LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY

ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

• 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.
• Hamptons International Film Festival: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the Board of the Hamptons International Film Festival.

• 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 Greek Film Festival:  Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis serves on the advisory board.
• National Coalition to Save our Mall:  Washington, D.C. partner Joseph D. West is a member of the Board of Directors of the Coalition.  The Coalition is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization of historians, designers, and concerned citizens seeking a broad, visionary plan for the National Mall that recognizes the Mall’s value to all Americans as a symbol of American founding ideas, the People’s Place, and a stage for our evolving democracy. Founded in 2000, it is an all-volunteer group supported by individual donations from members across the country.
• 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.
• Parallel Exit: San Francisco  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 the former president of the Corporate Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
• American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ):  New York associate Akiva Shapiro is on the Board of Governors of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, the nation’s leading professional organization of Jewish lawyers and judges.
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys: New York partner Andrew Lance is a fellow of the American Council of Mortgage Attorneys.
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers: New York partner Andrew Lance has been elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. 

• 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.
• Atlas Service Corps, Inc.: New York associate Goutam Jois is a member of the Young Trustees for the Atlas Service Corps, Inc.
• Black Women in Entertainment Law Foundation (BWEL): New York Associate Mia White is the Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Black Women in Entertainment Law Foundation.
• 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.
• Colorado Bar Association:  Denver Partner Jessica Brown is on the Board of the Colorado Women's Bar Association and also serves as Co-Chair of the Professional Advancement Committee.
• D.C. Bar Committee for Economic Development: Washington, 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.
• Echoing Green:  New York partner Steve Buffone is on the Board of Directors of Echoing Green.
• 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.
• New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI): New York partners Larry Zweifach and Joel Cohen are on the Board of Directors of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
• 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.
• San Francisco's Committee on Jobs: San Francisco partner Mary Murphy is Vice-Chair of this 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.
• Women in Law Empowerment Forum: New York partner Lois Herzeca on Women in Law Empowerment Forum’s Board of Directors.

 CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

• Anti-Defamation League: New York partner Mitch Karlan serves on the New York Regional Board of Directors.
• 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.
• Human Rights First: Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae is a member of the Board of Advocates.
• 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.
• Legal Momentum: New York partner Janet Weiss serves on the Board of Legal Advisors for this organization that advances the rights of women through legal precedents and public policy.

• 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 is an At Large Member of the Executive Committee.
• 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

• 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 Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro: New York partner Romina Weiss is a member of the Board of the American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro.
• 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.
• California Supreme Court Historical Society: Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. serves on the board of directors.
• Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation: Washington, D.C. partner Steve Glover serves on the board of this organization.
• Centre for Jewish Life (London): London partner Alan Samson is a member of Advisory Board.
• Center for Law in the Public Interest: Los Angeles partner Kay Kochenderfer serves on the board of directors.
• Center for Neighborhood Enterprises: Washington, D.C. partner Baruch Fellner serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.
• 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.
• Copland House: New York partner Jennifer Rearden serves on the Board of Trustees of Copland House.
• Eagle Academy Foundation: New York partner Stephen Nordahl serves on the board. 
• 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.
• Episcopal Church of St. James the Less:   New York partner Jim Hallowell is a Warden of the Church of St. James the Less in Scarsdale, NY.
• Friends of the Expo Center:  Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae is a member of the board of community and business leaders who provide support for the largest recreational facility in the City of Los Angeles. 
• Hampstead Village Shul: London partner Alan Samson is a Trustee.
• The HOPE Program: New York associate Gabrielle Levin serves on the Board of Directors.
• 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.
• Jericho Project: New York partner Joel Cohen is a member of the Board of Directors for the Jericho Project, a non-profit that supports housing and rehabilitation for homeless men throughout New York. 
• Jewish National Fund:  Washington, D.C. partner Baruch Fellner is President for the Mid-Atlantic Zone.
• KCET: Century City partner Scott Edelman is president of the board of this Los Angeles-based Public Broadcasting Service 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.
• Legal Community Against Violence: San Francisco partner Fred Brown serves on the board for this Bay Area organization.
• 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 County Bar Association:  Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae serves on the Committee on Diversity in the Profession.
• Los Angeles Police Foundation: Century City and Washington, D.C. partner Mel Levine serves as chairman of the board.
• 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.
• Meals on Wheels Association of America: Washington, D.C. associate Howard Hogan serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Meals on Wheels Association of America Foundation, which supports the efforts of community-based programs in all 50 states in providing approximately one million meals per day directly to the homes of seniors whose mobility is limited or who live in congregate housing. 
• National Charity League: Los Angeles partner Linda Curtis is a member of the San Marino chapter of this national organization.
• Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society: Orange County partner Gareth Evans serves on the board.
• Planned Parenthood Advocacy Board: Los Angeles partner Marjorie Lewis serves on the board.
• Project by Project: Los Angeles partner 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.
• Riverside Park Fund: New York partner Robert Weigel serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Riverside Park Fund.
• St. Michael's Lutheran Church Congregation Council: New York partner Jeff Trinklein is President of the Congregation Council at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in New Canaan, Connecticut.
• Texas Historical Foundation: Dallas partner Sean Royall serves on the board.
• Tipping Point Community: San Francisco associate Matthew Kahn serves on the Leadership Council. 
• UJA-Federation Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group:  New York partner David Feldman serves on the Executive Committee of the UJA Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group.
• UJA-Federation Criminal Law Group: New York partner Joel Cohen is the Chair Emeritus of the UJA-Federation Criminal Law Group.
• UJA-Federation Lawyers’ Division: New York partners Joel Cohen and George Schieren are Executive Committee members of the UJA-Federation Lawyers’ Division.
• UJA-Federation of New York Young Lawyers Division:  New York associate Adam Cohen is a member of the Leadership Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of UJA-Federation of New York.
• 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 Silicon Valley: Palo Alto partner Greg Davidson serves on the board.
• Women In Need: New York partner Lois Herzeca serves on Women In Need’s Board of Directors.
• YMCA: Los Angeles partners Scott Calfas and Jeff Hudson serve on the board of the Ketchum Downtown YMCA.
• Young Israel of Great Neck: New York partner Romina Weiss is a member on the Board of Directors of the Young Israel of Great Neck.

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

• American Friends of the Hebrew University: New York partner George Schieren is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Friends of the Hebrew University.
• American Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem:  New York partner Larry Zweifach is President of the New York Regional Board as well as a member of the national Board of Directors of American Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Berkeley Center for Law, Business and The Economy:  San Francisco partner Joel Sanders serves on the advisory board.
• 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.
• Cornell Law School Dean's Special Leadership Committee: New York partner David Furman is a member of Cornell Law School Dean's Special Leadership Committee.
• Democracy Prep Endurance Middle School:  New York partner Rashida La Lande serves on the Board of Directors of Democracy Prep Endurance School.
• Democracy Prep Charter High School:  New York partner Lee Dunst is member of the Board of Directors of Democracy Prep Charter School.
• Drew School:  San Francisco partner Mary Murphy is on the board of trustees.
• Duke University's German Alumni Association: Munich partner Markus Nauheim is the president of the Duke Club of Germany e.V. (Duke University's German alumni association).
• Fordham University School of Law: New York partner Alexander H. Southwell serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center on Law & Information Policy at Fordham University School of Law.
• Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library:  Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae serves on the board of directors.
• Georgetown Law Center: Washington, D.C. partner Ted Olson is a member of Georgetown Law Center.
• Georgetown University: New York partner Steve Buffone is a member of the Georgetown University Board of Governors.
• Georgetown University School of Foreign Service: New York partner Steve Buffone serves on the Board of Visitors.
• George Washington University School of Law:  New York partner Larry Zweifach is a member of the Dean’s Board of Advisors for George Washington University School of Law. 
• George Washington University:  New York partner John Gaffney is Sustainability Advisor on the Board of Trustees for George Washington University.
• Harvard University:  Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae serves as Co-Chair of the Harvard Black Alumni Celebration.
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem: New York partner George Schieren is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Higher Achievement: Washington D.C. partner John Olson is a member of the President's Council.
• Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania: New York partner Dennis Friedman serves on the Board of Advisors of the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
• 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.
• Landon School: New York associate Timothy Swain serves as the Vice Chair of the New York Chapter of the Landon Alumni Board of Directors.
• Learning Council of the Serpentine Gallery: London partner Selina Sagayam is a board member.
• Montclair Kimberley Academy: New York partner John Gaffney serves on the Board of Trustees of Montclair Kimberley Academy.
• New Jersey Scholars Program: New York partner Adam Offenhartz serves on the board.
• New York University School of Law’s Law Alumni Association: New York partner Jennifer Rearden serves on the Board of the NYU School of Law’s Law Alumni Association.
• 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.
• North Shore Hebrew Academy High School:  New York partner Romina Weiss is on the Board of Directors of the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School.
• Santa Clara Law School Center for Social Justice and Public Service:  San Francisco associate Matthew Kahn serves on the Board of Directors.
• St. Mark's: Dallas partner Harlan Cohen serves as a  member of the board of this Dallas private school.
• Seattle University School of Law: Los Angeles partner Bill Wegner serves on the board of visitors.
• Solomon Schechter Day School:  New York associate Andrew Goldberg is on the Board of Trustees of Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County.
• Stanford Law School: Palo Alto partner Russell Hansen and New York partner Steve Buffone serve on the board of visitors.
• Temple University Beasley School of Law: New York partner Jim Walden is also on the Board of Visitors for Temple University Beasley School of Law.
• Trinity School:  New York partner Alexander H. Southwell serves on the Education Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trinity School.
• UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni Association Board: Los Angeles partner Jason Lo serves on the board of this alumni association.
• UCLA School of Law Alumni Association: Los Angeles associate Heather Richardson serves on the board of this 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 Pennsylvania Board of Overseers: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the Board of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Overseers.
• University of Pennsylvania Law Alumni Society: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the Board of Overseers.  
• 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 Wisconsin Law School: Los Angeles partner Tim Hatch serves on the board of visitors.
• Wesley Theological Seminary: Washington, D.C. partner John Millian serves as outside general counsel to Wesley Theological Seminary and also serves on the Board of the Wesley Seminary Foundation.
• West Side Montessori School: New York partner Alexander H. Southwell serves as the Vice President and is a member of the Executive Committee of the West Side Montessori School. 
• Yale Club of New York City: New York partner Jennifer Rearden serves on the Council of the Yale Club of New York City.
• Yale Broadcasting Company:  New York associate Christian Hudson is on the Board of Governors of the Yale Broadcasting Company.
• Yeshiva University Office of the General Counsel:  New York associate Adam Cohen is a member of the Yeshiva University Office of the General Counsel’s council.

ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• California State Parks Foundation: Los Angeles partner Tom McHenry serves on the board.
• Environmental Law Institutes: Washington, D.C. partner Ray Ludwiszewski is a member of the Environmental Law Institute's Board of Directors and a founding member of ELI's Environmental Law Reporter, Press Advisory Board and Council of Partners.
• Ocean Institute: Orange County partner John Williams serves 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

• Chai Cancer Care: London partner Alan Samson is a Patron of this charitable organization.
• 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.
• The Maya Health Alliance:  New York associate Mark Doerr serves on the Board of Directors of The Maya Health Alliance.
• Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center:  New York partner Lee Dunst serves on the Advisory Board of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
• 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.
• South Nassau Communities Hospital: New York partner George Schieren is the Vice Chairman of the Board of South Nassau Communities Hospital.
• United Cerebral Palsy: Orange County partner Jeff Reeves serves on the board for the Orange County chapter.
• Winthrop-South Nassau University Health System: New York partner George Schieren is a member of the Board of the Winthrop-South Nassau University Health Systems.
• Young & Healthy: Los Angeles partner Karen Bertero serves 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.

HOUSING & LAND 

• Neighborhood Housing Services of America: San Francisco partner Fred Pillon advises 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.
• American Israel Public Affairs Committee: New York associate Adam Cohen serves on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Young Leadership Board.
• Leadership Initiatives: Washington, D.C. associate Rebecca Gray serves as volunteer Director of Development for this organization, a 501(c)(3) serving developing communities in Nigeria and increasing leadership capacity both in Nigeria and among youth in the United States.
• One Family Fund: London partner Alan Samson is a Patron of this charitable organization.
• Pacific Council on International Policy: Century City and Washington, D.C. partner Mel Levine and Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae serve 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.
• American Bar Association: Washington, D.C. partner Joseph D. West is a one of twelve members of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on The Construction Industry.  The Forum is comprised of over 6,500 ABA members from different Sections and Divisions who have a practice focus in the Construction Industry.  He also serves as the Chair of the Forum's Technology Committee.
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York: New York associate Goutam Jois is a member of the Sports Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
• Atlantic Legal Foundation: New York partner Adam Offenhartz serves on the advisory board.
• Bet Tzedek House of Justice: Century City partner Scott Edelman serves on the board for this legal services organization. 
• Dispute Resolution Services: Los Angeles partner Jesse A. Cripps, Jr. serves on the board of this legal services organization.
• District of Columbia Bar: Washington, D.C. partner Stephen I. Glover serve as a member on the DC Bar's Board of Governors.
• 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.
• The Fund for Modern Courts:  New York partner Jim Hallowell is a member of the Board of Directors of the Fund for Modern Courts.
• Government of South Africa: Washington, D.C. partner John Olson serves on the International Advisory Committee.
• Legal Aid Foundation: Denver Partner Jessica Brown is on the Board of Trustees for the Legal Aid Foundation and is also Vice-Chair.
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Los Angeles partner James Fogelman serves on the board.
• Legal Aid Society: New York partner Lois Herzeca is a member of the Community Development Advisory Committee of the Legal Aid Society.
• Legal Aid Society of New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
• Legal Aid Society of San Francisco: San Francisco partner Scott Fink serves as Executive Vice Chair of the board.
• Legal Information for Families Today:  New York partner Glenn Pollner serves on the Board of Directors of Legal Information for Families Today (“LIFT”), an organization that enhances access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and guidance.
• Legal Momentum: New York partner Janet Weiss serves on the advisory board, and San Francisco associate Matthew Kahn serves on the board for this organization which advances the rights of women through legal precedents and public policy.
• The Life After Innocence Project:  New York associate Mark Doerr is a member of the Board of Directors for The Life After Innocence Project. 
• 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, and Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae is a member of the board 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.
• Volunteers of Legal Services: New York partner Lois Herzeca serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of Volunteers of Legal Services
• Western Justice Center Foundation: Los Angeles partner Dean Kitchens serves on the board of this national organization.  

PUBLIC POLICY/POLITICS

• 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.
• Citizens Union of the City of New York:  New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the Board of the Citizens Union of the City of New York.
• 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 Council on Foreign Relations: Munich partner Benno Schwarz is a Member of the presiding committee of the German Council on Foreign Relations and heads the FORUM Munich.
• 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.  
• 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.
• The PID Fund for Fairfield Rugby, Inc.:  New York of counsel Jonathan Baumstark is President of the Board of Directors of The PID Fund for Fairfield Rugby, Inc., an organization dedicated to the funding and advancement of the Fairfield University Rugby Club.
• Randall's Island Sports Foundation: New York partner Randy Mastro 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

• 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.
• Beginning with Children Foundation: New York partner Marshall King serves on the board of this organization, which advocates for high academic standards and accountability in public education to ensure that low-income, historically underserved children receive the quality education they deserve.
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters: Los Angeles partner Jennifer Bellah Maguire has served on the Los Angeles board since 1997.  Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae also serves on the board. 
• Boys and Girls Club of America: Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. serves on the national board of this organization.
• Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles Area: Los Angeles partner Maurice Suh serves on the board of directors.
• 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: New York 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.
• Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA): Orange County partner John Williams serves on the Orange County board.
• Crisis Text Line:  New York partner Steve Buffone is Chairman of the Board of the National Crisis Text Line.
• Day One: New York partners Jim Walden and Georgia Winston serve on the Board of Directors of this non-profit organization that partners with youth throughout the five boroughs of New York City to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy and leadership development.
• Do Something: New York partner Steve Buffone is Chairman of the Board 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.
• 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..
• 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 Le Sage 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.
• Jewish Association Serving the Aging:  New York associate Adam Cohen is an observer on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Association Serving the Aging.
• 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 as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
• 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.
• Partnership with Children:  New York associate Shelby Parnes is a member of the Junior Board of Partnership with Children.
• San Francisco Boys and Girls Club:  San Francisco partner Mary Murphy is on the board of governors.
• Sheriff's Youth Foundation: Los Angeles partner Marjorie Lewis serves on the board.
• YOUTH Inc.: New York partner Andrew Lance serves on the consulting advisory board of this organization for the welfare of children.
• YMCA DC Youth & Government Program: New York associate Goutam Jois is on the Board of Advisors for the YMCA DC Youth & Government Program.
• YMCA of Greater New York: New York partner Randy Mastro serves on the board.