Manny Alvarez is the general counsel and chief compliance officer of Affirm, Inc., a San Francisco-based startup offering innovative point-of-sale consumer credit alternatives. Learn more about Alvarez, who also serves as treasurer of the Barristers Board of Directors: Lawyer jokes…

Former BASF board member Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., a partner and vice-chair of the White Collar Defense and Inestigations Practice Group at Covington & Burling was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the San Francisco-based U.S. District…

Have you ever been to Yosemite in the winter? It is among the most gorgeous, serene locations on earth. For years, the Labor and Employment Law Section has taken advantage of this wonderful location to hold its annual employment law…

Join the Barristers board, Barristers Club members, and special guests from in-house legal departments on October 9 around the Bay Area for an evening on the bay. Honorary event chairs and special guests include: Paul Alsdorf, Counsel, Litigation, McKesson; Scott…

Members Named to Daily Journal’s Top Labor and Employment Lawyers List The following BASF members were named to the Daily Journal’s “Top California Labor and Employment Lawyers” list: Gregg M. Adam, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough; Dipanwita Deb Amar, Arnold & Porter; Maria Anastas, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &…

Members Named to LGBT Bar Association’s “40 Under 40” List BASF members John Hendricks, Hendricks Murry and Kyle Wong, Cooley, were both included on the National LGBT Bar Association’s “40 Under 40” list.     Dreyers Chief Legal Officer Recognized by Business Journal BASF member Rosanna Neagle, VP and Chief Legal Office at…

The American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) honored Bullivant Houser Bailey attorney Ronald L. Richman with its Andrew C. Hecker Memorial Award. The award, which recognizes the late Andrew C. Hecker of Philadelphia, is presented to…