Joan M. Haratani

Email: jharatani@morganlewis.com

San Francisco
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1596
Phone: 415.442.1262
Fax: 415.442.1001

education

University of California, Davis School of Law, 1984, J.D.

Saint John's College, Santa Fe, 1979, B.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
03/05/0903/05/09	U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Wyeth v. Levine Rejects Preemption of Failure-to-Warn Claim View LawFlash	Litigation LawFlash
11/03/0811/03/08	The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008: Deputizing State Attorneys General and Plaintiffs’ Lawyers View LawFlash	Litigation LawFlash
02/28/0802/28/08	Now, You’re A Lawyer, Daily Journal View Article	Article
02/14/0802/14/08	The Legal Tsunami—How to Manage the Crisis When Your Industry Faces a Product-Related Mass Tort, presented at the 2008 Committee on Corporate Counsel Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ	Speech
11/15/0711/15/07	Asian Pacific Americans— A Smart Bet, presented at the 19th Annual NAPABA Convention, Las Vegas, NV	Speech
10/04/0710/04/07	How Minority Attorneys Survive in Large Law Firms, presented at a Bar Association of San Francisco Panel, San Francisco	Speech
10/03/0710/03/07	The Diversity Advantage: Leveraging the Power of Difference, presented at the Practising Law Institute's Professional Legal Management Week, San Francisco	Speech
06/29/0706/29/07	'Affirmative Action' in Law Firms: The Next Debate, presented at the ABA Section of Business Law National Conference for the Minority Lawyer, Boston	Speech
06/28/0706/28/07	The Importance of Diversity, presented at the North American South Asian Bar Association 4th Annual Convention: Bridging Borders, San Francisco	Speech
06/21/0706/21/07	What Private Practice Can Learn About Diversity from Private Businesses, presented at the Los Angeles County Bar’s Diversity Summit, Los Angeles	Speech
06/11/0706/11/07	Women's Bar Associations & Organizations: Initiatives and Results, presented at the MIT Workplace Center: Advancing Women in the Profession—Action Plans for Women's Bar Associations Conference, Boston	Speech
06/08/0706/08/07	Rainmaking, presented at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association California Regional Conference, San Diego, CA	Speech
06/01/0706/01/07	Diversity Pipeline, presented at the 2007 LSAC Annual Meeting and Educational Conference, Tucson, AZ	Speech
05/31/0705/31/07	Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, San Francisco	Speech
05/10/0705/10/07	Law Firm Management—from 'Poster Child' to Power Broker: Breaking through to Real Power and Economic Parity, presented at the ABA Section of Litigation 2007 Elevating Your Game Symposium, Chicago	Speech
03/16/0703/16/07	Introduction of the President, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area's Annual Installation Dinner, San Francisco	Speech
03/01/0703/01/07	Keynote Speaker, NALP’s 2007 Diversity Summit, Chicago	Speech
12/06/0612/06/06	Diversity in the California Legal Profession: A Status Report and a Call to Action, presented at Practising Law Institute's MCLE Marathon 2006, San Francisco	Speech
10/05/0610/05/06	Achieving Diversity in the Legal Profession: The State Bar Diversity Pipeline, presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California, Monterey, CA	Speech
07/01/0607/01/06	Putting a Face on the Homeless, San Francisco Attorney Magazine	Article
06/02/0606/02/06	What Works! Introducing the State Bar Diversity Pipeline Project, presented at the State Bar of California Spring Summit, San Jose, CA	Speech
05/04/0605/04/06	Exploring Careers in Larger Law Firms - Queens Bench Panel Discussion, San Francisco	Speech
04/25/0604/25/06	A Long Time Coming, San Francisco Attorney Magazine	Article
04/05/0604/05/06	The Women's Forum, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco	Speech
03/02/0603/02/06	Investiture, The Honorable Garret Wong, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco	Speech
02/10/0602/10/06	Distilling the Life Work Economics, The Recorder, pg.1	Article
02/09/0602/09/06	Beyond the Glass Ceiling: How Women Lawyers Are Faring, presented at A Recorder Roundtable Program, San Francisco	Speech
01/28/0601/28/06	Clinton's Viability as a Presidential Candidate, the New Medicare Drug Benefit and Political Developments in the Middle East (introduction to an interview by Jane Pauley of Senator Hillary Clinton), presented at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco	Speech
12/14/0512/14/05	Trial Teams and Diverse Juries, presented at the Practising Law Institute, San Francisco	Speech
12/13/0512/13/05	Installation Speech, presented before the Bar Association of San Francisco	Speech
12/06/0512/06/05	Advanced Voir Dire and Jury Selection Techniques for a Post 9/11 World, presented to the American Board of Trial Lawyers	Speech
12/05/0512/05/05	Diversity and Success in Law Firms and Legal Departments: Learning from, and Moving Beyond, the Old Boys' Network, presented to the SF Bank Attorneys' Association	Speech
11/19/0511/19/05	Asian Pacific Fund Annual Gala, Presenter	Speech
09/10/0509/10/05	The Road to Success: Tips for the Minority Lawyer, presented at the 78th Annual State Bar Conference, San Diego	Speech
07/30/0507/30/05	National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Panel	Speech
07/15/0507/15/05	2nd Annual Diversity Roundtable, California Lawyer	Speech
06/24/0506/24/05	ABA Minority Lawyers Conference, Presenter, Seattle	Speech
06/08/0506/08/05	Maximizing the Use of Experts, presented at the Practising Law Institute	Speech
05/07/0505/07/05	Growing Up Asian in America Program, Presenter, Herbst Theatre	Speech
03/22/0503/22/05	Communicating More with Prospects and Clients to Get More Business	Speech
03/21/0503/21/05	University of California at Hastings Career Panel	Speech
03/09/0503/09/05	Keynote Speaker, Legal Employment Assistance Program (LEAP)	Speech
02/17/0502/17/05	State Bar of California Roundtable on Diversity	Speech
01/26/0501/26/05	Minority Partners in Major Corporate Law Firms, presented at the American Bar Association Conference	Speech

News

Date	Title	Description
May 25, 2008	NAPABA Commends Joan Haratani's Selection as Top California Litigator	Morgan Lewis's Joan Haratani commended by the National Asian Pacific Bar Association for her selection as one of California's Top Women Litigators.
May 15, 2008	Three Morgan Lewis Partners Make "Top 75 Women Litigators" List	Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been chosen by The Daily Journal for its 2008 list of California's "Top 75 Women Litigators."
Jan 31, 2008	Rainmakers Part 2: Mentors and Role Models, Diversity & The Bar	Morgan Lewis partner Joan Haratani discusses the importance of mentors and models in building a successful legal career.
Nov 30, 2007	Leading Law Firm Rainmakers, Diversity & The Bar	Morgan Lewis partner Joan Haratani discusses confronting assumptions and fears in order to build a successful legal career.
May 10, 2007	Three Morgan Lewis Partners Make “Top 75 Women Litigators” List	Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been chosen by the Daily Journal for the newspaper’s 2007 list of California’s “Top 75 Women Litigators.”
Oct 03, 2006	The Minority Bar Coalition Selects Joan Haratani as Its 2006 Champion of Unity and Honors Eleven Others at the October 19, 2006 Unity Reception	Joan Haratani selected as the 2006 Champion of Unity and L. Julius M. Turman honored.
Sep 05, 2006	Fighting Job Discrimination Against Caregivers: Professor Reshapes Work Around the Values People Hold In Family Life, The San Francisco Daily Journal	Morgan Lewis partner Joan Haratani quoted.
Sep 01, 2006	Diversity Update Roundtable, California Lawyer	Morgan Lewis partner Joan Haratani participates in Diversity Update Roundtable.
Sep 01, 2006	Letter From The President Of The Bar Association Of San Francisco, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Jul 18, 2006	Food for Thought at S.F. Bar Association Fundraiser	Morgan Lewis partner Joan Haratani featured in the Life & Style section of the San Francisco Examiner for her work with the San Francisco Food Bank.
Jul 01, 2006	Pacific Rim Sister City Initiative, San Francisco Attorney Magazine	Paul Finigan and Joan Haratani featured.
Jun 14, 2006	For the First Time, General Counsel Leads L.A. County Bar Association, The San Francisco Daily Journal
Jun 01, 2006	Top 75 Women Litigators: Catalysts for Change, Daily Journal	Joan Haratani and Carla Feldman are named to the Daily Journal's "Top 75 Women Litigators" for 2006.
Jun 01, 2006	BASF/Minority Bars Recognize Signers to 2010 Diversity Goals, The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin
May 14, 2006	Moms as Mentors, The Wall Street Journal Sunday - Contra Costa Times
May 10, 2006	S.F. Bar Charges Hard Toward More Diversity in Law Firms Nationwide, San Francisco Daily Journal
May 01, 2006	Wal-Mart's Watershed Moment, Diversity & the Bar
May 01, 2006	Work/Life Balance Task Force Gets to Work, Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin
May 01, 2006	It's a Small World: International Partnerships Forge New Bonds, Bar Leader Magazine
Apr 25, 2006	Profile of a President, San Francisco Attorney Magazine
Apr 14, 2006	Got Kids? These Clients Don't Care, The Recorder
Apr 01, 2006	Work/Life Balance Task Force Gets to Work, The Recorder San Francisco, Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin
Mar 23, 2006	Haratani Named Bar Association of SF's First Asian American Woman President, Nichi Bei Times Weekly
Dec 13, 2005	First Minority Woman Leads San Francisco Bar Group, The Daily Journal
Sep 28, 2005	Diversity Update: 2nd Annual Diversity Roundtable	Morgan Lewis Partner Joan Haratani is one of six panelists discussing diversity in today's legal marketplace.
Sep 13, 2005	Top 75 Women Litigators - Los Angeles Daily Journal	Morgan Lewis Partner Joan Haratani is profiled and named one of the Top 75 Women Litigators by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Aug 01, 2005	Radio Interview: On the Lack of Diversity in the Legal Profession	Morgan Lewis's Joan Haratani discusses diversity in the legal profession on Sky Radio's "America's Most Influential Women" program.
Feb 07, 2005	Shook Hardy Liability Litigator Leaves for Morgan Lewis
Feb 03, 2005	Bay Area People — Law: Joan Mei Haratani Installed as First Female Minority President, San Francisco Business Times

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