Jill Basinger and Radha Pathak named 2026 Women of Influence: Attorneys by Los Angeles Business Journal

We’re proud to congratulate our partners Jill Basinger and Radha Pathak on being named 2026 Women of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

The annual Women of Influence: Attorneys list honors some of the Los Angeles region’s most influential women legal professionals, recognizing exceptional legal skill and achievement, exemplary leadership, and meaningful contributions to the broader Los Angeles community.

Congratulations, Jill and Radha!

From the LABJ’s supplement:

“Jill Basinger joined Stris & Maher this year to lead its prominent Media, Entertainment, and Sports Litigation Practice. She arrives as a go-to lawyer to handle the most consequential disputes in entertainment and beyond. Prior to joining the firm, Basinger worked side-by-side with famed trial lawyer Patty Glaser of Glaser Weil and then served three years as the first chief legal officer of Discovery Land Company (here she led legal strategy and advised the CEO and executive management on the company’s highest-stakes matters, overseeing complex litigation, corporate governance, major transactions (including mergers and joint ventures), and regulatory matters).

Since joining the firm, Basinger has landed with a splash. In addition to significant media coverage of her arrival, she is already representing clients in multiple high-stakes and high-profile matters.”

“Rachana (Radha) Pathak co-leads Stris & Maher’s award-winning Pension Litigation and Healthcare Litigation Practices. Widely recognized as one of the country’s leading plaintiff-side pension and healthcare litigators, Pathak is one of the foremost authorities on the laws governing private-sector retirement and welfare benefit plans. She is a sought-after speaker and author on these complex topics, particularly regarding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Affordable Care Act.

Pathak is also a prominent appellate advocate. Over the past 18 months, she has compiled an exceptional record on appeal— arguing seven federal cases across the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits and prevailing in every case decided to date.”

Read the LABJ’s full supplement here.