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G. Shapiro  \nManaging Editor & Senior Writer, Communications  \nAndrew Cohen  \nCreative Direction  \nLaurie Frasier  \nOriginal Design & Layout  \nArnaud Ghelfi, l’atelier starno  \nON THE COVER: (From left) Litigators Kyle McLorg ’19, Annie Wanless, Tony Schoenberg, Claudia Polsky ’96, and Kevin Budner ’12 just before arguing a class action suit to stop the cancellation of federal research grants to University of California scientists.  \nCOVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRITTANY HO SEA-SMALL  \nBRIT TANY H O S EA-S MALL  \n7  \nFeatures  \n18 Answering the Call Berkeley Law’s faculty, students, staff, and alumni are standing up for the rule of law.  \n36 Fueling the Future  \nFour recent graduates propel meaningful innovation at dynamic companies from coast to coast.  \nPhoto Essay  \n26 Passion Personified  \nPro bono project leaders blend idealism and  \ninspiration with training and tenacity.  \nColumn  \n2 From the Dean  \nErwin Chemerinsky relishes seeing alumni “using their talents to transform the law and the world.”  \nSections  \n3 Opening Briefs Nuggets from the School Community  \n10 Forefront  \nLeadership in Research, Service & Education  \n44 Fast Forward  \nStudent Initiative in Motion  \n50 Study Hall Faculty Honors & Scholarship  \n56 Advancement  \nUpdates from Development & Alumni Relations  \n62 Class Notes  \nAll in the Alumni Family  \nOPENING NEW DOORS: Professor Sarah Song, Associate Dean of Berkeley Law’s Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program and UC Berkeley’s Legal Studies Program.  \nContributing Writers  \nGwyneth K. Shaw Hannah Lynde Wittman Keemia Zhang  \nContributing Artist  \nTim McDonagh  \nContributing Photographers  \nEunice Adorno Brittany Hosea-Small Darius Riley Anastasiia Sapon Michaela Vatcheva  \nUpdate Your Address  \nEmail: [updates@law. berkeley.edu](updates@law. berkeley.edu)  \nPhone: 510.642.1832  \nU.S. Mail: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Development & Alumni Relations  \n224 Law Building Berkeley, CA 94720-7200  \nVisit [law.berkeley.edu](law.berkeley.edu)  \nInstagram & Threads: @berkeleylaw Facebook: UCBerkeleyLaw  \nTikTok & Bluesky: @ucberkeleylaw  \nX: @BerkeleyLaw  \nTranscript is published by the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Communications Department.  \nTranscript Spring 2026 1  \nFrom the Dean  \n“I am so proud of the many ways in which our faculty, students, staff, and alumni are working diligently to uphold the guardrails of democracy.”  \n2 Berkeley Law  \nMarveling at Our Alumni  \nOne of the joys in reading each Transcript issue is seeing examples of  \nthe wonderful, inspiring work of Berkeley Law alumni. Our graduates truly are leaders in virtually every field of law and it is not hyperbole to say that they are using their talents to transform the law and the world.  \nThis issue of Transcript focuses especially on two groups of alumni who are making a real difference. One of the feature spreads describes many of the determined efforts by our graduates and those at Berkeley Law to protect and advance the rule of law. The last year has seen an unprecedented challenge to our constitutional democracy. I am so proud of the many ways in which our faculty, students, staff, and alumni are working diligently to uphold the guardrails of democracy, and I think you will take pride in reading about them.  \nFor example, Clinical Professor Claudia Polsky ’96 initiated a lawsuit to challenge the cutoff of federal funds to University of California faculty and researchers. She assembled a litigation team led by Elizabeth Cabraser ’78 and including many Berkeley Law graduates at the law firms of Lieff Cabraser and Farella Braun + Martel. I am honored to be part of this effort. 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