Akash Sethi, a partner at McGuireWoods, is one of only a handful of minority attorneys who serve as office managing partners at Am Law 50 firms in Dallas. Having served as managing partner since the office’s inception in 2014, Sethi has built the office from the ground up, with diversity and inclusion always top of mind.

Under his guidance as lead lawyer for hiring in Dallas, 40% of new lawyers and 66% of summer associates brought into the office since 2018 are diverse.