Greenberg Traurig’s Magan Pritam Ray Elected as Chair of ACLU Northern California
(PRWEB) December 02, 2016 -- Magan Pritam Ray, a shareholder at international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was elected to serve as chair of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California, commencing January 1, 2017. ACLU Northern California is the largest ACLU affiliate in terms of members, which is about 50,000, and in terms of finances and fundraising, according to its website.
Ray originally commenced service on the ACLU-NC Board in 2009 and served two consecutive 3-year terms. Prior to that she served on the Mid-Peninsula Chapter Board. Ray returned to the Affiliate Board in 2016 and currently is a member of the Development Committee. Previously she was a member of the Executive Committee, Chaired the Legislative Policy Committee, Chaired the Officer Nominating Committee, served as the Affirmative Action Officer, and was as a member of the Finance Committee, Investment Committee, and Personnel Committee.
Ray is originally from Punjab, India and immigrated to the United States with her parents and three sisters in the late 1960s. As the mother of three adult children, she is particularly interested in privacy, free speech, criminal justice reform, and educating young people about civil liberties and the foundational role they play in a democratic society.
Ray, a shareholder in Global Benefits & Compensation Practice of the Silicon Valley office, has wide-ranging experience in all facets of employee benefits and ERISA matters, including the design, implementation and operation of retirement plans, health and welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans, fringe benefit plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation programs.
According to its website, founded almost 100 years ago, the ACLU works “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.” The organization has more than 500,000 members, approximately 200 staff attorneys, and thousands of volunteer attorneys and offices across the United States.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Diversity Initiative
From its inception, Greenberg Traurig has been committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Greenberg Traurig is a uniquely empowering and diverse firm built on a foundation of fairness, equality, and authenticity. The firm is among Law360’s Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanic Attorneys and the Top 50 for “100 Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys” in 2016. In addition the firm was recognized in 2015 by Chambers USA Women in Law Awards as the “Most Inclusive Firm for Minority Women Lawyers.”
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 2,000 attorneys serving clients from 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is No. 1 on the 2015 Law360 Most Charitable Firms list, second largest in the U.S. on the 2016 Law360 400, Top 20 on the 2015 Am Law Global 100, and among the 2016 BTI Brand Elite. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lourdes Brezo Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, +1 (212) 801-2131, [email protected]
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