Bryan Cave Lawyer Selected as a NAPABA “Best Lawyers Under 40” Award Recipient

Nov. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Bryan Cave Associate Bryce Suzuki has been selected as a recipient of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (“NAPABA”) “Best Lawyers Under 40” award. All award recipients will be announced at the NAPABA national convention on November 19, 2011. The purpose of the “Best Lawyers Under 40” award is to recognize talented individuals within the Asian Pacific American legal community under the age of 40 who have achieved prominence and distinction in their fields of endeavor and have demonstrated a strong commitment to civic or community affairs.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors and law students, providing a national network for its members and affiliates. NAPABA advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and 62 local APA bar associations, with practice settings ranging from solo practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, law schools and governmental agencies.

Bryce Suzuki’s practice focuses on all aspects of commercial restructuring and bankruptcy, including non-bankruptcy business workouts, asset sales, Chapter 11 bankruptcy administration and reorganization, liquidation, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy litigation and appellate work, and distressed financing issues. Mr. Suzuki also has experience in commercial litigation and in the field of secured transactions. He is the immediate past president of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association and is a past chair of the Arizona State Bar’s Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law. In 2010, he was invited to the White House as a guest of President Barack Obama for a reception honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Mr. Suzuki received his B.A. and M.A. from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from University of Iowa.

Bryan Cave LLP (www.bryancave.com) has a diversified international legal practice.  The firm represents a wide variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies.  Subsidiary Bryan Cave International Consulting provides trade and customs consultancy.  Aided by extensive investments in technology, Bryan Cave’s more than 1,000 lawyers and other professionals in 25 offices across the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia efficiently serve clients’ needs in the world’s key business and financial markets.

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With more than 1,000 lawyers in 25 offices, Bryan Cave has a diversified international legal practice representing a wide variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients.