2024 HONOREE'S
Robert Giuffra Jr.
Robert Giuffra is Co-Chair of Sullivan & Cromwell. A fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers and of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Bob is one of the leading litigators in
the United States. He focuses on “bet-the-company,” commercial, securities, white-collar
criminal, products liability, banking, insurance, and tax litigation.
A graduate of Yale Law School and Princeton, Bob has served in all three branches of the U.S.
government. He was a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court
and Judge Ralph Winter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1995 to
1996, he was Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. He also worked as a staff
assistant in the White House under President Reagan.
Bob lives in New York City and Southampton, New York, with his wife Joyce and their
children, Elizabeth, Caroline and Robert. An avid golfer, Bob is a member of Shinnecock Hills
Golf Club and Siwanoy Country Club. He played on the Princeton varsity golf team. He
qualified for the U.S. Golf Association Junior Championship in 1976 and 1977. He won the
Westchester County, N.Y. Junior Championship in 1977 and was runner up in the Met PGA
Junior Championship in 1977. His son Robert has played on the Met PGA Junior Tour since
2019.
Rick Meskell, PGA
Rick Meskell has an incredible record of accomplishments, but the true measure of his performance has been the devotion and respect he has earned from those around him. Rick served as Head Professional at Meadow Brook Club, one of the area’s finest clubs, being recognized as an outstanding teacher and running one of the best shops and golf operations in the Met Area. Rick is a former Met PGA Champion, and a two-time winner of the Bill Strausbaugh Award.
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His service to the Section and the organization is well documented through more than a decade of what seems like a full time commitment to the PGA and the Met Section. In his last five years of service, he ascended to the Presidency and served on the Board of The First Tee of Metropolitan New York. His leadership ability is unquestioned, not only in the Board Room but in his duties as one of the key spokesmen for Employment and Professional Club Relations. His image and ability to inspire are shining examples of what the best of the best can accomplish.