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KATTEN DONATES TO AND SPONSORS CHILDREN’S BALL 2025
FOR CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL

Katten was a proud sponsor of the Children’s Ball 2025 for Children’s National Hospital. Partner Mara Glaser
McCahan, Washington, DC, is passionate about promoting the hospital’s lifesaving work and serves as
co-chair of the fundraiser celebration with her husband. The event raised more than $3.2 million toward
advancing the hospital’s mission of providing the best care to every child and family in need. The firm also
donated $10,000 to the Children’s Ball and $10,000 to the hospital’s Brain Tumor Institute. Katten attend-
ees included DC Managing Partner Seth Messner, Corporate Partner and Deputy General Counsel Christina
Grigorian, and Real Estate Partner Glenn Miller, Affordable Housing and Community Development co-chair,
as well as former DC Managing Partner Tim Lynes.

LONDON OFFICE HOLDS
‘MOVE FOR MOVEMBER’ CHALLENGE
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MEN’S HEALTH

In November 2024, Katten’s London office participated in Six teams of London lawyers participated, with Team 2 emerg-
Movember’s “Move for Mental Health” charity challenge, an ing victorious by covering more than 3,670 kilometers. The
initiative focused on men’s mental health and suicide pre- winning team included Legal Support Manager Wai Cheung,
vention. This year’s challenge encouraged participants to Finance and Financial Markets Senior Associate Christopher
engage in activities outside their daily routines to reach 60 Collins, and Corporate Associates Omar Malek and George
kilometers during November, in recognition of the 60 men Warren. Katten’s five other teams included Commercial
that suicide takes globally every hour, totaling nearly 1,500 Litigation Trainee Eleanor Bines; Private Credit Partner Peter
men a day. Participants could also grow a moustache as Englund; IT Manager Shashi Gami; Real Estate Trainee Geor-
another symbol of support. The challenge lasted four weeks, gia Griesbaum; Financial Markets and Funds Partner Ryan
with teams competing to achieve the greatest distance. Our Hansen; IT Senior Support Analyst Jack Hickson; London
London office supported the initiative by setting up accounts Managing Partner Christopher Hitchins, Employment Liti-
for each team and tracking participants’ progress, in addi- gation and Counseling; Real Estate Legal PA Keely Ingram;
tion to donating £2,000 to Movember. London Director of Administration Michelle Johnson;
Financial Markets and Funds Partner Nathaniel Lalone; Finan-
cial Markets and Funds Associate Ciara McBrien; Intellectual
Property Trainee Lavinia Puder; Financial Markets and Funds
Associate Sara Portillo; Transactional Tax Planning Partner
Charlotte Sallabank; Financial Markets and Funds Partner
Edward Tran; and Real Estate Partner Gavin Vollans.

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