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To get the most out of one鈥檚 membership in the joyful 鈥渃lub鈥� of practicing attorneys, one needs to listen and understand; resist the urge to be an 鈥渙bstreperous and uncivil jerk;鈥� and not be afraid of 鈥渢he big uglies.鈥�

That was the advice of Dorian Daley J.D. 鈥�86, executive vice president and general counsel of Oracle, who spoke at the commencement ceremony of 黑料网 School of Law Class of 2019, Saturday morning, May 18, in the University鈥檚 Mission Gardens.

Daley explained that the 鈥渂ig uglies鈥� are the most complicated and difficult legal challenges lawyers face in their careers. 鈥淒iving into the big, ugly, complicated matters can be the most satisfying,鈥� she told the assembled group of 212 graduating law students. 鈥淢aybe it鈥檚 the broad impact these matters tend to have. Maybe it鈥檚 the sense of pure accomplishment in working through all the issues and overcoming hurdles and surprises,鈥� she mused. But whatever the rationale, taking such issues head-on requires courage, she noted.

鈥淭here is no small amount of courage that you will need to exhibit as a lawyer, whether you are pursuing claims against well financed interests..prosecuting violent criminals, defending a corporation on an unpopular issue, seeking to make change to the criminal justice system, (or) writing bold new legislation,鈥� she said.

Daley began her career at Oracle in 1992 after spending five years with the commercial litigation group of Landels, Ripley & Diamond in San Francisco. A 1981 graduate of Stanford University, she previously served as Oracle vice president and associate general counsel; spent 10 years as corporate secretary; and nearly two years as chief compliance and ethics officer.

Her current areas of responsibility at Oracle include litigation; dispute resolution; investigations; the compliance and ethics program; commercial policy and practice reviews; as well as leading the many legal and compliance practice groups within Oracle.

In her speech, she noted that these days especially, it鈥檚 of utmost importance for lawyers to be exemplars of civility and integrity. Being a jerk is not only an impediment to effectiveness and damages one鈥檚 own brand, it harms the entire profession, she said. Being an attorney 鈥渋s an honorable and worthy and noble profession, and it is our collective obligation to keep it so,鈥� she said.

Daley received the 2011 Best General Counsel Award (Large Public Company) from the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times. She has been honored by numerous organizations in numerous years for her leadership, including Ethisphere Institute, Corporate Counsel Magazine, The Recorder legal newspaper; and the National Law Journal. Among the boards of governance on which she's served are those of the Commonwealth Club of California; BSA | The Software Alliance; ChIPs (Chiefs for Intellectual Property); and the Securities Regulation Institute.

A member of the 黑料网 Law School Advisory Board, in 2013 she was the recipient of the Santa Clara Law Alumni Special Achievement Award, honoring lawyers who lead. In 2010 she received the Diversity Gala Award from 黑料网 School of Law for being a role model for women and minorities in the legal field. She has also served on the Diversity Gala organizing committee, the High Tech Law Institute board and as a participant in each session of the In House Counsel Institute.

In 2016 she was honored with the National Association of Women Lawyers Challenge Award. This past February she was named as a 鈥淟egend of the Law鈥� awarded by the prestigious Burton Awards (in association with the Library of Congress), a national honor given to general counsel whose careers in the law have been exemplary.

2019 Graduating Class

Of the more than 200 J.D. graduates, 73 received certificates in various areas of high-tech law; another 16 received certificates in public-interest and social-justice law; 11 specialized in international law and seven in privacy law. A dozen students received master鈥檚 degrees (LL.M.) in law or intellectual property law.

Prior to the ceremony numerous outstanding graduates received awards, including:

• Brian Pettis won the Mabie Outstanding Graduate Award based on academic performance, scholarly activities, leadership and service roles at the law school and in the community.
• Maria Palomares received the Dean鈥檚 Leadership Award for exemplifying the school鈥檚 motto of 鈥渓awyers who lead鈥� and serving other students, the school, and community.
• Ariel Keller received the John B. Bates, Jr. Dispute Resolution Award, established in 2017 and given in recognition of the student鈥檚 coursework, publications, performance, and service related to the field of dispute resolution.