RISING STARS MANUEL F. CACHÁN
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP Los Angeles, CA
MANUEL CACHÁN’S IMPACT IS FELT ACROSS CONTINENTS. Te son of Cuban exiles, Cachán leverages his Latino heritage in his complex civil litigation practice that includes many Latin American clients. He has coun-
seled Phillip Morris on its legal challenges in Uruguay, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Honduras. One of his passions is his pro bono work with the
National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s Mexico Project. Cachán is helping Mexico transition from an inquisitorial system, where the court is actively involved in investigating
24 NADIRA CLARKE
DIVERSITY & THE BAR’S COVER MODEL is the leader of Beveridge & Diamond’s white-collar defense and environmental crimes practice group. Her colleagues
describe Clarke as someone with an
expert ability to break down highly complicated sci- entific and environmental matters in ways that anyone can understand. Tat is understandable, given her background as an
assistant United States attorney and trial lawyer with the Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division. Based on her distinguished perfor- mance, she was invited to serve as a special assistant to the assistant attorney general of the department. It was there she developed excellent trial skills. Her colleagues describe her as an “asset” and her abilities as “superb.”
DIVERSITY & THE BAR® MARCH/APRIL 2013
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND Washington, D.C.
“She gets great results, and clients seek her out
because of her talents,” says Ben Wilson, managing partner at Beveridge & Diamond. Te white-collar defense field in which Clarke
practices is not known for employing minority women. ”Working in this field has made me tough. Tere is no question that I have had to prove myself and my abili- ties to clients and other lawyers simply because I am a minority, but I’m fine with that,” she says. It’s made her work harder for her clients and be a
better lawyer overall, she adds. Her pro bono work includes mentoring, training, and
handling sex-discrimination cases in Washington, D.C. Clarke says providing pro bono legal services to people is good for them and good for her skills. It helps keep her in touch with the varying perceptions of the legal system, she reflects.
the facts of the case, and is prone to corruption, to an adversarial one, like the United States. His domestic victories include being part of a trial
team that defended dick clark productions against a lawsuit brought by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association over the rights to the Golden Globe awards show. He has also represented Univision in California state and federal lawsuits against its Mexico-based supplier Televisa. His representation of Occidental Petroleum in U.S. federal court under the Alien Tort Statute, based on its operations in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador, relied on his Spanish fluency to examine all aspects of the case. “Te key to continued success is continuing to gain
experience. I’m still striving to be better and working to become the lawyer people call to be first chair all the time,” Cachán says. He adds that being considered a Rising Star is a chal-
lenge and great compliment. It’s an inspiration to him accomplish more in his career.
MCCA.COM
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52