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Berkeley Law Alumni Association

Mission

The mission of the Berkeley Law Alumni Association is to strengthen the relationships among alumni, faculty and students and to promote the advancement of the law school. All graduates of Berkeley Law automatically qualify for membership in the Berkeley Law Alumni Association (BLAA).

The association is governed by the Berkeley Law Association Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of alumni directors, a faculty representative, and the co-presidents of the Student Association at Berkeley Law (SABL). If you are interested in becoming a Member of the BLAA Board, please contact alumni@law.berkeley.edu. \

2024/2025 Berkeley Law Alumni Association Board

BLAA

Photos left to right:

  • Top Row, left to right: Hon. Charles Breyer ’66, Jami Floyd ’89, Terry Friedman ’76, Ricardo García ’95, Joanna Goldenstein ’97, Lillian Hardy ’06, Jeffrey Harleston ’88, Homaira Hosseini ’13
  • 2nd Row, left to right: Noah Ickowitz ‘17, Yury Kapgan ’01, Erika Kelton ’87, Kenton King ’87, David Larwood ’86, Brad Lewis ’87, Monique Liburd ’08, Tam Ma ’11
  • 3rd Row, left to right: Liwen Mah ’05, Heather Mewes ’99, Nicole Ozer ’03, Spencer Pahlke ’07, Smita Rajmohan ’14, Irma Rodriguez Moisa ’92, Jennifer Romano ’97, Cara Sandberg ’12
  • 4th Row, left to right: Armilla Staley-Ngomo ’08, Quyen Ta ’03, Bryant Yang ’07, Holly Doremus ’91 (Faculty Representative), Stephanie Alvarez ’26 (Student Representative), Rosie Rios ‘26 (Student Representative)

Executive Committee

President
Yury Kapgan ’01

Past President
Cara Sandberg ’12

Co-Vice Presidents
Tam Ma ’11
Nicole Ozer ’03

Secretary
Kenton King ’87

Fundraising Committee Chair

Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs
Terry Friedman ’76
Smita Rajmohan ’14

Outreach/Admitted Student Recruitment Committee Co-Chairs
Cara Sandberg ’12
Liwen Mah ’05

Regional Chapter Chairs
Yury Kapgan ’01
Noah Ickowitz ’17

Directors

  1. Hon. Charles Breyer ’66, Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, CA
  2. Jami Floyd ’89, Jami Floyd Media LLC, New York, NY
  3. Terry Friedman ’76, Retired Judge, JAMS-Endispute, Santa Monica, CA
  4. Ricardo García ’95, Public Defender, Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA
  5. Joanna Goldenstein ’97, Associate General Counsel, KPMG LLP, New York, NY
  6. Lillian Hardy ’06, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.
  7. Jeffrey Harleston ’88, Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, Universal Music Group, Santa Monica, CA
  8. Homaira Hosseini ’13, Senior Counsel at Lyft, San Francisco, CA
  9. Noah Ickowitz ‘17, Litigation Associate, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  10. Yury Kapgan ’01, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  11. Erika Kelton ’87, Partner, Phillips & Cohen, LLP, Washington, D.C.
  12. Kenton King ‘87, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Palo Alto, CA
  13. David Larwood ’86, CEO/President/Founder, Valley Fever Solutions, Tucson, AZ
  14. Brad Lewis ’87, Chief Legal Officer, Informatica, San Francisco, CA
  15. Monique Liburd ’08, Trademark Counsel, Google LLC, Washington, DC
  16. Tam Ma ’11, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, Sacramento, CA
  17. Liwen Mah ’05, Conservationist, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA
  18. Heather Mewes ’99, Director – IP Transactions, Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA
  19. Nicole Ozer ’03, Technology & Civil Liberties Director, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, CA
  20. Spencer Pahlke ’07, Shareholder, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco, CA
  21. Smita Rajmohan ’14, Senior Product Counsel, Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA
  22. Irma Rodriguez Moisa ’92, Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Cerritos, CA
  23. Jennifer Romano ’97, Partner, Crowell & Moring, Los Angeles, CA
  24. Cara Sandberg ’12, Deputy County Counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office
  25. Armilla Staley-Ngomo ’08, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA
  26. Quyen Ta ’03, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA
  27. Bryant Yang ’07, Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA

Faculty Representative
Holly Doremus ’91, Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Research, James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation, Co-Director, Law of the Sea Institute, Co-Faculty Director, Berkeley Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity

Student Representatives
Stephanie Alvarez ’26, Rosie Rios ‘26