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Getting Involved Is Important to Cooley

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In addition to our internal commitment to increasing the diversity of the Firm, Cooley regularly sponsors events and organizations that increase awareness and promote diversity in the legal profession and our communities at large. Whether it's supporting efforts to increase diversity in our nation's judiciary, law schools and workplaces or supporting an array of diversity organizations and events, the Cooley team demonstrates the value the Firm places on diversity and that giving back to the community is more than simply lip service.

Organizations

AIDS Legal Referral Panel
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Athena San Diego
Bar Association of San Francisco
Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Berkeley La Raza Law Journal
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition
Care Connection for Children
Charles Houston Bar Association
Chinese American Biomedical Association
DC Hispanic National Bar Association
East Bay Community Law Center
Girls Rehab Facility
Human Rights Campaign
Iranian American Bar Association
Kids Included Together
Korean American Bar Association
La Raza Lawyers of California
Lawyer's Club of San Diego
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Association of Women Lawyers
National Bar Association
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Hispanic Bar Association
National Women Law Students' Organization
New America Alliance
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
Point Foundation
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
SCU Law Black Law Student Association
South Asian Bar Association Foundation
Stanford Law School Asian Pacific American Alumni Association
Student Athletes Inc.
The Virginia Partisans
TiE
Women in Intellectual Property Law Association
Women in Bio
Women's Bar Association, Massachusetts

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Leaders in Our Communities

One of Cooley's key values is giving generously of our time, talents and resources to our communities. One of the ways our attorneys achieve this goal is by volunteering in different organizations, where many of them have taken on leadership positions, a few of which are highlighted here:

AIDS Legal Referral Panel – Jeffrey Norberg, Board Member of AIDS Legal Referral Panel, an organization that helps people living with HIV/AIDS maintain and improve their health by resolving their legal issues.
Asia America MultiTechnology Association – Gordon Ho, Secretary for the Asia America MultiTechnology Association, a business network dedicated to fostering business growth and networking, facilitating management and leadership development and recognizing and publicizing the achievements of Asian Americans.
Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley – Reuben Chen, President of the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, which fosters professional development, advocacy and community involvement for Silicon Valley's Asian Pacific American legal community and to promote justice and equality for all.
ATHENA – Kay Chandler, Membership & Sponsorship Chair at UC San Diego's ATHENA program, which creates a unique set of educational and motivational programs and professional and social networking opportunities aimed at fostering the personal and professional growth of women working in San Diego technology businesses.
Kids Included Together (KIT) – Barbara Borden, Board Member of (KIT), an organization seeking to enrich the lives of all who participate and increase understanding and acceptance of disabilities as a natural part of life.
La Raza Lawyers of California – Beatriz Mejia, past President, La Raza Lawyers of California, a nonprofit association that supports Chicano and Latino attorneys in California and serves as a statewide network for local affiliate La Raza Lawyers Groups.
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County – Maureen Alger, Board Member of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, which offers individual advice, representation and legal education to those in need in the areas of housing, domestic violence against women and teens, health law, government benefits, disability rights and special education access.
Legal Aid Society of New York – Alan Levine, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society of New York, which provides free legal assistance to New Yorkers who live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford to hire a lawyer when confronted with a legal problem.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association – Koji Fukumura, past officer and director of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the largest national Asian Pacific Islander (API) organization serving the nation's 45,000+ API attorneys. He is also a board member of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Foundation.
New America Alliance – Roel Campos, Board Member of New America Alliance, an organization of American Latino business leaders committed to leading the process of Latino empowerment and wealth-building by expanding the forms of capital most crucial for economic advancement, including economic capital, political capital, human capital and philanthropy.
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego – Koji Fukumura, past Board Member of the Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, an organization dedicated to advancing Asian Americans in the legal profession.
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center– Craig Jacoby, Board Member of Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, an organization that provides business training focused on minority and low income entrepreneurs.