Keynote Speaker

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We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker for Orientation 2021 is Celeste Brecht ‘05.

Celeste M. Brecht, Southwestern Law School and SCALE Alumna of ‘05, is an experienced litigator focused on complex civil disputes for clients in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, consumer products, media and entertainment, and transportation. She has successfully argued before the California Courts of Appeal, tried cases in state and federal courts, and obtained favorable jury verdicts and results in a variety of forums. She has recently joined global law firm Jones Day as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice based in the Los Angeles Office. Ms. Brecht has earned a number of professional recognitions for her work in recent years. She was named to Law360’s Rising Starts for Product Liability in 2020, to the Daily Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2020, and has been included in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top Women Attorneys for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Celeste is a respected member of the local legal community who has provided important pro bono services through the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Domestic Violence Program and the Inner City Law Center. She is also an active member in a number of important professional organizations in Los Angeles that are committed to supporting the advancement of women lawyers.