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Fenwick Partner Elected as TechLaw's First Female President

Jennifer Kelly, a litigation partner at Fenwick & West and chair of the firm's gaming and digital media practice, will serve on the executive leadership board of a global network of 25 technology-focused law firms.
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Year After Trump's Election, a Look at Pushback From GCs, Companies

In the year since Trump's election, companies and their GCs have been vocal about opposing several of his policies, often using the courts to make their point.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Study Shows Despite Plethora of Policies, Big Law Still Struggles With Gender Diversity

A new report released Tuesday by McKinsey & Co. and Thomson Reuters Corp. unveils some stark difference in how men and women view gender equity in the Big Law workplace.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

In Wedding Cake Case, ABA Says DOJ's Stance Undermines Anti-Discrimination Laws

The American Bar Association on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject what it called a "baseless attempt" by the Trump administration to relegate gays and lesbians to second-class status under the nation's anti-discrimination laws. Donald Verrilli Jr., a former Obama-era U.S. solicitor general, filed the brief for the ABA in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In the case, a baker refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The 'In-House Revolution' Has Turned General Counsel Into Advocates

The role of general counsel has evolved to the point now where they have "the access, influence, power and resources" to advance social justice causes, Kim Rivera, chief legal officer and general counsel of HP Inc., said Friday at a Harvard Law School bicentennial event. But that wasn't always the case.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Conversations with Newsmakers: Greg Nevins on LGBT Workplace Fairness

Greg Nevins, the workplace fairness program strategist at Lambda Legal, is involved in three high-profile appeals court cases that consider whether LGBT employees can sue under federal civil rights law for alleged workplace discrimination.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Hires Former Prudential Exec for New Diversity Position

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld tapped former Prudential Financial Inc. vice president and chief diversity officer Michele Meyer-Shipp, a recognized corporate diversity advocate, to serve as the global law firm's first chief for diversity and inclusion.
3 minute read

The Recorder

3 Things to Watch as Yahoo Fights Male Employees' Gender Discrimination Suit

Yahoo Inc. is set to ask a federal judge in San Jose Wednesday to knock out claims from two former managers in the company's media unit who claim they were discriminated against based on gender.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Collegiate Advocate Lightfoot Franklin Elects First Female Leader

The Birmingham, Alabama-based regional firm has appointed Melody Hurdle Eagan as its first female managing partner.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Orrick Taps Consulting Firm for New Diversity, Inclusion Head

The firm has brought on attorney and career coach Joi Bourgeois to serve in a newly created role.
4 minute read

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