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…
Sign Up, Join the Competition: Food From The Bar Starts May 1
This year’s Food from the Bar campaign runs from May 1 through June 1. For five weeks every year, the legal community comes together for one purpose: to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin, where one in…
Daily Journal Announces Top IP Lawyers in California
The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal as 2019’s top intellectual property lawyers: Harper Batts and Lorna L. Tanner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton;Mike Bettinger, Sidley Austin; Daralyn J. Durie and Mark A. Lemley, Durie Tangri; Jeffrey M. Fisher, Farella Braun + Martel; Sarah J. Guske, Baker Botts; Susan E. Hollander, Venable; Randall…
One Phone Call Helps Turn a Life Around, Thanks to HAP Staff Going the Extra Mile
On a recent Tuesday, Erin Katayama, Supervising Attorney at the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) received an urgent call for help. A colleague at the Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) told her about a tenant…
BASF and JDC Join Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Hernandez-Becerra, Urging Protection of Due Process Rights for Defendants Prosecuted through Operation Streamline
April 19, 2019 – San Francisco — The Bar Association of San Francisco and the Justice & Diversity Center joined 42 leading nonprofit organizations, immigrant rights and community groups, law clinics, and mental health providers in filing an…
Natassia Kwan Named Vice Chair of California Minority Counsel Program Ambassador’s Council
BASF member Natassia Kwan, Greenberg Traurig, has been named Vice Chair of the California Minority Counsel Program (CMPC) Ambassador’s Council. Kwan, an associate, is a member of the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation and Products Liability & Mass…
As Ban on Transgender Troops Takes Effect, BASF Continues to Stand with Challengers
The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) condemns President Trump’s ban on military service by transgender people that will take effect April 12, 2019. The policy will exclude qualified service members for the sole reason that they are transgender.…
Jeffrey Bleich Appointed to PG&E’s Board of Directors
BASF Past President Jeff Bleich was recently appointed to join the Board of Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Bleich’s appointment, along with the appointment of nine other new board members as well as a new CEO, is part of the…
Barristers Club Presents Job Search Panel for Diverse Students
On March 12, the Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) presented a panel discussion entitled “Job Search Strategies for Diverse Law Students.” The event was organized by the Barristers Club’s Diversity Committee, in conjunction with…
BASF Criminal Justice Taskforce Celebrates Four Years of Groundbreaking, Collaborative Work
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s (BASF) Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) is currently in its fourth year of examining practices, conducting in-depth research and making recommendations to policy makers and agency leaders around criminal justice reform in…
Daily Journal Announces CLAY Awards
The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal with California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Awards in specific categories: Consumer Protection: James C. Sturdevant, The Sturdevant Law Firm Data Breach and Privacy Litigation: Michael…
Linda Sobczynski Named 2019 Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow
BASF Leader Circle firm member Linda Sobczynski, Farella Braun + Martel, was named a 2019 Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) Fellow. CELI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of diverse, pragmatic clean energy leaders. Its fellowship…