CDEL Partner of the Year

The CDEL Partner of the Year Award honors a corporation and/or law firm that has provided exceptional assistance and volunteer support to CDEL and its clients.

Astellas Pharma US first partnered with CDEL in 2017 at a Power of Attorney Workshop. During the pandemic years, the CDEL and Astellas Pharma US partnership greatly increased and diversified. In 2021-2022, Astellas Pharma US participated in a Power of Attorney workshop for older adults, held Proud to Thrive (PTT) training for their staff and participated in a PTT Power of Attorney workshop and Will workshop. Astellas Pharma US also provided pro bono assistance for two of CDEL’s Mobile Guardianship Help Desk Workshops. At one of these workshops, the legal department paired with Astellas Pharma US staff all over the country who are part of Astellas’ Hispanic Employee Impact Group (HEIG) and all of the appointments were conducted in Spanish. Astellas Pharma US is a fantastic CDEL partner and has gone above and beyond to make CDEL’s services more accessible.

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. is a U.S. affiliate of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc., a pharmaceutical conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients.

Previous CDEL Partner of the Year Award Winners:

• 2022: Salesforce

• 2021: Chapman and Cutler LLP

• 2020: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

• 2019: Perkins Coie LLP

• 2018: BMO Financial Group

• 2017: Walgreens

• 2016: AT&T

• 2015: McDonald’s Corporation

• 2014: United Airlines, Inc.

• 2013: Baker McKenzie LLP

• 2012: The Northern Trust Corporation

• 2011: Caterpillar; Seyfarth Shaw LLP; and AT&T

• 2010: Accenture

• 2006: Navigant Consulting, Inc. and Federal Signal Corporation

• 2005: Federal Signal Corporation and Baker McKenzie LLP

• 2000: Arthur Andersen LLP and The Northern Trust Corporation