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Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Diana Borgas

We are pleased to spotlight Diana Borgas this month! Diana is a Senior Patent Agent in the Biotechnology Practice in our Boston office. How long have you been at Wolf Greenfield? I have been at Wolf Greenfield for nine...more

Baker Donelson

Lead the Way, Through Women Leading the Way

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Advancing women to leadership roles is not merely a "nice-to-have" feature of your business. It also serves as something other than an employee attraction or a retention benefit. Ironically, women in leadership shouldn't be a...more

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Baker's Dozen: Women Olympians Leading the Way

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In every corner of the world, women athletes are not just excelling in their sports – they're leading with resilience, determination, and unmatched excellence. The Olympic Games offered us a front-row seat to witness the...more

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Diversity Matters Newsletter Summer 2024 Edition

“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -President Theodore Roosevelt Working towards real diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace should not be easy. In fact, it should be an uncomfortable, arduous journey where...more

International Lawyers Network

Combating Biases: Supporting Women in the Workplace Beyond Motherhood

Reading this article was a powerful and emotional experience. Sometimes, we know certain truths, but seeing them confirmed with actual data can be both validating and heartbreaking....more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Courtney Seaver

We are pleased to spotlight Courtney Seaver this month! Courtney is a BusinessIntake Specialist in our Boston office. How long have you been at Wolf Greenfield?I am coming up on my third year at Wolf Greenfield in September....more

Leopard Solutions

The Diversity Dilemma in Big Law: Insights and Solutions

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Leopard Solutions, a SurePoint company, has unveiled its latest white paper, "Diversity in Big Law: Aspirations, Challenges, and the Path Forward." This comprehensive report, conducted in partnership with Above the Law,...more

The Market Leaders Podcast

Market Leaders Podcast Episode 94: Exploring the Perils of Optics-Driven DEI Initiatives with Guest Mira Dewji

In this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast, host David Ackert and guest Mira Dewji, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at Seyfarth, have an insightful discussion about Mira’s journey from being an associate lawyer to...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Constance Black

We are pleased to spotlight Constance Black this month! Connie is an IP Administrator in the Pharmaceutical Practice and works remotely from North Carolina....more

Baker Donelson

Implicit Bias – Awareness and Accountability

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Senior Counsel Randy Patterson of the Firm's Knoxville office recently wrote an insightful article that was published in the April 2024, Volume 52, Issue 4 edition of DICTA magazine through the Knoxville Bar Association....more

DRI

[Event] Appellate Advocacy Seminar - November 6th - 8th, Las Vegas, NV

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Join us in fabulous Las Vegas for a program that will benefit all attorneys involved in appeals. Sessions will include discussions on building an appellate practice, practical advice for presenting a persuasive appellate...more

Baker Donelson

Common Ground

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Baker Donelson Associate Cassandra Horton connected recently with Shareholder and Chair of the Firm's Corporate Group Sebastian Meis to explore areas of common ground they share across their different roles and backgrounds....more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Colin Buss

We are pleased to spotlight Colin Buss this month! Colin is a Patent Agent in the Biotechnology practice group and works in our New York office. How long have you been at Wolf Greenfield? Four and a half years as of the...more

Jaburg Wilk

Unraveling Conscious and Unconscious Bias Through Personal Connection

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This morning, I was clearing out some old emails and found a link to a video from a number of years ago. The video is titled “Millennials Show Us What ‘Old’ Looks Like”. I was reminded about what I thought when I first saw...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Reliable Expectations May 2024 - Diversity in Fund Finance Boundary Breaker Speaker Series with Henry Tang

The US Diversity in Fund Finance Committee of the Fund Finance Association held the latest event in their Boundary Breaker speaker series this week. The event, co-sponsored by Haynes Boone and Standard Chartered, was a great...more

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[Event] 23rd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute - September 22nd - 25th, Grapevine, TX

Be part of SCCE’s largest compliance and ethics conference of the year! Each year, compliance and ethics professionals from around the world look to the Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI) for cutting-edge information and...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Meaghan Luster

We are pleased to spotlight Meaghan Luster this month! Meaghan is an Associate in the Litigation Practice and works in our Boston office....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

In Conversation With Affinity Group Leaders Shana Ramirez and Mario Robertson

Shana Ramirez and Mario Robertson participated in a Q&A about their affinity groups and their experiences at Katten. Their remarks are part of Katten's 2024 DEI Annual Report....more

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How to Embrace Diversity in Your Everyday Practice

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As we enter April, which is recognized as diversity month, keep in mind the many ways we are diverse, and remember that these differences make us stronger as law firms and a civil defense bar as a whole....more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Diversity & Inclusion Employee Spotlight: Katie Canducci

We are pleased to spotlight Katie Canducci this month! Katie is our Reception and Conference Services Assistant and works in our Boston office....more

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Diversity Matters Newsletter Spring 2024 Edition

“Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness... We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with a difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” -The...more

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How GCs Will Choose Law Firms in 2024

It’s not your imagination: Legal business development in 2024 is harder. In a January survey by BTI Consulting, 53 percent of lawyers and law firm leaders said business development would get harder this year. And it’s...more

International Lawyers Network

The COVID Anniversary – Not A Blip but a Sea Change

It’s been just over four years since the world shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. In some ways, it feels like another lifetime, and I believe that’s a trauma response. But a LOT has changed since 2020. I do firmly believe,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Illumination Zone: Episode 162 | Charisma Starr sits down with Kaylee & Mary.

Charisma Starr, Vice President of Discovery Technology Strategy and Innovation for JP Morgan Chase & Co. sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about her journey to legal tech and how her early experiences and family have...more

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna

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In honor of Women’s History Month, Big Molecule Watch recognizes Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, who won the Nobel Prize for a method for genome editing, commonly called CRISPR or “molecular scissors”. By sharing...more

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