
2025 NAPABA Awards
Recognizing the Best Under 40
Join us in honoring the 2025 Best Under 40 honorees—remarkable leaders who are making their mark in law, business, academia, public service, and beyond. These rising stars have distinguished themselves in their fields and demonstrated a strong commitment to uplifting the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community.
Celebrate their achievements at the NAPABA Convention, November 6-8.
Visit our website to learn more about each of this year’s award recipients.
2025 Best Under 40
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Charles Chen IP & Product Counsel at Hims & Hers | Christina Lin Chen Associate Attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
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Reiko Koyama Counsel at Hunton Andrews Kurth | Gisela Perez Kusakawa Executive Director at the Asian American Scholar Forum |
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Steven Ngo Sr. Counsel at Rivian | Gigio Koshy Ninan Co-Founder, Shankar Ninan Law Firm |
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Michelle Pham Partner at Buchalter APC | Anjali Srinivasan Partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters |
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Tansy Woan Litigation Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Qiaojing Ella Zheng Managing Partner of San Francisco and Palo Alto Offices of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP; Chair of Asian American Litigation and Finance Practice |
