Paul Hastings Recognized as 2025 Read Ahead Books & Beyond Gala Honoree

Paul Hastings was recognized as the 2025 Read Ahead Books & Beyond Gala honoree. Over the past two years, Paul Hastings has built a meaningful partnership with Read Ahead, a reading-based mentoring program that strengthens the reading skills of elementary school students in New York City public schools.

“Paul Hastings has been an exemplary partner from Day One,” said Read Ahead’s board chair, Sean Fitzgerald. “Their volunteers are patient, kind and dependable in their attendance of Read Ahead sessions with our students. As a small organization, Read Ahead has felt the outsized impact on our work in our partner schools from the generous support and resources Paul Hastings has provided. We’re proud to be continuing that work together and to be honoring Paul Hastings at this year’s gala.”

“We are thankful for the opportunity to support Read Ahead and partner with them in this program and, more importantly, find fulfillment in helping our youth and communities to thrive,” said partner Alexandro Padres, who has been instrumental in growing the program at the firm. “It is a privilege to be part of this effort, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Read Ahead.”

View more about our involvement with Read Ahead here.

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