Daily Journal Announces 2020 Top Labor & Employment Lawyers

The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal as part of its 2020 list of Top Labor & Employment Lawyers:
Donna M. Mezias, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; David J. Reis, Arnold & Porter; Dipanwita Deb Amar, Arnold & Porter; Cheryl D. Orr, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath; Koray J. Bulut, Goodwin; Aaron L. Agenbroad, Jones Day; Rachael E. Meny, Keker, Van Nest & Peters; Cheryl Ann Sabnis, King & Spalding; Anne Brackett Shaver, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Camille Hamilton Pating, Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson; Malcolm Heinicke, Munger, Tolles & Olson; Adam P. KohSweeney, O’Melveny & Myers; Arthur A. Hartinger, Renne Public Law Group; Steven Friedlander, SV Employment Law Firm.

BASF Past President Joan Haratani Honored with Gender Justice Award

2006 BASF President, Joan M. Haratani, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, was recently honored with the Amel Zenoune Zouani Rights & Leadership Award by the International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law (IANGEL). The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of women’s rights and the advancement of gender equality.

BASF Members Named 2020 Top Music Lawyers by Billboard

BASF members Andrew M. Gass and Joseph R. Wetzel, both of Latham & Watkins, were recently named Billboard‘s 2020 Top Music Lawyers. The nomination highlighted Latham & Watkin’s work advising Global Citizen on licensing and broadcasting issues for the One World: Together at Home concert.

DLA Piper Receives ABA Exceptional Service Award

BASF Leaders Circle firm DLA Piper was recently honored by American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project with the 2020 Exceptional Service Award. The award recognizes exceptional pro bono service to death row prisoners.

BASF Leaders Circle Firms Included in 2020 Chambers’ Guide for Private Wealth Law

The following BASF Leaders Circle firms were named in Chambers‘s High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law in Northern California, a publication from Chambers and Partners featuring leading lawyers and law firms for wealthy individuals and families: Farella Braun + Martel; Perkins Coie; and Shartsis Friese.

Leaders Circle Firms Honored with Beacon of Justice Award

The following BASF Leaders Circle firms were recently recognized by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association with the 2020 Beacon of Justice award: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; DLA Piper; Mintz; Morrison & Foerster; O’Melveny & Myers; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The Beacon of Justice Award recognizes and honors law firms with pro bono programs serving vulnerable people fleeing to the U.S. border.