Kaneko to Participate in LCLD’s 2016 Fellows Program

Shook, Hardy & Bacon Orange County Associate Naoki Kaneko has been selected to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2016 Fellows Program. 

An experienced litigator, Kaneko defends high-profile food and beverage, automobile, pharmaceutical, tobacco and construction companies in class actions, multidistrict and consolidated mass torts. He also has significant experience defending companies against consumer protection claims, including those brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.

The LCLD Fellows Program is designed to “connect high-potential attorneys with general counsel and managing partners from preeminent organizations,” with the goal of “setting them on the path to leadership of their organizations.”

Shook partners who are LCLD Fellow Program alumni include:
Shook’s involvement with the LCLD is one of the firm’s many diversity and inclusion initiatives. Shook has garnered acclaim for its leadership in diversity and inclusion from several organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company’s Legal Division, Women in Law Empowerment Forum, and the Human Rights Campaign, among others.