BASF Members Named 2022 West Trailblazers by the National Law Journal
The following BASF members were listed in the National Law Journal (NJL)’s 2022 West Trailblazers: Dipanwita Deb Amar and Ellen K. Fleishhacker, both of Arnold & Porter; Doris Cheng, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger; Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Sonia R. Martin, Dentons; and Michael A. Sweet, Fox Rothschild.
The Trailblazer series is a special supplement developed by the business arm of The American Lawyer, to spotlight a handful of individuals from each practice area that are truly agents of change. The goal was to recognize professionals in the West who have moved the needle in the legal industry.
BASF Members Recognized Lawdragon‘s 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers
The following BASF members were honored in the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide: Fred W. Alvarez, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass; Charles S. Birenbaum, Greenberg Traurig; Erin M. Connell, Andrew Ralston Livingston, and Gary R. Siniscalco, all of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Jason Alex Geller, Fisher & Phillips; Malcolm Alexander Heinicke, Munger, Tolles & Olson; Linda M. Inscoe, Latham & Watkins; F. Curtis Kirschner, Jr., Jones Day; Michael J. Lotito, Garry G. Mathiason, and Susan A.P. Woodhouse, all of Littler Mendelson; A. James Vazquez-Azpiri and Michael D. Weil, both of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; and Jeffrey David Wohl, Paul Hastings.
The guide recognizes the nation’s top advisors to businesses, universities, nonprofits and other organizations dealing with the mind-bending matrix of today’s global workforce. The list highlights more than 200 attorneys who specialize in employment litigation, defending discrimination, ERISA, wage and hour and other claims. Also included are 75 immigration specialists and a similar number of employee benefits and executive compensation gurus.
Doug Dexter Elected Chair of the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section
BASF member Doug Dexter, Farella Braun + Martel, has been elected chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section.
The ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section represents all perspectives – management, union, plaintiff, neutral, and public – on labor and employment law. With more than 22,000 members, the section facilitates a balanced discussion of employment issues via its many standing committees, all dedicated to emerging legal issues and serving as a major force behind developments in labor and employment law
BASF Members Named 2023 Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers recognized the following BASF members as “Ones to Watch”: Zainab Abdullah, BraunHagey & Borden; Hassan Aburish, SV Employment Law Firm; Kiana Araghi, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass; Kevin J. Ashe, Holland & Knight; Dario David Avram, Rachel S. Dolphin, and Justin Haan, all of Morrison & Foerster; Hillary Baca, Nixon Peabody; Philip B. Baldwin, William Andrew Cosmopulos, and Tiana R. Harding, all of Littler Mendelson; Seema Bhatt, Minami Tamaki; Stacy M. Boven, Nixon Peabody; Jacob M. Boyer and Nicole Misha Goodwin, both of Goodwin; Kevin Budner and Melissa A. Gardner, both of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Shannon Clawson, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart; Dana Cook-Milligan, Winston & Strawn; and Simon Seiver Grille, Girard Sharp.
The 2023 edition honors recognitions and highlights the esteemed careers of lawyers rising up in the legal profession. It recognizes 19,798 lawyers in 79 practice areas and 190 metropolitan areas. Best Lawyers strives to bring the most representation of legal talent across the country, and the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America exemplifies the growth of the most elite up-and-coming lawyers in the profession.
BASF Members Listed 2022 Top 40 Under 40 by Daily Journal
Timothy Chen Saulsbury, Durie Tangri; Qiaojing Ella Zheng, Sanford Heisler Sharp; Tiseme G. Zegeye, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Travis S. Silva, Keker, Van Nest & Peters; Andrew McDevitt, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger; Alex Iftimie, Morrison & Foerster; and Christopher D. Hu, Horvitz & Levy.
