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We develop our lawyers by providing them with opportunities to lead and direct the expansion and growth of the firm. Diverse leadership helps to ensure our sustainable record of accomplishment in diversity and promises a culture of inclusion and opportunity for the future. The following diversity lawyers hold important management positions at the firm:
Management
- Nancy Abell, chair, Employment Law Department
- Elena Baca, chair, Los Angeles office; member, Diversity Policy and Program Committee; member, Technology Committee; member, Client Finance Committee
- Barbara Brown, chair, Washington, DC, office; member, Client Finance Committee
- Eve Coddon, vice chair, Professional Responsibilities Committee; member, Policy Committee
- Erika Collins, vice chair, New York office; chair, Attorney Development (NY)
- Cindy Davis, vice chair, Atlanta office; chair, Attorney Development (ATL)
- Leslie Dent, chair, Of Counsel Relations Committee
- Esteban Ferrer, chair, Corporate Department (STM); member, Policy Committee; chair, Recruiting Committee (NY)
- Norman Futami, vice chair, Los Angeles office; member, Client Finance Committee
- Joy Fuyuno, vice chair, Tokyo office; chair, Attorney Development (TKO); member, Pro Bono and Community Committee
- Jay Gandhi, vice chair, Orange County office
- Charles Hamilton, at-large diversity partner and chair, Diversity Policy and Program Committee
- Norifusa Hashimoto, vice chair, Tokyo office
- Ned Isokawa, member, Diversity Policy and Program Committee
- Alexander Jampel, member, Pro Bono and Community Committee
- Barbara Johnson, chair, Pro Bono and Community; member, Diversity Policy and Program Committee; member, Partnership Evaluation Committee; member, Attorney Development Committee
- Alexander Lee, vice chair, Los Angeles office; chair, Attorney Development (LA)
- Huawei Lin, chair, Recruiting Committee (BEI)
- Elizabeth Noe, co-chair, Attorney Development Committee; member, Policy Committee; vice chair, Corporate Department (ATL); member, Diversity Policy and Program Committee
- James Owens, co-chair, Attorney Development Committee
- Leslie Plaskon, vice chair, New York office; co-chair, Attorney Development Committee (NY)
- Leigh Ryan, chair, Recruiting Committee (firm-wide and SD); chair, Corporate Department (SD); member, Professional Responsibility Committee
- Carl Sanchez, chair, San Diego office; member, Policy Committee
- Alex Wang, vice chair, Shanghai office; chair, Attorney Development Committee (SHA)
- David Wang, vice chair, Shanghai office; chair, Recruiting Committee (SHA)
Practice Groups
- Julia Allecta, co-chair, Investment Management Practice
- Jorge Alers, chair, Latin America Corporate Practice (WDC)
- Dino Barajas, chair, Latin America Corporate Practice (LA)
- Jamie Broder, chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice
- Siobhan Burke, chair, Private Equity Practice
- Grace Carter, chair, Healthcare Litigation Practice
- Eve Coddon, chair, Insurance Coverage Litigation Practice
- Erika Collins, leader, International Employment Practice
- Victoria Cundiff, chair, Trade Secrets/Employee Covenants Litigation Practice
- Esteban Ferrer, chair, Morgan Stanley Practice
- Renee Gabbard, chair, West Coast Private Client Practice
- Ned Isokawa, chair, Asia Litigation Practice; chair, San Francisco Litigation Practice; chair, Verizon Practice
- Jong Han Kim, chair, Korea Practice
- Steve Korniczky, chair, Global IP Practice
- Raymond Li, vice chair, Greater China Practice
- Lesli Ligorner, chair, China Employment Law Practice
- Deborah Marlowe, chair, Employment Immigration Practice
- James Owens, vice chair, Healthcare Practice
- Raj Pande, chair, Asia Project Finance Practice
- Leigh Ryan, chair, San Diego Corporate Practice
- Carl Sanchez, chair, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice
- Deborah Sankowicz, chair, France Employment Law Practice
- Kaoruhiko Suzuki, chair, Asia-Pacific Practice
- Jun Usami, chair, Tokyo Mergers & Acquisitions Practice
- Alan Weakland, co-chair, Resort, Recreation and Restaurant Practice
Diversity Policy and Program Committee
- Charles Hamilton, partner, Real Estate; at-large diversity partner; chair, Diversity Policy and Program Committee
- Elena Baca, partner, Employment; chair, Los Angeles office
- Ned Isokawa, partner, Litigation; chair, Asia and San Francisco Litigation Practice Groups
- Barbara Johnson, partner, Employment; chair, Pro Bono and Community
- Elizabeth Noe, partner, vice chair, Corporate Department; co-chair, Attorney Development
- Ken Willner, partner, Employment; professional personnel partner
- Anton Mack, managing director of Diversity and Global Talent
- Siobhain McCarthy, director of Attorney Development
- Mary Sullivan, director of Human Resources
Firm Administrators
- Carla Anderson, office administrator (San Diego)
- Mary Jane Artese, office administrator (New York)
- Carol Brich, director of Client Finance
- Elena Ernst, office administrator (Frankfurt)
- Gerri Garagliano, office administrator (Orange County)
- Demetrius Greer, director of Attorney Recruiting
- Kathy Hamburg, director of IT Operations West
- Deborah Hein, director of Information Services
- Eileen King, media and public relations director
- Luciana Lauber, office administrator (Milan)
- Paula Lauhoff, office administrator (Atlanta)
- Amy Lui, office administrator (Beijing)
- Anton Mack, managing director of Diversity and Global Talent
- Nagwa Mahrous, client accounting controller
- Siobhain McCarthy, director of Attorney Development
- Adam Norris, chief administrative officer
- Sylvie Paquet, office administrator (London)
- Jackie Peters, office administrator (Palo Alto)
- Sylvie Orsel, European financial administrator
- Petrice Ryan, office administrator (Los Angeles)
- Akemi Sawajiri, office administrator (Tokyo)
- Mary Sullivan, director of Human Resources
- Meg Sullivan, chief marketing/business development officer
- Stova Wong, chief information officer
- Joy Zhu, office administrator (Shanghai)