Blank Rome partners Dennis M.P. Ehling and Stacy D. Phillips have been recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2026 Leaders of Influence: Nonprofit & Philanthropy list.

This recognition honors outstanding nonprofit and philanthropic leaders who are making a meaningful impact through strategic partnerships, community engagement, and innovative approaches to addressing critical needs throughout Los Angeles and beyond. Each honoree is featured in the publication with a profile highlighting their career achievements and recent successes.

To view the Leaders of Influence: Nonprofit & Philanthropy 2026 supplement, please click here.

Dennis' and Stacy's honoree profiles, as published in the Los Angeles Business Journal, are copied in full below.

DENNIS EHLING
Partner
Blank Rome LLP

For nearly two decades, Dennis M.P. Ehling has demonstrated that true leadership is measured by how success is used in service of others. He has built one of the most respected careers in the gaming industry during a period that fundamentally transformed the sector. He positioned himself at the forefront of those developments, helping companies navigate opportunities and challenges that often lacked established precedent.

What makes Ehling’s career particularly noteworthy is his early recognition that gaming was evolving beyond its traditional roots. As online gaming and sports wagering expanded nationwide, he helped companies enter emerging markets while navigating increasingly complex regulatory landscapes. He also became a trusted advisor on the business and legal implications of digital payments.

STACY PHILLIPS
Partner, Family & Matrimonial
Blank Rome LLP

The Adopt-A-Center Program ("AAC") was founded in 1999 by Stacy D. Phillips and her former law firm, Phillips Lerner, to support and raise the public profile of Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations helping underserved children and families. When Phillips joined Blank Rome in 2016, firm leadership and colleagues embraced the program, and it became Blank Rome’s Adopt-A-Center Program. With a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to COVID, this year marks the 25th anniversary of AAC.

AAC annually partners with an LA-based nonprofit organization helping children and families from underserved communities. Together, Phillips, Blank Rome and the “adopted” organization plan an event for the nonprofit’s constituents, as well as guests of the nonprofit and Blank Rome.