Vivia Chen

November 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Women who've risen to the top are still anomalies, and it's hard not to be threatened by those who've beaten the long odds while the rest of us struggle.

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

November 26, 2018 | The American Lawyer

A movement is afoot to redefine diversity beyond gender, ethnicity and race. Should Big Law join the trend?

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Nothing goes better with Thanksgiving than some good old legal industry news and gossip.

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

November 15, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The cult of perfectionism is pervasive in law firms—the notion that you should feel deep shame about an inconsequential typo or experience terror for not properly reading the unstated wishes of some client or senior partner.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 13, 2018 | The American Lawyer

A lawyer's schedule is unrelenting and difficult for nursing moms, and there's an attitude that productivity suffers due to breast pumping on the job.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Despite a few victories for women, the midterm elections primarily showed that they are not united and that the #MeToo anger that was supposed to knock out President Donald Trump's supporters and the sexism and racism he represents didn't happen.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

October 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

It's been eight years since Sheryl Sandberg gave her seminal Lean In TED Talk. So what have women achieved?

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

October 26, 2018 | The American Lawyer

One year later, with male/female workplace relationships in an awkward phase, women are feeling the fallout.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

October 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Why does Keith Wofford, on leave from Ropes & Gray where he's served as co-head of its New York office, want to enter a political race that he's almost sure to lose?

By Vivia Chen

6 minute read

October 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Why does Keith Wofford, on leave from Ropes & Gray where he's served as co-head of its New York office, want to enter a political race that he's almost sure to lose?

By Vivia Chen

6 minute read