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For more than 25 years, the National Immigrant Justice Center's (NIJC) Human Rights Awards has honored human rights champions and business, civic, and community leaders. This inspirational event is a staple in the legal and philanthropic communities, drawing 1,000 attendees and providing critical funding for NIJC. Since its founding, NIJC and thousands of pro bono attorneys have provided legal services to countless people and advanced a more humane immigration system through litigation and policy advocacy.

26th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. CT

Stay tuned for more details about the 26th Annual Human Rights Awards including awardees. In the meantime, see more about this past year's event, the 25th Annual Human Rights Awards.

Purchase a sponsorship online here.

If you have questions, please contact Mayon Yen.

 

Table indicating benefits of sponsorship levels for the Human Rights Awards. These benefits are detailed below on this page.

2025 Sponsorship Benefits:

PREMIER SPONSOR ($50,000+)

  • Eight seats plus access to special recognition reception
  • Logo featured on event website & on signage at event
  • Logo on cover of program booklet and full page advertisement with premium placement
  • Logo on invitation
  • Company recognized on NIJC's social media channels
  • Company recognition during event
  • Recognition in NIJC’s emails about the event
  • Speaking opportunity at event

DIAMOND SPONSOR ($30,000-$49,000)    

  • Eight seats plus access to special recognition reception
  • Logo featured on event website & on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and full page advertisement
  • Logo on invitation
  • Company recognized on NIJC's social media channels
  • Company recognition during event
  • Recognition in NIJC’s emails about the event

PLATINUM SPONSOR ($20,000-$29,000)

  • Eight seats plus access to special recognition reception
  • Company recognition on event website & on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and half page advertisement
  • Logo on invitation
  • Company recognized on NIJC's social media channels
  • Company recognition during event

EMERALD SPONSOR ($15,000-$19,999)

  • Eight seats plus access to special recognition reception
  • Company recognition on event website & on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and half page advertisement
  • Logo on invitation
  • Company recognized on NIJC's social media channels

GOLD SPONSOR ($10,000-$14,999)

  • Eight seats plus access to special recognition reception
  • Company recognition on event website and on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and one-third page advertisement
  • Logo on invitation

SILVER SPONSOR ($5,000-$9,999)

  • Eight seats
  • Company recognition on event website & on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and one-third page advertisement

*Contributions of $1,500-$4,999 will be recognized at the Friend level, which includes two seats, recognition on the event website, and company name listed in the program booklet.
 

2024 SPONSORS

Premier

     


Diamond Sponsors

Dentons logo

Jenner & Block logo

Katten logo

 


Platinum Sponsors

Aon plc
Baker McKenzie LLP
Faegre Drinker
KMA Zuckert
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
McDermott Will & Emery
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Reed Smith
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
United Airlines
Winston & Strawn

Emerald Sponsors

Cboe
Cozen O'Connor
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Locke Lord LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Gold Sponsors

AbbVie
Accenture
Arnold & Porter
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Chapman and Cutler LLP
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Foley & Lardner LLP
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
GCM Grosvenor
Grant Thornton
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Jones Day
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Paul Hastings
Perkins Coie LLP
Porter Wright
Quinn Emanuel
Ropes & Gray, LLP
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Silver Sponsors

ADM
Akerman LLP
Alvarez & Marsal
Ankura
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Benesch Law
CME Group
Consilio
Cooley
Crowell & Moring LLP
CTS Impact
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Elizabeth Higashi
Eimer Stahl
Exelon
Fidelity Investments
Goldberg Kohn
GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
Gretchen Wolf
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.
Impact Networking
Ingredion
Insperity
Jaszczuk P.C.
John A. Simon
King & Spalding
KPMG
Law Office of Susan Fortino-Brown
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McDonald’s Corp.
Mesirow
Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Proskauer Rose
Protiviti
PwC
RSM US LLP
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Taft Law
Vedder Price
Weinberg/Newton Family Foundation
Zurich North America

Friend Sponsors

Ahlgren Law
CBRE
Cornerstone Research
CS DISCO
Holland & Knight LLP
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC)
Law Office of Jennifer K. Fardy
Mary Clare Loftus
McGuireWoods LLP
Mony Ruiz-Velasco & Denise Poloyac
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Park Evaluations
Rapp Law Group LLC
Redgrave LLP
Sterling Bay


Purchase a sponsorship online for the 26th Annual Human Rights Awards here.