Mark Purpura Named as One of the Best Lawyers Under 40 by the LGBT Bar Association
August 18, 2011
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Washington, DC (September 7, 2011) – The National LGBT Bar Association is proud to announce the recipients of its second annual Best LGBT Lawyers under 40 award. The LGBT Bar established this award to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legal professionals under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality.
Mark V. Purpura, a director of Richards, Layton & Finger in Wilmington, DE, is one of the 40 award recipients. Mr. Purpura’s diverse legal practice focuses on complex transactions involving Delaware entities, as well as banking, trust and insurance matters. Earlier this year, he was instrumental in securing the passage of a bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples in Delaware.
The Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Class of 2011 will be recognized at the Lavender Law Conference being held September 8-10 in Hollywood, California. The National LGBT Bar Association’s congratulations go out to all of this year’s winners:
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• Paul Ainsworth |
• Laura Maechtlen Seyfarth Shaw LLP • Thomas A. Magnani Howard Rice • Neal Minahan McDermott Will & Emery LLP • Benjamin C. Mizer U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel • Enrique Monagas Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP • Lisa Mottet National Gay and Lesbian Task Force • Matthew B. Murphy Equality Employment Opportunity Commission • Amie Needham Thompson Coburn LLP • Tiffany Palmer Jerner & Palmer, P.C. • Sarah Piepmeier Kirkland & Ellis LLP • Mark Purpura Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. • Joshua Rafsky Jenner & Block LLP • Aimee E. Saginaw McLaughlin & Stern, LLP • Rose Saxe American Civil Liberties Union • David Tsai Perkins Coie LLP • Jennifer K.T. Warner Con-Way Enterprise Services • Brian Winterfeldt Steptoe & Johnson LLP • Daniel Winterfeldt CMS Cameron McKenna LLP • Samuel Wolfe Southern Poverty Law Center • Janson Wu Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) |
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The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliates of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity.