An article in the New York Law Journal mentions the recent award of the Katten Women’s Leadership Forum’s inaugural Sophia Award, to New York First Lady Silda Wall Spitzer and Firm partner Nina Matis.  Ms. Spitzer was recognized for founding the Manhattan-based Children for Children, a nonprofit agency offering civic volunteering opportunities for young people, while Ms. Matis was honored for advancing the role of women in business and the legal profession (“Accolades," June 8, 2007).