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NAWL is delighted to acknowledge and express sincere gratitude towards its program and corporate sponsors, and commends their high level of commitment to advancing the role of women in the legal profession, supporting and enhancing diversity in the workplace, and career development for women in the legal profession and in society. Premier Sponsors: Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky; Fenwick & West; Jackson Lewis LLP; K&L Gates; Kirkland & Ellis Gold Sponsors: Baker & McKenzie LLP; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP; McDermott Will & Emery; Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish, LLP Sponsors: Carlton Fields; Duane Morris; Epstein Becker & Green; Holland & Knight; Jones Day; Kilpatrick Stockton LLP; Latham & Watkins; Powers & Frost; Starnes & Atchison; Steptoe & Johnson; Townsend and Townsend and Crew; Wolf Bock Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Davis Polk & Wardwell Davis Polk has long been a leader among major U.S. firms in hiring and promoting women lawyers and working toward achieving gender equality in the legal profession. In 1971, Davis Polk became one of the first Wall Street firms to elect a woman partner. Today, we rank fourth among all Am Law 100 firms by percentage of women lawyers, according to the Minority Law Journal’s 2007 “Diversity Scorecard.” Our women lawyers play leadership roles with regard to client responsibilities, and act as the heads of key practice groups and committees. We are also active in organizations outside of the firm that address women’s issues in the legal profession and in the broader community. These efforts include leading positions with professional associations, not-for-profit organizations and a wide range of educational, civic and cultural institutions. Of particular interest in this context, lawyers from across our practice provide effective and creative pro bono legal assistance to women and families in need, both in this country and abroad, including assistance with domestic and immigration issues and work with microfinance organizations.
Dickstein Shapiro LLPM Fenwick & West
Jackson Lewis For 50 years we have represented a wide range of public and private businesses and non-profit institutions in a vast array of industries. When issues arise, we devise optimal solutions that minimize costs and maximize results. Whether we are counseling on legal compliance or litigating a complex case, we assist our clients in achieving their business goals. In addition, we help employers create policies and procedures promoting positive employee relations. We have built our practice and earned our national reputation over the years by helping companies reduce workplace-related litigation by educating management on legal trends, judicial developments, and statutory and regulatory compliance in the rapidly evolving area of workplace law. Our state-of-the-art preventive law programs utilize the firm’s expertise and unmatched experience to evaluate employment trends and related litigation, minimizing the risk of exposure in future lawsuits. K&L Gates The U.S. roots of K&L Gates' institutional history are diverse: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart in Pittsburgh; Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle; Hill Christopher & Phillips in Washington; Warner & Stackpole in Boston; Freshman Marantz Orlanski Cooper & Klein in Los Angeles; Wolin Ridley & Miller in Dallas; and numerous additions of offices as well as lateral partners and groups in various other U.S. locations. In the United Kingdom, Nicholson Graham & Jones was founded in London over a century ago and joined the K&L Gates family in January 2005. With PGE came offices in Asia, and in January 2007 we added Berlin. Our 1,400 lawyers are now located in 22 offices on three continents. Our multi-office corporate and transactional practice is one of the most substantial in the profession. We have completed hundreds of M&A transactions and public and private debt and equity offerings over the last few years. We maintain a balance between company side and capital markets clients, in virtually every industry segment. We perform corporate engagements for very large multinational operating companies, ambitious middle market and emerging growth companies, and capital market participants including public and private investment organizations, investment banks, commercial lenders and other financial institutions. Our lawyers in the United States, Europe and Asia are highly experienced in cross-border M&A, securities and financing transactions.
Kirkland & Ellis Today, Kirkland & Ellis continues to work with a long-standing base of clients engaged in industries as varied as manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, private equity/venture capital, pharmaceutical, technology, energy, health care, real estate, chemicals, food products, finance, insurance, e-commerce, advertising, and accounting. In every year since 1995, The National Law Journal's survey entitled "Who Represents Corporate America" has ranked Kirkland & Ellis among the top five most frequently used firms by Fortune 250 corporations. In the litigation area, Kirkland & Ellis has earned a reputation as trial lawyers (not just "litigators") by successfully defending companies with business-threatening lawsuits and class actions in such diverse legal areas as securities, defamation, antitrust, mass torts, product liability, insurance coverage, environmental, and commercial, handling the trial, appellate, and Supreme Court phases. Kirkland was honored as a top five "Litigation Department of the Year" firm in the January 2004 issue of The American Lawyer. In the corporate area, Kirkland is known for its ability to negotiate and close highly sophisticated transactions, representing public and private companies and venture capital investors in merger and acquisition, securities, spin-off and split-off, and private equity transactions. Kirkland & Ellis’s private equity practice was selected as both the 2003 Chambers & Partners "USA Private Equity Law Firm of the Year" and the 2002 "International Private Equity Law Firm of the Year." Kirkland & Ellis stresses good results, employing innovative, pragmatic strategies and hard work. Kirkland & Ellis recognizes that its success depends on close coordination with and the satisfaction of its clients. Kirkland seeks long-term, partnering relationships with clients to provide the best total solution to the client's multidisciplined and industry-specific legal service needs. Baker & McKenzie Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge A key component in our firm’s commitment to women is our recognition of the importance of being a firm that reflects the diversity of our clients, communities and national and global economies. To provide leadership for our diversity initiative, we have a firm-wide Teamwork & Diversity Strategy Committee (TDSC) and a diversity committee in each of the firm's offices to support local initiatives. Comprised of partners from throughout the firm, the TDSC is charged with establishing policies that promote diversity and teamwork, devising strategies and choosing tactics to effectuate those policies and creating objectives to measure our progress. At Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge we believe that we succeed only when our clients succeed. Our culture of respect and professional excellence are key factors in how we respond to our clients' needs. We have earned a reputation as a distinguished community leader. Our attorneys serve as directors and advisors to numerous community organizations and have been awarded for their pro bono services. The firm has also produced several public and private leaders including U.S. Senators, and Federal and State Judges.
McDermott Will & Emery Our Firm has 70 years of experience serving a broad range of client interests. We understand the issues faced by corporate decision makers because many of our lawyers have held key in-house and government positions. We understand how economic, social and political issues affect operations because our lawyers have navigated the complex business and regulatory environment themselves. Our lawyers work in the following practice areas: corporate, employee benefits, estate planning, regulation and government affairs, health law, intellectual property, tax and trial. These eight departments are working groups, each consisting of 40 to more than 200 lawyers. Many of our lawyers also practice in interdepartmental groups. This Firm-wide departmental structure permits maximum flexibility and efficiency in handling client matters that may involve multiple locations or jurisdictions. McDermott Will & Emery’s wide-ranging clientele includes those in accounting, agriculture, architecture and engineering, broadcasting, commercial and investment banking, construction, consumer finance, distribution, financial services, food and beverage processing, health care, insurance, investment syndication, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas development and production, publishing, real estate, retailing, savings and loans, technology, utilities and venture capital. Because of our size, organization and well-balanced client base, we deliver priority service when necessary for any client at any time. Outstanding client service is a cornerstone of our practice that has withstood the test of geography, economy and time. We are proud of the recognition we have received from our clients for our commitment to service, and we value their satisfaction as the best measure of our success.
Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish Carlton Fields Although we are committed to representing our clients vigorously and aggressively, we do so only within ethical bounds and in a manner consistent with the highest professional ideals. Recognizing the special responsibility that attorneys bear in a democratic society, and our obligations as citizens to our communities, we expect and encourage the Firm’s attorneys to participate actively in community service, pro bono representation, and professional organizations.Carlton Fields encourages and rewards exceptional performance and hard work without favoritism or prejudice based on family relationships, gender, ethnic background, or the like. The Firm takes great pride in the diversity of the backgrounds and perspectives of its attorneys and staff.We are committed to compensating all employees fairly and to providing excellent benefits. We are “one firm.” We place the best interests of the Firm ahead of our individual interests, and we stand ready to provide assistance and support to one another at all times. We value loyalty to our clients, to the Firm, and to each other. Duane Morris
EpsteinBeckerGreen Our clients include public and private, domestic and global, mid-size and Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of industries: academic medical centers; architecture; biotechnology and life sciences; construction; environmental; financial institutions; government; hospitality and resort; insurance; investment banking; manufacturing; not-for-profits; real estate development - residential, resort and commercial; restaurant/food services; retail; shipping; technology; transportation; utilities; and venture capital. EBG is a founding member of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), an association of 85 law firms with more than 5,000 lawyers worldwide. The ILN provides EBG attorneys with direct access to high-quality legal services in 68 countries, which enables the Firm to effectively serve clients wherever their businesses take them. The mission of the EBG Women’s Initiative is to enhance the careers of professional women by providing opportunities both inside and outside the office to network, share information, acquire skills and develop rewarding professional relationships. Over 40% of EBG’s attorneys and 27% of its partners are women. For more than three decades, EBG has sought to better the business and professional communities in which we live and work through a variety of programs, seminars, conferences, and training and networking opportunities. We have done this using resources unique to EBG: a global presence, including offices in major U.S. cities and affiliations worldwide; an expansive client base; attorneys at the forefront of legal, management and business issues; and inspirational female leadership within our own firm. We help women develop professionally through the Firm’s programs that provide informal opportunities to network with other women executives, along with the chance to learn something. We have received overwhelmingly positive participant feedback as well as national press coverage, which has led us to one undeniable conclusion . . . the EBG Women’s Initiative works. EBG has developed a Diversity and Professional Development Committee, which is chaired by the Firm’s General Counsel and Past President of the New York State Bar Association, Kenneth G. Standard. In addition to the Firm’s efforts to promote Diversity internally, EBG has been a strong force in championing Diversity across the legal profession nationally and in local communities. EBG has actively supported bar association efforts to improve minority educational and bar examination outcomes to increase the number of minorities who complete law school and continue on to practice law.
Holland & Knight Holland & Knight also has a strong commitment to diversity. In fact, diversity, collegiality and inclusiveness are core values and a source of pride at our firm. We are dedicated to being a leader among law firms with regard to inclusive policies for all firm employees, and have been recognized for our diversity achievements. For example, Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers has named Holland & Knight a "Best Law Firm for Women," the Human Rights Campaign Foundation named us a "Best Place to Work for GLBT Equality," and the U.S. Business Leadership Network named our firm its Employer of the Year in acknowlegement of our history and practice of employing persons with disabilities. Holland & Knight is committed to providing superior service to our clients, and we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe our clients receive the highest quality service when their legal teams are drawn from professionals mirroring the increasing diversity of the marketplace.
Kilpatrick Stockton
Latham & Watkins Founded in 1934, Latham & Watkins has grown into a full-service international powerhouse with more than 2,100 attorneys in more than 25 offices around the world. Our founders instilled an ethic of hard work, commitment and quality that flourishes today and has nurtured our dramatic growth into one of the world's premier business law firms. Through Latham WEB (Women Enriching Business), our firm's global women's initiative, members of our Task Force and Office Advisory Group help address the business challenges and opportunities unique to women lawyers and to existing and prospective women clients. The group concentrates on issues and opportunities particularly relevant to women, addressing the changing face of influence by creating broader networks and productive business development relationships. Many Latham & Watkins offices host events geared toward women in business through our "Leadership Luncheon" series and sponsorships such as the Fortune 100 Most Powerful Women Conference, The New York Women's Foundation, National Association of Women Lawyers and Working Mother Media, among others. Our women lawyers are also involved in many leadership positions within firm management, as well as in outside organizations. Latham & Watkins is also proud to sponsor several other diversity-related initiatives, many of which are led by our Diversity Committee and the Diversity Hiring Sub-Committee of our Global Recruiting Committee. For example, the Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program was designed to increase the number of diverse law students seeking to pursue careers in global law firms, and our annual Diversity Weekend invites law students, Latham attorneys and firm leaders to join together for substantive discussions and social events. Our training and mentoring programs support the career development of all our attorneys, and we are active participants in professional activities and organizations committed to enhancing diversity and equal opportunity in the legal profession and business community. Nixon Peabody
Starnes & Atchison
Steptoe & Johnson LLP In 60 years of practice, the firm has gained an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in guiding business transactions. While Steptoe enjoys the recognition it has earned for leading regulatory, litigation, and business solutions practices, what sets the firm apart from other law firms is the accessibility, responsiveness, and cohesion of highly skilled individuals who come together to resolve complex matters for their clients. The firm has offices in Washington, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Century City, London, and Brussels.
Townsend and Crew LLP
WolfBlock LLP WolfBlock encourages its women lawyers in their leadership positions both within the firm and in the larger professional community. Women attorneys at WolfBlock serve in a variety of firm management roles. They are members of the firm's executive committee and hold positions as office managing partners and chairs of practice groups. The firm has also served as a sponsor of the Women's MBA Network, which started as a collaboration among the alumnae organizations of the MBA programs at Wharton, Temple and Drexel and has since taken on a life of its own. The mission of the Women's MBA Network is to increase women's leadership in the City of Philadelphia and surrounding communities by offering educational programs that help professional women become more effective leaders at work, in the community and at home. |
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