Firm News
Mar 21, 2012
Seyfarth Shaw’s Bennett Greenberg Presented with Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Replica
Contact: Ivette Delgado, Senior Public Relations Associate
(212) 218-5273, idelgado@seyfarth.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 21, 2012) - Seyfarth Shaw LLP is pleased to announce that Washington, D.C. office partner Bennett Greenberg was recently granted a replica of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial for his representation of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., in all phases of the historical project.
Bennett’s work included mediating the separation between the Foundation and the original design builder, serving as lead contract negotiator for the Foundation in its negotiations with the replacement design builder, and negotiating performance terms with the National Park Service. Negotiations concluded 30 minutes prior to ground breaking ceremonies, which were presided over by Secretary of the Interior, Kenneth Salazar, and numerous members of Congress.
The replica is one of 200 designed and constructed by the sculptor of record, Master Lei Yixin, of the memorial honoring Dr. King’s legacy. It stands two feet tall, weighs 30 pounds and is mounted on a base made of the same granite used in the actual sculpture. Click here to see Bennett and photos of the replica.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was officially opened in August 2011. The Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization that led the collaborative effort to complete the memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall. For more information, visit www.buildthedream.org.
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