FETA Party at PLUS 2015 in Dallas

As is FETA's custom, the organization through a very lavish party at the annual PLUS Conference, which was held this year at the the Anatole Hilton in Dallas.  Before the party, former U.S. President George Bush met with FETAns to discuss the Middle East situation, the Greek economy and the proper pronunciation of the word "nuclear."

Thanks again to our generous sponsors, FOLEY & MANSFIELD and KAUFMAN DOLOWICH VOLUCK (and to London Fischer, which offered to sponsor but wasn't actually called upon to pay, hopefully next time...)

Here are some photos from the event for your viewing pleasure:

 George Clooney was the celebrity keynote speaker at the conference.

Try to spot the AIG senior executive in this photo and the two lawyers 

who would like more business from his company.  

 BroSpiroBantis entertains the crowd with a compelling tale  

of his recent victory on a Rule 45.R (2-2) T.54-e (5.643) victory.

 All you need to know about this photo is BroZach, that says it all. 

 A great example of how not to take a photo at a party.  

Ray T., a senior claims manager at an unnamed insurance company (protecting his privacy), explains to BroDandelion why his company only hires attorneys who wear ties to insurance parties. 

Mr. Clooney stopped by the FETA party before his keynote address.  

Some non-FETAn sponsors were granted admission to the exclusive FETA soiree.  

The flying insurance bus heads back to the Northeast after the 

conference concluded. Another FETA PLUS Party is in the books! 

FETA Spring Fling Party 2015

FETA held a Spring Fling on Wednesday, June 24th at Mad 46 Cafe on the rooftop of the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC.  The event, organized by SistaPope (Popi Kousis), was a rousing success. FETA management would once again like to extend a sincere thanks to our event sponsors:

Foley & Mansfield 

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP 

Gordon, Rees, Scully & Mansukhani LLP 

Kaufman Dolowich Voluck.  

Here for your viewing pleasure are some photos from the festivities: 

BroKouridis strikes his famous "Blue Steel" pose in the hopes of being discovered for a role on "CSI" by BroPsycho's actress wife. Unfortunately, she never showed and BroKouridis's face was frozen in this pose for three hours (hey, your mother always warned you.)  

BroNeilDiamond explains to BroMichaelJordanGeorge why he never brings him flowers anymore.  It was nice of BroJordan to wear his 4th-best golf shirt to the party.  

BroPsycho, sadly, pretends that he's talking to his wife (who couldn't attend the party because she was busy at a private meeting in L.A. with Ben Affleck.) 

SistaChristmas, BroFlowerPower, PowerBroKardashian and SistaPope provide a fetching photo for future FETA recruitment brochures (not pictured PowerBroKardashian's sportcoat and tie; sometimes you can't even dress them up...) 

BroZach casts a striking profile photo.  Obscured behind BroZach's prodigious nose is BroNeilDiamond (look hard and you can see him) explaining why his next daughter will be named Sweet Caroline. On the right BroShortBus looks for BroPsycho's wife. 

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A staple of every FETA party: A close-up photo of BroKambo that can be reproduced and posted in gardens to ward off rodents. Enlarged copies of this picture are also effective in keeping burglars away from your home and discouraging trick-or-treaters from entering your property on Halloween.  

FETA is not above hiring professional models to class-up our parties.  We didn't do that here, obviously, but we might in the future. Seriously though, great shot of the ladies! 

Members of FETA throw shade on PowerBroKardashian for his casual attire which totally dragged down the party. 

BroKouridis finally breaks free of his "Blue Steel" pose and reacts to news that his employer, Ironshore, is being sold by its Chinese owner to ISIS. 

SistaTheana meets with all of Allied World's satisfied insureds. 

BroZach's grandfather made the trip over from Greece to join the festivities.    

SistaGinaLollbrigida enjoys a brief break from the 22 hours-a-day billing requirements of her employer, WEMED.

BroFlowerPower serves as a (piss poor) substitute for BroPsycho's absent wife (not pictured: BroPyscho's wife and Ben Affleck)

BroZach and BroNeilDiamond avert their eyes, albeit momentarily, from SistaChristmas's see-through shirt.  Oh, wait, sorry, it was only an "outer shirt." Whatevs.  SistaChristmas tightly grips her pepper spray just in case. 

BroDandelion cozies up to SistaEveAnnCasablanca. Seconds later, when he learned that she doesn't control claims legal work at Axis, he briskly walked away.  

You've heard of the St. Pauli Girl? FETA has the St. Patti Girl. Here SistaEllaFitzgerald wields a tray of ouzos while BroDandelion cozies up to her.  Upon learning that she doesn't control claims legal work at Arch, BroDandelion briskly walked away.  Damn, he put on the blazer for nothing.   

PowerBroKardashians falls prey to SistaLambrOuzo's best come-hither look, which is especially impressive given that she just brought gorgeous little Alice into the world a few months ago. Bravo! 

The unsuspecting crowd at Avra, site of a post-party FETA dinner, sits calmly before the FETA storm is unleashed...

A rag-tag group of FETAns (is there any other kind?) enjoys excellent cuisine and some warmed-over conversation after the Spring Fling.


As always, a great time was had by all.  Thanks again to SistaPope and our sponsors for making this enjoyable evening possible.  We hope to see you all at the next FETA event!

  

FETA Christmas Party 2015

FETA held its annual Christmas Party on Thursday, January 8, 2015 (using the typically-late Greek calendar, the 2014 party was held in 2015, let's not be sticklers for detail...)

A big shout out to Sistas E-Kat and LambrOuzo for organizing a most excellent event.  The great food and awesome atmosphere were enjoyed by a capacity crowd.

Once again, FETA extends its most sincere thanks to our generous sponsors:

Foley & Mansfield
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 
Kaufman Dolowich Voluck 
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin 
McManus & Richter 
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edleman & Dicker.

Without further adieu, here are some photos of the evening: 

A full house packed Anassa Taverna for the FETA Christmas Party. 

BroHoleFoods, one of our newer FETAns, quickly blended in (with the wall).  He was, however, seen speaking to someone later in the evening.  It was a waiter (BroHoleFoods was asking for directions to the men's.) We're sure he'll make some FETA friends over time... 

PowerBroKardashian getting ready to strip down to reprise Kim Karadashian's famous "Break The Internet" pose with a bottle of ouzo.          

BroScaryFaces was kind enough to model the bathing suit he wore for the New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim fundraiser for his son's school. The teddy bear will be up for auction next month for those who are interested.  

  

BroDandelion and SistaChristmas show how Greeks in the Chicago 'hood get their dance on.

SunnySideUp Sparano, BroTedBundy, SistaEstelleGetty and Coal Cracker Andy pose for a photo while Andy makes like a true gentleman and rests his arm on his colleague's head. BroTedBundy is furtively making the "OK" sign over Andy's shoulder.  We don't know what that means but it can't be good.    

Here's our annual close-up of BroKambo.  Many FETAns blow up this photo and post it in their garden to keep rodents away.  It's also great for posting on your front door to scare off Trick-Or-Treaters if you don't feel like buying candy on Halloween.   

BroDandelion, confusing his calendar a bit, wore his Halloween tie.  You can see how interested SistaE-Kat is in watching the Chicago version of a traditional Greek dance.  

SistasE-Kat and LambrOuzo delight in showing guest George Clooney how to cut a vasilopita.  Not pictured: Amal Alamuddin Clooney.  

SistaChristmas reacts to the news that Zurich will be cutting her firm's hourly rate by 20%.  Note: The "2015" decoration on the vasilopita was created by celebrity guest baker Stevie Wonder. 

Sistas LambrOuzo and Christmas playfully re-enact the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ron Goldman murders, always a staple of any wholesome Christmas celebration.  

Bros Dandelion and Zach and SistaDemitasse yuk it up with an unidentified official from the Chinese Embassy.  Oh, wait, that may be BroScaryFaces.  Brooklyn has apparently just joined Colorado and the State of Washington in legalizing marijuana.  This may explain the bathing suit.     

BroPsychos, clearly distraught that his celebrity actress wife couldn't attend the party, tries to make the best of a difficult situation.  

BroDandelion claps encouragement as PowerBroKardashian (left) awaits a flattened refrigerator box in order to perform a break dancing routine (circa 1982.) Not pictured: Sugar Hill Gang cassette tape playing on a boom box off to the left.  

Sistas MookieWilson and GeorgiaPeach flank BroTeddyBear.  This blurry photo was taken with a recycled 7-11 surveillance camera.  Bigfoot appears in the background over BroTeddyBear's right shoulder.

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BroZach and SistaChristmas discuss who their pets and dead relatives will vote for in the next Chicago municipal elections. 

BroTedBundy Kouridis, due to a communications mix-up, mistakenly thought he was dressing for the FETA "Pretend You're Going On A High School Class Ski Trip" Party.  With things not going so well in his insurance career, BroTedBundy asks the waiter if Anassa Taverna has any openings.  Bad Sign: When the waiter is better dressed than you are.   

SistaKing, BroScaryFaces, BroNeilDiamond and SistaE-Fabulous discuss the state of the economy in Greece.  Apparently BroScary also mistakenly received the FETA High School Ski Trip email.

BroTSA, Michael Kaufmanopoulos and SistaE-Kat look great in dark lighting!  BTW, BroTSA may have taken his FETA nickname a bit too far when he tried to pat down all the ladies...

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SistaMookieWilson's shirt enjoys a nice sip of pinot noir courtesy of SistaChristmas.  

BroFotoShop explains the benefits of his firm's superior broking capabilities in worker's comp and boiler-and-machinery coverage...ZZZzzzzz.  Not pictured: The two people on the floor who fell asleep.  The woman pictured only lasted 20 seconds more.

SistaLambrOuzo shows off her highly-coveted FETA iPhone case.  BroFlowerPower schemes to steal it (he is an attorney after all...)

SistaPopi was asked to calm down after this outburst. It appears that she may be asleep, no doubt due to more of BroFotoShop's worker's comp talk.  Her car, the SistaPopi Mobile, which she frequently rides in while participating in parades, is equipped with bullet proof glass.  Hopefully you get the Pope references by now.    

Congrats to SistaLambrOuzo who is with child (and, in this photo, with a childish man.)

Norman Bates stopped by for a few minutes. 

Despite a restraining order prohibiting her from being within 100 yards of the Supreme Executive Commander, Jennifer Aniston nonetheless crashes the FETA Christmas Party.  Being a nice guy, the SEC will not notify the authorities this time.  

That's it for this year's recap kids.

Here's to a great 2015 for all FETAns and their families and to a fun and productive year of FETA networking!