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1. 1. Jeffrey L. Bleich - Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

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   Published on: 6/24/2008   Last Visited: 6/24/2008

   Jeffrey L. Bleich
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   Jeffrey L. Bleich
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   JEFF BLEICH is a litigation partner in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
   
   Mr. Bleich's practice consists principally of complex business litigation including appellate practice, intellectual property, media law, and employment law.Mr. Bleich has appeared before numerous federal district and circuit courts, every appellate district in California, the California Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court.Representative clients include Fortune 500 Silicon Valley technology companies, telecommunications providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and new media companies, leading universities, and international securities as well as several manufacturing, and media concerns.
   
   As part of his practice, Mr. Bleich is devoted to providing pro bono assistance to indigent persons.Mr. Bleich served as class counsel to homeless individuals, immigrants and habeas corpus petitioners in state and federal court.Mr. Bleich received for Munger, Tolles & Olson the ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, the State Bar of California Pro Bono Publico Award, and the Wiley Manuel Award for outstanding public service.Mr. Bleich has also been honored with the Learned Hand Award from the American Jewish Committee, the James Madison Award from The Society of Professional Journalists for his First Amendment work, and the Robert Sproul Award from Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights for lifetime pro bono service.
   
   In 2006 Mr. Bleich was honored as California Lawyer Attorney of the Year, and for the past four years has been on the Daily Journal's Top 100 listing of the most influential attorneys in California.He is also regularly listed as one of the Top 100 "Superlawyers" in Northern California, one of the Top 500 Litigators in the Nation by Lawdragon, and in America's Best Lawyers.
   
   In addition to his professional practice, Mr. Bleich is the President of the California State Bar, Vice-Chair of the California State University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.In 2003, he served as the President of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and was appointed in 1999 by President Clinton to direct the White House Commission on Youth Violence.In 2004, Mr. Bleich served as the Co-Chair of the Lawyer Representatives to the Northern District of California Judicial Conference.He is presently the chair of the ABA's Amicus Curiae Committee and was elected in 2003 to the American Law Institute.
   
   Mr. Bleich is an adjunct professor at Boalt Hall, where he has taught several upper-level seminar courses, including Appellate Advocacy, Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, and International Human Rights, since 1992.Mr. Bleich has lectured at numerous state and federal judicial conferences, and has published two books and over thirty articles on appellate courts.He is also a regular legal commentator for ABC News, Court TV and The Wall Street Journal.
   
   Mr. Bleich received his B.A. magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1983, and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, graduating with highest honors.Mr. Bleich earned his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law in 1989, again with highest honors, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the California Law Review.
   
   After graduating from law school, Mr. Bleich clerked for Judge Abner J. Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Judge Howard M. Holtzmann of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague.

2. 2. Law Office Diversity Inclusion and Retention - Bar Association of San Francisco Events Calendar

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   Jeffrey Bleich, President, State Bar of California, Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP

3. 3. www.mto.com

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   Published on: 6/1/2008   Last Visited: 6/24/2008

   MTO litigation partner and State Bar President Jeff Bleich was sworn in as the 83rd President of the California State Bar on September 29, 2007.Browse here to read his monthly column from the California Bar Journal