Wayne Barsky ’83 Receives Learned Hand Award

Wayne Barsky ’83 has received this year’s Learned Hand Award from the American Jewish Congress (AJC), given annually to a leader who has played a significant role in bettering the community and promoting human rights. A partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles and co-chair of the firm’s 125-lawyer intellectual property practice group, Barsky chaired and is still a member of the executive committee and board of directors at Public Counsel Law Center, the nation’s largest pro bono law office. He also served on the Association of Business Trial Lawyers’ Board of Governors and as a Judge Pro Tempore in Los Angeles Superior Court.