00:00Please welcome to the stage Alex Yamanijan, Chairman of the Board, Arm & Co. Capital, LLC.
00:21Good morning.
00:24So because I'm only able to handle very simple tasks,
00:29I have been asked to introduce somebody who needs no introduction.
00:34In case you haven't noticed from her accent, Patty Glaser was born in Charleston, West Virginia.
00:41Patty received her bachelor's degree from the American University
00:46and her law degree from Rutgers University in 1973.
00:51At Rutgers, she served on the law review and as president of the Student Bar Association.
00:58She currently serves on the Rutgers Dean Advisory Council.
01:03So after law school, Patty moved to Los Angeles to clerk for Judge David Williams,
01:10who was the first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi.
01:16When Patty moved from West Virginia, the Jewish population of West Virginia went down by 50%.
01:26After her clerkship, Patty joined the iconic century city firm Wyman Bautzer,
01:31where she was lucky to have several terrific mentors like Frank Rothman, Greg Bautzer, and Mariana Feltzer.
01:43Today, Patty is head of Glaser-Wiles litigation department and tops the short list of trial attorneys in the nation
01:51sought after for high-stakes litigation.
01:55Her tenacious style of litigating and her unmatched level of personal attention
02:01to clients has distinguished the law firm and defined her reputation.
02:08Now, I'm not saying that Patty is old, but a highlight reel of her career spans decades,
02:15and she has been engaged in some of the most consequential matters of our time.
02:21Patty has represented me for over 35 years,
02:25and she represented my former boss, Kirk Kikorian, even longer.
02:31In one of the cases where Patty represented me, she was shredding the defendant.
02:38Even I felt sorry for the defendant.
02:41But after the trial, I spoke to the jury, and they said that they liked Patty a lot
02:47because her toughness had a purpose and wasn't gratuitous.
02:52Every question had a valid purpose.
02:56And Patty has a special routine for every trial.
03:01She drives to court the same way each day.
03:04She eats the same thing for lunch.
03:07She wears the same earrings for the duration of the trial.
03:12And she always refuses to comment on how the trial is going.
03:18Now, outside of my immediate family, there's no one, and I mean no one that I trust more than Patty.
03:25A wonderful friend and a fearsome foe.
03:29Beyond the courtroom, Patty is also a passionate philanthropist,
03:33particularly for theater, the judiciary, and the Jewish community.
03:39She has produced plays and is on the board of the Geffen Playhouse and the Los Angeles Music Center Theater
03:46Group.
03:47She's a member of the board of trustees of the National Judicial College.
03:52But I think she's most passionate in her support for Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
03:58And I have the cancel checks to prove it.
04:01So, you know, health and wealth may pass on, but a good name can live forever.
04:07And today, that good name belongs to my adopted sister, Patty Glaser.
04:12Patty and Cynthia, please come up.
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