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Joel Katz received Spirit of Life Award from City of Hope

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JOEL KATZ was honored by City of Hope with the Spirit of Life Award.

Katz, an entertainment attorney, is chair of the Global Entertainment and Media Practice of Greenberg Traurig, and was recognized for his work in the entertainment industry. Katz will be presented with the award at a gala in Los Angeles Nov. 10.

“City of Hope is proud to honor Joel this year in recognition of his support of our mission,” said Robert Stone, president and CEO of City of Hope. “We deeply appreciate Joel’s unwavering commitment to our Spirit of Life campaign which propels our innovative research and treatments that outsmart deadly diseases—one patient at a time.”

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