Google, JPMorgan and GSK among companies joining push to send more work to diverse law firms
Group of 32 major companies spent $226m on law firms owned by women and minorities last year
July 19, 2017 at 06:24 PM
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When Prudential Financial's Rick Meade first heard, more than a decade ago, that some top companies were prioritising the use of more minority-owned law firms, he wanted to join them. But back in 2006, he said his company's efforts on that front were not developed enough for him to jump in just yet.
During the next few years, Meade, who is chief legal officer for international businesses at Prudential Financial, collaborated with a handful of other senior lawyers who decided to be proactive and start engaging female- and minority-owned businesses through their own efforts.
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