BASF board member Lisa P. Mak, Minami Tamaki, was elected secretary of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA), one of the largest Asian American bar associations in the nation and one of the largest minority bar associations in…

  BASF Leader Circle firm Minami Tamaki was recently honored at the Donaldina Cameron House‘s 2019 Soul & Elegance Gala. Firm partners Minette Kwok and Mark Fong, along with Karen Korematsu, were featured in a video about the firm’s long history of fighting for the rights…

  The following BASF members were recognized as Top Women Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal: Mary E. Alexander, Mary Alexander & Associates; Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Hiemann & Bernstein; Mitzi Chang, Goodwin Procter; Maria Chedid, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Harmeet K. Dhillon, Dhillon…

  BASF member Ben Riley, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, was recently named one of the twelve top litigators in California in the category of Intellectual Property Litigation:  Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, in Chambers 2019 rankings of lawyers around the world. For 30…

  BASF member Guy O. Kornblum, Kornblum, Cochran, Erickson and Harbison, was recently selected to receive a Peter Perlman Service Award for 2019 from the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Guy O. Kornblum received the award for his outstanding efforts in community service at…

  BASF member Karen Johnson-McKewan, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, was recently named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 Power Lawyers List. This is Karen’s second consecutive year on the list, which spotlights the 100 most influential lawyers in the entertainment industry.

  The following BASF members were named to the 2019 Queen’s Bench Bar Association board of directors: Holly Schaitberger, Hersh Family Law Practice, is the Immediate Past President; and Kimberly Wong, The Veen Firm; Jodie Smith, Moscone Emblidge & Otis, and Kimiko Akiya, Bledsoe, Diestel, Treppa & Crane, are directors…

    BASF Leader Circle firm Farella Braun + Martel was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal. Best Places to Work highlights Bay Area companies whose…

    The following BASF Leader Circle firms were included on the 2019 list of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Alston & Bird Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Baker McKenzie…