“We are extremely proud of Angela for being recognized in this manner,” said Neal Gerber Eisenberg managing partner Jerry H. Biederman. “It reflects Angela’s ongoing commitment to the advancement of women within our firm, the Chicago legal community and beyond.”

Alta May Hulett Award recipients are lawyers who reflect the highest standards of professional ethics and excellence; utilize vision, leadership, and the support of others to contribute to the advancement of women in the legal profession or other areas; and promote communication, collegiality, and support for positive change among women within the legal profession.

“As co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Network, Angela encourages and inspires those around her to succeed, most notably the women she mentors,” said Neal Gerber Eisenberg Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel Miranda K. Mandel. “Angela brings to her work on behalf of clients the same high degree of skill, professionalism and thoughtfulness that she has shown in her efforts on behalf of the firm and the greater Chicago community. We are delighted to see her being honored with this award.”

Ms. Elbert chairs the Neal Gerber Eisenberg Directors’ & Officers’ Insurance Practice Group and is a member of its Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on advising organizations and boards of directors on a variety of risk management issues. She has significant experience in handling complex insurance coverage litigation, other commercial litigation, mediations and arbitrations, with an emphasis on representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes nationwide involving virtually every line of insurance. Her long list of achievements in representations is impressive including representing small private companies, Fortune 100 companies, non-profits and individuals in cases with monetary values up to $1 billion.

Ms. Elbert’s many honors include recognition in the 2009 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (recommended in “Insurance: Coverage Litigation”), in which she is cited as a “leading light” for her D&O and fiduciary duty work, recognized as Martindale Hubbell Peer Review AV® Peer Review Rated (the highest possible rating) and selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Illinois Rising Star in Insurance Coverage (2009 edition).

Ms. Elbert’s commitment to the advancement of women both in the Chicago legal community at large and within Neal Gerber Eisenberg has been remarkable. She sits on the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firm’s Board of Directors, currently serving as treasurer, and previously serving as co-chair for the Community Outreach Committee. In recognition of her dedication to providing professional connections for women and girls, she has recently been appointed to the Board of Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago. In March 2010, she was invited by Janice M. Christiansen, chairwoman of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (“IMA”) Board of Directors, to sit on the Steering Committee of the IMA’s newly formed Women in Manufacturing Council.

Ms. Elbert currently serves as co-chair of the Neal Gerber Eisenberg Women’s Network. Under her leadership, the NGE Women’s Network has grown to a comprehensive program that provides training for the firm’s women attorneys and opportunities for the development of personal, professional and leadership skills. The efforts of Ms. Elbert and the Women’s Network were instrumental in the firm attaining recognition as a Top 50 Best Law Firm for women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC in both 2008 and 2009.

About the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women

Founded in 1874, the Chicago Bar Association (“CBA”) is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States. The CBA’s voluntary membership of 22,000 consists largely of lawyers and judges from Cook County and the State of Illinois. In early 2005, the CBA’s Alliance for Women invited Chicago law firms to join its “Call to Action,” a project to promote women’s leadership in the legal profession. The Alliance realized that without a focused effort from the leadership of law firms, the progress of women into leadership positions in the legal profession would remain immaterial. Website: www.chicagobar.org.

About Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a Chicago-based law firm providing legal services to a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. The firm’s clients include privately and publicly held companies, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and high net worth individuals. The firm’s client base reflects virtually every business industry, including a number of Fortune 100 companies. The firm has grown to nearly 175 attorneys who share common values of integrity, a dedication to high quality legal services and a commitment to diversity. The firm’s 23 practice areas range from Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Corporate & Securities, Directors’ & Officers’ Insurance, Securities & Commodities Litigation, Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy, White Collar Criminal, Real Estate, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Private Wealth Services to Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Environmental, Finance, Health Law, Tax, Litigation and Labor & Employment. Website: www.ngelaw.com.

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