Farella Braun + Martel LLP issued the following announcement on Mar. 2.
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that senior associates Ashley Breakfield and Cynthia Castillo were selected to be members of the 2022 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. The Pathfinders Program is designed to train diverse, early-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves within their organizations.
Ashley represents large-scale urban developers, real estate investors, renewable energy companies, and private property owners in sophisticated land use and real estate matters. She is particularly skilled at advising clients on Bay Area mid-scale project development strategies, beginning at the project’s inception through the administrative process. She counsels developers and real estate investors on acquisitions, dispositions, financing (including construction financing) and leasing of office, industrial, retail, and agricultural real estate. Ashley is a member of the board of directors for the Commercial Real Estate Women of San Francisco (CREW) and previously served on CREW Network's Diversity & Inclusion Task Force. She is on the board of directors and a Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) Liaison for the Bar Association of San Francisco. She also serves as an MBC co-chair. Ashley earned her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law(2011).
A skilled litigator with trial experience, Cynthia represents clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including business disputes, government enforcement actions, and consumer class actions. She has experience with all phases of litigation, including achieving early resolutions of disputes through pre-litigation negotiations, drafting dispositive motions, managing complex e-discovery, and representing clients at trial. Cynthia is a member of the board of directors for the San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the Barrister’s Litigation Section and is a member of the Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court. She served as a law clerk for the Honorable Philip Martinez of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Cynthia earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law (2014).
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