The City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences has awarded an honorary doctorate to Irell & Manella LLP partner Morgan Chu.

“Morgan Chu is an accomplished and nationally respected attorney who has had a lifelong belief in and commitment to the power of higher education,” said John J. Rossi, Ph.D., Lidow Family Research Chair and dean of the graduate school. “We are proud to present our school’s highest honorary award, the Doctor of Science, to Morgan Chu in recognition of his commitment to advancing City of Hope’s research and education programs.”

On June 4, Harvard University announced that Mr. Chu was elected to a six-year term on the Harvard Board of Overseers, one of the two governing boards of Harvard University.  Elected to the Board with Mr. Chu were former New York Times reporter Linda J. Greenhouse, New York City Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Photeine M. Anagnostopoulo, the Smithsonian’s Director of the Museum of Natural History Cristián Samper, Vanderbilt University cardiologist Walter Clair, and the former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Joshua S. Boger.

Mr. Chu joined Irell in 1977.  He has been a member of the firm's Executive Committee since 1985.  Mr. Chu graduated from Harvard Law School J.D. (1976), magna cum laude and holds degrees from Yale University M.S.L. (1974) and the University of California at Los Angeles A.B. (1971), M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1973). 

Mr. Chu has been recognized as one of the “Top 10 Trial Lawyers” in the nation and “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by The National Law Journal and "The Outstanding Intellectual Property Lawyer in the United States" by Chambers & Partners.