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Mar. 21, 2025
Law Rocks raises $140K for charity in Los Angeles
Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.
Baker & The McKenzies in support of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP). Talent from Baker McKenzie; Lynberg & Watkins.
Jimmy's Brother in support of the Pasadena Community Foundation's Eaton Canyon Fire Relief & Recovery Fund. Talent from Winston & Strawn; A&O Shearman; Kirkland & Ellis; The Trade Desk; San Diego D.A.'s Office.
The Sea at Midnight in support of LA Food Bank. Talent from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Dr. Astrid Heppenstall Heger of Violence Intervention Program (VIP)
Baker & The McKenzies
Jimmy's Brother
The Sea at Midnight's Vince Grant, legal assistant at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Jury member Matthew D. Umhofer of Umhofer Mitchell & King LLP, Nicole C. Miranda of Newport Beach, and juror Brian Meegan, director of sales and marketing at Prosearch
Audience at the Roxy Theater
Members of the jury
Perrie M. Weiner of Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie's senior pricing manager Rick Russell and attorney Nancy N. Sims
Jared D. Shahar of Lynberg & Watkins
Michael T. Boardman of Baker McKenzie
Marianne Ricci, executive assistant at Baker McKenzie; Michelle K. Leonard and Joseph D. Moses of Baker McKenzie, and Lasse Jakobsen, vice president of Protekta
The 14th Annual Law Rocks Los Angeles took place Thursday night at The Roxy Theater, where attorney-formed bands took to the stage to rock for a cause. Five bands performed to a sold-out crowd, raising an impressive $140,000 for charity.
Baker & The McKenzies, whose members include four attorneys from Baker McKenzie and one from Lynberg & Watkins, were crowned the winners. They performed in support of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), which provides vital financial, medical and counseling assistance to survivors of domestic violence and child abuse.
Other bands included Guthner and the Nossamites, playing for the Pasadena Community Foundation's Eaton Canyon Fire Relief & Recovery Fund; Jimmy's Brother, supporting the LAFD Foundation; and The Sea at Midnight, raising funds for the LA Food Bank.
Ricardo Pineda
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