Oppenheimer Investigations Group is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Impact Fund Annual Gala. The Impact Fund supports impact litigation that addresses economic, racial, environmental, and social injustice. Through grants, training, and direct case support, they help civil rights lawyers bring complex, high-impact cases, including class actions, that aim to create change at a systems level.

This year’s keynote speaker is Karla Gilbride, Deputy Director of Litigation at Public Citizen and former General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She led the EEOC’s national litigation program, enforcing federal employment discrimination laws across the country. She also previously argued and won a unanimous case before the U.S. Supreme Court that strengthened workers’ ability to challenge forced arbitration.

Gilbride is the first blind lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court and the first person with a known disability to serve as EEOC General Counsel, bringing a career-long focus on civil rights enforcement, access to justice, and accountability.

For additional information, please visit the Impact Fund’s website.