Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Honored With Citizen Of The Year Award by Century City Chamber of Commerce

The national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that The Century City Chamber of Commerce will present the firm with the Citizen of the Year award for its pro bono representations and philanthropic commitment.

An awards luncheon will take place at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Thursday, May 23, 2013. For more than 30 years, the Century City Chamber of Commerce has selected a company who exemplifies excellence in corporate and community relations to bestow its highest civic recognition award, Citizen of the Year. Keynote Speaker, Dan Schnur, Director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC, will address the audience at this annual event that attracts more than 200 civic leaders and business professionals from the greater Los Angeles area. As an expert in political strategy, campaign communication and government reform, Dan will share insight on the race results for Los Angeles’ Mayor, City Controller and City Attorney, which are held two days prior to the awards luncheon.

The 2013 Corporate Citizen of the Year, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., is a litigation firm with clients from Fortune 500 corporations and emerging markets to entrepreneurs and individuals as both plaintiffs and defendants. The firm, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary and has more than 240 lawyers located in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York and Naples, FL, has long been recognized for its pro bono work. ”We are honored to receive this award from the Century City Chamber. The award reflects our firm’s longstanding tradition of making a significant commitment to the communities in which we practice law and we accept this honor on behalf of all of our lawyers and staff whose tireless efforts to make a difference in Los Angeles have made this award possible,” said Los Angeles office Managing Partner, Roman Silberfeld and Partner and Century City Chamber Board Member, David Martinez.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has received The National Law Journal’s 2011 Pro Bono Award and was selected as a Pro Bono Firm of 2010 by Law360. The American Lawyer ranked the firm eighth in the country in the 2011 Pro Bono Survey, and twice named the firm to the A-List (2007 and 2004). The firm has also regularly received a top ranking for litigation from Chambers USA and was chosen as a “Go-To Law Firm” by Corporate Counsel. Its Century City office is comprised of approximately 40 attorneys and is the recipient of the Citizen of the Year award.

“We are thrilled to name Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. as our Corporate Citizen of the Year,” says Susan Bursk, President and CEO of the Century City Chamber of Commerce. “They are dedicated to serving the needs of those in the local community and beyond, making them very deserving of the award.”