Following Kenneth L. Marcus’s widely-read op-ed on the revelation that two dozen major law firms continue to sponsor Berkeley Law student groups, which adopted exclusionary, anti-Semitic bylaws, the Brandeis Center joined a 35-group coalition to end BigLaw’s support for campus anti-Semitism. . The organizations sent letters to the firms, expressing concerns regarding the financial support of student groups promoting anti-Jewish bigotry: . “Recently, nine registered student organizations at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law codified in their bylaws a pledge to not invite any speakers who support “Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine.” This discriminatory vow not only advances the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign but is also blatant antisemitism, the goal of which is the marginalization, stigmatization, and silencing of Jews on campus. . We are troubled that one of the student groups that adopted the antisemitic pledge…publicly lists your firm among its financial sponsors. While the law firm likely chose to sponsor this student group before knowing of their codification of an egregious antisemitic bylaw, the firm’s financial backing now sends an unsettling, implicit message that your firm either approves of or forgives the group’s antisemitic agenda, or is indifferent to it. . “We call on your firm to end any funding or support for UC Berkeley Law’s [student group]. It would be appropriate and appreciated for your firm to issue a prompt and clear public statement to the effect that it is withdrawing support for this group unless and until it rescinds its antisemitic bylaws.” . In a recent op-ed, Marcus recommended that firms “freeze contributions to BDS, anti-Semitic, and anti-Zionist programming – including withholding contributions from any group that excludes Jewish speakers.” He encouraged law firms – and judges – to ask law student applicants if they have participated in organizations that exclude members or speakers based on race, religion, or ethnicity. Finally, Marcus declared BigLaw firms should condemn their history of excluding Jewish applicants, and ensure that their diversity, equity, and inclusion programming addresses anti-Semitism. . Marcus urges firms to partner with national organization Shine a Light, whose mission is to raise awareness and take action against anti-Semitism. . The 23 law firms reported to sponsor the Berkeley Law groups with exclusionary bylaws are: Cooley Covington & Burling Debevoise Freshfields Gunderson Dettmer Haynes and Boone Jenner & Block Jones Day Keker, Van Nest & Peters Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins McDermott Will & Emery Morgan Lewis Morrison & Foerster Munger Tolles & Olsen O’Melveny & Myers Orrick Perkins Coie Skadden Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz Weil Gotshal & Manges Wilkie Farr & Gallagher Wilson Sonsini . For more information, read Founder and CEO of StandWithUs Roz Rothstein’s and Kenneth L. Marcus’s op-eds regarding the issue of BigLaw’s involvement in anti-Semitic student groups at Berkeley Law School.