(L-R) Crowell & Moring's Renée Delphin-Rodriguez and Covington & Burling's Amy Wollensack. Courtesy photos 'Opposite a Black Woman': Deal Leadership at Covington and Crowell Highlights Power of Diverse Teams
After over a decade at the top of her profession, Renée Delphin-Rodriguez had never led an M&A team against a team lead who was also a Black woman—until she sat across the table from Amy Wollansack in a $75 million transaction.
June 01, 2022 at 02:20 PM
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When Crowell & Moring M&A partner Renée Delphin-Rodriguez opened her Zoom screen for the first meeting with opposing counsel on a $75 million transaction, she couldn't help but gasp to see a Black woman leading the counterparty's team.
"When the cameras started flicking on, and my opposite number appeared, I was a little taken aback," said Delphin-Rodriguez.
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