UCLA AAS Center Co-Founder Morgan Chu To Receive UCLA Medal

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center is very pleased to announce that renowned trial attorney Morgan Chu has been selected to receive the UCLA Medal, which is "the highest accolade for exceptional achievement the University of California, Los Angeles may bestow upon an individual . . . as evidence of genuine eminent distinction."

Mr. Chu, who is a partner with the Los Angeles-based law firm of Irell and Manella,  is widely acclaimed as one of the most outstanding and accomplished trial attorneys in the nation and world, who has broken new ground in areas of information technology and intellectual property. He was named as one of the "Top Ten Trial Lawyers" in the nation by the National Law Journal, the "Top Intellectual Property Lawyer in the United States" by Chambers USA, and "Number One Super Lawyer in Southern California" by Los Angeles Magazine, among many other accolades.

Chu is a three-degree alumnus of UCLA -- BA (1971), MA (1972), and PhD (1973) - and one of the co-founders of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center in 1969. He and his wife, Helen, who also helped to establish the Center when she was a UCLA undergraduate, have generously established a scholarship endowment at the Center, which Is one among many extraordinary philanthropic gifts that they have provided to a wide range of institutions. Mr. Chu also was the keynote speaker at the Center's 30th anniversary dinner.

Chu also received a M.S.L. from Yale University in 1974, and his J.D. magna  cum laude in 1976 from Harvard Law School. Chu also lends his enormous talents to many pro bono activities, including the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Public Counsel since 1993.

Mr. Chu will receive the UCLA Medal during this year's Doctoral Hooding Ceremony at UCLA's Royce Hall on June 14, 2007.