Firm Receives Advocates for Justice Award

Awarded annually, the Advocates for Justice award honors individuals, firms, and organizations who have worked directly with the ACLU Foundation of Southern California to advance its priorities in the pursuit of equality and justice. Congratulations to the Latham team — including Samir Deger-Sen, Jessie Cammack, Maggie Upshaw, Elyse Greenwald, Nicolas Luongo, Luke Budiardjo, Ruth Hirsch, Kevin Liu, Olga Baeza, Rachel Jaffe, and Michelle Jeffers — that received the 2025 award.

Latham has been a longtime collaborator and pro bono partner of the ACLU SoCal. Over the years, this work has ranged from a groundbreaking report on deported veterans to researching novel legal issues to taking on civil rights cases. In recognizing the firm, ACLU singled out Latham’s “generous time, relentless advocacy, and strategic expertise.”