Photo: Rido/Adobe Stock Despite All That Happened Last Year, Many Law Firms Still Have No Black Partners
Sixteen law firms on the 2021 Diversity Scorecard, nine of which are in the Am Law 200, do not have any Black attorneys in their partnerships.
May 25, 2021 at 06:40 PM
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Diversity
The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Even after George Floyd's murder last year sparked a wave of activism and soul-searching throughout the United States, 16 of the nation's largest law firms, nine of which are in the Am Law 200, do not have even one Black partner in their partnerships.
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- Hodgson Russ
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- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
- Day Pitney
- Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman LLP
- Vedder Price
- Von Briesen Roper
- Fennemore Craig
- Snell & Wilmer
- Goulston Storrs
- Morris Manning Martin
- Knobbe Martens Olson
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