Thank you for joining us!
October 27, 2025
We couldn't have done it without you.
We are so grateful for the 370+ supporters who joined us last Thursday, October 23, to celebrate ALRP’s 42nd Annual Reception. We hope you enjoyed the moving remarks from our honorees and special guests as well as the food, drink, and company.
With your generosity, and the generosity of our event sponsors, we raised over $300,000—an all-time record—to support ALRP’s vital services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Thank you!
Pictured: Honorees David Tsai and George Takei at ALRP’s 42nd Annual Reception
Legal Lifeline: ALRP Special Appeal
Our clients often come to us during the toughest moments of their lives. They are facing homelessness or deportation, fighting to keep precious benefits, or encountering daily discrimination on the job. Our live appeal raised over $30,000 to support ALRP’s services for clients in crisis. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us get this far!
And if you weren’t able to attend on Thursday, it’s not too late to help us reach our stretch goal. Hear directly from our clients about why your support matters:
Our 42nd Annual Reception was a powerful night of celebration and resilience. Varla Jean Merman dazzled the crowd as our Special Guest Host. And we were so proud to celebrate our honorees and hear their powerful remarks:
Attorney David Tsai received the Clint Hockenberry Award for his decades of selfless leadership—advocating for HIV+ immigrants seeking asylum, volunteering with HIV service organizations, and advancing justice and equity in the Asian American and LGBTQ legal communities.
And George Takei—actor, author, and civil rights icon—received the Bill Hirsh Award for his courage in speaking out about the early days of HIV/AIDS, his ongoing philanthropy, and his decades of using his platform to fight prejudice and promote justice.
In a time of such dire threats to our communities, their leadership is truly a shining example for us all.
Photography by Michael and Kevin Kerner-Zhou. We look forward to sharing the full set of photos soon!
Thank You to our Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
Amicus Curiae
Supreme Court
Advocates Court
Circuit Court
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
David Tsai
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Hogan Lovells
Horizons Foundation
Jones Day
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
King & Spalding LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Orrick
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Venable LLP
District Court
Duane Morris LLP
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Fenwick LLP
Goodwin
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
McGuireWoods LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Perkins Coie Foundation
Reed Smith LLP
Roberts Disability Law, P. C.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC
Stoel Rives LLP
WilmerHale
Community Court
A&O Shearman
BALIF Foundation
Callaway & Wolf
DLA Piper
Hanson Bridgett
Holland & Knight LLP
Kaiser Permanente
Karl Christiansen
Lathrop GPM
Matloob Law Office
Michelle Roberts in memory of Joseph Creitz
Nixon Peabody LLP
Renaker Scott LLP
Richard Eichmann
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sidley Austin Foundation
Swanson & McNamara LLP
Trucker Huss
Unruh Law, P.C.
Vedder Price
Wolford Wayne LLP
Auction Sponsors
1501 Uptown Gastropub
American Conservatory Theater
Breeze Airways
Dan Feinberg
Delfina Pizzeria
Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge
Frameline
George Takei
GLBT Historical Society
Golden State Valkyries
Hunters Palm Springs
John Unruh
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City
Marc Eisenman
Megan Hughes
Perry's SF
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Randy Hahn
Red Jeep Tours
River Creek Golf Course
Sarah Zemunski Photography
Snowbird
Steven Underhill
Suma Landscaping
Total Wine & More
Underglass Custom Framing
Varla Jean Merman
Willie's Modern Fare
Special Thanks
Larkmead Vineyards
Palace Hotel San Francisco
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