforms

Ropes & Gray LLP

 

Champion Level | $25,000
15 tickets, prominent display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, full page logo display in Gala Program, featured mention in press release, spotlight recognition in all materials and platforms 


 

Diamond Level | $15,000
12 tickets, prominent display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, half page logo display in Gala Program, mention in PAIR’s press release, spotlight recognition in all materials and platforms

Foley Hoag LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

 

Platinum Level | $10,000
10 tickets, prominent display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, half page logo display in Gala Program, spotlight recognition in all materials and platforms

Dechert LLP
Eastern Bank Foundation
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Goodwin Procter LLP
MassMutual
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
The Kraft Group
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

 

Gold Level | $5,000
7 tickets, prominent display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, recognition in Annual Report and platforms

A&O Shearman
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP
Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
John Hancock
McCarter & English, LLP
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

 

Silver Level | $3,000
5 tickets, display in advertising materials including Gala Program and slideshow, recognition in Annual Report and website

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Cloherty & Steinberg LLP
Cooley LLP
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Fidelity Investments
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McHaffey & Nice, LLC
Proskauer Rose LLP
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA

 

Benefactor Level | $500-$2,999
2 tickets, mention in Gala Program and slideshow, Annual Report and website

AILA – New England Chapter
Brown Rudnick LLP
Demeo LLP
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C.
Microsoft
Nixon Peabody LLP

 


The Gala is PAIR’s primary source of community fundraising and also an opportunity to recognize the excellent work of all of our partners. PAIR would welcome any contribution you make. For more information, please contact us here.

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