Over 60% of SVUDL students plan on pursuing a career in the legal profession. The Legal Advisory Committee brings together leaders from the Silicon Valley legal community to help students realize their dreams of becoming successful lawyers. These attorneys carry out the critical work of recruiting mentors for the Legal Career Mentor program, hosting courtroom and firm visits for SVUDL students, and leveraging the power of their networks within the legal community to connect SVUDL students with internships. Together, SVUDL and the Legal Advisory Committee will make it possible for interested SVUDL students to diversify the legal profession in the next generation.

  • Brandon Brown

    Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Graham "Gray" Buccigross

    Senior Associate, Intellectual Property
    Mayer Brown LLP

  • Marc Fernandez

    Assistant General Counsel
    Intuit

  • Patrick Hammon

  • Willie Hernandez

    General Counsel, International The Coca-Cola Company

  • Christopher Hersey

    Partner
    Ventura, Hersey & Muller LLP

  • Matthew Irwin

    Associate General Counsel
    Gap, Inc.

  • Jennifer Kim

    Associate
    Davis Polk

  • Denny Kwon

    Partner
    Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco

  • Eric Lancaster

    Paul Hastings LLP

  • Ballari Mukherjee

  • Ash Nagdev

    Associate
    Sidley Austin LLP

  • Usha Narayanan

    Senior Legal Counsel
    HP

  • Shayne O'Reilly

    Associate General Counsel,
    Intellectual Property
    Facebook, Inc.

  • Carlos Orellana

    District Counsel
    Valley Water

  • Ajwang Rading

  • Bryson Santaguida

    Senior Counsel
    Google

  • Leslie M. Spencer

    Partner
    Desmarais LLP

  • Caren Ulrich Stacy

    CEO, Diversity Lab
    Vice President of Policy & Partnerships, US National Committee for UN Women, SF

  • Carrie Williamson

    Deputy Managing Partner, East Palo Alto
    DLA Piper

  • Lu Zhu

    Partner
    Robins Kaplan LLP