Centennial, Colo., September 4, 2019 /3BL Media/ – Arrow Attorneys Javier Blanco and Alan Chan have been named recipients of the First Chair Awards, which honor in-house counsel who have made significant contributions to the legal community in the past year through their hard work and innovation. Both Blanco and Chan were recognized in the category of Top Assistant General Counsel.

Blanco, director of legal affairs for Arrow, joined the company in 2015 after a brief stint at an energy industry startup. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. Blanco previously worked for the law firms Greenberg, Traurig LLP and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.

Chan began his 14-year career with Arrow as an attorney and now serves as vice president of legal affairs. Before joining Arrow, Chan worked as an associate with Budd Larner P.C. in Short Hills, NJ and Kaye Scholer LLP in New York. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology from Binghamton University and a law degree from Emory University School of Law. 

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