LANCER LAWYER ALUMNI NETWORK

The La Salle Alumni Association has expanded its offerings to alumni in the professional world. The Lancer Lawyers Alumni Network (LLAN) offers legal alums the chance to connect, network, refer business, ask for advice, and find mentoring opportunities. This Network is open to all alums who have a JD, even if they are not practicing, and those who are currently attending law school.

Goals

• Provide referral service

• Mentorship for fellow attorneys

• Out of state network

• Networking and education events

• Career mentoring for current students and young alumni

• Resource for La Salle’s Mock Trial team

It is free to join and a broad range of networking and educational opportunities are being offered. Sign up online at www.lasallehs.org/LLAN

If you have an idea for an affinity alumni group, please email the Alumni Office at alumni@lasallehs.org.

LLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NICK SONNENBURG ’12 is a 3L at LMU Loyola Law School, where he serves as a senior editor on the school’s flagship law review, and in January, he will begin a judicial externship at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Previously, he was a summer associate at Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP—one of the state’s leading appellate boutiques—and an extern to the Hon. R. Gary Klausner, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Nick Sonnenburg '12

Before law school, Nick studied political science at Santa Clara University and spent three years as a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, California’s largest legal news provider.

NABIL BISHARAT ’02 is the Managing Partner of Orsus Gate LLP, a boutique civil litigation firm with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Nabil received his BA from UC San Diego and his JD from UC Davis. After graduating from law school, he went to work in the Los Angeles office of Reed Smith LLP, one of the largest international law firms in the world. He spent nine years as a member of Reed Smith’s product liability team, representing medical device, pharmaceutical, industrial, and consumer products manufacturers in high-stakes litigation. He also maintained a solid pro bono practice, representing clients in adoption hearings, guardianship matters, and immigration claims.

Nabil joined Orsus Gate in 2018, a firm focused on representing start-ups, small businesses, and mediumsized companies throughout the state in all types of civil litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout California. The firm’s LA office is located in Old Town Pasadena and serves clients across a broad range of industries in resolving their disputes.

In addition, Nabil is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) where he sits on the Litigation Section’s Executive Committee. He also spent several years as a lecturer with LACBA’s Small Claims Clinic and Workshop.

Nabil Bishart '02

KEVIN CAHILL ’76 specializes in technology development, licensing, strategic alliances, research collaborations, mergers and acquisitions of technology companies and management of worldwide intellectual property portfolios for domestic and international clients in the telecommunications, software, electronics, pharmaceutical and life science industries. Kevin chaired the Technology Groups at several prominent San Diego law firms for 22 years, including San Diego’s oldest firm, Luce Forward. He thereafter served as General Counsel of The Scripps Research Institute for 10 years, and then as General Counsel of Point Loma Nazarene University for 3 years.

Kevin Cahill '76

JASMINE HORTON ’03 is a Senior Associate at GBG LLP, a boutique employment defense law firm, where she represents employers in the retail, hospitality, technology, and health care industries. She also handles internal investigations and workplace training for businesses in a wide range of industries.

Before joining GBG, Jasmine was an associate with the international law firms of Reed Smith and Littler Mendelson. She also served more than two years as Associate General Counsel of MVP Sports Group, a leading sports agency representing players of Major League Baseball. Additionally, Jasmine is actively involved on the Board of Officers for the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and currently serves as President- Elect for the 2021 -2022 board year.

Jasmine received her BA in Political Science from USC and her JD from UC Hastings.

Jasmin Horton '03

MITCHELL (MITCH) DRASCO ’60 practices law in San Diego (www. drascolaw.com). His practice-focus is corporate counsel for emerging and mid-level technology firms.

Mitch relocated to San Diego from Orange County where he was corporate counsel for a NASDAQ medical computer services corporation. Earlier he was with both Computer Sciences Corporation and Hughes Aircraft Corporation. He has been practicing law in California since 1982, obtaining his Juris Doctor (Law) from Western State University College of Law while working full-time and raising three children.

The practice of law is Mitch’s second career. His undergraduate work was at California State Polytechnic College, Pomona where he earned both a BS Mechanical Engineering and a BS Mathematics.

Mitch has represented his clients in international transactions in Great Britain, Canada, France, Israel, China, and Mexico. He has lectured at UCLA on the difference in U.S. Government and commercial contracts and written books on contracts administration.

Mitch volunteers his time with the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum which spotlights a new business each month in a public forum. Mitch is a long-time member of Rotary International. He held the position of President of the Rotary Club of Alhambra for 2008-2009, and is a Paul Harris fellow. He has taken a lead role in many international charitable projects such as fresh water well drilling in Kenya, building housing for the very poor in Mexico and raising the health standards for children after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake from which 68,000 people perished.

Recognizing the unique needs of non-profit charities, Mitch donates his legal expertise to Birthline of San Diego, a pregnancy and family support center dedicated to “everything life affirming,” transforming the lives of families in need.

Since 2003, Mitch has taught business law at MiraCosta College.

Mitchell (Mitch) Drasco '60