Sponsorship information for the 27th Annual Human Rights Awards

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 four decades ago, 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.

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27th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CT
Visit our event page for more information.

Purchase a sponsorship online here.

If you have questions, or have special requests like exemptions from sponsorship benefits or to remain anonymous, please contact Mayon Yen  

HRA 2026 sponsorship benefits chart

2026 Sponsorship Benefits:

PREMIER SPONSOR ($50,000+)

  • Eight seats
  • Logo featured on event website and 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

DIAMOND SPONSOR ($30,000-$49,000)    

  • Eight seats
  • Logo featured on event website and 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
  • Recognition in NIJC’s emails about the event

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

  • Eight seats
  • Company recognition on event website and 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
  • Company recognition on event website and on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet and one-third page advertisement
  • Logo on invitation
  • Company recognized on NIJC’s social media channels

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

  • Eight seats
  • 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 and on signage at event
  • Logo in program booklet

*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.  

Download the full Human Rights Awards sponsorship packet as a PDF.
 

2026 SPONSORS

(as of 6/1/2026)

Premier
GCM Grosvenor Logo High Res (1)
Jenner & Block logo
Katten logo
Kirkland & Ellis logo
Winston Taylor Primary Small Scale Wordmark Ink Black WT Purple RGB

Diamond Sponsors
Dentons logo
OMelvenyMeyers logo RGB

Platinum Sponsors

Baker McKenzie
Faegre Drinker
JPMorgan Chase
KMA Zuckert
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Reed Smith
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Troutman Pepper Locke

Emerald Sponsors

Arnold & Porter
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Cozen O’Connor
DLA Piper
Littler
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 
Quinn Emanuel
Ropes & Gray
Willkie

Gold Sponsors

AbbVie
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Barack Ferrazzano
Clifford Law Offices
Foley & Lardner LLP
Fragomen
Global IP Law Group
Hinshaw & Culbertson
Jones Day
King & Spalding LLP
OCC
Perkins Coie
Porter Wright
Saul Ewing LLP

Silver Sponsors

Akerman LLP
Ankura
BakerHostetler
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Bartlit Beck LLP
Benesch
Blank Rome
Cooley LLP
Cornerstone Research
CTS Impact
Exelon
Feldman Law & Investigations, LLC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Goldberg Kohn
GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
Elizabeth Higashi
Law Offices of Susan Fortino Brown
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym
Impact Networking
JAMS
Jaszczuk PC
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Mesirow
Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman
Minsky McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
The Prinz Law Firm
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Protiviti Inc.
PwC
Rapp Law Group LLC 
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Mony Ruiz-Velasco and Denise Poloyac
Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Vedder
Elizabeth M. Walder
Weinberg Newton Family Foundation
Gretchen Wolf

Friend Sponsors

CBRE
Law Office of Jennifer K. Fardy, LLC
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP 
Jay and Jane Reidy
Wealthspire
Jennifer Zobair and Chuck Smith


Purchase a sponsorship online for the 26th Annual Human Rights Awards.
Download the full Human Rights Awards sponsorship packet as a PDF.