Catholic Law alumna Nanci Nishimura ‘89 has been appointed to the California Commission on Uniform State Laws. The announcement came from California Governor, Gavin Newsom, on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Nishimura has a strong background in business and business litigation. Since 2002, she has been a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP where she practices civil litigation focusing on antitrust, business litigation, and consumer class actions. Prior to her work at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, she held positions at the Rossbacher Firm, was a legislative analyst for U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye on the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, she was a clerk at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and worked for the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Nishimura is also a member of California Women Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California, San Mateo County Bar Association, and the San Mateo Rotary Club; a commissioner at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; and a trustee of the Asian Art Museum Foundation and the California Science Center Foundation. Nishimura is a founding member and current co-chair of the Leaders Forum, and in March of 2018 she was elected first woman Chair of the California Commission on Judicial Performance of which she was a member since 2016.

To read the official announcement click here.