Jodi Halim Linker Appointed as New Federal Public Defender for Northern District of California

BASF Section and Committee member Jodi Halim Linker was appointed as the new federal public defender for Northern District of California. In addition, she is also the first female federal public defender. She succeeds Geoffrey Hansen, who has served as interim federal public defender since March 2021. Linker began her four-year term on March 4, 2022. 

Linker said, “I am honored and humbled to be chosen to lead an office of tremendously talented individuals dedicated to providing the highest quality representation for our clients. The work we do is important; a strong public defender’s office is critical to ensuring that all of our rights are protected and that every person is treated with dignity and humanity. Building off our solid foundation, I am committed to making our office as strong as ever to bring excellence to that mission.”

BASF Leaders Circle Firms and Past Board Member Received Managing IP Americas Awards 2022

United States – West

Patent Prosecution

Fenwick & West

Patent Contentious

O’Melveny & Myers

National Categories

Patent Prosecution

Fenwick & West

Patent Contentious

Arnold & Porter

Appellate 

Arnold & Porter

ITC

Alston & Bird

IP Boutique

Durie Tangri

Litigator of the Year – California

Darin Snyder, O’Melveny & Myers (Past BASF Board Member)

The Managing IP Awards programme recognizes remarkable achievements and developments over the past year. It is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. Now in its 17th year, the programme covers several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions. Each year our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email and online surveys.

BASF Leaders Circle Firms Recognized In Yale Law Women’s Top Firm Awards

Top Firms for Agency & Flexibility

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Honorable Mentions

Top Firms for Agency & Flexibility

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 

Top Firms for Compensation

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Top Firms for Diversity

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Yale Law Women’s Seventeenth Annual Top Firms Report monitors trends in overall equity among law firms ranked in the Vault 100, raises awareness of disparities within the legal profession, highlights progress being made in the industry, and identifies areas for improvement. This report will help students make more informed decisions about their careers and recognize the types of policies to seek at law firms and across varying career paths.

BASF Leaders Circle Firms Honored 2022 Beacon of Justice Award by National Legal Aid & Defender Association

The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) honors18 firms with the 2022 Beacon of Justice Award. Each honoree is being recognized for their efforts to address systematic racial disparities in 2022. The 2022 Beacon of Justice honorees have demonstrated excellence in service across the legal spectrum from civil rights and special relief motions related to COVID that have racial significance, to advocates raising their voices and committing resources, to untangling systems that are inherently unjust.

Jonathan Storper Named to MO 100 TOP Impact CEO List

BASF member Jonathan Storper is recognized in the MO 100 Top Impact CEO Rankings. Hanson Bridgett LLP is a law firm dedicated to creating a positive social and environmental impact through the core of its legal work. Its services are focused on developing a more regenerative economy by assisting mission-driven companies and high-impact investors in a variety of industries

BASF Leaders Circle Firms Honored with 2021 Diversity Award

The following BASF leaders circle firms received 2021 Diversity Award by Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA). CCCBA’s Diversity Awards recognize firms of all sizes in four key areas: Education, Training and Communications, Internal and External Diversity Efforts, and Recruiting and Retention. The award honors law firms that embrace diversity awareness and implement comprehensive, targeted actions.  

Platinum Awards

Hanson Bridgett

Littler Mendelson

Gold Awards

Cooper, White & Cooper

BASF Members Named 2022 Top Music Lawyers by Billboard 

Andrew M. Gass and Joseph R Wetzel., both of Latham & Watkins, were selected for Billboard’s 2022 Top Music Lawyers.  

Billboard’s 2022 class of Top Music Lawyers — nominated by their firms and peers and chosen by our editors — are cast in more complex and challenging roles than ever. In addition to information requested with nominations, editors consider attorneys’ representation of clients with notable music industry impact. That impact is measured by metrics including, but not limited to, chart, sales and streaming performance as measured by Luminate ( formerly MRC Data) and social media impressions using data available as of Feb. 13.