Corporate Leadership Award Dinner 2026

Please join us on Thursday, May 21st!

Sponsorship and Ticket information can be found here.

This year, during the Corporate Leadership Award event, CPR Institute will be honoring the Chevron legal team alongside Judge Charles Renfrew (1928–2017) posthumously, who served as Former Vice President and General Counsel of Chevron (1983–1993) and Chairman of CPR (1996–2011). 

It promises to be a very special evening - and we hope to see you there.

For nearly 50 years, the CPR Institute, an independent 501 c3 nonprofit organization, has been dedicated to promoting a culture of dispute prevention and resolution to better enable the pursuit of purpose. 

We are a membership-based organization comprised of forward-thinking corporate counsel, practitioners from major law firms, academics and thought-leaders, and high-respected and sought after neutrals. 

Since our founding, the CPR Institute has developed some of the most innovative and cutting-edge rules, protocols, and best practices to address business dispute resolution needs. 

Background of CPR Annual Leadership Award Dinner

• Each year the CPR Board honors a different individual at major companies for their innovation in commercial dispute resolution.
• CPR has proven to be an important resource for the business community, and this annual dinner attracts a lot of attendees from the largest national law firms and corporations. This is a Black Tie Affair.
• This year CPR is honoring Chevron legal team alongside Judge Charles Renfrew (1928–2017) posthumously to recognize their exceptional leadership in the field of dispute management and the use of dispute management mechanisms in their corporate culture.

If you have any questions for the CPR Institute team, please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Arcella at sarcella@cpradr.org or 917-678-6648.