Partner Theane Evangelis Honored with 2025 California Lawyer Award of the Year (CLAY)

Accolades  |  May 12, 2025

Daily Journal

Partner Theane Evangelis, Co-Chair of our Global Litigation Practice Group, has been honored by the Los Angeles Daily Journal with a 2025 California Lawyer Award of the Year (CLAY) in the Class Action category for the landmark 2024 U.S. Supreme Court win in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson et al. The case overturned a 2019 ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that held that municipal camping bans violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the constitutional prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishments” does not forbid regulation of camping on public property. The ruling allows municipalities to regulate public camping and better manage their unhoused populations by encouraging people to accept shelter and services.

Led by Theane, our winning team included partners Bradley J. Hamburger, Jonathan C. Bond, and Samuel Eckman and associates Daniel R. Adler, Patrick Fuster, Lefteri J. Christos, and Josh Zuckerman.

Read the Daily Journal profile here [PDF].