LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY

ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles: Los Angeles associate Holly Biondo serves on the advisory board.
• Alliance of Resident Theatres (A.R.T.)/New York: New York partner Andrew Lance serves on the board of this organization, is the head of the audit committee, and has been both a recipient of the "Local Hero" award and the honoree of their annual benefit for the pro bono work he has performed for the organization.
• American Ballet Theater: Washington, D.C. partner Howard Adler serves on the Washington, D.C. committee.
• Round House Theatre: Washington, D.C. partner Chuck Muckenfuss is a member of the Board of Trustees for this organization in Bethesda, MD.
• Children's Museum of Manhattan: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board of directors.
• Dallas Theater Center: Dallas partner Bob Krakow serves on the board of directors.
• Huntington Library: Los Angeles partner Richard Doren is a Corporate Fellow of the Huntington Library.
• Jewish Children's Museum of New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board of directors.
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Los Angeles associate Amber Busuttil Mullen is vice chair of the prestigious Modern and Contemporary Arts Council of the museum.
• Los Angeles Philharmonic Association: Los Angeles partner Peter Ziegler serves on the board of directors.
• New Conservatory Theater of San Francisco: San Francisco partner Greg Conklin serves on the board of directors.
• Orange County Business Committee for the Arts: Orange County partner Gerard Kenny has been on the board for over 21 years and has served as board secretary for ten years. Jerry has also been elected vice chairman of the board this year.
• Orange County Performing Arts Center: Orange County associate Lauren Deeb serves as a member of the business partnership.
• Parallel Exit: New York associate Matthew Kahn serves on the Board of Directors of this non-profit physical theatre company in New York.
• Shakespeare Festival Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner Bill Wegner serves on the board of directors for this annual festival.
• USC Architectural Guild: Los Angeles partner Amy Forbes serves on the board of the Guild.
• Washington Performing Arts Society: Washington, D.C. partners John Olson and Judith Lee serve on the board.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

• AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers: Munich partner Philip Martinius is president of the Corporate Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers: San Francisco partner Fred Brown and Orange County partner Jeff Reeves serve on the board of this statewide organization.
• Association for Corporate Growth: Orange County partner Michelle Hodges serves as a member of the board.
• Aspen Institute: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves as a Member of Corporate Values Strategy Group.
• Bureau of National Affairs - Securities Regulation and Law Report: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for this organization that publishes articles on new developments in securities and corporate law
• California Chamber of Commerce: Century City partner Jonathan K. Layne serves on the board of this statewide business organization.
• D.C. Bar Committee for Economic Development: D.C. partner Steve Glover serves as chair of this committee formed by the bar to promote community economic development in the District of Columbia.
• Institute for Corporate Counsel: Los Angeles partner Peter Ziegler serves on the Institute's Advisory Board.
• Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for this organization that publishes articles on new developments in securities and corporate law.
• Legal Advisory Boards of the National Federation of Independent Businesses: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson serves as a member of the Legal Advisory Boards of the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
• Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce: Los Angeles partner Tom McHenry serves on the board of directors.
• Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation: Los Angeles partner Dhiya El-Saden serves on the executive committee of this countywide economic development organization.
• National Association of Manufacturers: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the Labor Advisory Committee of this organization which advises NAM on labor and employment policy.
• National Defense Industrial Association: Washington, D.C. partner Karen Manos serves as an elected member of the Procurement Division and past chair of the Contract Finance Committee for the National Defense Industrial Association.
• Orange County Bankruptcy Forum: Orange County associate Eric Fromme serves as President and as member of the Executive Board.
• Orange County Business Council: Orange County partner Jeff Thomas serves on the board of this nonprofit civic group whose goal is the protection and promotion of business in Orange County.
• Orange County Industrial Relations Research: Orange County partner Bill Claster serves on the board of directors.
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce: San Francisco partner Mary Murphy is on the board of directors.
• San Francisco's Committee on Jobs: San Francisco partner Mary Murphy serves on the city and county committee.
• SEC Historical Society: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Board of Advisors and Commissioners Council.
• The Petra Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner Chuck Muckenfuss serves on the Board of Trustees for this small foundation which provides recognition and support to unsung individuals making distinctive contributions to racial justice, human freedom and community development.
• Town Hall of Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner Bob Cooper serves on the board of governors.
• United States Chamber of Commerce: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the Labor Advisory Committee of this business & economic development organization that advises the United States Chamber on labor and employment policy.
• Wall Street Lawyer: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves as Chairman of the Editorial Board.

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

• Assistant United States Attorneys' Association: Washington, D.C. partner John Sturc serves on the board of directors of the Assistant United States Attorneys' Association for the District of Columbia.
• Constitutional Rights Foundation: Century City partner Joel Feuer serves on the board of directors of the Los Angeles office of this national organization.  Orange County partner Michele Maryott serves on the board of directors of the Orange County division and Orange County partner Jeff Reeves is president emeritus of the foundation.
• Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for the Southern District of California: Orange County partner Meryl Young is the chair of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for the Southern District of California.  She has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and co-chair of the Southern District of California Lawyer Representatives to the Conference.  She is a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers in Orange County and past president of the San Diego chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
• Federalist Society: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Federalist Society.
• JUSTICE: London partner Nicholas Aleksander serves on the Executive Board of JUSTICE - the British section of the International Committee of Jurists. JUSTICE is the leading organization of lawyers active in the field of human rights within the UK--a number of its reports have been significant in the development of legislation--and it has intervened as an amicus in some of the seminal human rights cases before the courts.
• Korean American Coalition: Los Angeles partner Maurice Suh serves on the board of directors.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: New York partner Mitch Karlan serves on the national board of trustees.
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Advisory Board: Orange County partner Meryl Young serves on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Advisory Board.
• National Legal Center for the Public Interest: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson and William Kilberg are members of this private, non-profit law and educational foundation. William Kilberg serves on the Board of Advisors.
• President's Privacy and Civil Liberties: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of the President's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
• Project on the Future of the Judiciary: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of the Steering Committee of the Project on the Future of the Judiciary created by Justices O'Connor and Breyer.
• Supreme Court Historical Society: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson serves on the board of trustees.
• Washington Legal Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of this leading free enterprise of public interest law and policy advocacy.

COMMUNITY CENTERS & ORGANIZATIONS

• Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society: Los Angeles partner Gareth Evans serves on the board.
• American Bar Association: Washington, D.C. partner Karen Manos serves as Secretary of the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law and Editor-in-Chief of the Public Contract Law Journal.
• American College of Employee Benefits Counsel: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg is a member of this organization for senior members of the employee benefits bar.
• American Indian Heritage Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner Judith Lee is a member of the American Indian Heritage Foundation and the Washington Indian Leadership Council.
• American Jewish Committee: New York partner Andy Levy serves on the executive board of the New York Chapter.
• American Red Cross: Century City partner Brian Kilb serves on the board of the Los Angeles chapter of this disaster relief organization.
• California Supreme Court Historical Society: Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. serves on the board of directors.
• California Women's Law Center: Los Angeles partner Deborah Clarke serves on the board of directors.
• Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner Steve Glover serves on the board of this organization.
• Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner John Swenson serves on the board of trustees.
• Center for Law in the Public Interest: Los Angeles partner Kay Kochenderfer serves on the board of directors.
• CASA: Dallas partner Irwin Sentilles serves on the board of this Dallas-based organization.
• Central City Association: Los Angeles partner Amy Forbes serves on the board of this organization, which focus on the economic development of downtown Los Angeles.
• City First Enterprises: Washington, D.C. partner Chuck Muckenfuss serves as a member of the Board of Directors of City First Bank of D.C., a community development bank in Washington, D.C. and Chairman of the Board of City First Enterprises, the non-profit controlling shareholder of City First Bank.
• College of Labor and Employment Lawyers: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the board and is the Treasurer for this selective organization for senior members of the labor and employment bar.
• Educap, Inc: Washington, D.C. partner Steve Glover serves on the board of this organization which provides educational loans and supports various other charitable causes.
• The Harvesters of Orange County: Orange County Partner Teresa Farrell serves on the board.
• International Psychotherapy Institute: Washington, D.C. partner Chuck Muckenfuss serves as Chair of The IPI Council. IPI offers support and advice to further the Institute's mission of providing community service through initiatives such as a suicide prevention program in high schools, a collaborative training in suicide risk assessment, and a community psychotherapy clinic.
• Inwood House: New York partner Jennifer Rearden serves on the board of trustees.
• Jewish Community Medical Center of Denver: Denver partner Richard Russo is on the committee for the annual "Hoops and Hoopla" fundraiser.
• Jewish Community Center of Orange County: Orange County partner David Segal serves on the board.
• Jewish Family Services: Los Angeles associate Sarah Wetzstein serves on the Program Committee of the Los Angeles office of this national organization.
• KCET: Century City partner Scott Edelman is president of the board of this Los Angeles-based Public Broadcasting Service affiliate.
• KCRW: Century City partner Larry Ulman serves on the board of this National Public Radio affiliate.
• KERA: Dallas partner Harley Cohen serves on the board of this north Texas Public Broadcasting Service affiliate.
• Knights of Malta: Washington, D.C. partner Howard Adler is an active member of the Federal Association of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta.
• Labor & Employment Relations Association (LERA): Orange County partner William Claster serves as a board member for the Orange County Chapter.
• Laguna Relief & Resource Coalition: Orange County partner Thomas Magill serves on the board.
• Legal Outreach of New York: New York associate Farrah Pepper serves on the advisory board.
• Legal Community Against Violence: San Francisco partner Fred Brown serves on the board for this Bay Area organization.
• Lewinsville Retirement Residence: Washington, D.C. partner Peter Baumbusch serves as a member of the board of directors.
• Library Foundation of Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner Dan Floyd serves on the board.
• Lincoln Club of Orange County: Orange County partner Robert Loewen serves as vice president of the Club and as a member of the executive committee.
• Los Angeles Police Foundation: Century City and Washington, D.C. partner Mel Levine serves as chairman of the board.
• Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation: Los Angeles partner Thomas E. Holliday serves on the board of directors.
• Los Angeles Zoo Association: Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer serves on the board of this association that raises money for the maintenance of the Los Angeles Zoo.
• National Charity League: Los Angeles partner Linda Curtis is a member of the San Marino chapter of this national organization.
• Newman Assistance Fund: New York partner Andy Levy serves on the board of the New York division of the Newman Fund.
• Orange County Women Lawyers' Association: Orange County associate Sarah Schlosser is member of the organization.
• Planned Parenthood Advocacy Board: Los Angeles partner Marjorie Lewis serves on the board.
• Project by Project: Los Angeles associate Jason Lo serves on the steering committee of this organization.
• Public Contract Law Journal: Washington, D.C. partner Karen Manos is managing editor of the Public Contract Law Journal.
• Rachael's Women's Center: Washington, D.C. partner Michael Flanagan serves on the Board of Directors of this organization which serves the needs of homeless and formerly homeless women in Washington, D.C.
• Second Harvest Food of Orange County: Orange County partner Teresa Farrell serves on the board.
• Texas Historical Foundation: Dallas partner Sean Royall serves on the board.
• Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York: New York partner Blake Franklin serves on the board of trustees.
• United Way: Orange County partner Robert Palmer is member of the board of directors for the United Way and the vice chair of its Bench & Bar program.
• United Way of Colorado: Denver partner Jessica Brown is a member of the Tocqueville Society of the Colorado United Way, which seeks to help create and deliver long-term solutions for individuals and families at-risk throughout metro Denver.
• United Way Women's Initiative: Denver partner Monique Drake serves on their Leadership Council, which seeks to empower women as philanthropists, expand volunteerism and increase resources to the community.
• United Way Silicon Valley: Palo Alto partner Greg Davidson serves on the board.
• Western Center on Law and Poverty: Los Angeles partner Jeff Webb serves on the board of this legal aid organization.
• YMCA: Los Angeles partners Scott Calfas and Jeff Hudson serve on the board of the Ketchum Downtown YMCA.

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

• Berkeley Hall School: Los Angeles partner Mark S. Pecheck serves on the board of trustees.
• Boalt Hall Alumni Association: San Francisco partner Joel Sanders serves on the board.
• California Academic Decathlon: Century City partner Mark Lahive serves on the board.
• California Forensic Institute: Los Angeles partner Maurice Suh serves on the board of directors.
• California Science Center: Los Angeles partner Patrick Dennis serves on the board of directors.
• Center for New York City Law: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the advisory board of this organization, which is affiliated with New York Law School.
• Chapman University Law School: Orange County partner Robert Palmer serves on Dean's Counsel of Advisors.
• City University of New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves as a board member.
• Clarkson University: Los Angeles partner Thomas E. Holliday serves on the board.
• Colburn School of Performing Arts: Los Angeles partner David West serves on the board of directors.
• Duke University: Los Angeles partner Robert Montgomery serves on the board of governors.
• Duke University's German Alumni Association: Munich associate Markus Nauheim is the co-president of the Duke Club of Germany (Duke University's German alumni association).
• Excellent Education for Everyone: Washington, D.C. partner Richard Zimmer is a member of the board of this organization dedicated to providing enhanced opportunities for New Jersey school children.
• Georgetown Law Center: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of Georgetown Law Center.
• Georgetown Center for Contemporary Arab Studies: Washington, D.C. partner Peter Baumbusch is on the board of directors.
• Georgetown University School of Foreign Service: New York partner Steve Buffone serves on the board of visitors.
• Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO): New York associate Zachary Klughaupt serves on the board of directors and is corporate secretary of this nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and assisting teachers to travel abroad and then share their experiences with their students upon their return to the classroom.  GEEO helps teachers form international relationships and explore overseas environments, giving them fresh perspectives that deeply enrich their students' learning and global awareness.
• GLSEN: New York partner Blake Franklin serves on the board of directors and is co-chair of the development committee of this educational organization, whose mission is to fight harassment of students in junior high and high schools.
• Higher Achievement: Washington D.C. partner John Olson is a member of the President's Council.
• Hispanic College Fund: Washington D.C. partner Stephanie Tsacoumis serves on the scholarship committee of this nonprofit dedicated to assisting underprivileged Hispanic youth.
• Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University: San Francisco associate Rebecca Justice Lazarus serves on the advisory council for this school.
• LA Leadership Academy: Century City partner Ruth Fisher serves on the board of this independent school.
• La Caada Education Foundation: Los Angeles partner Brad Weirick serves on the board of directors for the foundation.
• Levine School of Music: Washington, D.C. partner Stephanie Tsacoumis is counsel to this non-profit music school.
• Logan School for Creative Learning: Denver partner Steve Talley serves on the Endowment Committee of this school.
• National Association for Urban Debate Leagues: Washington, D.C. partner Michael Denger serves on the board of directors for this organization which is designed to support the growth and development of debate in inner city high schools among minority youth in metropolitan areas across the country.
• New Jersey Scholars Program: New York partner Adam Offenhartz serves on the board.
• NYU School of Law Institute of Judicial Administration: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of the Board of Directors of the NYU School of Law Institute of Judicial Administration.
• Pepperdine University School of Law Board of Visitors: Los Angeles partner Pamela L. Hemminger serves on the board.
• St. Mark's: Dallas partner Martin McNamara serves as an ex officio member of the board of trustees and executive committee as well as legal advisor of this Dallas private school. Harlan Cohen of the Dallas office also serves as a member of the board.
• St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal School: Orange County partner Joseph Busch serves as counsel to the school.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School: Dallas partner Thomas McGraw serves as chair of the Policy Committee, member of the Legislative Committee and member of the board.
• Seattle University School of Law: Los Angeles partner Bill Wegner serves on the board of visitors.
• Southwestern University School of Law: Los Angeles partner Rory Hernandez serves on the board of trustees.
• Stanford Law School: Palo Alto partner Russell Hansen and New York partner Steve Buffone serve on the board of visitors.
• The Webb Schools: Los Angeles partner Peter Ziegler serves on the board of this private school.
• UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni Association Board: Los Angeles associate Jason Lo serves on the board of this alumni association.
• University of California at Irvine: Orange County partner Wayne Smith is a member of the chief executive roundtable, which is an exclusive group of top Orange County business leaders who share a commitment to building mutually beneficial, strategic partnerships between industry and academia.
• University of San Diego School of Law: Orange County partner Jeff Thomas and Los Angeles partner Richard Doren serve on the alumni board.
• University of Southern California Technology Commercialization Alliance: Los Angeles partner Brad Weirick serves on the advisory board.
• University of Warwick Alumni Association and Scholarship Trust Fund: London associate Eleanor Shanks serves as president of the Warwick Graduate Association, chairing the executive committee and Council of the Alumni Association, and as a trustee of the Alumni Trust Fund for Scholarships.
• University of Wisconsin Law School: Los Angeles partner Tim Hatch serves on the board of visitors.
• Wesley Theological Seminary: Washington partner John Millian serves as outside general counsel to Wesley Theological Seminary and also serves on the Board of the Wesley Seminary Foundation.
• Yale Club of New York City: New York partner Jennifer Rearden serves on the board of the Yale Club of New York City.

ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• Atlantic Salmon Federation: Washington, D.C. partner Chris Buckley serves on the National Council of the Board of Directors for this organization.
• California State Parks Foundation: Los Angeles partner Tom McHenry serves on the board.
• Friends of the Urban Forest: San Francisco partner Greg Conklin serves on the board of this San Francisco-based organization.
• Marine Conservation Research Institute of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific: Los Angeles partner Gary Justice serves on the board of this research institute.
• Ocean Institute: Orange County partner John Williams serves on the board.
• Reef Check: Los Angeles partner Gary Justice and Orange County associate Chris Costanzo serve on the board.
• Tree People: Los Angeles partner Dennis Arnold serves on the board.
• Wildlife Trust: Los Angeles partner Tom McHenry serves on the board.
• Yale Environmental Leadership Council: Los Angeles partner Tom McHenry serves on the board.

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS

• American Cancer Society of Orange County: Orange County partner David Segal serves on the Irvine board as well as on the corporate development committee for this national organization.
• American Heart Association: Orange County associate Eric Fromme serves as a member of the corporate committee.
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Los Angeles associate Samuel A. Newman serves on the Los Angeles board of this national organization.
• March of Dimes: Los Angeles partner Susan Marcella serves on the Los Angeles board of this national organization.
• New Directions for Women: Orange County associate Jim Sabovich serves on the board for this non-profit, residential treatment facility for women with chemical dependency issues.
• Retina Foundation: Dallas partner Irwin Sentilles is a trustee for the Southwest chapter.
• United Cerebral Palsy: Orange County partner Jeff Reeves serves on the board for the Orange County chapter.
• Young & Healthy: Los Angeles partners Karen Bertero and Mark Weber serve on the board of this organization which works to mobilize volunteerism by physicians, dentists and other health professionals who are willing to provide free healthcare services to low-income patients. Young & Healthy maintains the computerized records for more than 250 physicians and other service providers who agree to provide a certain number of free visits per year.

• Neighborhood Housing Services of America: San Francisco partner Fred Pillon serves on the board.

INTERNATIONAL

• American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center: Century City and Washington, D.C. partner Mel Levine serves as president of the American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Anatolian Artisans, Inc .: Washington, D.C. of counsel Malcolm Pfunder is a member of the board of directors and the treasurer of Anatolian Artisans, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides product development, marketing and training assistance to low-income artisans in Turkey and works to raise awareness about the arts and culture of Turkey.
• Bolivian-American Chamber of Commerce: New York partner Blake Franklin serves on the board of directors.
• MaAfrika Tikkun USA, Inc.: New York partner Andy Levy is the Board Chair of this organization, which is the US affiliate of MaAfrika Tikkun, a South African organization committed to community development in the townships and elsewhere in South Africa through protecting and empowering disadvantaged children and their guardians.
• National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade: New York partner Blake Franklin serves on the board of directors.
• Pacific Council on International Policy: Century City and Washington, D.C. partner Mel Levine serves on the board of this west coast affiliate of the Council on Foreign Relations.

LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS

• ABA's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the ABA's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI).
• ABA's Committee on Corporate Laws: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Committee on Corporate Laws that draft and update the Model Business Corporation Act.
• ABA Business Law Section: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Publications Board.
• Amicus Committee of the Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services: Palo Alto associate Sally Berens serves as vice chair of the board.
• Atlantic Legal Foundation: New York partner Adam Offenhartz serves on the advisory board.
• Bet Tzedek House of Justice: Century City partner Scott Edelman and Los Angeles partner Jim Clark serve on the board for this legal services organization. Associate Joshua Stokes serves on the planning committee for the Annual Bet Tzedek Justice Ball, which raises money for the organization.
• Dispute Resolution Services: Los Angeles partner Pamela L. Hemminger serves on the board of this legal services organization.
• East Bay Community Law Center: San Francisco partner Joel Sanders is a board member of this largest provider of free legal services in the East Bay and nationally recognized poverty law clinic.
• Federal Bar Association: Jeffrey Reeves is the immediate past president of the Orange County, CA chapter. Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Executive Council for the Securities Law Committee in the D.C. area.
• Government of South Africa: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the International Advisory Committee.
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner James Fogelman serves on the board.
• Legal Aid Society of New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board.
• Legal Aid Society of San Francisco: San Francisco partner Scott Fink serves on the board.
• Legal Momentum: New York partner Janet Weiss serves on the board for this organization which advances the rights of women through legal precedents and public policy.
• Legal Outreach of New York: New York associate Farrah Pepper serves on the advisory board.
• McCain for President Committee: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the Finance Committee.
• Office of the Appellate Defender: New York partner Josh Krevitt serves on the board of directors.
• Orange County Bar Foundation: Orange County partner Wayne Smith serves on the board and is a past president of the executive committee.
• Pacific Legal Foundation: Orange County partner Jeff Thomas serves on the board of trustees.
• Public Counsel Law Center: Century City partner Wayne Barsky serves on the board and executive committee of this public law center.
• Public Law Center: Orange County partner Nicola Hanna is on the board of this organization, which is Orange County, CA's pro bono law firm serving the poor.
• Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services: Palo Alto partner Denis Salmon is vice chair of the board of this organization.
• Western Justice Center Foundation: Los Angeles partner Dean Kitchens serves on the board of this national organization.
• Western Center on Law and Poverty: Los Angeles partner Jeff Webb serves on the board of this legal aid organization.

PUBLIC POLICY/POLITICS

• Anti-Defamation League: New York partner Mitch Karlan serves on the New York regional board of directors.
• California Independent Living Council: Los Angeles associate Matthew Taggart serves as a member of this council, the state agency responsible for setting policy and funding levels for the state's network of local Independent Living Centers.
• Center for Excellence in New York City Government: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the advisory board. The Center is affiliated with New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.
• Council for Court Excellence: Washington, D.C. partner John Millian serves on the Board of this council, which works to support and improve the federal and local court systems in Washington, D.C.
• DGAP - German Association for Foreign Policy: Munich partner Benno Schwarz heads the FORUM Munich of the DGAP (German Association for Foreign Policy).
• Homeland Security Advisory Committee: Century City partner Mel Levine serves as a member of this committee at the request of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.
• Jewish Republican Coalition: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the board of the Jewish Republican Coalition.
• Lincoln Club of Orange County: Orange County partner Robert Loewen is one of two vice presidents of this independent club that assists Republican candidates at the national, state, and local levels. Robert has also served as the legislative committee chair for the past nine years, during which time he has also been a member of the board of directors and served on the club's executive committee.
• New Democrat Network: Los Angeles associate Joshua Stokes established this network of young professionals in Los Angeles interested in becoming more involved in Democratic politics.
• Region One Homeland Security Advisors Council: Los Angeles partner Maurice Suh serves on this board.

SPORTS

• International Star Class Yacht Racing Association: San Francisco partner Doug Smith serves on the board.
• J105 Class: Joerg Esdorn serves on the executive committee and as chief measurer for this competitive sailboat class.
• Orange County Youth Sports Foundation: Orange County partner Jeffrey Reeves serves on the board.
• Randall's Island Sports Foundation: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board.
• San Francisco Challenge (dba AmericaOne): San Francisco partner Doug Smith serves on the board.
• Yorkville Youth Athletic Association: New York partner Lee Dunst is a member of the Advisory Board of this association, a community-based organization for children's athletics in New York City.

YOUTH & FAMILY

• Alexandria Little League Association: Washington, D.C. partner Terry Ross serves on the board of this organization.
• Alliance for Children's Rights: Los Angeles partner Jim Clark serves on the board for Los Angeles County's only nonprofit free legal services, information clearinghouse, and social services referral organization, devoted solely to helping children living in poverty and foster care.
• Bienvenidos Children's Center: Los Angeles associate Joshua Stokes serves on the board of this family services organization.
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters: Los Angeles partner Jennifer Bellah Maguire has served on the Los Angeles board since 1997.
• Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica: Los Angeles of counsel Elisabeth Watson serves on the Santa Monica board of this national organization.
• Boys and Girls Club of America: Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. serves on the national board of this organization. Orange County partner Mark Shurtleff serves on the national board of trustees.
• Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles Area: Los Angeles partner Maurice Suh serves on the board of directors.
• Boy Scouts of America, Virginia Area: Washington, D.C. partner Terry Ross serves as counsel to the Boy Scouts of America in Alexandria, VA.
• Canyon Acres Children and Family Services: Orange County partner Michelle Hodges serves on the board of directors. Canyon Acres is a nonprofit organization that provides integrated residential and foster care, intensive mental health treatment, and supportive family services for local abused and emotionally troubled children.
• Child Abuse Prevention Center: Orange County partner Andrea Neuman serves as secretary.
• Children's Hospital of Orange County: Orange County partner Craig Millet served as a member of the planned giving committee of CHOC for over 5 years.
• Children's Trust: Dallas partner Karl Nelson is co-chair of the advocacy committee, which focuses on promoting the hospital's interests among federal, state and local agencies and elected leaders.
• Children & Youth Partnership Foundation: London partner Alan Samson is director of this foundation.
• Compass Community Services: New York partner Katie Coleman serves on the board of this organization that serves homeless families in the Bay Area.
• Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA): Orange County, CA partner John Williams serves on the Orange County board.
• David Dawes Nee II Foundation: New York associate Erica Rosenthal serves on the board of this nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and encourage organizations devoted to preventing depression and suicide among adolescents and young adults through diagnosis, treatment, education, and research.
• Do Something: New York partner Steve Buffone is a board member for this organization, whose mission is to inspire young people to be involved in their communities and to provide them with the leadership skills needed to make an impact.
• Do the Write Thing Challenge Program (National Campaign to Stop Violence): Denver associate Taggart Hansen serves as co-chair for the Colorado Chapter of this national program, which targets middle school students through a writing assignment about youth violence, the way it impacts our community, and how our youth can help to curb the growing problem. Over 90% of the Denver office assists with the judging phase of the contest. The firm also works with local organizations and businesses for sponsorships, endorsements and donations. Over 1,100 Colorado students are participating in the 2006 program.
• Enterprise for High School Students: San Francisco partner Deborah Cussen serves on the board of this organization.
• Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the Board of Directors and is former President of this organization which provides grants and scholarships to DC Public and Charter School students going to college and fellowships to public interest lawyers..
• Families Forward: Orange County partner Bill Claster serves on the board of Families Forward, a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping low income and homeless families in need.
• Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital: Washington D.C. partner Stephanie Tsacoumis serves on the Women's Advisory Board, Scholarship Committee and on the Planning Committee for Camp CEO.
• Girl Scouts of the USA: Washington D.C. partner Stephanie Tsacoumis serves as counsel to Girl Scouts of the USA in connection with a nationwide reorganization involving over 300 local Girl Scout councils. Over 50 Gibson Dunn attorneys are involved in handling, on a pro bono basis, reorganization-related transactions.
• Girls Incorporated of the Washington, D.C. Area: Washington, D.C. partner Stephanie Tsacoumis is a member of the steering committee and helped establish a local Girls Inc. organization and site in the D.C. area. Stephanie Tsacoumis and D.C. associate Benjamin Rippeon also serve as legal counsel.
• Grandma Rita's Children: Washington, D.C. partner William Kilberg serves on the board of this organization that offers camp and scholarship programs for disadvantaged youth.
• Hale House: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board of this well-known organization whose mission is to help children and families build better lives and futures through the provision of integrated services.
• Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services: Los Angeles partner David Battaglia serves on the board of this family services organization.
• Heart of Los Angeles Youth (HOLA): Los Angeles partner Jeffrey LeSage serves on the board of this organization whose mission is to provide quality after-school programs for inner-city youth.
• Jenesse Foundation: Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae serves on the legal advisory board of this shelter for battered women and children.
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: Orange County associate Kevin Roosevelt is member of the foundation.
• LA's BEST: Los Angeles partner Chris Dusseault serves on the board of this after-school program.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation Denver: Denver partner Beau Stark serves on the Board of Directors, as an advisor and as one of the founders for the Make-A-Wish Young Professionals Advisory Council, which is comprised of 15 professionals under the age of 35 in Denver.
• Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center: New York partner Lee Dunst serves on the Advisory Board of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
• Nexus Recovery Centers: Dallas partner Karl Nelson serves on the board and partner Charles Schwarz serves as director, executive committee member, and vice president to the center, which is a residential and out-patient substance abuse facility for women and children.
• Orange County Youth Sports Foundation: Orange County partner Jeff Reeves serves on the board.
• Sanctuary for Families: New York associate Stephanie Wolfe is a member of the junior advisory board and New York associate Megan Genet serves on the associates committee. Sanctuary for Families is a New York non-profit that is dedicated to the safety, healing, and self-sufficiency of battered women and their children. They offer a broad range of high-quality services including shelter, legal assistance, education, and counseling.
• Sheriff's Youth Foundation: Los Angeles partner Marjorie Lewis serves on the board.
• SKY: Los Angeles partner Cheryl Justice is a founder and board member of this San Diego-based teen intervention facility.
• Vienna Youth Soccer: Washington, D.C. partner Peter Murphy serves on the Board of Directors of Vienna Youth Soccer in Vienna, Virginia.
• YOUTH Inc.: New York partner Andrew Lance serves on the consulting advisory board of this organization for the welfare of children.
• YMCA of Greater New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board.