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Pearl Party
BALIF Celebrates 30 Years
Friday, February 26, 2010•5:30 pm•Westin St. Francis Hotel
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David Boies
Theodore B. Olson
The Legal Service Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of lawyers and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to LGBT equality and the rights of LGBT individuals, and that have significantly advanced those causes through their work in the law. This year BALIF is proud to recognize the work of David Boies and Theodore B. Olson, former adversaries in Bush v. Gore, and unlikely advocates for the LGBT community, who are leading a team of lawyers in a federal lawsuit to overturn Proposition 8.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
With its Community Service Award, BALIF honors visionary individuals and organizations who work outside the legal community to effect positive change for LGBT persons. This year, BALIF proudly honors Gay-Straight Alliance Network for their pioneering work on behalf of the future of the LGBT community.
GSA Network was founded in 1998 to empower youth activists to start Gay-Straight Alliance clubs to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools. LGBT students and straight allies are empowered to organize GSA clubs to advocate for safer schools, mobilize peers to stand-up for equality, and train teachers to stop bullying.
BALIF is especially proud to honor four teens who embody the courage and hope that hallmark our fight for LGBT equality:
Alex Adsit
Logan Cuevas
Jason Galisatus
Askari Gonzalez
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We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
The BALIF Dinner Committee
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Partner Sponsors
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Morrison Foerster
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
Townsend & Townsend & Crew LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Advocate Sponsors
A.L. Nella & Co, CPA
Arnold & Porter LLP
AT&T Legal Department
Bingham
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Farella Braun + Martel
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
Jackson Lewis
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nixon Peabody
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Roeca Haas & Hager LLP
Santa Clara School of Law
Schiff Hardin LLP
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Office of the City Attorney
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Squire Sanders
University of San Francisco
Wells Fargo Legal Department
Benefactor Sponsors
Bluer & Bluer LLP
Clarence & Dyer LLP
The Doland Law Firm
John T. Hendricks Law
Mount & Stoelker, P.C.
Munger, Tolles & Olson
Perkins Coie LLP
Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP
STEIN & LUBIN LLP
Swanson & McNamara LLP
USF Law Review Hosts The Future of Same-Sex Marriage
On the morning before the Pearl Party, the University of San Francisco Law Review presents its Symposium on "The Future of Same-Sex Marriage." Prominent scholars and practitioners will discuss the future of same-sex marriage from legal, political, and cultural perspectives from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Five plenary panels will examine topics such as empirical data regarding the material consequences of denying or recognizing same-sex marriage, and recent federal constitutional challenges to state bans of same-sex marriage. For more details and to register, go to: https://eleph.us/lawreviewsymppanel.html.