2026 LuHi Open & Awards Dinner
Join us on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Brookville Country Club for the 2026 LuHi Open and Rev. Edward Visscher Award Dinner in celebration of LuHi’s mission. This promises to be a memorable day of golf, camaraderie, and philanthropy in celebration of LuHi’s mission.
We are proud to honor Renato Matos, Managing Partner at CBMS (Capell, Barnett, Matalon, and Schoenfeld), and Derek Sells ’81, Chairman of The Cochran Firm, whose commitment to making an impact on the lives of young people reflects the dedication of Rev. Visscher.
Funds raised through the Open directly support LuHi student programs, financial assistance, academic scholarships, and mission-driven initiatives that form young people in faith, character, and purpose.
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We can’t wait to see everyone again for another memorable day on the course! For more information, contact the Advancement Office.
2026 Rev. Ed Visscher Award Recipients
Honoring outstanding members of the LuHi community
Renato Matos
Renato Matos is the Managing Partner of Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld (“CBM&S”), a New York-based general practice law firm with a dedicated practice group focused on serving both religious organizations and not-for-profit entities. CBM&S provides comprehensive legal services tailored to the unique needs of these organizations, including matters related to real estate, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and litigation.
Renato represents a broad range of denominational governing bodies, including the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, as well as numerous other individual denominational and non-denominational congregations across diverse faiths. He has devoted the majority of his career to representing both religious organizations and not-for-profit entities in sophisticated real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, long-term ground leases, air rights transfers, joint ventures, and affordable housing development projects. Through CBM&S’s trademarked “Mission Driven Development” program, Renato and his team collaborate with religious and not-for-profit organizations to develop or redevelop real estate assets in ways that advance their missions and strengthen their financial positions.
Renato is also deeply engaged in the not-for-profit sector, regularly volunteering his time and expertise to a variety of charitable organizations. He currently serves as President of the board of directors for the Council of Church Advisors and is active in supporting the broader not-for-profit community through board service and legal work.
Derek Sells
Derek Sells ’81 serves as Chair of The Cochran Firm’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s National Leadership Council. An accomplished trial attorney, he has secured more than $750 million in verdicts and settlements over the course of his distinguished career and has argued cases before multiple federal appellate courts across the country. He began his legal career at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) and later served as a senior trial attorney with the D.C. Public Defender Service before joining The Cochran Firm, where he became Managing Partner in 2002.
A proud graduate of LuHi’s Class of 1981 and a starter on the 1981 New York State Championship basketball team, Derek went on to graduate from Dartmouth College (Class of 1985), where he received both the Doggie Julian Award and the Grimes Prize, and from Yale Law School (Class of 1988).
Beyond the courtroom, Derek is deeply committed to mentoring and developing the next generation of leaders. He is especially proud of his volunteer service to LuHi as a member of its Board of Directors, as well as his service as President of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY. Derek has also provided volunteer service as a teacher of trial advocacy at various seminars, including those sponsored by the New York State Trial lawyers Association and the New York State Bar Association. Derek is also a member of the teaching faculty of Harvard Law School. He is a member of the New York State and Washington, D.C. bars. Derek loves his wife Mina and their two sons, Justin and Jordan.
Thank You To Our 2026 Sponsors!
Mina Malik and Derek Sells ’81
Leadership Partner
Jill & John Scibilia ’72
Past Rev. Ed Visscher Award Honorees
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