BEST PROGRAM AWARD WINNER 2022-23
December Pupillage Group
Title: The Legal Avengers: Expert Witnesses in the Age of Elon
Program leaders:
Hon. Ila Deiss, US Immigration Court
Stephen Henrick, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Co-Presenters:
Hon. Brian Ferrall, San Francisco Superior Court
John Hemann, Cooley LLP
Jesse Lanier, Conrad Metlitzky Kane
David Nied, Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Jonathan Patchen, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
Nora Puckett, Google LLC
Leon Roubinian, Nixon Peabody LLP
Rebecca Sciarrino, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Julie Wilensky, San Francisco City Attorney's Office
Program leaders:
Hon. Ila Deiss, US Immigration Court
Stephen Henrick, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Co-Presenters:
Hon. Brian Ferrall, San Francisco Superior Court
John Hemann, Cooley LLP
Jesse Lanier, Conrad Metlitzky Kane
David Nied, Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Jonathan Patchen, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
Nora Puckett, Google LLC
Leon Roubinian, Nixon Peabody LLP
Rebecca Sciarrino, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Julie Wilensky, San Francisco City Attorney's Office
Best Program Award Winner 2021-22
April pupillage group (zoom program)
Title: Dealing with the Difficult
Program Leaders:
David DeGroot, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Marc Wolf, San Francisco City Attorney's Office
Co-Presenters:
Vanessa Baehr-Jones, Advocates for Survivors of Abuse
Ellie Barczak, Cooley
Jas Dhillon, K&L Gates LLP
Michael Fish, Merrill, Arnone & Jones LLP
Hon. Thomas Hixson, U.S. District Court, NDCAL
Lily Hough, Edelson PC
Henry Leung, Crowell & Moring LLP
Michaela Ogden, U.S. District Court
Ashok Ramani, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Jennifer Seraphine, Turner Boyd
Kelly Woodruff, Woodruff Law Offices
Amy Xu, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Program Leaders:
David DeGroot, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Marc Wolf, San Francisco City Attorney's Office
Co-Presenters:
Vanessa Baehr-Jones, Advocates for Survivors of Abuse
Ellie Barczak, Cooley
Jas Dhillon, K&L Gates LLP
Michael Fish, Merrill, Arnone & Jones LLP
Hon. Thomas Hixson, U.S. District Court, NDCAL
Lily Hough, Edelson PC
Henry Leung, Crowell & Moring LLP
Michaela Ogden, U.S. District Court
Ashok Ramani, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Jennifer Seraphine, Turner Boyd
Kelly Woodruff, Woodruff Law Offices
Amy Xu, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Best program award winner 2020-21
March pupilage group (zoom program)
Title: The Real Housewives of Silicon Valley: Bigger (Tech) Is Better...
Program Leaders
Hon. A. Marisa Chun, San Francisco Superior Court
Hon. Richard Darwin, San Francisco Superior Court
Co-Presenters
Jiamie Chen, Parabellum Capital LLC
David Nied, Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Patricia Peden, Burke Williams Sorensen
Neal Potischman, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Claudia Vetesi, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Marc Wolf, SF City Attorney’s Office
Kelly Woodruff, California Appellate Law Group
Program Leaders
Hon. A. Marisa Chun, San Francisco Superior Court
Hon. Richard Darwin, San Francisco Superior Court
Co-Presenters
Jiamie Chen, Parabellum Capital LLC
David Nied, Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Patricia Peden, Burke Williams Sorensen
Neal Potischman, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Claudia Vetesi, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Marc Wolf, SF City Attorney’s Office
Kelly Woodruff, California Appellate Law Group
BEST PROGRAM AWARD WINNER 2019-20
FEBRUARY PUPILAGE GROUP
Title: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue . . . Time to Learn About the CCPA Too!
Recent Developments to the California Consumer Privacy Act
Program Leaders
Brandon Carr, Buchalter
Nicole Medeiros, Reed Smith LLP
Co-Presenters
Christopher Campbell, Latham & Watkins
Jiamie Chen, Parabellum Capital LLC
Eugene Hahm, Pranger Law
Gonzalo Martinez, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Michaela Ogden, Goodwin Procter
Andrew Ong, Goodwin Procter LLP
Jonathan Rizzardi, Long & Levit
Leon Roubinian, Nixon Peabody LLP
Ramaah Sadasivam, Youth Advocacy Group, Disability Rights California
Steven Swaney, Venable LLP
Claudia Vetesi, Morrison & Foerster
Recent Developments to the California Consumer Privacy Act
Program Leaders
Brandon Carr, Buchalter
Nicole Medeiros, Reed Smith LLP
Co-Presenters
Christopher Campbell, Latham & Watkins
Jiamie Chen, Parabellum Capital LLC
Eugene Hahm, Pranger Law
Gonzalo Martinez, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Michaela Ogden, Goodwin Procter
Andrew Ong, Goodwin Procter LLP
Jonathan Rizzardi, Long & Levit
Leon Roubinian, Nixon Peabody LLP
Ramaah Sadasivam, Youth Advocacy Group, Disability Rights California
Steven Swaney, Venable LLP
Claudia Vetesi, Morrison & Foerster
BEST PROGRAM AWARD WINNER 2018-19
February PUPILAGE GROUP
Title: How a Story of Vengeance and Love from California’s Old West Impacts Police Shooting Prosecutions Today
Program Leaders:
Ben Feuer, California Appellate Law Group
Paven Malhotra, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Co-Presenters:
David Adams, Buchalter
Jana Contreras, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Hon. Richard C. Darwin, California State Superior Court
Marc Fairman, Law Office of Marc Fairman
Nic Marais, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Kassra Nassiri, Nassiri & Jung LLP
Nicholas Peterson, Kerley Schaffer LLP
Ahsok Ramani, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
John Sullivan, Long & Levit
Claudia Vetesi, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Barry Weinstein, Meredith Weinstein & Numbers LLP
Irene Yang, Sidley Austin LLP
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2019-20 Pupillage Groups
September 11, 2019
*Rebecca Bers - City Attorney's Office of San Francisco
Meredith Dearborn - Boies Schiller Flexner
Noelle Francis - N. Noelle Francis Attorney-at-Law
Carl Hammarskjold - Berman Tabacco
Skye Langs - Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass
Michael Maffei - Google, LLC
*Melanie Proctor - Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Judge Catherine Purcell - State Bar Court
Ashok Ramani - Davis Polk
ScottTaylorN/A (U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.)
*Rebecca Bers - City Attorney's Office of San Francisco
Meredith Dearborn - Boies Schiller Flexner
Noelle Francis - N. Noelle Francis Attorney-at-Law
Carl Hammarskjold - Berman Tabacco
Skye Langs - Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass
Michael Maffei - Google, LLC
*Melanie Proctor - Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Judge Catherine Purcell - State Bar Court
Ashok Ramani - Davis Polk
ScottTaylorN/A (U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.)
October 16, 2019
Zachary Abrahamson - Durie Tangri LLP
David Adams - Buchalter
*David DeGroot - Sheppard Mullin
Kristin Iversen - MPBF
Stephen Jaffe - The Jaffe Law Firm
Melissa Kendra - California Attorney General’s Office
Patty Li - California Attorney General's Office
David Nied - Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Gene Novikov - Durie Tangri LLP
Nitoj Singh - Dhillon Law Group Inc.
*Barron Weinstein - Weinstein & Numbers, LLP
Alex Weyand - Weyand Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
Zachary Young - Buchalter
Zachary Abrahamson - Durie Tangri LLP
David Adams - Buchalter
*David DeGroot - Sheppard Mullin
Kristin Iversen - MPBF
Stephen Jaffe - The Jaffe Law Firm
Melissa Kendra - California Attorney General’s Office
Patty Li - California Attorney General's Office
David Nied - Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
Gene Novikov - Durie Tangri LLP
Nitoj Singh - Dhillon Law Group Inc.
*Barron Weinstein - Weinstein & Numbers, LLP
Alex Weyand - Weyand Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
Zachary Young - Buchalter
November 13, 2019
Laurie Edelstein - Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Ben Feuer - California Appellate Law Group LLP
Daniel H. Galindo - Medina Orthwein LLP
Gabriela Kipnis - Conrad and Metlitzky LLP
Jessica MacGregor - Long & Levit
*Jennifer Seraphine - Turner Boyd
Deepa Sharma - Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
*Anjali Srinivasan - Keker Van Nest & Peters
Marc Wolf - S.F. City Attorney’s Office
Kelly Woodruff - California Appellate Law Group
Laurie Edelstein - Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Ben Feuer - California Appellate Law Group LLP
Daniel H. Galindo - Medina Orthwein LLP
Gabriela Kipnis - Conrad and Metlitzky LLP
Jessica MacGregor - Long & Levit
*Jennifer Seraphine - Turner Boyd
Deepa Sharma - Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
*Anjali Srinivasan - Keker Van Nest & Peters
Marc Wolf - S.F. City Attorney’s Office
Kelly Woodruff - California Appellate Law Group
December 11, 2019
Micah Block - Davis Polk
Aviva Gilbert - Farella Braun + Martel
Neal Potischman - Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Jonathan Baum - Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP
Michael Dorsi - California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Anthony Giles - Law Office of Anthony Giles
Cody Gray - Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Paul Katz - Katz Appellate Law
Trevor Kempner - San Francisco District Attorney's Office
*Noah Lebowitz - Law Office of Noah D. Lebowitz
Bob Sims - Latham & Watkins LLP
Tia Welch Maerz - Chan & Welch LLP
*Erica Wilczynski - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Micah Block - Davis Polk
Aviva Gilbert - Farella Braun + Martel
Neal Potischman - Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Jonathan Baum - Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP
Michael Dorsi - California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Anthony Giles - Law Office of Anthony Giles
Cody Gray - Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
Paul Katz - Katz Appellate Law
Trevor Kempner - San Francisco District Attorney's Office
*Noah Lebowitz - Law Office of Noah D. Lebowitz
Bob Sims - Latham & Watkins LLP
Tia Welch Maerz - Chan & Welch LLP
*Erica Wilczynski - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
January 15, 2020
Adriana Ahumada - CalIfornia Court of Appeal
Anastasia Bondarchuk - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Morgan Forsey - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Shuray Ghorishi - Family Violence Appellate Project
Mohit Gourisaria - Reichman Jorgensen LLP
Hon. Thomas Hixson - US District Court, NDCAL
*Robert Kent - Turner Boyd LLP
Ian Long - Renne Public Law Group
Paven Malhotra - Keker Van Nest & Peters
*Mario Moya - Moya Law Firm
John Preston - Law Office of John Preston
Ben Riley - Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller
Cara Trapani - Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Dina Zagari - Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney
Adriana Ahumada - CalIfornia Court of Appeal
Anastasia Bondarchuk - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Morgan Forsey - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Shuray Ghorishi - Family Violence Appellate Project
Mohit Gourisaria - Reichman Jorgensen LLP
Hon. Thomas Hixson - US District Court, NDCAL
*Robert Kent - Turner Boyd LLP
Ian Long - Renne Public Law Group
Paven Malhotra - Keker Van Nest & Peters
*Mario Moya - Moya Law Firm
John Preston - Law Office of John Preston
Ben Riley - Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller
Cara Trapani - Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Dina Zagari - Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney
February 19, 2020
Christopher Campbell - Latham & Watkins
*Brandon Carr - Buchalter
Jiamie Chen - Parabellum Capital LLC
Eugene Hahm - Pranger Law
Gonzalo Martinez - Office of Govenor Gavin Newsom, Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary
*Nicole Medeiros - Reed Smith LLP
Michaela Ogden - Judicial Clerk at NDCA
Andrew Ong - Goodwin Procter LLP
Jonathan Rizzardi - Long & Levit
Leon Roubinian - Nixon Peabody LLP
Ramaah Sadasivam - Youth Advocacy Group, Disability Rights California
Claudia Sherman - Morrison & Foester
Steven Swaney - Schiff Hardin LLP
Christopher Campbell - Latham & Watkins
*Brandon Carr - Buchalter
Jiamie Chen - Parabellum Capital LLC
Eugene Hahm - Pranger Law
Gonzalo Martinez - Office of Govenor Gavin Newsom, Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary
*Nicole Medeiros - Reed Smith LLP
Michaela Ogden - Judicial Clerk at NDCA
Andrew Ong - Goodwin Procter LLP
Jonathan Rizzardi - Long & Levit
Leon Roubinian - Nixon Peabody LLP
Ramaah Sadasivam - Youth Advocacy Group, Disability Rights California
Claudia Sherman - Morrison & Foester
Steven Swaney - Schiff Hardin LLP
March TBD - Hosted by IP Inn of Court
April 15, 2020
*Marisa Chun - Crowell & Moring LLP
*Hon. Ila Deiss - U.S. Immigration Judge
Michael Fish - Merrill, Arnone & Jones, LLP
Rebecca Hoberg - Moya Law Firm
Sallie Kim - US Securities & Exchange Commission
Joshua Klein - CA DOJ/Ofc of the Solicitor General
Whitney O'Byrne - Durie Tangri
Patricia Peden - Patricia Peden Law
Christopher Rendall-Jackson - Downey Brand LLP
Molly Smolen - San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Stephanie Southwick - Benthma IMF
Kevin Yeh - San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Leanne Yu - Simmonds & Narita LLP
*Marisa Chun - Crowell & Moring LLP
*Hon. Ila Deiss - U.S. Immigration Judge
Michael Fish - Merrill, Arnone & Jones, LLP
Rebecca Hoberg - Moya Law Firm
Sallie Kim - US Securities & Exchange Commission
Joshua Klein - CA DOJ/Ofc of the Solicitor General
Whitney O'Byrne - Durie Tangri
Patricia Peden - Patricia Peden Law
Christopher Rendall-Jackson - Downey Brand LLP
Molly Smolen - San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Stephanie Southwick - Benthma IMF
Kevin Yeh - San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
Leanne Yu - Simmonds & Narita LLP
Best Program Award Winner 2017-18
March Pupilage Group
Title: Breaking Up is Hard To Do: Attorneys' Ethical and Legal Obligations
Program Leaders:
Donna Rutter, The Rutter Law Group
Katy Young, Ad Astra Law Group
Co-Presenters
Krystal Bowen, Sheppard Mullin
Mark Conrad, Conrad & Metlitzky LLP
Brady Dewar, State Bar of California
Marc Fairman, Law Office of Marc Fairman
Benjamin Feuer, California Appellate Law Group
Tia Maerz Welch, Chan & Welch LLP
Nic Marais, Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP
Kassra Nassiri, Nassiri & Jung LLP
Hon. A. James Robertson III, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco
Seth Sias, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Michon Spinelli, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley
Steven Swaney, Schiff Hardin
Program Leaders:
Donna Rutter, The Rutter Law Group
Katy Young, Ad Astra Law Group
Co-Presenters
Krystal Bowen, Sheppard Mullin
Mark Conrad, Conrad & Metlitzky LLP
Brady Dewar, State Bar of California
Marc Fairman, Law Office of Marc Fairman
Benjamin Feuer, California Appellate Law Group
Tia Maerz Welch, Chan & Welch LLP
Nic Marais, Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP
Kassra Nassiri, Nassiri & Jung LLP
Hon. A. James Robertson III, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco
Seth Sias, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Michon Spinelli, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley
Steven Swaney, Schiff Hardin
BEST PROGRAM AWARD WINNER 2016-17
jANUARY pUPILAGE gROUP
Title: Anchorman 2017: Fake News and the First Amendment
Program Leaders:
Brandon Baum, The Law Office of Brandon Baum
Frank Cialone, Shartsis Friese LLP
Co-Presenters
Hon. A. James Robertson III, San Francisco Superior Court
Alexandra Hamilton, The Veen Firm
Barron Weinstein, Weinstein & Numbers LLP
Danielle Doremus Decker, Paul Hastings LLP
David Anderson, The Law Office of David Anderson
Hon. Ila Deiss, United States DOJ, San Francisco Immigration Court
Patrick Ryan, Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller
A. Marisa Chun, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Maxwell Pritt, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Maytak Chin, Reed Smith LLP
Patrice Harper, Archer Norris
Warren Braunig, Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP
Audrey Smith, John F. Kennedy University Law School
Program Leaders:
Brandon Baum, The Law Office of Brandon Baum
Frank Cialone, Shartsis Friese LLP
Co-Presenters
Hon. A. James Robertson III, San Francisco Superior Court
Alexandra Hamilton, The Veen Firm
Barron Weinstein, Weinstein & Numbers LLP
Danielle Doremus Decker, Paul Hastings LLP
David Anderson, The Law Office of David Anderson
Hon. Ila Deiss, United States DOJ, San Francisco Immigration Court
Patrick Ryan, Bartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller
A. Marisa Chun, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Maxwell Pritt, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Maytak Chin, Reed Smith LLP
Patrice Harper, Archer Norris
Warren Braunig, Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP
Audrey Smith, John F. Kennedy University Law School
Best Program Award Winner 2015-16
March Pupilage Group
Program Leaders:
A. Marisa Chun, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Geoffrey M. Murry, HendricksMurry, P.C
Co-Presenters:
Joshua Davis, Law Offices of Joshua B. Davis
Laurie Edelstein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Marc Fairman, Law Offices of Marc P. Fairman
Alexandra A. Hamilton, The Veen Firm, PC
Scott D. Joiner, US Attorney's Office
Ashley Klein, Goldstein Gellman et al LLP
Ali Nardali, Morrison and Foerster
Ismail Ramsey, Ramsey & Erlich LLP
Ben Riley, Bartok Zankel Bunzel & Miller
Hon. A. James Robertson II, San Francisco Superior Court
Hon. John K. Stewart. Presiding Judge, San Francisco Superior Court
Jessica M. Takano, Morris Polich & Purdy
Title: Better Not Call Saul: Competent Lawyering in San Francisco's Red Hot Real Estate Market
A. Marisa Chun, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Geoffrey M. Murry, HendricksMurry, P.C
Co-Presenters:
Joshua Davis, Law Offices of Joshua B. Davis
Laurie Edelstein, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Marc Fairman, Law Offices of Marc P. Fairman
Alexandra A. Hamilton, The Veen Firm, PC
Scott D. Joiner, US Attorney's Office
Ashley Klein, Goldstein Gellman et al LLP
Ali Nardali, Morrison and Foerster
Ismail Ramsey, Ramsey & Erlich LLP
Ben Riley, Bartok Zankel Bunzel & Miller
Hon. A. James Robertson II, San Francisco Superior Court
Hon. John K. Stewart. Presiding Judge, San Francisco Superior Court
Jessica M. Takano, Morris Polich & Purdy
Title: Better Not Call Saul: Competent Lawyering in San Francisco's Red Hot Real Estate Market
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