Partner Effie Blassberger was recently named as co-vice chair of the UJA-Federation of New York’s White Collar Executive Committee. Blassberger joins three others to lead the White Collar Executive Committee: Douglas Zolkind of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as Co-vice chair, and Shari Brandt of Perkins Coie LLP and Paul Krieger of KKL LLP as Co-chairs.

UJA-Federation of New York of New York is the world’s largest local philanthropy, funding a network of hundreds of nonprofits and grassroots organizations that work individually and together to respond to ongoing challenges and emerging issues. The organization works as a community convener, bringing together diverse Jewish voices around issues of common cause in order to create a more inclusive and equitable Jewish community.