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Attorney
By
Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
Name:
Jeffrey L. Bleich
jeff.bleich@mto.com
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Complex business litigation, including appellate practice, intellectual property, media and communications, first amendment, and employment law.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1992
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1989
Where?
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Employer:
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
http://www.mto.com
Size/Sector:
140 Attorneys, Private
City/State:
San Francisco, California
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Law School:
University of California at Berkeley-Boalt Hall School of
Law
Undergraduate School/Degree:
Amherst College
Other Post-Graduate Education:
Harvard
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
The advantage is that the issues are tough, interesting and have
high stakes.
The downside is that these cases have short fuses and rarely go to trial.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
First amendment, good sense of civil procedure, and an interest
in technology.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice
Area:
Try to get a clerkship. You can learn a great deal about the substantive
law and good practice.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
After getting a public policy degree and my J.D., I clerked in
the federal courts. Since then, I've combined practice with teaching
at U.C. Berkeley.
Influence and Mentors:
Professor Paul Mishkin, Professor Mark Moore, Judge Abner Mikva,
Chief Justice Rehnquist, Ron Olson.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position:
Word of mouth.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
President Elect Bar Association of San Francisco, Co-Chair
of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Board Directors, Past President of the Barristers
Club of San Francisco, Co-Chair Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit
Judicial Conference (2004).
Recent Professional Publications:
California Lawyer, San Francisco Attorney Magazine, Federal Bar Journal
Recent Professional Presentations:
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Memorable Career Moment:
Winning affirmative action case in trial against former Governor
Wilson.
Intriguing Interests:
Bass Guitar, writing short stories.
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