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Thank you to Alex Ponce de Leon for his support! Alex is the this year’s Noche honoree and a strong leader of the Latinx legal community and SFLRLA for many years. We are grateful for his support!

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

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

Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets the law.

Thank you to Beatriz Mejia, past Noche honoree, for her support! Beatriz Mejia's practice focuses on complex business disputes and general business litigation. In recent years, Beatriz’s practice has focused on international cartel investigations and related litigation

Farella Braun + Martel LLP is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Clients like our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. The attorneys in each practice group work cohesively in interdisciplinary teams to advance the clients’ objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner.

Thank you to Cynthia Castillo for her support! Cynthia represents clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including contract disputes, fraud and tort litigation, and consumer class actions.

Hanson Bridgett is a multidisciplinary law firm that thrives as a center for legal excellence serving all of California with more than 180 attorneys throughout the state. Their clients range from multinational Fortune 500 corporations to individuals and include several public agencies in California. Hanson Bridgett is a dedicated supporter of diversity and inclusion. Their commitment to diversity begins with the recruitment of our workforce. Hanson Bridgett firm's attorneys currently consist of 46 percent women, 27 percent people of color, and 4 percent self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals. Their firm's partners are 40 percent women, 21 percent people of color, and 6 percent self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals.

Thank you to David Casarrubias for his support!. David is in Hanson Bridgett’s Appellate Practice Group where he focuses on writs, appeals, and law and motion in both state and federal court. In addition, he has experience litigating a variety of business disputes and has a robust practice representing government agencies throughout California in complex and multi-party litigation.

The lawyers at Johnston, Kinney & Zulaica LLP posses in-depth knowledge of tax law, estate law, family law, litigation and more. Their attorneys have decades of experience in trust and estate planning and family law, and provide real, results-focused representation.

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

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

Thank you to Franco Muzzio for his support! Franco represents clients in all facets of commercial litigation. 

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

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

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

Thank you to Fred Alvarez and Abraham M. Andrade III for their support! Fred is one of the preeminent employment lawyers in the United States, combines a distinct blend of employment law experience, public service, and legal profession leadership. Abe’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters, including high-stakes commercial disputes, employment issues, and white collar defense. He represents businesses and individuals in all phases of litigation, including at the appellate level, in state and federal court.

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1354 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114

The Franco Muñoz Law Firm is one of most widely recognized and successful workers’ compensation and injury law firms in San Francisco/Oakland and the Bay Area. For 20 collective years our lawyers have resolved thousands of cases involving all types of work accidents and injuries throughout Northern California.

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

Garcia Gonzalez Fund was created by Sergio Garcia and Amelia Gonzalez. Sergio is a Bay Area-based legal and business leader with a deep passion for racial justice and equity. Sergio has served as chief legal officer to public and privately held companies, with a focus on medical technology, life sciences and healthcare. Amelia is the founder of Casa De Chocolates. An incredible chocolate shop in Berkeley.

Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Genentech believes in diversity and inclusion and is hiring!

Thank you to Genentech’s Sari Kaplan for her support and involvement with SF La Raza!

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 2400 attorneys in 42 locations. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono.

Thank you to Omar Parra for his support! Omar Parra represents private equity funds, privately held businesses and strategic investors in a wide range of corporate matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and general corporate governance.

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

Thank you to Juliana Yanez for her support! Juliana specializes in high-asset dissolutions and represents a diverse range of clients, including tech executives, founders, stay-at-home parents, lawyers, venture capitalists, and business owners. Juliana was also trial counsel in what the New York Times has described as “the first major Bitcoin divorce.”

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serving as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 75 years.

Thank you to Jacqueline Menendez for her support! Jacqueline represents employers in single-plaintiff and representative actions regarding wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and wage and hour claims. She also counsels employers on a range of workplace privacy and information security issues.

O’Melveny, a global law firm with 18 offices, is home to a talented team of more than 750 lawyers who help our clients grow, protect their assets, and navigate the challenges of complex law and regulation. A combination of sophisticated legal and business counseling and impeccable service has made O’Melveny counsel of choice to an ever-growing list of market leaders, creating opportunities for our people to engage in the most challenging and exciting work.

Anna Pletcher is an experienced litigator and former federal prosecutor who represents clients on a broad range of civil and criminal antitrust issues, as well as sensitive white collar and corporate investigations.

Morgan Lewis provides high-quality litigation, corporate, labor and employment, and intellectual property services to clients across industry sectors and regions around the world.

Thank you to Marisa Chaves her support! Marisa represents clients in complex mass tort, asbestos, product liability, and general liability litigation.

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

Thank you to Gabriela Garcia Amandi for her support! Gabriela is a former SF La Raza Boardmember and Counsel at Visa.

Bracamontes & Vlasak, P.C., is a Bay Area litigation practice for plaintiffs with offices in Oakland and San Francisco. They focus on the rights of individuals and families, whether as injury victims, employees, tenants, consumers or citizens.

Thank you to Bracamontes & Vlasa’s Michael Bracamontes and Betzy Bras-Gonzalez (SF La Raza board member) for their support!

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

Thank you to Miguel Gradilla for his support! Miguel practice focuses on complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense. Miguel has represented clients at all stages of litigation. Miguel has handled matters for clients in the venture capital, financial services, and technology sectors, among others.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national, full-service law firm with over 580 attorneys representing clients based throughout the United States and around the world. They are dedicated to custom-tailored service and great client experiences.

Thank you to Tiffanie de la Riva and Marissa Sandoval for their support! Tiffanie focuses her practice on employment law, and she represents employers in a variety of industries. Marissa is a Recruiting Specialist of Lawyer Talent Acquisition for their Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. She focuses on all aspects of lateral hiring at both the associate and partner level.

Fenwick provides comprehensive legal services to ground-breaking technology and life sciences companies – at every stage of their lifecycle – and the investors that partner with them. Fenwick craft innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions on issues ranging from venture capital, public offerings, joint ventures, M&A and strategic relationships, to intellectual property, litigation and dispute resolution, taxation, antitrust, and employment and labor law.

Thank you to Sarah Vasquez Lightstone for her support! Sarah advises clients in the technology and life sciences industries on a broad variety of matters including intellectual property disputes, privacy, complex civil litigation, arbitration, and consumer class action defense. Her experience includes litigating claims related to trademark infringement, false advertising, and privacy and data security. Sarah is currently the co-chair of Fenwick’s Latinx Affinity Group.

Garcia Hernández Sawhney provides a wide range of legal services to businesses and institutions throughout the country. The firm specializes in the areas of business, commercial transactions, construction law, education law, labor and employment law, litigation, municipal law, public finance, and real estate.

Thank you Mary Hernandez for her support! Mary is a founding partner of Garcia, Hernández, Sawhney, LLP and heads the San Francisco Bay Area office. Hernández serves as legal counsel to school, county and community college districts as well as nonprofit organizations and charter schools throughout California.

Hawkins Parnell & Young is a national defense litigation firm that has represented many of the largest and most well-known companies in high-risk litigation and business disputes. The 250-strong litigation team works with clients to develop winning defense strategies and, if necessary, try cases to verdict in all 50 states.

Thank you to Ed Ulloa and Art Sandoval for their support! Ed, a Senior Partner, is is a first-chair trial lawyer and litigation strategist whose national practice involves the defense of clients in high-risk, mass tort and products liability litigation, including asbestos, talc, e-cigarette and chemical exposure, flammable fabric and automotive product liability actions. Art, a Partner and former SF La Raza president, represents businesses in complex commercial litigation and product liability cases. He advises general counsels and chief legal officers of Fortune 500 corporations on managing mass torts, intellectual property, commercial contracts, and employment issues.

Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 1,600 lawyers and other professionals in 31 offices worldwide. The firm's lawyers and advisors provide representation in litigation, corporate and finance, real estate and governmental matters. Interdisciplinary practice groups and industry-based teams provide clients with efficient access to attorneys throughout the firm.

Thank you to Eddie A. Jauregui for his support! Eddie is a partner in Holland & Knight's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice and White Collar Defense and Investigations Team. A former federal prosecutor, Eddie focuses on internal corporate investigations, corporate compliance and training, False Claims Act matters, white collar criminal defense and complex business disputes.

Kazan Law has represented thousands of people suffering from asbestos related illnesses, particularly mesothelioma. Among our principals are pioneers in asbestos litigation­ — the most experienced mesothelioma lawyers in California. They have unparalleled expertise in asbestos bankruptcy reorganizations and asbestos bankruptcy funds.

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. They deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of their clients' needs.

Thank you to Lidia Lopez for her support! Lidia focuses her practice on trademark and copyright law. Lidia was recognized as a Northern California “Rising Star” in 2020 and 2021 for Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers magazine.

Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 50 firm with over 900 attorneys in 15 offices located throughout California and the world. Global companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full range of corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. Their practices include: Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Entertainment, Finance, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, White Collar.

Thank you to Luis Arias for his support! Luis Arias is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office. Luis represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state laws.