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Pro Bono and CommunityAnnual Report 2007

Cover photos Top Left: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) donation at Shea Stadium in New York. Chuck Baker joined Kate Davis, who is a leukemia

survivor, her family and other reps from the Society in accepting a $700K donation from the NY Mets at Shea Stadium. Pictured are (back row, left to

right) Mr. Met, Howard Tanney, a trustee of the NY Chapter of LLS; Chuck Baker, Ward Davis, Debbie Pilalas, Michael Osso, executive director of the

NY Chapter of LLS, New York Met pitcher John Maine, (bottom row, left to right) Lindsey Tanney, Olivia Davis, Kate Davis, and Emma Davis; Bottom

Left: Students from Paul Hastings Hope Elementary School, Longqiu Village in Jiangxi Province, China. Middle: The Atlanta offi ce steps up for the March of

Dimes. From left to right: Allen Maines, Denise Lobodinski, Rob Zebro, Stefanie Jackman, Jamie Park, Jordan Williams, Rich Dietz, and Deborah Marlowe.

In Front: Candy Voticky and Noelle Lagueux-Alvarez. Top Right: Chairman Seth Zachary with China’s Fudan University President Wang Shenghong at a

signing ceremony to mark the beginning of the fi rm’s participation with the University; Bottom Right: Jonathan Suk, a summer associate in the NY offi ce,

participated in a trip to Uganda with Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village where he helped build a brick house for a family of eight.

Chair’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Our Pro Bono Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Pro Bono and Community Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Paul Hastings in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Beijing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Milan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Orange County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Shanghai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tokyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Washington, DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2007 Paul Hastings Community Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

External Pro Bono Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Paul Hastings Guidelines for Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Table of Contents

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Chair’s MessageFor more than 55 years, Paul Hastings has placed a premium on pro bono and community service. From seeking asylum for a Salvadorean teenager who fled persecution by an international gang to networking with global leaders at a women’s economic summit, our attorneys contribute to organizations around the world that affect change in our communities.

In the past three years, Paul Hastings attorneys have provided more than 100,000 hours of pro bono service to underserved populations. In 2007, more than three-fourths of all Paul Hastings attorneys provided pro bono services, and more than forty percent logged 20 hours or more of pro bono work. We are proud of our attorneys and their efforts.

As a firm, Paul Hastings contributed more than $2.4 million to community organizations in 2007. We are committed to investing in the community, and our attorneys—who volunteer 3,000 hours per month—chair boards, lead capital campaigns, host special events, sponsor law students , and volunteer to make our world a better place.

More than 320 Paul Hastings attorneys are involved with at least one community organization, and 12% of our attorneys have served on the board of directors/trustees or similar management committee of a community organization.

The 2007 Pro Bono and Community Report recaps the year’s top stories. “Paul Hastings in the Community” highlights office-by-office pro bono and community stories that may be of interest to you. The charts and figures summarize key findings from our recently completed Attorney Community Survey, which illustrates the wide scope of our attorneys’ involvement. And, the list of community organizations we support reveals the diversity of our financial and pro bono contributions.

At Paul Hastings, pro bono and community are the foundations of our firm-wide commitment to excellence. We hope that you will enjoy reading this report and learning more about our commitment.

Barbara JohnsonChair, Pro Bono and CommunityEmployment Law Partner

Barbara L. JohnsonChair, Pro Bono and CommunityEmployment Law Partner

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Our Pro Bono CommitmentPaul Hastings is committed to providing pro bono services for the communi-ties in which we operate. All attorneys are encouraged to participate in pro bono work and every approved pro bono matter is given hour-for-hour credit against the total billable hours for each attorney and paralegal. Pro bono hours also count as billable hours when determining associate bonuses.

Paul Hastings provides pro bono legal services across legal disciplines, including: adoption and custody services, asylum and immigration cases; domestic violence and violence against women; incorporation and ongoing assistance to nonprofit organizations assisting foster children; environmental contamination; families of soldiers in Iraq; underdeveloped communities and neighborhoods; food and clothing drives; juvenile death penalty; legislative initiatives and legal reform; museum procurement; landlord-tenant disputes; and estate planning for first responders. Our commitment to pro bono extends to all clients, whether they are individuals, groups or classes of individuals, government agencies, tax-exempt organizations, or interest groups with ties to matters related to: 1) an important social or legal issue; 2) an injustice; or 3) advice or representation about legal options, duties, or rights for those who could not otherwise afford our legal services. To maximize participation in pro bono matters, we have partner and associate pro bono coordinators in our 18 offices. The coordinators promote pro bono efforts by publicizing opportunities and by reviewing and approving all pro bono matters for the office.

As a signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, our goal is to average 60 hours per attorney on pro bono matters. We look forward to surpassing that goal as we continue to work with new pro bono clients.


Pro Bono and Community CommitteePaul Hastings established the Pro Bono and Community Committee (PBC) to manage the daily operations of the fi rm’s pro bono and community involvement programs in each local offi ce. The PBC supports the Firm’s com-mitment to pro bono by overseeing the approval of new pro bono matters and organizing educational and community outreach events.

The committee is comprised of partners, of counsel and associate coordi-nators, and includes two members from each offi ce. Individual offi ces have formed larger local committees and subcommittees to assist with the various programs and events.

The committee is overseen by the chair and vice-chair, and receives adminis-trative support from the fi rm’s Diversity & Community department.

Individual offi ce committees hold regular meetings and some even publish newsletters or notices highlighting events and opportunities taking place in their cities. Additionally, many offi ces publish monthly newsletters and have established rewards programs to pro bono “champions” in their offi ce. The fi rm-wide PBC members meet on a quarterly basis.

Pro Bono and Community Committee Members

Paul Hastings receives Ally of Justice Award

Paul Hastings has received the “Ally of Justice” award from The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. The fi rm was honored for its pro bono service to HRC. Associate John P. Isa was also recognized for his individual leadership in the fi rm’s pro bono efforts with the HRC. Isa currently serves on the HRC’s Board of Directors and Business Council.

ChairBarbara Johnson

Vice-ChairJeffrey Varga

AtlantaWalter JospinKeith KodoskyDarcy White

ChicagoBeth A. O’ConnorEricka K. Foster

Hong KongNeil TorpeyLucille C. Kiang

Los Angeles/BeijingDerek RothJames Gilliam

LondonDonna Goldsworthy

MilanRoberto Cornetta

New YorkKen FriedmanJoshua SternoffBrian Moran

Orange CountyJohn Della GrottaLisa M. LaFourcade

Palo AltoRon Lemieux

ParisPierre Kirch

San DiegoChristian PlattCatherine Caouette

San FranciscoPeter MeierAndrea Lindemann

ShanghaiK. Lesli Ligorner

TokyoJoy FuyunoAlex Jampel

Washington, DCCharles PatriziaRaquel Bierzwinsky

Paul Hastings receives Ally of Justice Award

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Paul Hastings in the CommunityAtlantaPartner John G. Parker received the 2007 Distinguished Service Award from Childkind, a community organization that services medically fragile children and families. Paul Hastings and Parker, a Childkind board member, support Childkind, which since 1989 has serviced more than 500 Medically Fragile and Developmentally Delayed children. . . .Associates Stefanie Jackman, Noelle Lagueux-Alvarez and Candice Voticky received Committee Star Awards for their contributions to the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, which for eighty years has served the “diverse interests of women lawyers in Georgia.” . . .Partner John L. Douglas supports a two year program in Malawi designed to strengthen the central bank and the commercial banking system. This program is organized through the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), where he serves on the board of directors. Malawi, located in sub-Saharan Africa, has a population of 13 million and an orphan population of more than one million. The average life expectancy is 42, and the country is affected by high rates of HIV/AIDS, malaria and childhood malnutrition. About 11 million people live on less than two dollars a day, and have no access to the banking system. There are 10 banks, two of which are insolvent. There is no deposit insurance system. Last year, Douglas visited Malawi with the purpose of assessing the strength of bank supervision, advising on dealing with one of the insolvent banks, and determining what additional assistance would be required. Douglas and the volunteer team made a series of recommendations to the Malawi Central Bank and the Minister of Finance. In a later trip to Malawi, Douglas worked with Central Bank’s legal and supervisory staff working to design strategies to strengthen their supervisory and enforcement powers, addressing the bank failure procedures, and improving the oversight of change in control, acquisition and merger transactions. For his work with FSVC, Douglas received the Franklin S. Richards Award for Pro Bono Service at the J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Convention in February 2008. In accepting the award, Douglas commented, “In the rush of billable hours and the business of law, we occasionally lose sight that law is a profession, and membership in a bar is a privilege, bringing extraordinary obligations. We have been taught to recognize problems and find solutions, with unique skills of reason, advocacy and understanding. Unless we use those

Elizabeth H. NoeCorporate Partner

Paul Hastings is committed to the advancement of women in the workplace and contributes to BDN—Board of Directors Network, Inc., an organization of women and men representing “boards of directors, corporations, government, academia, not-for-profit organizations, and the media” who seek to strengthen the presence and advancement of women in senior leadership roles and in the boardroom.

“I am involved with BDN because I believe strongly in the importance of its mission of increasing the number of women in corporate leadership, and that mission fits nicely with my corporate governance practice.” — Elizabeth Noe


skills to improve the lives of others, we disappoint those that have gone before us and on whose shoulders we ride.” . . .Associate Keith Kodosky heads the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Men’s Committee, Georgia Chapter, and received the organization’s 2007 Recognition of Service Award. The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition raises awareness and promotes education about ovarian cancer and works to improve the survival rate and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer.. . .Paul Hastings serves as the core employment counsel for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The firm has provided counseling on all aspects of employment matters, employment litigation, trademark violations, real estate disputes and general litigation matters. Multiple attorneys in a variety of offices and departments have assisted the organization.

Partner Weyman Johnson, Jr. serves as chair of the board of directors of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which is headquartered in New York; as secretary of the board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, based in London; and on the board of trustees of the Georgia Chapter of the National MS Society (which he chaired from 1991-1994).

Through our efforts, Paul Hastings has saved the Multiple Sclerosis Society and its local chapters almost $100,000 in legal fees, which now can be better used for finding additional treatments and a cure for this illness.

BeijingThe Firm established the Paul Hastings Law Scholarship at the Peking University Law School (PULS), the oldest and one of the foremost law schools in China. The Paul Hastings Law Scholarship, which is open to full-time third-year undergraduate and second-year graduate PULS students, has two components: the first provides direct financial assistance for up to five PULS students; and the second supports a team of PULS students to attend the 14th annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong.

David Livdahl, partner and chair of the Beijing office comments, “We are delighted to be working with Peking University Law School in supporting the education and development of China’s next generation of top legal professionals. Peking University Law School has a well-deserved reputation as one of China’s most prestigious law schools and Paul Hastings is fortunate to count five Peking University Law School alumni as members of our global team.”

Daniel J. PerlmanReal Estate Partner

Paul Hastings contributes to The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Partner Daniel J. Perlman serves on the Greater Chicago Downtown Board of the American Cancer Society, and partner Mark A. Kreitman has been a New York supporter of the American Cancer Society for more than a decade. “Serving on the Chicago Downtown Board of the American Cancer Society has allowed me to demonstrate to our co-workers that we care about the health and well being of our employees since cancer has touched so many families and when we have the opportunity to work on an office wide charity event it really emphasizes the message of working together to help those touched by the disease.” — Daniel J. Perlman

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Paul Hastings in the Community, continued Hong KongPaul Hastings is actively involved with a number of organizations in Hong Kong, including Christian Action’s Domestic Helpers and Migrant Workers Programme, which offers free paralegal advice, guidance and counselling services to domestic helpers and migrant workers, employed or unemployed in the city, regardless of their backgrounds.

Our attorneys volunteer their time to assist Enlighten, an organization that works towards the promotion of health care awareness of epilepsy in Hong Kong. As well, our attorneys support Mother’s Choice, a 20-year old community organization that addresses the plight of Hong Kong’s single teenagers and their family members coping with unexpected pregnancy.

“We encourage everyone within the firm to undertake pro bono work,” said partner and chair of the Hong Kong office, Neil Torpey, a member of the PBC committee. “We treat our pro bono clients like any other fee-earning clients. You have to go through all the conflict searches, and all of our internal administration in order for them to become a client. This process ensures that our pro bro bono clients receive the same representation as our fee-based clients.”

LondonThe London Litigation, Employment and Real Estate teams have advised and continue to advise the Domestic Violence Intervention Project, a charity that aims to increase the safety of women and children who experience domestic violence, in relation to employment matters, including a restructuring program and real estate litigation matters, including advice as to a notice to quit its premises and lease renewal negotiations. Key attorneys include Donna Goldsworthy, Peter Orlic, Kate McCaffrey, Maria De Rienzo, Ashweena Rathour, Chris Bracebridge, Anna Sanford, Anna Hermelin and Miranda Thomas. The Paul Hastings team has provided nearly 300 hours of pro bono service to the Domestic Violence Intervention Project’s employment and real estate litigation matters. . . .Associate Chris Bracebridge, with support from associate Anna Sanford and trainee solicitor Anna Hermelin, advises Addaction, the largest specialist drug and alcohol treatment agency in the U.K., on a pro bono basis. Addaction provides services to more than 25,000 people a year across the country from Addaction, Scotland down to Cornwall. Paul Hastings has advised Addaction in relation to Employment Tribunal claims, general employment advisory issues, on the terms of a supply contract, and in relation to potential litigation.

Martin L. EdelmanReal Estate Of Counsel

Paul Hastings acts as outside pro bono general counsel to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, a national landmark and one of the most decorated ships in U.S. history. Since its inception, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) has provided $60 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. On October 2nd, the Intrepid will return to New York’s Pier 86. Paul Hastings attorneys are active in preparing for the museum’s grand re-opening on Veterans Day, 2008. Marty Edelman, who serves on the IFHF board, and Robert Wertheimer manage our Intrepid relationship with assistance from Joe Opich, Sandy Dubin, Ilan Lerman, Michael DiOrio, Nathalia Young and Brian Moran. “Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund offers those Americans who have been catastrophically wounded and the families of those who have been killed in the service of their country that we honor their service and their sacrifice and most importantly that we have not and will not forget them. They volunteered to serve America and it is our duty to provide all the support they deserve. IFHF does that.” —Marty Edelman


Los AngelesPaul Hastings participated for the third consecutive year in Public Counsel’s Run for Justice, in conjunction with the L.A. Marathon, the Acura Bike Tour, and the Emerald Nuts 5K Run/Walk. The event serves as a fundraiser for Public Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm. This year the Paul Hastings team won second place for participation (41 people), and 12 team members were awarded “Champion of Justice” medals for their exceptional fundraising efforts. Additionally, partner Bob Span received a trophy for finishing third in his age group. . . .The Paul Hastings Cares Foundation Los Angeles Project donated Payless Shoe gift certificates and new clothing, school supplies and toys to the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, which distributes the gifts to needy foster children and is one of the leading non-profit legal services organizations in the U.S.. . .Associate James Gilliam, Jr., a longtime activist for gay and lesbian rights, was elected to the ACLU of Southern California’s board of directors. Since its inception in 1923--three years after the national ACLU was founded—ACLU of Southern California has been “fighting to preserve and expand the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.” The organization plays a lead role in preventing cutbacks in the areas of affirmative action and immigrant rights and seeks to improve legislation regarding censorship of music lyrics, of television and of the Internet. . . .Led by associate Kevin O’Sullivan, several lawyers from the Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and San Francisco offices pooled their efforts and specialties to assist and counsel the Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) in its acquisition by merger of the Kayne Eras Center. ECF and its high-quality, community-based services were brought to the firm’s attention by partner Nancy Abell, who was joined by lawyers representing the firm’s corporate, employment, tax, real estate, and litigation practices. Lawyers who worked on this case include Alexander Lee, Ann Lawrence, Bethany Ware, Cindy Morgan, Crescent Moran, Deborah Weiser, Derek Roth, Edward Vitarelli, Eric Keller, Eve Coddon, Farrah Short, Gayle Westendorf, Heather Morgan, Jim Owens, Jamie Broder, Kevin O’Sullivan, Nancy Abell, Kelli Way, Reshma Bishnoi, Bob Miller, Stephen Harris, Stephen Berry, and Zachary Walton. . . .MilanPaul Hastings has continued its partnership with Junior Achievement, a non-profit organization that educates young people about the value of free enterprise, business and economics in improving their quality of life. Junior Achievement, with headquarters in the U.S., operates in 100 countries worldwide. In Italy, the sponsors and partners of Junior Achievement include Italian and international banks and corporations such as ABB, ABI (the Italian

Daniel G. BergsteinCorporate Partner

Paul Hastings supports the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the largest source of non-governmental funding for retinal degenerative disease research in the world. The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. In 2007, the Foundation Fighting Blindness honored Paul Hastings Partner Daniel Bergstein at its annual dinner, which raised two million dollars.

“I am personally committed to the work of the Foundation Fighting Blindness because it represents the best hope of retaining vision for over seven million Americans (including my son) who are losing their sight to retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and stargadts disease.”— Daniel Bergstein

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Bank Association), Banca IMI, Borsa Italiana (the Italian Stock Exchange), Capitalia Gruppo Bancario, Citigroup, Computer Associates, General Electric, Gucci and Morgan Stanley.

Partner and co-chair of the Milan office, Roberto Cornetta sits on the Junior Achievement Italia board of directors together with the country officer of Citigroup Italia, the chief executive officer of Gucci Group, the chairman and managing director of ABB Italy, the managing director of Manpower Italy and representatives of ABI and Capitalia Gruppo Bancario.

Paul Hastings supports the organization through an annual contribution. Additionally, as in 2007, our lawyers will participate in the project that will start in 2008 in some high schools located in the low-income suburbs of Milan, which is focused on ethics and enterprise. Paul Hastings also provides general legal assistance to the organization. Mr. Cornetta led the community involvement project with associate Antonio Azzarà.

New YorkFor 150 years, Jewish Home & Hospital Lifecare System has been leading the way in elder care, research, and education. Partner David Freeman, a member of the Jewish Home Lifecare System board of trustees, received the community organization’s Longevity Award of Honor in 2007.. . .Partner Charles H. Baker accepted a $700,000 contribution for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (NYC Chapter), the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services, from the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Since its founding in 1949, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has invested more than $360 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers, and Baker serves on the organization’s board of trustees. . . .Associate Sara Chouraqui solicited criminal pro bono work from the New York State Defenders Association, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of the legal representation of low-income people, and were introduced to a woman challenging her conviction in New York state court and her prison sentence of 23 years to life. Paul Hastings represents the woman, a Mexican national and mother of three, in a motion to vacate the judgment against her, which was denied. Paul Hastings subsequently sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, and on March 4, 2008, the First Department granted leave to appeal. We have also filed a motion requesting the right to file a new appeal or a new trial to the First Department. All papers have been submitted in this motion and it is now pending.

Renee GabbardTax Partner

Renee Gabbard holds several com munity leadership roles, including serving as a member of the Dean’s Council for Chapman University School of Law, past president of the Coastline Community College Foundation, a member of the Estate Planning and Gifts Committee for the Laguna Canyon Foundation and a trustee of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA).

For several years, Paul Hastings has supported OCMA, the leading visual arts museum in the county and a national leader. The Paul Hastings-OCMA partnership was made after several discussions between the firm and the museum to align the goals of both organizations in the broader community.

“Through our strategic alliance with the OCMA, the Firm supports more than 30,000 largely diversity based elementary and high school student visits to the museum, artist’s lectures to the community and nationally recognized exhibitions such as the first retrospective of Mary Heilman and the widely popular Birth of the Cool exhibit. Our commitment to the OCMA reinforces our leadership role in the Orange County community.” —Renee Gabbard


The Paul Hastings attorneys, summer associates and staff who have worked on this case are: Richard Schoenstein, Sara Chouraqui, Brendan Goodhouse, Jonathan Choa, Justin Goggins, Margarita Wallach, Gerd Alexander, Christine Coletta, Daren Garshelis, Victoria Lai, Charlene Sun, Shelly Schaaf, Ben Turshen, Michael Watson, Ravi Pillay, Nathan Schacht, Rosetta Kromer and Vicky Vergara. . . .Associate Sarah Hagans received the 2007 Pro Bono Award from Sanctuary for Families, New York’s largest nonprofit agency exclusively dedicated to serving the clinical, economic, legal, and shelter needs of domestic violence victims and their children.

Orange CountyPartner Stephen Cooke was appointed chairman of the board of directors for the Orange County chapter of the Red Cross and will serve a one-year term, acting as principal officer to the board of directors and executive committee and supervising the chapter in the implementation of policies and procedures. Currently, associate Lisa LaFourcade is the chapter’s general counsel and serves as a member of the executive committee. . . .Brenna Kantrovitz, a litigation associate, is currently assisting a victim of domestic violence and mother of two in filing for divorce from her abusive husband. She is seeking full custody and child support, which will most likely be granted. A default judgment has been requested, and a court hearing is pending. Ms. Kantrovitz has also begun working on filing a U visa petition for the client who qualifies because of her status as an immigrant who was the victim of a crime in the United States. Partner Donald Morrow is supervising and associate Carolyn Deverich assisted with the divorce petition.

Palo AltoPartner Ronald Lemieux is actively involved with the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a community organization that empowers individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Serving more than 1,400 clients and families each year in San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, Vista Center is the premier resource center for the visually impaired and helps clients reach their highest potential through programs that promote independence and quality of life.

ParisPartner and chair of the Paris office, Dominique Borde serves on the Board of Directors of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), the international humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries.

Greg M. NitkowskiManaging Partner

Paul Hastings established the Paul Hastings Endowed Chair in Corporate and Securities Law at UCLA Law School in 2005, creating the first endowed law firm chair at UCLA Law and the first endowed law firm chair in the City of Los Angeles.

UCLA School of Law Professor Lynn Stout, an internationally renowned business law scholar

who specializes in the areas of corporate governance, securities regulation and law and economics, serves as the Paul Hastings Endowed Chair in Corporate and Securities Law. “UCLA School of Law professors are among the finest legal scholars in the nation, and we’re pleased to support the school’s efforts to attract and build one of the top law school faculties in the world,” adds Greg Nitzkowski, managing partner of Paul Hastings, and a 1984 alumnus of UCLA School of Law. “We’re pleased that someone of Professor Stout’s prominence serves as the holder of the Paul Hastings Chair.”— Greg Nitzkowski

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San DiegoPaul Hastings sponsored Kids Day at the 2007 Acura Classic Tennis Tournament with a donation of 1,000 tennis rackets. Represented by Partners Carl Sanchez (chair of the San Diego office) and Deyan Spiridonov, Paul Hastings joined Acura for the special event which was free for all kids under age 16. The day featured clinics, prizes, games and, of course, rackets. . . .Joined by family and friends, members of Paul Hastings’ San Diego office participated in a Habitat for Humanity project to rebuild a Descanso house destroyed in the California wild fires. Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 250,000 houses around the world, providing more than one million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, affordable shelter.

San FranciscoPartner Grace A. Carter is a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco. She has served on the State Bar of California Administration of Justice Committee and worked with several pro bono and legal services organizations. . . .Partner Daniel B. Higgins serves on the board of directors of the American Heart Association (San Francisco Chapter), and is the chairman of the board of directors of Interplast, an acclaimed international medical charity. Mr. Higgins also sits on Paul Hastings’ Policy Committee, which performs functions similar to a corporate board of directors. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of The American Health Lawyers Association (a 10,000 member national bar association) and is a member of the National Advisory Board of BNA’s Health Law Reporter. . . .Partner Robert P. Kristoff serves on the board of directors of the Family and Children’s Law Center, a Bay Area organization that helps families and children to navigate the legal system. The Family and Children’s Law Center provides high-quality, low cost legal services on matters ranging from child abuse and domestic violence to child custody and support.

In addition, Kristoff is a regent of Marin Catholic High School and has served on the boards of The American Diabetes Association, Golden Gate Chapter, the Harvard Club of San Francisco and the Harvard Alumni Association.

ShanghaiIn April, Paul Hastings announced a partnership with Project Hope, the leading foundation working to eliminate educational disparity in the poorer parts of China, to build an elementary school in Longqiu village in Jing’an county, Jiangxi province in China. The school will serve 300 students from five villages in

Katherine Murray Litigation Associate

Paul Hastings is a Platinum Sponsor of The Serra Project, a 21-year old organization that provides safe, caring homes for people living with HIV/AIDS. As the longest-running AIDS housing program in Los Angeles, The Serra Project has provided housing and support services to nearly 1,200 AIDS-affected persons living below the poverty line in Los Angeles County.

“It has been a genuine privilege to serve on the Board of The Serra Project, alongside individuals who have opened their hearts to people living with HIV/AIDS who would otherwise find themselves in unsafe or unhealthy living conditions. It is through organizations like The Serra Project that we can truly give back to those in our community who most desperately need our help.”— Katherine Murray


the county with modernized classroom facilities and will be named the Paul Hastings Hope Elementary School. As the first and only law firm to fund and build a school for kids in China, Paul Hastings will provide fiscal and physical support to the construction of the school. Volunteers from the Shanghai office will assist in light construction work and donate furniture and office equipment to the school. Upon completion, the firm will continue to fund the education of the children enrolled. Mitch Dudek, partner and chair of the Shanghai office, will be appointed as the honorary principal of the school. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to support Project Hope. We have a long history in the region and are committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and work as well as the education of children. The new Paul Hastings Hope Elementary School is further evidence of our long standing commitment to the region as a corporate citizen and we look forward to continuing the development and progress of the Paul Hastings Hope Elementary School during and after the school has been built,” comments Seth Zachary, chair of the firm.. . .Paul Hastings advised on the establishment and operation of the U.S.-based non-profit organization Fudan University Education Development Foundation established by Fudan University, one of the China’s most prestigious institutions. This fund seeks to leverage Fudan University’s global alumni network to raise funds for the school, with the ultimate goal of helping to build an endowment that could rival the endowments of leading universities in the United States. The cooperation between Paul Hastings and Fudan University marks the first time a law firm has worked with a Chinese university to establish an endowment fund specifically targeting international donors. The key attorneys working on this case include partner David S. Wang and associate Jia Yan.

TokyoVeteran Paul Hastings attorneys in Tokyo support legal reform and humanitarian efforts in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, hoping to bring not only a measure of legal stability, but also compassion and justice, to the people of this war-ravaged country.

Since the remaining members of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in 1999, special counsel Setsuko Ueno, as one of the representatives of the Japan Federation of the Bar Association (JFBA), has worked with the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) in an effort to improve and reform Cambodia’s existing legal system. The BAKC, hoping to learn from its East Asian neighbor, has requested aid and guidance from the Japan Ministry of Justice and the JFBA.

Paul Hastings in the Community continues on Page 27.

Raj PandeCorporate Partner

Paul Hastings supports Sok Sabay, an organization with a mission of “Rescuing, educating, protecting and caring for mistreated children.” Sok Sabay was established by Marie Cammal, a French nurse, and the Sok Sabay Centre of Life houses sixty-two children.

Ms. Cammal and Sok Sabay were introduced to Paul Hastings by partner Raj Pande, who with his family has supported and assisted Sok Sabay for many years. Raj also established the Cambodia Children’s Fund, a New York charitable organization that sponsors and facilitates sponsorship of Sok Sabay, as well as other humanitarian groups in Cambodia. Recently, the Tokyo office was honored to have Ms. Cammal give a presentation on her organization in which she described the plight that children, especially young girls, face on the streets of Phnom Penh.

$2,400,000Community Giving

342Number of Gifts

$7,017.54Average Gift

Paul Hastings Giving | Fiscal Year 2008

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100 Year Association of New York, The

A Community of FriendsACCESSACLU Foundation of Southern

CaliforniaAcumen FundAIDS Legal Referral PanelAIDS Project Los AngelesAlliance for Lupus ResearchAlzheimer’s AssociationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Diabetes AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Ireland Fund, TheAmerican Jewish CommitteeAmerican Lawyer Awards, TheAmerican Red CrossAnimal HavenAnti-Defamation LeagueAnti-Prejudice ConsortiumArby’s FoundationArthritis FoundationAssociated Black CharitiesAssociation of Business Trial

LawyersAssociation of Corporate

CounselAssociation of Corporate

Counsel, Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter

Atlanta Legal Aid SocietyAtlanta Volunteer Lawyers

FoundationAtlanta Women’s FoundationAudubon Canyon RanchAvodah: The Jewish Service

CorpsBar Association of San

Francisco Foundation, TheBet Tzedek, The House of

JusticeBig Brothers Big SistersBig Brothers Big Sisters of New

York City

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area

Boy Scouts of AmericaBrooklyn Children’s MuseumBuild, Inc.Building with BooksCadence FoundationCalifornia Conference for

Equality and JusticeCalifornia Rural Legal

Assistance, Inc.California Taxpayers’ AssociationCamp Kudzu, Inc.Cancer Center of Santa

BarbaraCancer Research UKCancer Wellness CenterCanyon Acres Children and

Family ServicesCare for KidsCareers through Culinary Arts

ProgramCatholic CharitiesCatholic Charities of Los

AngelesCenter for Creative Land

RecyclingChampions of JazzChapman University School

of LawChild Guidance Center of

Southern ConnecticutChild Hope UKChildcare Learning CenterChildkindChildren Affected by AIDSChildren of China Pediatrics

FoundationChildren’s Health Fund, TheChildren’s Inner City

Educational FundChristopher HouseChurchill Centre, TheCity of HopeCoalition for Clean Air

Columbia Law SchoolCommercial Finance

Association Education Foundation, Inc.

Common Ground CommunityConnecticut Bar Institute, Inc.Constellation Energy Group

Senior Players ChampionshipConstitutional Rights

FoundationCornell Law SchoolCornell University, Paul Connell

‘73 ScholarshipCorporate and Foundation

Alliance Education Foundation, Inc.

Council for Court ExcellenceCourt-Appointed Special

AdvocatesCPR InstituteCystic Fibrosis FoundationDallas Court-Appointed Special

AdvocatesDiabetes Research InstituteDoc to Dock Inc.Downtown Women’s CenterDress for SuccessDuke University School of LawDysautonomia FoundationEducational Partnership for

Instructing ChildrenEmory Law SchoolEqual Justice WorksEverybody Wins! AtlantaExceptional Children’s

FoundationFamily & Children’s Law CenterFlight Club New YorkFordham University School

of Law, Mulligan Scholarship Fund

Foundation Fighting BlindnessFoundation for Children’s

Dental Health, TheFrench American International

SchoolFriends of the High Line

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

Fund for the City of New YorkGame Conservancy USAGay & Lesbian Alliance Against

Defamation (GLAAD)George Mason University

School of LawGeorgetown University Law

CenterGeorge Washington University

Law School, TheGifts for the HomelessGirls and Boys Town of New

YorkGive Kids a ChanceGood Samaritan Hospital

FoundationGreen Building Finance

Consortium, The Muldavin Company

Guardsmen, TheHands on AtlantaHannah and FriendsHarvard Law SchoolHebrew Union College - Jewish

Institute of ReligionHedge Funds CareHelp the Homeless ProgramHigh Museum of ArtHope Foundation, TheHosea Feed the HungryHouse of RuthHoward University School of

LawHuman OptionsHuman Rights CampaignInner-City Foundation for

Charity and EducationInstitute for China-U.S. Law and

Policy StudiesInterplast, Inc.Intrepid Museum FoundationIsaac Liberman Public Service

AwardsJackie Robinson FoundationJewish Big Brothers Big Sisters

2007 Paul Hastings Community ContributionsPaul Hastings provides non-cash and financial contributions to community organizations around the world. In 2007, the firm contributed more than $2.4 million to create, maintain and support programs and projects most relevant to the communities where we live and practice.

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Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research

Joan Guggenheimer Memorial Scholarship

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Joint Center for U.S.-China Relations

Junior Achievement ItaliaJunior Achievement of

GeorgiaJunior Achievement of New

YorkJunior Achievement of

Southern CaliforniaKayne-Eras CenterKidSaveKingsley Charter School

FoundationLa Jolla Music SocietyLAMBDA LegalLaw WorksLawyers’ Committee for Civil

Rights Under LawLawyers for LiteracyLegal Aid Foundation of Los

AngelesLegal Aid of Los AngelesLegal Aid SocietyLegal Aid Society of the

District of Columbia, TheLegal Clinic for the Disabled,

Inc.Legal Community Against

ViolenceLegal Information for Families

Today (LIFT)Legal MomentumLesbian, Gay, Bisexual &

Transgender Community Center, The

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The

Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Lodi Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.

Los Angeles Clippers Foundation

Los Angeles Community Design Center

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Los Angeles Regional Foodbank

Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Make-A-Wish FoundationMariposa Women and Family

CenterMaryland Association of Social

Services BoardsMel Stottlemyre Myeloma

FoundationMinority Media and

Telecommunications CouncilMuscular Dystrophy

AssociationMuseum of Craft and Folk ArtNAACP Legal Defense and

Educational Fund, Inc.NALP Foundation, TheNational Building MuseumNational Immigrant Justice

CenterNational Jewish Medical and

Research CenterNational Kidney FoundationNational League Aid and

Defender AssociationNational MPS SocietyNational Multiple Sclerosis

SocietyNational Ovarian Cancer

CoalitionNational Urban LeagueNatural History MuseumNew Covenant HouseNew York Academy of ArtNew York City Environmental

Law Leadership InstituteNew York City Fire

DepartmentNew York City Police MuseumNew York Ear and Eye

InfirmaryNew York Lawyers for the

Public InterestNew York League of

Conservation Voters Education Fund

New York Presbyterian Hospital

New York Stage and FilmNew York University School

of LawNew York University School

of Law, The Center for Labor and Employment Law

Northside Center for Child Development

Northwestern University School of Law

Northwestern University, The Brain Tumor Center at Feinberg School of Medicine

Orange County Business Council

Orange County Museum of Art

Orange County United WayORBISPartnership Against Domestic

ViolencePartnership for Children’s

RightsPartnership for the Homeless,

ThePasadena Senior CenterPaul Boland Memorial Fund,

California Community Foundation

PENCIL, IncPLATTS Pipeline

Development ConferencePro Bono InstitutePro Bono PartnershipProject ALSProject RenewalProvince of St. Mary of the

Capuchin Order Food Pantries, The

Public Advocates, Inc.Public CounselPublic Law CenterPublic Theater, ThePush AmericaQueens Theatre in the ParkR&W FoundationRefugee Family Services, Inc.Rett Syndrome Research

FoundationRevlon Run/Walk for WomenRichstone Family CenterRound Table Family CharitiesSaint John’s Health Center

FoundationSan Diego Habitat for

HumanitySan Diego Historical SocietySan Diego Imperial CountiesSan Diego Volunteer LawyerSan Francisco BalletSan Francisco Opera HouseSan Francisco SymphonySanctuary for FamiliesSanta Clara County Bar

Association

Santa Clara University School of Law

Second Harvest Food BankSerra Project, TheServices & Advocacy for

GLBT Elders (SAGE)Shelter Partnership, Inc.Society for the Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles

Sodexho FoundationSomaly Mam FoundationSouth Asian Bar Association

for Public Interest Foundation

Special Olympics ConnecticutSt. Albans School, School of

Public ServiceSt. Mary’s Elementary SchoolStanford Law SchoolStarlight Starbright Children’s

FoundationStudio Museum HarlemSummer on the HillSusan G. Komen Breast

Cancer FoundationTahirih Justice CenterTeach for AmericaTheatreWorksThomas D. Fitzgerald III

Memorial FundTown Hall of Los AngelesTrust for Public LandTurning PointUJA-Federation of New YorkUnited Cerebral PalsyUnited WayUnited Way of the Bay AreaUniversity of California,

Berkeley School of Law - Boalt Hall

University of California, Berkeley School of Law Foundation

University of California, Los Angeles Foundation

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

University of Michigan Law School

University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of San Diego School of Law

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

2007 Paul Hastings Community Contributions, continued


Paul Hastings Visiting Professorship in Corporate and Financial Law Several years ago Koo and Partners, a Hong Kong law firm now integrated into Paul Hastings, made a major donation to establish a visiting professorship in corporate and financial law and to support the activities of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong. Five years ago, the professorship was renamed the Paul Hastings Visiting Professorship in Corporate and Financial Law. This annual professorship enables the Institute to bring in Hong Kong experts of international stature in the field of corporate and financial law. In 2007, Professor Howell E. Jackson (James S. Reid Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School) and Professor Curtis J. Milhaupt (Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law, Cinelli Enterprise Professor of Law and Director, Japanese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School) served as Paul Hastings Visiting Professors. Additionally, Professor Milhaupt delivered “Post-SOX Corporate Governance Environment in the United States” as part of the Paul Hastings Visiting Professorship Public Lectures Series.

University of Texas School of Law, The

University of Virginia School of Law

Upward Bound HouseUrban CompassVera Institute for JusticeVisiting Nurse Service of New

YorkWashington Home, TheWeizmann Day School

West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

Western Center on Law and Poverty

WildCareWilliam and Mary School of

LawWilliams Institute, TheWing’s Club, TheWorld Resources Institute

World Trade Center Memorial Fund

Yale Law SchoolYMCA of Santa Clara ValleyYoung People’s ChorusYouth Employment ServiceYouth, Inc.Zeitgeist Community Learning

CenterZoo Atlanta

2007 Paul Hastings Community Contributions, continued

External Pro Bono Training Programs Paul Hastings offers more than 300 firm-sponsored professional training opportunities throughout the Firm. Associates are encouraged to attend training offered by outside pro bono organizations, including the Saturday Lawyer Program, the One Child, One Lawyer Program, and the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project.

In addition, summer associates are eligible to participate in our pro bono program, and a substantial number of summer associates assist on pro bono matters. The firm also sponsors one to three public interest split summer associates who spend approximately six weeks working full-time for a nonprofit legal services organization.

Another example of our commitment to outside programs is our relationship with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Paul Hastings participated in the Trial Attorney Partnership whereby our attorneys attended an intensive one-week training session on prosecutorial skills and then worked full-time as sworn deputy district attorneys for eight weeks. Attorneys were assigned to different courts where they conducted the prosecution of various offenders in case filing, pretrial conferences, motions, preliminary hearings, and jury trials.

We have begun a new fellowship program with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, where an attorney is selected to work full-time for four months with the organization. While the attorney is assigned to the organization, they are paired with an ALAS staff attorney and will get a great deal of writing and trial experience, as well as client contact. They are able to choose the types of cases they work on and have the option of developing a “specialization” during their time with ALAS.

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100 Black Men of South Metro Atlanta

Washington Hebrew Congregation: 2239

A Community of FriendsAfrican American Attorneys in

Downtown FirmsAfrican Burial Ground

FoundationAIDS Legal Referral PanelAIDS Project Los AngelesAlbany Law SchoolAlpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.ALS Association of GeorgiaAlzheimer’s Association of

Orange CountyAmerican Anthropological

AssociationAmerican Arab Anti-

Discrimination Committee of Georgia

American Bar Association (Various committees and forums)

American Bar FoundationAmerican Board of Trial

AdvocatesAmerican Cancer Society

American Chamber of Commerce

American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican College of

Commercial Finance Attorneys

American College of Employee Benefit Counsel

American College of Trial Lawyers

American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Employment Law

Counsel (AELC)American Heart AssociationAmerican Immigration Lawyers

AssociationAmerican Intellectual Property

Law AssociationAmerican Jewish World

ServiceAmerican Law InstituteAmerican Red CrossAmerican Society of

International LawAmerican Youth Soccer

AssociationAmerican-Israel Public Affairs

Committee Americans in China for Obama

Amherst Association of Southern California

Amy’s Party Anti-Defamation LeagueAnti-Prejudice ConsortiumArlington Soccer AssociationArthritis Foundation, TheAsian American Bar

Association of the Greater Bay Area

Asociacion Mexicana para Ayuda Mental en Crisis

Association for Corporate Growth

Association Française des Investisseurs en Capital (French Association of Equity Investors)

Association Juristes de Paris 1 et Cologne (JPC)

Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys

Association of Corporate Counsel

Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni

Association of Tax CounselAssociation of the Bar of the

City of New York, TheAssociations des anciens du

DEA de droit international privé - Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Atlanta Bar AssociationAtlanta Community Food BankAtlanta Contemporary Arts

Center, TheAtlanta Industry Liaison GroupAtlanta Legal Aid SocietyAtlanta OperaAtlanta St. Patrick’s Day

FoundationAtlanta Volunteer Lawyers

FoundationAtlanta Woman’s ClubAtlanta Women’s FoundationAudubon Canyon RanchAustralian American

AssociationAutism Speaks Avalon Academy, TheAvodah, The Jewish Service

CorpsBar Association of San

Francisco

Paul Hastings Attorneys in the CommunityIn addition to firm-wide community giving and pro bono service, Paul Hastings attorneys individually serve as volunteers for more than 500 community organizations around the world. Our attorneys volunteer time and/or donate money to the following organizations:

Average Hours Per Month No. of Survey Responses Multiplier Adjusted Average

1 144 1 144

2-3 177 2.5 442.5

4-6 151 5 755

7-10 88 8.5 748

More than 10 76 12 912

Total: 636 responses 3,001.5

Paul Hastings Attorneys Average Volunteer Hours Per Month To Community Organizations


Bay Area Residents for Responsible Development

Best FriendsBeverly Hills Bar AssociationBig Brothers Big Sisters of

AtlantaBIOCOMBlessed Sacrament Catholic

ChurchBlue Cross Public Benefit

CommitteeB’nai Tzedek SynagogueBoalt Law SchoolBoard of Directors NetworkBowery Mission/Kids with a

Promise, TheBoy Scouts of AmericaBrain FoodBridge School, TheBrooklyn Botanical Gardens Brooklyn Law SchoolBrunch & Books ClubCabinet Magazine/Immaterial

Inc.Calaveras Inspirational Station,

Inc.California ClubCalifornia Judicial Council

Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions

California Minority Counsel Program

California Planning and Conservation League

California State Parks Foundation

California Supreme Court Historical Society

California Young LawyersCalvary Community ChurchCambodian Children’s FundCamp AgawamCamp Fire USA Orange

County CouncilCamp Wesley, Inc.Cancer CareCancer ResearchCanyon Acres Children and

Family ServicesCarolina Club of JapanCatholic Charities of Los

Angeles, Inc.Catholic Divorce MinistryCenter for Conflict ResolutionCenter for International

Environmental LawCenter for Nonprofit

ManagementCentro NiaChancery Club

Chapman University School of Law

Chappaqua Soccer ClubCharlie’s PlaceCheckFree CaresChild Guidance Center of

Southern ConnecticutChildkindChildren Affected by AIDS

FoundationChildren’s Healthcare of

Atlanta Children’s Hospital of Orange

CountyChildren’s Law Center, TheChina Children’s Pediatric

FoundationChinquapin School Choong Hyung Presbyterian

Church of HK, Ltd.Chris KidsChrist the KingChristopher HouseChurch of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, TheCitizens for East Shore ParksCity of Manhattan Beach

Library CommissionCity of SuwaneeCity University of Hong KongCoalition for Clean AirCoastline Community CollegeCollege of William and Mary

Law School FoundationColumbia Law SchoolCommercial Finance

AssociationCommercial Law Center of

Gonzaga UniversityCommittee for Protection of

Human RightsCommittee on International

Relations of Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Community Synagogue of RyeComNexisConcern WorldwideCongregation Bnai YeshurunCongregation Rodef SholomConnecticut BalletConnecticut Bar AssociationConnecticut Farmland TrustConnecticut Legal ServicesConstitutional Rights

FoundationContinuing Education in

ManagementCoptic Community Services,

Inc.Cornell University

Corona del Mar FoundationCorporate Counsel Women

of ColorCouncil for Court ExcellenceCourt Appointed Special

AdvocatesCrests Neighborhood

AssociationCruz Reynoso Social Justice

FellowshipCystic Fibrosis FoundationDaiichi Tokyo Bar AssociationDaini Tokyo Bar AssociationDaughters of the American

RevolutionDelta Sigma Theta SororityDenison UniversityDistrict of Columbia Bar

AssociationDorothy Brown SchoolDress For SuccessDrug Policy AllianceDruid Hills Golf ClubDuke UniversityEarthShareEDINEdward Bennett Williams

American Inn of CourtEmilio Nares FoundationEmmanuel Methodist

PreschoolEmployment Lawyers’

AssociationEnvironmental Law InstitutionEquality CaliforniaEquestrian Order of the Holy

Sepulchre, JerusalemEuropean Labor Law NetworkExceptional Children’s

FoundationExecutive Professional Women

of ShanghaiFamily and Children’s Law

CenterFamily Services Federal Bar AssociationFederal Communications Bar

AssociationFederalist Society, TheFeed the ChildrenFinancial Lawyers ConferenceFinancial Services Volunteer

CorpsFinding Dreams in Children

Child Development CenterFisher House Foundation Florida Bar AssociationFondation Médecins Sans

Frontières (Doctors Without Borders Foundation)

Fordham University and Law School

Forum for Corporate Directors

Foundation Fighting BlindnessFoundation Human Nature

USAFriends Academy Alumni

AssociationFriends of FawnskinFriends of the National ZooGalaxy Cobras Club Soccer

TeamGay Men’s Chorus of

WashingtonGay Men’s Health CrisesGen ArtGeorge Mason University

School of Law George Washington University

and Law SchoolGeorgetown Law CenterGeorgia Association for

Women Lawyers Georgia Association of Black

Women AttorneysGeorgia Asylum and

Immigration NetworkGeorgia Supreme Court

Commission on Access and Fairness

Georgia Women and Minorities in the Profession

GetKidsGoingGet-Together FoundationGilda’s Club Greater AtlantaGirl Scouts of AmericaGive Kids a ChanceGlenn Memorial United

Methodist ChurchGoodwill Industries of Western

ConnecticutGreater Los Angeles Zoo

AssociationGuide Dog and Service Dog

Association of JapanHabitat for HumanityHambidge Center for Creative

Arts and SciencesHands On AtlantaHarvard Catholic ChaplaincyHarvard Law SchoolHigh Museum of ArtHillsides Home for ChildrenHispanic Bar FoundationHispanic College FundHistoric Congressional

CemeteryHITS, Inc. Hofstra Law Review

2007 Paul Hastings Attorneys in the Community, continued

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Hollins UniversityHomeBoy IndustriesHope for Long BeachHouse of RuthHoward B. Turrentine FundHuguenot Lake Area

Neighborhood AssociationHuman Rights CampaignHundred Year AssociationHuntington Library, Art Gallery

& Botanical GardensHuntington Palisades Property

Owners CorporationIBA International Franchising

CommitteeImagination StageIndian American Bar

Association of ChicagoIndiana Law Society of DCIndusBarInner City OutingsInternational Association of

Defense Counsel (IADC)International Foundation for

Art ResearchInternational Gay & Lesbian

Human Rights CommissionInternational Society of

BarristersInter-Pacific Bar AssociationInterplastIntown Community Church Intrepid Fallen Heroes FundIntrepid Museum FoundationIreland Chamber of

Commerce in the United States

Ireland NetworkIvy League Leadership ProjectJ. Clifford Wallace American Inn

of CourtJ. Reuben Clark Law SocietyJackie Robinson FoundationJapan Bar AssociationsJapan SocietyJewish Big Brothers Big Sisters

of Greater Los AngelesJewish Communal FundJewish Community Relations

Council of Greater Washington

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Jewish Home Lifecare SystemJewish Social Services AgencyJohn Gardner Fellowship

AssociationJonathan ClubJunior AchievementJunior League

Just Cause OaklandKiddo!KidsaveKing’s College Alumni ParisSusan G. Komen Breast Cancer

FoundationKorean American Republicans

of Greater WashingtonKorean Federation of

Environmental MovementsLa Salle High SchoolLadera Oaks Swim and Tennis

ClubLaguna Beach Presbyterian

ChurchLaguna Canyon FoundationLake Rabun AssociationLambda LegalLawyers for HillaryLawyers Club, The (Women’s

group)Leadership AtlantaLeague Treatment Center, TheLegal Aid Foundation of Los

AngelesLegal Aid SocietyLegal Community Against

ViolenceLeukemia & Lymphoma

Society, TheLicensing Executives SocietyLift Me Up (Therapeutic

Riding)Lincoln Club of Orange

CountyLinks, Inc., TheLitigators’ Liaison Committee

of Southern CaliforniaLittle LeagueLondon SportsLos Angeles Children’s

MuseumLos Angeles ConservancyLos Angeles Country ClubLos Angeles County Bar

AssociationLos Angeles County BarristersLos Angeles County Museum

of ArtLos Angeles County Museum

of Natural HistoryLos Angeles Food BankLos Angeles Gay and Lesbian

Lawyers AssociationLos Angeles MagazineLos Angeles Men’s Garden

ClubLos Angeles OperaLos Angeles Pension Group

Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program

Los Angeles Urban League Los Angeles/Beverly Hills Tax

Court Pro Se ProgramLoyola Law SchoolMadison Avenue Presbyterian

Church, New YorkMake a Wish Society of Metro

New YorkMarch of DimesMarin Catholic High SchoolMarin Horizon SchoolMariners Elementary School

FoundationMariposa Women and Family

CenterMartha’s TableMary and Joseph Retreat

CenterMaryland Association of Social

Service BoardsMarymount School of ParisMelvin J. Berman Hebrew

AcademyMenorah Housing FoundationMental Health Association of

AmericaMetropolis OrchestraMetropolitan OperaMIKA Community

Development CenterMorningside Presbyterian

ChurchMove A Child HigherMt. Zion Baptist Church

(Snellville, GA)Multiple Sclerosis International

Federation Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Craft and Folk ArtNational Association of Public

Pension AttorneysNational Brownfield

AssociationNational Center for Civil &

Human RightsNational Employment Law

CounselNational Employment Law

InstituteNational Multiple Sclerosis

SocietyNational Ovarian Cancer

CoalitionNational Security NetworkNational Soccer Coaches

Association of AmericaNetwork of Korean American

Leaders

New Castle Baseball and Softball Association

New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund

New York CaresNew York County Bar

AssociationNew York League of

Conservation Voters Education Fund

New York Stage & FilmNew York State Bar

AssociationNew York State Defenders

AssociationNew York University Law

SchoolNonprofit Meetup GroupNorth American South Asian

Bar AssociationNorth Georgia Conference,

United Methodist ChurchNorth-East Asia Education

FoundationNotre Dame UniversityNPO Family House (Tokyo)Oak Hill SchoolOpus One Chamber MusicOrange County Bar

FoundationOrange County Business

Committee for the ArtsOrange County Business

CouncilOrange County High School

of the ArtsOrange County Museum of

ArtOrange County Performing

Arts CenterOrange County Venture GroupOrbisOut & Equal Workplace

AdvocatesPacific Basin Economic CouncilPacific Symphony OrchestraPalos Verdes High SchoolPalos Verdes Hills Nursery

SchoolPartnership Against Domestic

ViolencePasadena HeritagePasadena Humane SocietyPatron of the Arts in the

Vatican MuseumsPayton Oaks Homeowners

AssociationPENCIL (Public Education

Needs Civic Involvement in Learning)



Peninsula Bible Church Philippine American Bar

AssociationPhilips Exeter AcademyPiedmont Park ConservancyPoint Foundation, ThePosterus Foundation, Inc., ThePotomac KiwanisPresbyterian ChurchPrinceton UniversityPro Bono Partnership of

AtlantaProject HopeProVisors (formerly

Professionals Network Group)

Public CounselPublic Law CenterQueensCare Charitable

FoundationREACH PrepReconstructionist Synagogue of

the North ShoreRed MassRefugee Family ServicesRegis High School Alumni

AssociationRepublican Jewish CoalitionRepublican National Lawyers

AssociationRide for RoswellRising Star OutreachRoman Catholic Cathedral of

Christ the KingRoosevelt Neighbors

AssociationRose L. Abrams Gemilath

Chesed FundRotary Club of Los AngelesRubiconRye Brook Youth Soccer ClubSaint Vincent de PaulSan Diego Historical SocietySan Diego Intellectual Property

Law AssociationSan Diego Legal Ethics

CommitteeSan Diego Lesbian, Gay,

Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, The

San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program

San Dominico SchoolSan Francisco SymphonySan Mateo County Legal AidSanctuary for FamiliesSecurities and Exchange

Commission Historical Society

Sedan Chair Charity Race

Sen. Mike Lennett Scholarship Committee

Serra ProjectShallowford Presbyterian

ChurchShine GlobalSierra ClubSmoke Rise Golf and Country

ClubSocial Services AuxiliarySociety for Latin American

JusticeSociety for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals - Los Angeles

SomerledSouth Central Gifted Scholar

FundSoutheastern Franchise ForumSouthern Catholic CollegeSovereign Military Order of

MaltaSt. Ann’s Infant and Maternity

HomeSt. Edmund Hall, Oxford

UniversitySt. John Fisher Catholic Church

and SchoolSt. Joseph HospitalSt. Lawrence of BrindisiSt. Mary’s ChurchSt. Teresa’s ChurchStanford in GovernmentStanford Law Society of Los

AngelesStanford University and Law

SchoolState Bar of CaliforniaState Bar of GeorgiaStratton Family FundStraus Institute’s Council of

Distinguished AdvisorsTeach for AmericaTemple SolelThomas Jefferson School of

LawTourettes FoundationTown Hall Los AngelesTown of Corte Madera - Parks

and Recreation Comm.Toys for TotsTrabuco Hills High School

Endowment Assoc.Tribeca Film InstituteUNICEFUnion of Orthodox Jewish

Congregations of AmericaUnited Jewish AppealUnited Way (Bay Area,

Georgia, Orange County)

University at AlbanyUniversity of California,

BerkeleyUniversity of California, Los

AngelesUniversity of Chicago University of ConnecticutUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia, Dean

Rusk CenterUniversity of MichiganUniversity of North Carolina

Law School Center for Banking and Finance

University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of Southern

California University of Virginia Upper Chattahoochee

RiverkeeperUpward Bound HouseUrban Compass U.S. China Business CouncilU.S. Commission on Civil

Rights, CA Advisory Committee

U.S. Select Committee on Federal Judicial Clerkship

USC/LA County Bar Corporate Law Departments Institute for Corporate Counsel

Valley Industry Commerce Association

Veterans for National Security Foundation

Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference

Vista Center for the Visually Impaired

VITAWasach SchoolWashington Squash AcademyWashington UniversityWashington, DC Wellesley

ClubWashington National OperaWeizmann Day SchoolWellesley CollegeWest Virginia UniversityWesterly School of Long

BeachWestern Center for Law &

PovertyWildCareWilliams Institute at UCLA

Law SchoolWomen Against Gun Violence

Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society

Women in Cable and Telecommunications

Women in TechnologyWomen’s Interest Group

of the International Bar Association

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Women Lawyers for Hillary Clinton

Women’s Bar AssociationWomen’s Finance Exchange,

TheWomen’s Leadership CouncilWorking WardrobesYale Alumni Club of Orange

CountyYMCAYoung Entrepreneur

Development Council Limited, The

Young Lawyers Division ZAP FoundationZoo Atlanta

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Name Organization Position

Nancy Abell American Employment Law Council Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Nancy Abell National Employment Law Institute Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Nancy Abell University of California, Los Angeles Director / Trustee (Advisory Board, Law School)

Julie Allecta Audubon Canyon Ranch Director / Trustee

Julie Allecta WildCare Director / Trustee

Tinley Anderson Piedmont Park Conservancy Director / Trustee

Tinley Anderson Zoo Atlanta Director / Trustee

Richard M. Asbill Lake Rabun Association Director / Trustee (Chair, Lake Rabun Pavilion Fund)

Richard M. Asbill Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences Director / Trustee (Treasurer)

Maria A. Audero Western Center for Law & Poverty Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Elena Baca Hispanic Bar Foundation Director / Trustee

Elena Baca Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Director / Trustee

Elena Baca Westerly School of Long Beach Director / Trustee (Former)

Elena Baca Children Affected by AIDS Foundation Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Charles H. Baker The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Director / Trustee (Chair)

Kirby Behre Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area Director / Trustee (General Counsel)

Dan Bergstein Foundation Fighting Blindness Director / Trustee

Stephen Berry Orange County Business Council Director / Trustee

Stephen Berry Boy Scouts of America Director / Trustee (District Commissioner)

W. Toliver Besson California Young Lawyers Association Director / Trustee (Former President)

Christopher Bissonnette Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Director / Trustee

Brad Bloodworth Veterans for National Security Foundation Director / Trustee

Guillaume Boitel Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne President, Associations des anciens du DEA de droit international privé

Dominique Borde Columbia Law School Director / Trustee (Board of Visitors)

Dominique Borde Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) Director / Trustee

Years of Involvement No. of Survey Responses Percentage

1 149 22%

2-3 184 27%

4-6 140 20%

7-10 81 12%

More than 10 129 19%

Total: 683 responses 100%

Paul Hastings Attorneys Involvement With Community Organizations

Paul Hastings Attorneys Who Have Served on the Board of Directors/Trustees or Similar Management Committee of a Community Organization



Jamie Broder Public Counsel Director / Trustee

Robert Buzard Huguenot Lake Area Neighborhood Association Director / Trustee (Chair / Founder)

James P. Carter The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bishop of Congregation

Tarun Chandran Indian American Bar Association of Chicago Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Kevin Conboy Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Foundation Director / Trustee

Kevin Conboy Dean Rusk Center Director / Trustee

Kevin Conboy Southern Catholic College Director / Trustee

Kevin Conboy Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States Director / Trustee (President, Atlanta Chapter)

Roberto Cornetta Junior Achievement Director / Trustee

Stephen Cooke American Red Cross Director / Trustee (Chair)

Chris Daniel CheckFree Cares Director / Trustee

Janet Davidson Children’s Hospital of Orange County Director / Trustee (Chair)

Janet Davidson United Way Director / Trustee (Chair, Orange County)

Cindy Davis The Women’s Finance Exchange Director / Trustee (President)

Cindy Davis Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Director / Trustee

Behnam Dayanim Jewish Community Relations Council Director / Trustee of Greater Washington

Behnam Dayanim Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Director / Trustee

Behnam Dayanim Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Laurie Dee Philippine American Bar Association Director / Trustee (Board of Governors)

John F. Della Grotta Forum for Corporate Directors Director / Trustee (Chair, Director of the Year Nominating Committee)

John F. Della Grotta Association for Corporate Growth, Orange County Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Leslie Dent Atlanta Women’s Foundation Director / Trustee (Member, Grantmaking Committee)

Bruce S. DePaola Rye Brook Youth Soccer Club Chair, Coaches Soccer Classic

Mary Dollarhide Association of Business Trial Lawyers Director / Trustee (Emeritus)

Mary Dollarhide Wallace Inn of Court Director / Trustee (Executive Secretary)

John L. Douglas Financial Services Volunteer Corps Director / Trustee

John L. Douglas University of North Carolina Director / Trustee (Executive Committee, Law School Center for Banking and Finance)

Mitch Dudek American Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai) Director / Trustee (Chair)

Martin Edelman Jackie Robinson Foundation Director / Trustee

Martin Edelman The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Director / Trustee

Martin Edelman Fisher House Foundation Director / Trustee

Martin Edelman Columbia University Business School Director / Trustee (Advisory Council)

Thomas Fallati Harvard Catholic Chaplaincy Event Chair ; asked to serve on board

Zachary D. Fasman New York University School of Law, Director / Trustee (Advisory Board) Center for Labor and Employment Law

Philip N. Feder A Community of Friends Director / Trustee (President)

Jason Fernbach Brooklyn Law School Director / Trustee (Alumni Admissions Board)

Esteban A. Ferrer Cancer Care Director / Trustee

Esteban A. Ferrer REACH Prep Director / Trustee

Esteban A. Ferrer Goodwill Industries of Western Connecticut Director / Trustee (Chair)

Michele (Shelly) Freedenthal Weizmann Day School Director / Trustee

David Freeman Jewish Home Lifecare System Director / Trustee

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David Freeman NY League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Director / Trustee

David Freeman National Brownfield Association Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Kenneth Friedman The League Treatment Center Director / Trustee

Renee Gabbard Orange County Museum of Art Director / Trustee

Renee Gabbard Chapman University School of Law Director / Trustee (Dean’s Council)

Renee Gabbard Laguna Canyon Foundation Director / Trustee (Estate Planning and Gifts)

Renee Gabbard Coastline Community College Foundation Director / Trustee (President)

Jay C. Gandhi Camp Fire USA Orange County Council Director / Trustee

Jay C. Gandhi Federal Bar Association Director / Trustee

Jay C. Gandhi South Asian Bar Association Director / Trustee

Jay C. Gandhi Boy Scouts of America Director / Trustee (Learning for Life)

James Gilliam, Jr. ACLU of Southern California Director / Trustee

Alicia Gimenez University of Michigan Chair, Project Comunidad Fellowship, Latino Law Students Association

Tara Giunta Women in Cable and Telecommunications Director / Trustee

Tara Giunta Kidsave Director / Trustee (Former Chair)

Paul Grossman Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association Director / Trustee

Paul Grossman Chancery Club Director / Trustee (President)

Jeffrey S. Haber Williams Institute at UCLA Law School Co-Chair, Law Firm Advisory Board

Jeffrey S. Haber AIDS Project Los Angeles Director / Trustee (Past Board Chair)

Josh Hamilton Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Director / Trustee

David Hamsher Foundation Human Nature USA Director / Trustee

Stephen Harris Junior Achievement of Southern California Director / Trustee

Stephen Harris Menorah Housing Foundation Director / Trustee

John Hawkins New York Stage & Film Director / Trustee

Daniel Higgins American Heart Association (San Francisco Chapter) Director / Trustee

Daniel Higgins Interplast Director / Trustee (Chairman)

John Hilson Gonzaga University Director / Trustee (Advisory Board, Commercial Law Center)

John Hilson Financial Lawyers Conference Director / Trustee (Board of Governors)

Maurice Hoo Young Entrepreneur Development Council Limited Director / Trustee

Michael A. Hood YMCA Director / Trustee (Chair, Professional Development Committee, Orange County)

Michael A. Hood Court Appointed Special Advocates Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Shymeka Hunter Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Mario Ippolito Commercial Finance Association Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Nancy Iredale University of Southern California Chair, USC Tax Institute

Nancy Iredale Catholic Divorce Ministry Director / Trustee

Nancy Iredale Jonathan Club Director / Trustee

Nancy Iredale La Salle High School Director / Trustee

John P. Isa Human Rights Campaign Director / Trustee

Barbara L. Johnson Council for Court Excellence Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Barbara L. Johnson National Employment Law Counsel Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Barbara L. Johnson Family Services of Greater Houston Director / Trustee (Former)

2007 Paul Hastings Community Board Members, continued



Barbara L. Johnson The Chinquapin School Director / Trustee (Former)

Barbara L. Johnson College of William and Mary Law School Director / Trustee (Foundation Board Member)

Ted Johnson Carolina Club of Japan Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Weyman Johnson Atlanta Legal Aid Society Director / Trustee

Weyman Johnson National Multiple Sclerosis Society Director / Trustee (Chair, 2006-2009)

Weyman Johnson Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers’ Foundation Director / Trustee (Chair, Advisory Board)

Weyman Johnson Multiple Sclerosis International Federation Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Walter Jospin High Museum of Art Director / Trustee

Walter Jospin Anti-Defamation League Director / Trustee (Chair)

Eric H. Joss California Supreme Court Historical Society Director / Trustee

Eric H. Joss Town Hall Los Angeles Director / Trustee

Eric H. Joss ProVisors Director / Trustee (Advisory Council)

Thomas Kent Connecticut Ballet Director / Trustee

Kimberly Kepler Mariposa Women and Family Center Director / Trustee

Edgar Khalatian Valley Industry Commerce Association Director / Trustee

Daniel S. Kim Choong Hyung Presbyterian Church of Hong Kong Director / Trustee (Management Committee)

Daniel S. Kim North-East Asia Education Foundation Establishment Director

William S. Kirsch Northwestern University Director / Trustee

William S. Kirsch Children’s Inner City Education Fund Director / Trustee

Vanessa Kline Women Against Gun Violence Director / Trustee

Karen Koenig Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Director / Trustee

Robert P. Kristoff Family and Children’s Law Center Director / Trustee

Robert P. Kristoff Marin Catholic High School Director / Trustee (Board of Regents)

Lisa LaFourcade American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter Director / Trustee

Lisa LaFourcade University of Redlands Director / Trustee (President, Alumni Association)

Holly Lake California Alumni Association Director / Trustee

Holly Lake Upward Bound House Director / Trustee

Ann Lawrence Los Angeles American Diabetes Association Director / Trustee (Former)

Karen Leach Gilda’s Club Greater Atlanta Director / Trustee (Chair)

Richard S. Lecky HITS, Inc. Director / Trustee (President / Founder)

Alexander Lee Canyon Acres Children and Family Services Director / Trustee

Ronald Lemieux Ladera Oaks Swim and Tennis Club Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Mark K. Lewis Avodah, The Jewish Service Corps Director / Trustee (Advisory Council)

Michael K. Lindsey Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Director / Trustee (Alliance Board)

Ethan Lipsig European Labor Law Network Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

John Lukin Opus One Chamber Music Director / Trustee

Audrey Lustgarten Refugee Family Services Director / Trustee (Secretary)

J. Allen Maines Earth Share of Georgia Director / Trustee

J. Allen Maines March of Dimes, Georgia Chapter Director / Trustee

J. Allen Maines The Animal Health Trust Director / Trustee

Deborah Marlowe North Georgia Conference of the Director / Trustee United Methodist Church

R. Matthew Martin Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network Director / Trustee

R. Matthew Martin Mt. Zion Baptist Church Director / Trustee (Vice Chairman and Chairman of Deacons)

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Chris McGrath San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Robert McMurry Orange County Performing Arts Center Director / Trustee

Peter C. Meier The Bar Association of San Francisco Foundation Director / Trustee

Donna Melby American Board of Trial Advocates Director / Trustee (National President, 2005)

Donna Melby National Association of Women Judges Director / Trustee (Resource Board 2008)

Anthony Michael Coptic Community Services, Inc. Director / Trustee

Julia Miller Emilio Nares Foundation Director / Trustee

Kevin Miner Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network Director / Trustee

Lawrence Mittman Anti-Defamation League Director / Trustee (New York Regional Board Member)

Virginia Morrison San Diego Historical Society Director / Trustee

Donald Morrow Corona del Mar Foundation Director / Trustee

Sara Murphy University of Virginia Member, The Mead Endowment

Katherine Murray Serra Project Director / Trustee

Sarju Naran YMCA Director / Trustee

Elizabeth Noe The Board of Directors Network, Inc. Director / Trustee (Past President)

Carl W. Northrop House of Ruth Director / Trustee (Chair, Development Committee)

Carl W. Northrop Georgetown University Director / Trustee (National Alumni Board, Law Center ; Carl Northrop Endowed Scholarship)

Greg Otsuka American Cancer Society Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Jim Owens Lambda Legal Director / Trustee (Leadership Committee (LA and National))

Jim Owens Crests Neighborhood Association Director / Trustee (Vice President)

John G. Parker Childkind Director / Trustee

John G. Parker EDIN Director / Trustee

William Pendergast Albany Law School Director / Trustee

Daniel Perlman University of Michigan Director / Trustee (Advisory Board, School of Political Science)

Daniel Perlman American Cancer Society Director / Trustee (Chair)

Vincent Pisano Make a Wish Society of Metro New York Director / Trustee

Vincent Pisano Stratton Family Fund Director / Trustee

J. Mark Poerio Maryland Association of Social Services Boards Director / Trustee (Founder, Statewide Fundraising Foundation)

Daniel Prince African American Attorneys in Downtown Firms Chair, Professional Development Committee

Anthony Princi London Sports Chair, Youth Basketball Program

Howard Privette Constitutional Rights Foundation Director / Trustee

Patrick Ramsey Huntington Palisades Property Owners Corporation Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Sanjay Ranchod Sierra Club Director / Trustee

Michael Rosella Fordham Law Director / Trustee (Dean’s Advisory Committee)

Michael Rosella American Heart Association Director / Trustee (Secretary)

Rachel Saloom American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee - Director / Trustee Georgia

Douglas A. Schaaf Alzheimer’s Association, Orange County Chapter Director / Trustee

Julie Schisler Canyon Acres Children and Family Services Director / Trustee

Melissa Schwartz Finding Dreams in Children Child Development Center Director / Trustee




Charles T. Sharbaugh Atlanta Opera Director / Trustee

Charles T. Sharbaugh UNICEF Director / Trustee

Charles T. Sharbaugh Druid Hills Golf Club Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Charles T. Sharbaugh Zoo Atlanta Director / Trustee (Executive Committee)

Patrick Shea Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut Director / Trustee

Kyle Sherman American Immigration Lawyers Association Director / Trustee (Chair, Atlanta Chapter)

William J. Simpson Orange County Venture Group Director / Trustee

William J. Simpson South Central Gifted Scholar Fund Director / Trustee

Ted Smith United Way Director / Trustee

Stephen Sonnenberg Junior Achievement of New York Director / Trustee

Robert Span Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - LA Director / Trustee

Carson Sullivan George Mason University Director / Trustee, School of Law Alumni Association

Kaoruhiko Suzuki Guide Dog and Service Dog Association of Japan Director / Trustee (Vice Chair)

Sam Talpalatsky Association of Corporate Counsel Director / Trustee

Sam Talpalatsky San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association Director / Trustee (President)

Peter Tennyson Friends of Fawnskin Director / Trustee

Peter Tennyson Lincoln Club of Orange County Director / Trustee

Peter Tennyson Orange County High School of the Arts Director / Trustee

Charles V. Thornton YMCA Director / Trustee (Chair, San Francisco)

Christopher Timura Society for Latin American Justice Director / Trustee

Katie A. Traxler St. John Fisher School Director / Trustee

Katie A. Traxler ZAP Foundation Director / Trustee

Sean Unger AIDS Legal Referral Panel Director / Trustee

David M. Walsh Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. Director / Trustee

David M. Walsh QueensCare Charitable Foundation Director / Trustee

David M. Walsh Urban Compass Director / Trustee

David M. Walsh Western Center for Law & Poverty Director / Trustee

David M. Walsh Howard B. Turrentine Fund Director / Trustee (Chair)

David M. Walsh University of Southern California Director / Trustee (Law School Board of Councilors)

David M. Walsh Serra Project Director / Trustee (Vice President)

Zachary Walton Museum of Craft and Folk Art Director / Trustee (President)

Peter Weiner California Planning and Conservation League Director / Trustee

Peter Weiner California State Parks Foundation Director / Trustee

Peter Weiner Citizens for East Shore Parks Director / Trustee

Peter Weiner Coalition for Clean Air Director / Trustee

Geoff Weirich ALS Association of Georgia Director / Trustee

Geoff Weirich Payton Oaks Homeowners Association Director / Trustee (President)

Jon Welner Congregation Rodef Sholom Director / Trustee

Jon Welner Cystic Fibrosis, Northern California Chapter Director / Trustee

Jon Welner John Gardner Fellowship Association Director / Trustee

Jon Welner Stanford in Government Director / Trustee (Advisory Board)

Robert Wertheimer The Hundred Year Association of New York Director / Trustee (Board of Governors)

Darcy White Gilda’s Club Greater Atlanta Director / Trustee

William K. Whitner Anti-Prejudice Consortium Director / Trustee

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Community LeadershipPaul Hastings attorneys play active and vital leadership roles for many community organizations throughout the world. These attorneys chair boards of directors, lead capital campaigns, sponsor special events and provide leadership in our communities. Furthermore, 52 attorneys serve on two or more board of directors or similar management committee of community organizations.

Number of attorneys who have FIRM Profile 11/07 Percent of served on at least one board or (number of participation Office similar of a community organization attorneys) by location

Atlanta 29 113 26%

Beijing 2 17 12%

Chicago 4 28 14%

Hong Kong 2 58 3%

London 1 36 3%

Los Angeles 35 188 19%

Milan 1 19 5%

New York 24 261 9%

Orange County 16 48 33%

Palo Alto 2 26 8%

Paris / Brussels 2 39 5%

San Diego 5 46 11%

San Francisco 10 92 11%

Shanghai 1 32 3%

Tokyo 1 39 3%

Washington, DC 14 137 10%

Total: 149 1,179 13%


Jay Worthington Cabinet Magazine/ Immaterial Inc. Director / Trustee

John F. Wymer, III Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta Director / Trustee


Paul Hastings in the Community, continued from Page 11

Tokyo, continued Setsuko, together with the JFBA, has been assisting the BAKC in several areas of reform, including the set up of a BAKC lawyers’ training center and a local legal clinic, in developing a continuing legal education program and in addressing gender equality laws. Setsuko is a member of the steering committee of the entire project and a vice-chair of the Gender Project. She is also an active member of the CLE Project, and has delivered numerous lectures and seminars in the past four years. She travels to Cambodia at least twice a year in her function as a vice-chair and has been willing to sacrifice valuable vacation and personal time in her desire to assist the BAKC.

Washington, DCPartner J. Mark Poerio received the 2007 Community Partner of the Year Award from the Maryland Association of Social Service Boards. Mr. Poerio has served as Vice-Chair of the Maryland Association of Social Services Boards since 2004, and as a director and past Chair of the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services since 1998.. . .Various attorneys have taught at the International Law Institute in Washington DC since 2006. The ILI has provided training and technical assistance to find practical solutions to the legal, economic and financial problems of developing countries. Courses taught by Paul Hastings’ attorney Joseph R. Profaizer include: International Arbitration and Mediation; The Arbitration Process; International Commercial Arbitration; International Commercial Arbitration; The Arbitration Process; Drafting International Dispute Resolution Agreements; and The Mediation Process. Mr. Profaizer spent 36 hours in 2007 working with the ILI.

Additionally, partner Tim Dickinson and associate Kristen Cleary help organize, administer and teach a two-week course that Mr. Dickinson designed for the ILI called “Government Anti-corruption Methods.” More than 70 hours were spent last year planning, organizing and teaching components of the course, including a component on monitoring corruption levels in developing countries and a component on the independence of the judiciary. Mr. Dickinson and Ms. Cleary are in the process of organizing the course for this spring, and we are modifying the curriculum slightly to include more meetings with individuals in the DC area involved in anti-corruption and civil society efforts. They are also designing a new course called “Implementing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.”


Abby W. LloydLitigation Associate

Abby Lloyd will receive The Orange County Public Law Center’s “2008 Attorney of the Year Award” in July. Lloyd will be recognized for her pro bono service, volunteering many hours at a homeless shelter legal clinic and handling a variety of pro bono matters, including sole responsibility for a successful bench trial in an unlawful detainer case where a 20-year-old, mentally and physically disabled man was unlawfully evicted from property he actually owned, after his mother’s death, by the mother’s former boyfriend.

The Public Law Center (PLC) is Orange County’s official pro bono law firm, handling more than 2,700 cases and offering legal services to 12,500 low income children, adults and seniors.

“I am honored that PLC has recognized me, out of so many other outstanding volunteers, for handling pro bono matters for the organization. I believe this represents an important component of our firm’s values.”—Abby Lloyd

Paul Hastings extends a special thank you to Forward Communications, our advisors on community relations matters for

strategic consulting, attorney surveys and the 2007 Pro Bono and Community Annual Report.

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Paul Hastings Guidelines for GivingPaul Hastings makes financial and non-monetary contributions to community organizations around the world. Our community investment areas include:

Legal Services. We support organizations that advance and promote the profession, extend legal services to the underserved, and bring innovative perspectives to the practice of law and the bar.

Education. We believe reading, writing and legal skills are fundamental to success in career and practice. To this end, we provide annual and endowed support to law schools, colleges and universities, secondary, elementary and early childhood education.

Healthcare. We believe the health of our firm is dependent upon the health of our people and communities. We contribute to numerous health-related organizations that aid in tackling cancer, heart diseases, HIV/AIDS, blindness, hospice care, hunger and much more.

Arts & Culture. Artistic and cultural nuances often reflect our day-to-day life. We enjoy and commit to playing key roles in arts and culture organizations, and our firm-wide giving includes museums, theaters and other various arts-related programs, groups and institutions.

Community. We strive to lead and inspire others to support and give in our communities. We give to a wide range of local, regional, national and international community organizations dedicated to serving those with limited access, resources and understanding and those who are simply less fortunate.

Each year we receive thousands of requests and proposals for funding and contributions. In most cases, the firm contributes to organizations that have existing relationships with the firm or one of our attorneys. Unsolicited community contributions are generally limited to 501(c)(3) organizations most often within the areas where we operate.

Restrictions. Paul Hastings does not support the following:• Grants to individuals;• Political activities, parties or candidates; or• Travel or tours.

For additional information about Pro Bono and Community at Paul Hastings, please contact:Ashley Ferrell, Diversity and Community Administrative Assistant(202) 551-1841, email: [email protected]

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