The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Caren Ulrich Stacy, Sandra Yamate and Leslie Davis | June 30, 2023
More than 40 labor and employment attorneys along with leaders of several organizations focused on diversity in the legal industry have issued a call to action for firms to remain steadfast in their diversity efforts in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling ending affirmative action in universities.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | June 23, 2023
In this week's episode, Dru Levasseur, the director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, shares how experiencing discrimination early in his legal career led him to become a DE&I advocate.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | May 31, 2023
Diversity advancements face roadblocks amid anti-DEI laws and the possible end of affirmative action. Law firm diversity professionals are looking to defend and continue those gains.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | May 16, 2023
But plaintiff counsel Lorenzo Cicchiello said proving racial discrimination can be a challenge, particularly in the employment context.
By Chris O'Malley | May 11, 2023
"Law firms aren't directly in the crosshairs" as the Supreme Court considers two higher education affirmative action cases, said Regina Speed-Bost, managing partner of SB Law. "But in some respects we are. It is a direct affront to programs that have worked to address disparities."
By Chris O'Malley | February 2, 2023
"Although getting a warning for a violation may not sound like much, most employers do not want to attract negative press for discriminating against an employee," Bradley Arant Boult Cummings said in a client briefing.
By Phillip Bantz | August 3, 2022
"I've worked with many, many different GCs, and I've heard way too many times that the GC is in a new role and they didn't realize that certain equity options could have been awarded to them. Or they'll say, 'I was just too embarrassed to ask HR, so I left it on the table,'" said New York-based legal career coach Zelda Owens.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | July 8, 2022
For the first time in 15 years, Amy Wollensack of Akin Gump and Renée Delphin-Rodriguez of Crowell & Moring worked on a deal that was led by Black women on both sides. The M&A attorneys shared what the experience meant to them, and why it could be a sign the practice area is diversifying.
By Patrick Smith | May 16, 2022
The latest ABA diversity survey results showed troubling trends leading up to the pandemic.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Event
By Andrew Larson | April 20, 2022
"These are miserable things that we do to human beings in the name of public safety," civil rights attorney Kenneth J. Krayeske said.
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