FEBRUARY 2014 - Meet the Board
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Meet the Board 
Linda O. Hatcher Outreach
Tell us about your background. I am a corporate,
transactional and healthcare lawyer at Theodora Oringher PC. I regularly assist clients with their
business entities, business ventures, contracts, licenses, regulatory and
compliance matters and general legal matters.
Prior to my law career, I had a career in business management with
American Hospital Supply Corporation (now Baxter), and my undergraduate degree
was in business. What is your role for WLALA and how would you like to see members get more involved? I am currently Co-Chair of the Outreach
Committee, which is a new WLALA Committee focusing on
bringing the mission of WLALA to other community organizations and professional
associations with the goal of developing relationships and collaborations that
help WLALA serve its mission. I have proudly served on the WLALA Board for
over 11 years, in total, previously serving as Co-Chair of the Doctor/Lawyer
Dinner Program, Chair of the Business Law Section and initial Co-Chair of the
Westside Mentoring Program. I would like
to see each WLALA member get more involved by learning about the many things
WLALA does (e.g., various committees, programs, events, community service),
identifying among those things what might be of interest to the member, and
then signing up to participate so that each member can discover the terrific
women of WLALA and what an amazing organization this truly is. What are your passions and interests? I am
passionate about encouraging women professionals to support other women
professionals, whether they be in business, law, medicine, accounting, architecture,
whatever. Women supporting women is so
important! I am also passionate about
Tai Chi, being a "foodie” along with my husband, reading, art, music and my
Christian faith. Perlette Michèle Jura Financial Development
Tell us about your background. Complex litigation partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, with expertise in
transnational litigation and appellate and constitutional law. Graduated from
Stanford law school in 2004 and clerked for the Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer. What is your role for WLALA and how would you like to see members get more involved? I serve on the financial development committee. I think that it would be
fantastic if our members focused on how we could support each other in business
development. What are your passions and interests? I am passionate about women’s rights issues, especially in the international
community. I would love to see WLALA take a more active role in international
women’s issues.
Ruth Kahn Immediate Past President Tell us about your background. I am a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP
where I have worked for more than 16 years.
I am a litigator and trial attorney who specializes in the defense of
products liability cases. I also handle commercial litigation. I enjoy collaborating with others in a firm,
the challenge of taking complex subjects and simplifying them and the variety
that comes with the work that I do. I also like helping others on a regular
basis by providing pro bono service through Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
What is your role for WLALA and how would you like to see members get more involved? As immediate Past-President and a member who has
been on the WLALA board for the last eight years, it gives me pleasure to share
my insights, experiences and contacts with the current officers and board
members to make the organization as strong as it can be so it can increase the
impact it has on the lives of women who practice law in the Los Angeles area.
We draw such inspiration and strength from each other. I would to see more of
our members attend our programs on a regular basis, introduce their colleagues
and friends to our organization, and participate in a way that is meaningful to
them. Besides adding another dimension to
your professional life, you will make new contacts and friends who will last a
lifetime.
What's your passion and interests? I love the outdoors. I like to ski, hike, kayak, and ride
my bicycle. I am thrilled to be able to
share these interests with my husband and 13 year old son with whom I am going
to head out on bikes this weekend. Attending concerts and plays are high on my
list too. I am a strong believer in balance. It’s important to work hard, of
course, but it’s equally important to take time to recharge by doing something
you enjoy that has nothing to do with the practice of law.
Helen B. Kim Member at Large
Tell us about your background. I’m a litigation partner at Thompson Coburn LLP and co-chair of the firm’s
Business Litigation Practice Group. I specialize in securities, commodities and
other class actions, shareholder derivative suits and regulatory
investigations. I’m a California girl, raised in L.A., thought I’d be a concert
pianist. Went to college at Harvard, where I majored in music. Then Juilliard,
where I got a master’s in classical piano performance. Then law school at Yale,
where I was a Note Editor of the Yale Law Journal. Started practicing law in
NYC, where I met my husband. Didn’t return to LA until 1999, when I was already
a partner in a large law firm. (Took a long time to convince my New Yorker
husband to move.)
What is your role for WLALA and how would you like to see members get more involved? I’m currently a member at large on the WLALA Foundation Board. I started as a
Board member in 2000, served as co-Chair of the Litigation Section for a couple
of years, then worked my way up the leadership ladder at WLALA to President in
2008-2009. Particularly since I returned to LA after a 20-year hiatus, I found
WLALA to be a wonderful place to meet and make new friends, mentors and mentees
in all areas of the law. The diversity of WLALA’s membership and Board – from
new lawyers to long-time practitioners, judges, corporate counsel, non-profit,
etc. is unparalleled. I encourage WLALA members not only to attend WLALA
programs, but to get active in a WLALA section or on the Board, itself.
What are your passions and interests? I’m an avid badminton player, and I play piano in a chamber music group. I’m
also a bar junkie: I’ve served as President not only of WLALA, but of the
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and Korean American Lawyers
Ass’n of Greater New York. I’m active in the ABA, where I serve on the Standing
Committee for Federal Judicial Improvements and as co-chair of the Securities
Litigation Committee’s Subcommittee on Class Actions. I’m also Chair of the
Korean American Coalition – LA Chapter, a nonprofit community advocacy group in
Koreatown. And I serve on the Board of Community Partners, a nonprofit
organization that provides sponsorship and capacity-building services to
emerging groups and community initiatives in Southern California.
Kelly KriebsBusiness Law Tell us about your background. I
am a current "Sidley lifer”, having joined the firm out of law school, and have
practiced in the Corporate and Finance Group throughout my career. I co-head
our recruiting committee and am heavily involved in the firm’s efforts in the
promotion and retention of women – I feel I should "pay it forward” after making
partner in 2007 while 9 months pregnant with my second son! My practice focuses
on private company mergers & acquisitions and restructurings, and I
represent fund sponsors, private equity groups and corporate clients in a broad
range of industries, including healthcare, alternative energy, food, medical
devices, apparel and manufacturing. What is your role for WLALA and how would you like to see members get more involved? In
leading the Business Law Section, I am looking to help women in a largely
male-dominated practice – by connecting with each other, improving their
technical and substantive skills and accessing client development
opportunities. I find that many of these pursuits end up appealing to a number
of other practice areas, including litigation. I share the goal of Jennifer
Ishiguro (my former Business Law Section co-chair & now chair of the
In-House Counsel Committee) to attract more in-house counsel to WLALA
membership, particularly those with a transactional practice. What are your passions and interests? I’m a
bit of a foodie and really enjoy trying new restaurants – especially the
explosion of "it” restaurants downtown. My sons (9 and 6) have picked up on
that and love to cook, so I have fun with them in the kitchen. My husband and I
like to travel and on those trips I can indulge my oldest hobby – reading more
than 3 pages at a time (my book club, which started in law school, also helps
encourage that too)!
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