Clerkship Office Hours

Getting ready to submit clerkship applications, or thinking about a clerkship more broadly and whether it's the right fit for you? Sign up for our Clerkship Office Hours! You will be paired up one-on-one with a SF La Raza member and former law clerk who can answer your questions and review your application materials. Be sure to also check out these great resources:

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit video on the clerkship application process;

• The Appellate Project's Clerkship Handbook 

Please email Cecilia Segal (ceciliadsegal@gmail.com) to sign up for a slot.

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At JKZ LLP (formerly Johnston, Kinney & Zulaica LLP), their attorneys have decades of experience delivering personalized, results-driven representation. Serving San Francisco, and all of California, their bilingual team—fluent in English and Spanish— ensures clear and accessible communication for every client. .

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Thank you to Yulissa Zulaica for her support! Yulissa is a partner at the firm and her estate planning practice includes representing high net worth clients and cross-border issues in estate planning. She has also served as an expert witness in matters relating to international planning. Yulissa is a former SF La Raza board member!

Tortilleria El Molino™ is a local family-operated tortilleria and food to go restaurant in Concord founded in 2001 by Santiago and Victoria Morales, immigrants of Michoacan, Mexico. They began with offering fresh traditionally made tortillas door to door, apartment complex to apartment complex, and eventually ventured into fast casual food once they arrived on Monument Blvd, where Tortilleria El Molino™ proudly calls home. They offer a variety of tortilla products, all made in house, both at their location and in stores around the Bay Area. They are business to consumer as well as business to business — so if you are having a taco night, or are even a taco business, they can offer you quality tortillas at an affordable rate. Visit them in Concord or check out their website to see which one of your local markets carries the Tortilleria El Molino™ brand!

WEBSITE: tortillaselmolino.com

EMAIL: contact@elmolinocorp.com

PHONE: 925-687-7066

INSTAGRAM: @elmolinotortilleria 

Location: 1500 Monument Blvd Ste F1, Concord, Ca 94520

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono.

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Thank you to Omar Parra for his support! Omar Parra represents private equity funds, privately held businesses and strategic investors in a wide range of corporate matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and general corporate governance. Additionally, Omar has substantial experience drafting master service agreements, work authorizations, and indemnification provisions for owners, developers, and general contractors. Omar also has broad litigation experience, defending national and local corporations in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, mediation, and trial.

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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading complex class action firms representing plaintiffs in securities fraud, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, consumer fraud, and privacy cases. The Firm is ranked #1 on the 2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Top 50 Report for recovering over $1.75 billion for investors in 2022 – nearly double the recovered by any other plaintiffs’ firm. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller’s attorneys have obtained many of the largest securities, antitrust, consumer, and privacy class action recoveries in history

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Thank you to Michael Troncoso for this support! Michael is Of Counsel to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, a former SF La Raza board member and Noche de Gala honoree!. His practice focuses on securities fraud class action litigation and other affirmative litigation.

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The García González Fund is a family fund deeply committed to building the collective power of people of color to achieve racial equity in the Bay Area. We fund nonprofits, led by and for communities of color, that advance economic inclusion and racial equity, and promote the arts and culture.

Special thank you to Sergio Garcia and Amelia Gonzalez for their continuous generous support of the association and the Latinx community throughout the Bay Area.  

Sergio is a long-time member of the association, and has served as General Counsel for public technology companies, and as an equity partner at international law firms in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.  A hallmark of Sergio’s leadership at law firms was his commitment to diversity and mentoring attorneys for success in reaching their professional goals.  

Along with his career as a general counsel and law firm leader, Sergio has served on several nonprofit boards, including the board of trustees for the San Francisco Foundation, Public Advocates, Centro Legal de la Raza, Bar Association of San Francisco, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.   

Sergio has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career, including the Maestro Award for Leadership from Latino Leaders Magazine, the Diversity Leader Hall of Fame Award from the California Minority Counsel Program, and the Pro Bono Legal Services Award from MALDEF.  

Sergio is a previous Cruz Reynoso Lifetime Achievement Awardee!

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Keker, Van Nest & Peters is a trial-practice litigation firm located in San Francisco. For more than 40 years, we have devoted our practice exclusively to complex civil and criminal litigation. Our record of success at trial, motions practice, appeals and alternative dispute resolution has earned the firm its reputation for solving bet-the-company intellectual property, commercial and white-collar crime disputes. We litigate and try cases in state and federal courts throughout California and the nation.

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Thank you to Franco Muzzio for his support! Franco specializes in high-stakes litigation in state and federal court. His clients include technology companies, professional sports leagues, investors, and criminal defendants. He has significant experience at every phase of the litigation process and has played a leading role in multiple trials where his clients were victorious on all claims. He maintains a robust pro bono practice with an emphasis on prisoners’ rights.

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The Franco Muñoz Law Firm is one of most widely recognized and successful workers’ compensation and injury law firms in San Francisco/Oakland and the Bay Area. For 34+ collective years our lawyers have resolved thousands of cases involving all types of work accidents and injuries throughout Northern California.

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Thank you to Steve Franco and Rene Muñoz for their support! Steve is an award-winning attorney who has dedicated his legal career toward fighting on behalf of injured workers. Rene fights to ensure that injured workers get the best care available and get all benefits afforded to them under the Workers' Compensation system.

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Bank of San Francisco is a modern community bank that reflects the best qualities of the Bay Area’s rich culture. They are entrepreneurial, diverse, flexible and forward-thinking. BSF has an extensive local ownership and exclusively local decision-making.

Thank you to Victor Vazquez! Victor develops and manages client relationships, with experience in the non-profit industry.

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Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is a premier provider of innovative, results-oriented legal services. The firm specializes in real estate; litigation; business; intellectual property; employment; tax; and family wealth.

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Thank you to Fred Alvarez, Abraham M. Andrade III, and Marcia Valadez Valente for their support! Fred is one of the preeminent employment lawyers in the United States, combines a distinct blend of employment law experience, public service, and legal profession leadership. Abe’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters, including high-stakes commercial disputes, employment issues, and white collar defense. He represents businesses and individuals in all phases of litigation, including at the appellate level, in state and federal court. Abe is a long-term SFLRLA board member. Marcia is a trial attorney with a broad range of experience representing companies, individuals, and public entities in state and federal courts. Marcia’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on financial and commercial cases, and employment disputes.

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Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets the law. Cooley has over 1,300 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States, Asia and Europe, and a total workforce of nearly 3,000.

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Special thank you to Beatriz Mejia for our her support! Beatriz Mejia's practice focuses on complex business disputes and general business litigation. In recent years, Beatriz’s practice has focused on international cartel investigations and related litigation. Her experience includes representing both corporations and individuals in government investigations brought by antitrust authorities around the world, including the US, Europe, Korea and Japan, and in litigation brought in multi-district and related class actions. Beatriz also has represented clients in antitrust litigation involving a range of federal and state antitrust claims, including monopolization claims. Beatriz is also a previous SFLRLA’s Attorney of the Year awardee!

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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani delivers maximum value to their clients by combining the resources of a national firm with the local knowledge of a regional firm. With more than 1,600 lawyers nationwide, they provide comprehensive litigation and business transactions services to public and private companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 corporations. Founded in 1974, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is recognized among the fastest growing and largest law firms in the country.

Special thank you to Alyson Cabrera and Abraham Barrera. Alyson is a Partner in GRSM's Employment practice group. She represents both private and public entities primarily in employment related matters including employment discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, failure to accommodate claims and whistleblower actions. Alyson has represented a wide range of clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, while focusing a large portion of her employment litigation and labor practice on schools. Abraham, San Francisco La Raza Board member, is an Associate in the San Francisco office of GRSM and is a member of the Commercial Litigation practice group. 

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Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley that is focused on the wine industry. Farella is proudly ranked by Vault as the #6 Best Midsize Law Firm to Work For in the United States.

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Thank you to Farella business litigation partner Cynthia Castillo (San Francisco La Raza board member), environmental law partner James Colopy, managing partner Brian Donnelly, and insurance recovery partner Erica Villanueva for their support.

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Hanson Bridgett LLP is a full service AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 200 attorneys across California. Creating a diverse workforce by fostering an atmosphere of belonging and intentional support has been a priority at Hanson Bridgett since its founding in 1958. They are dedicated to creating an environment that provides opportunities for people with varied backgrounds, both for attorneys and administrative professionals. As the first law firm recognized as a certified B Corp, Hanson Bridgett is committed to the communities where their employees live and work and consider it part of their professional obligation to serve justice by encouraging and supporting pro bono and social impact work.

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Thank you to David Casarrubias and Jennifer Martinez for their support!. David is in Hanson Bridgett’s Appellate Practice Group where he focuses on writs, appeals, and law and motion in both state and federal court. In addition, he has experience litigating a variety of business disputes and has a robust practice representing government agencies throughout California in complex and multi-party litigation. Jennifer is the firm's Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO). As CDEIO, she provides strategic, programmatic, and operational leadership for initiatives that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of the firm.

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Morrison & Foerster is a global firm of exceptional credentials. Our name is synonymous with a commitment to client service that informs everything that we do. We are recognized throughout the world as a leader in providing innovative legal advice on matters that are redefining practices and industries.

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Thank you Arturo Gonzalez for his support! Arturo is one of the nation’s top trial lawyers. One federal judge said his “trial advocacy skills were superior,” while a federal magistrate described his trial skills as “phenomenal.” He is sought after by America’s largest companies, in part because of his ability to communicate with increasingly diverse juries.

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Redwood Public Law is a majority minority owned law firm committed to public service and creating a meaningful impact for the clients and communities we serve. We take on the most complex challenges facing agencies throughout California and deliver results for our clients through strategic legal counsel and leadership.The work of Redwood Public Law enhances the public good and promotes the effective operations of local government.

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Thank you to Eric Casher and Erica Gonzalez for their support! Eric is an engaging and effective relationship builder who specializes in all aspects of Government and Regulatory Affairs with a niche expertise in Federal, State and local contracting for public and private sector entities, as well as, conflicts of interest under the Political Reform Act and Government Code 1090.  Eric is an effective deal maker with experience negotiating contracts and navigating the complexities of Federal and State funded projects and has advanced the development of region changing developments from ballpark projects to large transitional housing developments. Erica Gonzalez is a Senior Associate at Redwood Public Law and provides advice and counsel to cities, counties and special districts of all types throughout the state. Erica advises clients on a wide range of municipal and public law issues including the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, public works and contracting, code enforcement, and conflict of interest laws.

SILVER SUPPORTER

Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C., is a Bay Area litigation practice for plaintiffs with offices in Oakland and San Francisco. They focus on catastrophic injury and wrongful death matters, housing cases on behalf of tenants, and other civil rights cases on behalf of individuals and families.

Thank you to Bracamontes & Vlasa’s Michael Bracamontes and Ryan Vlasak for their support! Michael focuses his practice on helping individuals in landlord-tenant, employment, and personal injury matters. Ryan focuses his practice on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, tenant, employment, and corporate unfair business practices litigation, always for plaintiffs.

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (including its associated entities) is an elite global law firm with world-class practices across the board. Clients know they can rely on Davis Polk for their most challenging legal and business matters. From offices in the world’s key financial centers and political capitals, our more than 1,000 lawyers collaborate seamlessly to deliver exceptional service, sophisticated advice and creative, practical solutions.

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Thank you to Eddie Magana for his support! Eddie is an Associate in their Corporate practice. He works on Corporate issues, Capital Markets, and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has worked with large tech companies, bioscience companies, and more!

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Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly-traded global enterprises. As one of Silicon Valley’s original legal practices, today they have over 500 lawyers, patent agents, engineers and scientists serving clients from seven offices located in innovation hubs across the United States and China.

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Thank you to Esther D. Galan for her support! Esther concentrates her practice in litigation matters that support clients in the technology and life sciences industries. She has experience in matters involving trademark, data privacy, unfair competition, autorenewals, and consumer protection. She also has experience with class actions and mass arbitration. Esther also maintains an active pro bono practice. In addition, thank you to Samantha Cox-Parra! Samantha represents technology and life sciences companies in a broad range of litigation matters.

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Gunderson Dettmer is Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. Their clients drive innovation. Their client's investments create institutions. Their client's ideas transform the world.

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Thank you to Natalie Pierce for her support! Natalie Pierce is a Partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Group at Gunderson Dettmer. She represents emerging companies, venture capital and growth equity firms. Natalie is a trusted advisor to clients on all employment-related matter. Natalie also focuses her practice on the future of work, including counseling companies on incorporation of generative artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies.

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Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The firm has internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. Our success is grounded in our devotion to the collaborative process, which reaches across global offices and practices and draws upon our deep subject matter expertise, an abiding commitment to teamwork and a powerful tradition of creative lawyering.

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Thank you to Raul Gonzalez-Casarrubias for his support! Raul is a board member and a corporate associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins.He advises public and private companies on various corporate transactions. His experience includes Mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate transactions, public and private financing transactions, and general corporate representation

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a 125+ attorney AV-rated law firm founded in 1972 with offices in San Francisco, New York, Nashville, and Munich. They have a diversified practice successfully representing plaintiffs throughout the U.S. and Europe in the fields of antitrust, civil rights and social justice, consumer protection, cybersecurity and data privacy, economic injury product defects, employment discrimination and unfair employment practices, environmental and toxic exposures, False Claims Act, personal injury and products liability, securities and financial fraud, and survivor rights and advocacy. Their clients include individuals, classes, groups of people, businesses, and public and private entities.

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Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serving as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 80 years. Littler’s international offices span four continents – North America, South America, Asia and Europe – and include: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.

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Thank you so much to Jacqueline Menendez, Associate and long-time SF La Raza Lawyers Board member, for her support! Jacqueline represents employers in a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour class actions, and claims brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). In addition, Jacqueline advises employers on workplace privacy and information security matters, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), other state data protections laws, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), employee surveillance and monitoring, social media, new technologies, and global data protection laws.

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At Munger, Tolles & Olson, a diverse workforce improves their ability to serve the needs of their clients and creates a more dynamic workplace for their attorneys.As a result, diversity, equity and inclusion have always been – and continue to be – a cornerstone of their firm. The firm was founded in 1962 by a group of attorneys that included a woman. Since then, their managing partners have included two women, a woman of color, an LGBTQ man and an African-American man. They remain a leader in diversity hiring, retention and promotion, and we consistently beat national averages in the number of women and diverse lawyers in our associate and partner ranks.

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Thank you to Miriam Kim and Giovanni Saarman González for their support!  Miriam’s practice focuses on civil litigation and high-stakes investigations and she is a co-chair of the firm’s Development & Retention committee.  Giovanni is a co-chair of MTO’s Attorneys of Color Initiative and his practice focuses on representing and advising clients operating in regulated industries, particularly energy utilities.

SILVER SUPPORTER

Renne Public Law Group (RPLG) practices throughout California, advocating for and defending local public agencies and nonprofit entities, and representing a diverse group of individual clients and private entities who are in need of effective, responsive and ethical legal assistance.

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Thank you so much to Maribel Lopez, Mauricio Grande, and Karen Carrera. Maribel is an associate in the firm’s Government and Litigation practice groups. She focuses her practice on labor and employment law. Her practice includes representing both public entities and private sector clients in litigation, employee discipline, advice and counsel, arbitration, workplace investigations and compliance. Mauricio is an attorney in the firm’s litigation practice group. Before joining Renne Public Law Group, Mauricio served as a judicial law clerk in the San Francisco Superior Court. Mauricio advised on a wide spectrum of complex litigation and trial matters that included a city’s environmental contamination case involving over 35 affected sites, and did legal research, analysis and guidance regarding law and motion matters in asbestos cases, and writ petitions in CEQA proceedings involving public agencies. Karen is Of Counsel and the Head of Investigations at the firm. Karen conducts workplace investigations for both public and private employers in response to employee complaints of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, bullying, and other alleged employee misconduct. Karen also provides diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and harassment prevention trainings and consultations for companies, government agencies and individuals, in both English and Spanish.

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Rogers Joseph O’Donnell is a litigation boutique founded in 1981 by a group of attorneys who believed — and continue to believe — that smaller is smarter. Their relationships with clients, whether individual or corporate, are personal: trust builds from year to year as matters are smoothly managed and disputes are brought to a satisfactory resolution. RJO represent Fortune 500 companies, private corporations and partnerships, start-ups, non-profits, government entities, family trusts, and individuals throughout California and across the United States.

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Thank you Ruby Zapien for your support! Ruby is a member of the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation, Construction, Labor and Employment and Retail Industry Trade Regulation Practice Groups. She has extensive experience representing individual and corporate clients from varied industries in both litigation and transactional matters.

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Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger specializes in local government, land use, renewable energy, and environmental law. Since 1980, the firm has provided public agencies with the highest quality legal representation, offering an array of litigation, regulatory, counseling, and planning services. Known for its commitment to environmental and community values, SMW has achieved an exceptional record of court and administrative victories. As city attorney, general counsel, and outside counsel to numerous public agencies, SMW provides advice on the wide array of laws applicable to local governments, helping clients succeed in complex, and often highly controversial, matters.

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Thank you to René Alejandro Ortega, SF La Raza Board member, for his support! René’s primary practice area include City Attorney & General Counsel Services, Housing, Land Use Planning & Zoning, Public Works Labor Compliance, Litigation & Appeals.

BRONZE SUPPORTER

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession Since 1946 Cleary Gottlieb’s lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international. They support every client relationship with intellectual agility, commercial acumen and a human touch. Cleary Gottlieb has a proven track record for serving with innovation. They are fluent in the many languages of local and global business. And they have achieved consistent success in multiple jurisdictions.

Thank you to Marcela Robledo for her support! Her practice focuses on the intellectual property, data, and technology aspects involved in a wide range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing, collaboration agreements, and joint ventures. Marcela has practiced law in the United States and Colombia.

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Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane is a trial boutique led by a trio of former Assistant United States Attorneys. We handle a broad array of complex, high-stakes litigation and internal and government investigations. Based in San Francisco, the firm serves local, national and international businesses, organizations, executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs.

Thank you to Gabriela Kipnis for her support!  Gabriela is a partner at CMK whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation.  

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Since 1885, Fennemore has provided legal counsel to help clients thrive in a complex, evolving business and legal landscape. We deliver forward-thinking advocacy to generate value for clients and help them keep pace with the rate of change by protecting legal interests and identifying opportunities. Today, clients need a legal team to go beyond what exists to create what’s possible on the path to success. The Fennemore team has a proven track record as advocates for entrepreneurs & business leaders who continue to define the West. We're uniquely poised to offer legal services from general counsel to niche specialties. We offer a historical perspective on Western issues like agribusiness, business litigation, cross-border trade, immigration, intellectual property, labor & employment, mergers & acquisitions, mining, real estate, trusts & estates, and water law. From people to practices, Fennemore is the law firm dedicated to creating possibilities so clients can thrive.

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Hanson Crawford Crum Family Law Group is a premier boutique family law firm, and one of the largest family law firms in Northern California. With a deep bench of six partners and six experienced associates, Hanson Crawford Crum handles cases of every level from those involving basic family law issues to complex financial transactions. The firm serves clients throughout the Bay Area from Marin to Silicon Valley.

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Thank you to Juliana Yanez and Marisa R. Chaves for their support! Juliana specializes in high-asset dissolutions and represents a diverse range of clients, including tech executives, founders, stay-at-home parents, lawyers, venture capitalists, and business owners. Juliana was also trial counsel in what the New York Times has described as “the first major Bitcoin divorce.” Marisa has begun her journey in family law with a passion for client service and an eye for creative solutions. She has facilitated the settlement of thousands of cases and knows that her clients often have sensitive concerns and issues that need to be handled with care and discretion. After helping several friends through divorces and growing up in a blended family, she knows that divorce is one of the most stressful life events any person can experience, and she strives to make sure her clients have the best possible representation. 

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Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 34 offices throughout the world. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.

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Thank you to Jacob A. Barrera for his support! Jacob is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's San Francisco office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the national Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group, and part of SFLRLA’s leadership! He focuses his practice on general commercial litigation and healthcare litigation and has experience representing companies in a broad array of civil disputes, including arbitrations and mediations. Jacob also represents companies in government investigations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general and regulators in a wide range of practice areas, including healthcare fraud and abuse.

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Immigrant Crime and Justice, LLP, their attorneys, Karl Krooth and Julian Sanchez Mora, represent foreign nationals in seeking post-conviction relief in criminal courts throughout California. They also represent foreign nationals before the California Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court. Their attorneys’ extensive experience at the intersection of criminal law and immigration law gives them the skills and expertise to also manage complex immigration cases. They represent foreign nationals before the Immigration Court, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), and the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).

Special thank you to Julian Sanchez Mora! Julian is a former SFLRLA board member and long-time criminal and immigration attorney. Julian is committed to providing high-quality representation, and working with his clients and keeping them informed throughout their process.

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At Jenner & Block, we shape what’s next through experience, vision, and judgment. In the most sensitive and consequential matters our clients face, we are known for finding a clear path forward. We are the litigators behind some of the most significant victories from the trial level to the US Supreme Court; the dealmakers behind landmark corporate transactions transforming industries and markets; the investigators and compliance monitors restoring public confidence following high-profile legal, economic, and reputational threats; and the advocates advancing clients’ interests and shaping policy. We stand out through bold action, intent, and impact.

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Thank you so much to Ann O’Leary for her support! Ann is a lawyer and crisis leader, who draws on decades of experience in government, politics, social policy, and non-profit leadership to assist companies that are facing complex public policy issues at the intersection of law and business.Ann’s unique service in federal, state, and local government, including as Chief of Staff to the Governor of California Gavin Newsom, in the White House, in Congress, and in San Francisco’s City Hall, allows her to guide clients through crises involving intense media scrutiny, multi-party investigations, litigation, and legislative or regulatory actions. As co-chair of the firm’s Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice, Ann leads teams that work effectively to ensure that clients can meet their business objectives while addressing the oversight and interest of public policy makers across federal, state, and local governments.

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With more than 25 attorneys practicing solely in employee benefits law, Trucker Huss is one of the largest employee benefits specialty law firms in the country. Their in-depth knowledge and breadth of experience on all issues confronting benefit plans, and their sponsors, fiduciaries and service providers, translate into real-world, practical solutions for their clients.

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Thank you to Katuri Kaye for her support! Katuri focuses her practice on qualified retirement plans, including defined benefit plans (both traditional and cash balance plans) and defined contribution plans (401(k), profit sharing, ESOPs and money purchase pension plans), and plans of tax-exempt entities and public schools and universities, including 403(b) and 457 plans. Her clients include benefit plans, service providers and employers of all sizes and industries, including Fortune 50 companies. Katuri also serves as the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) Director.

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Express Depositions is a boutique, customizable legal support firm with an unparalleled commitment to customer service. They believe that clients come first and strive to not only meet but exceed their clients' expectations. Express Depositions can assist with Court Reporting, trial technology, legal videography, interpreting, and translation. As well as attorney services, records retrieval, and digital imaging. They are a small local company that provides service in areas all over CA and nationwide.

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Thank you to Emily Yesenia Bradshaw for her support! Emily is an Account Executive at Express Depositions. She is a proud Latina with a passion for civil litigation. Emily has a strong commitment to customer service and is eager to help clients with their deposition and attorney service needs.

BRONZE SUPPORTER

Five Star Bank is an award-winning, publicly traded (Nasdaq: FSBC) community business bank. High-tech and high-touch, Five Star provides boutique business banking services where clients have direct access to their banker at all times. The bank is a customer advocate, community champion and driver of economic development. In 2023, Five Star Bank was named S&P Global Market Intelligence’s #1 Best-Performing Community Bank in the nation (with assets between $3 billion and $10 billion). The bank was also awarded the Raymond James Community Bankers Cup, was among Piper Sandler’s 2023 Sm-All Stars (the only bank in California to be so listed), and ranked on the Top 20 list on American Banker’s Top Performing Banks with $2 billion to $10 billion in assets. The bank is rated as Superior (5 out of 5 stars) with Bauer Financial and Superior by the IDC. Five Star was included among the Sacramento Business Journal’s Best Places to Work and Fastest Growing Companies in 2023.

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Special thank you to Renzo Lujan, SVP, Managing Director and his team for their support! They are always available for any questions or support. Please feel free to reach out at rlujan@fivestarbank.com or 415.404.7964

Steno offers exceptional court reporting services combined with best-in-class technology and deferred payment options. Steno was built by tech and legal experts who saw a need for a better experience. We remove financial and technical hurdles so you can focus on the case. From creating bespoke solutions for your technical needs to providing flexible financing, Steno is revolutionizing the way court reporting is done.

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Thank you to Mat Yamagata for his support! Mat is a Senior Account Executive at Steno. You can reach out to Mat at 415.518.0110 or at mat.yamagata@steno.com. If you would like to schedule a demo or meeting with Mat click here.