Judge Darrin Gayles is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Following his 2014 nomination to the District Court by President Obama, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Judge Gayles’ nomination by a 98-0 vote – making Judge Gayles this nation’s first openly gay, African American man to serve on the […]

Natasha is a partner at Silicon Legal Strategy. Her practice focuses on advising emerging growth and development stage companies on a variety of matters: pre-incorporation planning and entity formation, debt or equity financing and day-to-day business issues, and through the exit process. She also represents emerging technology investors. Prior to joining SLS, Natasha was a […]

Jason Barnwell is an attorney in Microsoft’s Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs department. He is General Manager for the department’s digital transformation. His previous roles at Microsoft include leading the Legal Business, Operations, and Strategy Team, leading the Open Source Software practice group, and counseling the Cloud and AI Platform Business. Prior to joining Microsoft, […]

Fabiola Carrión is the Director, Reproductive and Sexual Health at the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles office, where she works on reproductive and sexual health access and services in California and across the country. Her portfolio focuses on abortion coverage at the state level, primarily in Medicaid and the marketplaces. Fabiola also coordinates NHeLP’s […]

anneke dunbar-gronke is a Skadden Fellow at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law as a Skadden Fellow for Fair Housing and Community Development. Their work centers on ensuring Black people in Baltimore can stay in their homes and building toward a future of permanently affordable housing and community control over housing and land. […]

Josh Blecher-Cohen is the Liman Fellow at the ACLU of Illinois, where he is interim director of the LGBTQ & HIV Project and challenges unlawful discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In that role, he has litigated constitutional cases on behalf of transgender people in state and federal prisons, including landmark victories in a […]

Eric Paulk is a lawyer and advocate working on issues impacting LGBTQ communities and communities of people living with and vulnerable to HIV acquisition. He currently serves as Deputy Director at Georgia Equality and oversees all day-to-day operations, developing and managing local, state, and federal policy and advocacy activities that advance equity and fairness for […]

Chris Queenin is an experienced litigator who helps his clients navigate complex business disputes and regulatory matters in a variety of areas, including telecommunications, data security, transportation, gaming, healthcare, real estate, and construction.