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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Shares His Battles Against Trump with San Francisco Attorneys

Newly elected California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, recently spoke with San Francisco attorneys about his legal battles against the Trump administration. At the Bar Association of San Francisco, Becerra fielded questions from California Appellate Law Group chairman…

Parents Protect Sons From Their Siblings—From Beyond the Grave

Years after his parents died, Kevin O’Connor fought off two of his siblings with a legal security blanket they left him. The weapon: a power of appointment, which lets people wield control of their wealth, even decades after they die.…

BASF Member Recognized as M&A and Antitrust Trailblazer by the National Law Journal

BASF member Robert I. Townsend III, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, was included in the National Law Journal’s 2018 list of Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazers. The list was published as a special supplement to the National Law Journal in November.

Ann M. O’Leary Named Gov.-Elect Gavin Newsom’s Chief of Staff

Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom selected BASF member Ann O’Leary to serve as his chief of staff and help lead the gubernatorial transition. O’Leary is a partner at BASF Leader Circle firm Boies Schiller Flexner. She is well-known for her work as a longtime policy advisor to Hillary Clinton,…

Gap Inc. Legal Team Wins National Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Justice & Diversity Center board member and Gap, Inc. senior counsel Marie Ma, recently accepted a national award for diversity and inclusion on behalf of Gap Inc.’s in-house legal team in New York. The team was honored with the “Employer of Choice Award” from…

Gap Inc. Legal Team Wins National Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Gov. Jerry Brown names Joshua Groban to CA Supreme Court

The Bar Association of San Francisco congratulates Joshua Groban on being appointed to the California Supreme Court by Governor Jerry Brown. Joshua Groban has come to BASF in the past to present on the judicial appointments process under Governor Brown and was very informative…

There’s No Crying in Baseball, and Especially Not for A-Rod

When Yankees’ homerun king, Alex Rodriguez (“A-Rod”) retired from baseball in 2016, he was earning over $30 million dollars a year, which is why he was able to pay his ex-wife, Cynthia Scurtis, $115,000 a month in combined tax-free spousal…

Amarra Lee Appointed to San Mateo County Superior Court

Congratulations to Amarra Lee on her judicial appointment by Governor Brown. Judge Lee’s term started November 1, 2018, and is the first African American woman judge to serve on the San Mateo County Superior Court. Lee is a 2003 recipient of JDC’s Minority…

Association of Corporate Counsel and Fenwick & West Lend Helping Hand to South Bay Nonprofits

The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) recently conducted a free legal clinic for South Bay nonprofit organizations in Mountain View with volunteer attorneys from the Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC’s) San Francisco Bay Chapter and…

Clyde & Co Supports Local Artists

The San Francisco office of Clyde & Co recently held an event to honor local art students through the firm’s fifth annual Art Award. Through a competition framework, 19 student artists were selected from 68 entries from the universities to…

Leader Circle Firms Recognized Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition

The following BASF Leader Circle firms were recently recognized by the Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition: Farella Braun + Martel; Folger Levin; Morrison & Foerster; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Venable. Morrison & Foerster and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe received recognition as “Gold Award Winners”, while Folger Levin and…

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