<Li> The first legal clinic for the reopened September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was held at the City Bar . (November 2011) </Li> <Li> Then Under - Secretary - General of the United Nations, and current President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet reported on the progress of gender equality and empowerment of women . (June 2011) </Li> <Li> Leaders of nearly two dozen New York bar associations gathered at the City Bar to urge that legislation be passed to end discrimination against same - sex couples who wish to marry in New York . (May 2011) </Li> <Li> Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, delivered a lecture on the future of white collar criminal enforcement . (October 20, 2010) </Li>

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