Cedric Chao, U.S. head of DLA Piper’s International Arbitration practice, was named the 2018 San Francisco Arbitration Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America.

Best Lawyers recognizes a single lawyer in each practice area and location with a “Lawyer of the Year” award. Chao was chosen based upon peer feedback in the legal community.

Former BASF Executive Director Dru Ramey was honored by Golden Gate University School of Law with its Judith McKelvey Distinguished Service Award.

Ramey, Dean of GGU School of Law from 2009 to 2012, was recognized for her exemplary service to the law school and for being a strong advocate for women’s issues and equality.

Congratulations to BASF Leader Circle Firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, they recently were honored with an Impact Award at the the 2018 Legal Marketing Technology Conference.
They were recognized for their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Readiness Tool.

The following BASF members were recognized as Top Cyber/Artifical Intelligence Lawyers for 2018 by The Daily Journal:

Craig Carddon, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; Mark Krotoski, Morgan Lewis & Bockius; and Michael Sobol, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein.

BASF members Cameron Clark and Nicole Valco of Latham & Watkins were recently honored by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR). The two received the Robert G. Sproul Jr. Award for their contributions in supporting LCCR through its work with the GLIDE Unconditional Legal Service Clinic.

JDC Board Member David Kelly, General Counsel of the Golden State Warriors and Joshua Stein, General Counsel of Zenefits were both recently honored with Bay Area Corporate Counsel Awards by the San Francisco Business Times.

Conor French, General Counsel of Funding Circle was recently announced as one of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) 2018 Class.

PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and make a difference in the world.