Sponsors
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2300 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 25 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus.
With 20 offices, 85 practices and over 900 lawyers and professionals, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is among the world’s largest law firms, yet it strives to provide every client with focused and consistent attention. Recognized as one of the top 30 law firms in the U.S., Akin Gump is known for its strength in litigation and high-stakes appellate work, leadership in groundbreaking transactions and depth in public policy. Akin Gump is committed to creating, expanding and protecting its clients’ assets and interests.
Through its network of domestic and international offices, Akin Gump advises companies across myriad industries in both mature and emerging markets. Akin Gump professionals possess a sharp understanding of the intangible factors in economic and political infrastructures, combining it with first-hand government experience at the highest levels around the world.
Latham & Watkins delivers innovative solutions to complex legal and business challenges around the world. From a global platform, Latham lawyers advise leading multinationals, boundary-pushing start-ups, and the investors and financial institutions that fuel them. The firm helps clients navigate market-shaping transactions, high-stakes litigation and trials, and sophisticated regulatory matters. Latham is one of the world’s largest providers of pro bono services, steadfastly supports initiatives designed to advance diversity within the firm and the legal profession, and is committed to exploring and promoting environmental sustainability.
Jackson Lewis P.C.’s 950+ attorneys nationwide focus on labor and employment law to help employers develop proactive strategies and business-oriented solutions to cultivate high-functioning workforces that are engaged, stable and diverse, and share our clients' goals to emphasize inclusivity and respect for the contribution of every employee.
Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic law firm with 1,100+ lawyers in 27 UK and US offices. The firm provides core legal services including: Commercial, Corporate, Employment, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Finance, Banking, Restructuring, Insolvency, IP, Technology & Data, Private Wealth, Projects, Construction and Infrastructure, Real Estate and Regulatory Law. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion includes Women of Womble Bond Dickinson (WOW), a network of women lawyers dedicated to supporting the professional success of one another through mentorship, collaboration, and sharing of opportunities.
Over the past 30 years, Cohen Seglias has grown from a three-attorney firm to a law firm with more than 75 attorneys across eight offices in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Washington, DC, and Kentucky. The firm represents clients across a wide range of industries, providing services in areas including business transactions, construction, internal investigations, labor and employment, scientific misconduct, Title IX, wealth preservation, and white collar defense. Cohen Seglias and its attorneys are consistently recognized as leaders in legal rankings such as Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.
Cohen Seglias is committed to continue building a diverse and inclusive firm where different experiences and perspectives are respected and valued. Diversity is integral to creating an environment that fosters openness, learning, and understanding. This environment, comprised of various perspectives, allows the firm to take a unique approach to each case and provide clients with innovative and thoughtful solutions.
Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong. We have deep experience in complex transactions and high-stakes litigation and across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry. Our “one-firm” culture ensures that our clients receive the best of our knowledge and experience.
Crowell & Moring is an international law firm representing clients in transactional, regulatory, litigation, and arbitration matters. The firm is internationally recognized for providing innovative approaches to legal and business challenges. Crowell & Moring has offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, London, Brussels, Shanghai, and Doha.
Zuckerman Spaeder enjoys a reputation as one of the nation’s premier litigation firms. We have earned this reputation by successfully managing high stakes litigation disputes for over four decades. We are known for our trial skill and also for our ability to work effectively outside the courtroom to advance our clients’ positions with prosecutors, regulators, and opposing counsel. Our lawyers routinely handle high-profile cases in white collar defense, government investigations, complex commercial disputes, health care litigation, professional ethics disputes, class actions and a range of other matters. We pursue cutting edge legal theories and find creative solutions to complex legal problems. When the stakes are highest, clients count on Zuckerman Spaeder.
Kirkland is one of the world’s leading law firms with more than 3,000 lawyers representing clients in complex corporate transactions, litigation, restructuring and intellectual property matters from 18 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Kirkland’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion begins with its leaders, who understand that diverse teams produce the best results, hold relationships as a core value and prioritize community and belonging. As such, DEI at Kirkland is a strategic imperative that influences every business function at the Firm.
We are proud to sponsor the “Driving Diversity in Law” conference.
Williams & Connolly is recognized as one of the world’s premier litigation firms. Our lawyers successfully handle significant civil and criminal matters in courts across the country and forums around the world. We bring a unique blend of talent, tenacity and teamwork to every case we handle in the relentless pursuit of the best possible outcomes for our clients.
With more than 700 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. We work as a team to serve clients in more than 50 dedicated practice and industry areas from offices around the country. We deliberately align the business of diversity, equity and inclusion with the business of the firm. You’ll find us at the heart of business.
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King & Spalding helps leading companies advance complex business interests in more than 160 countries. Working across a highly integrated platform of more than 1,000 lawyers in 20 offices globally, we deliver tailored commercial solutions through world-class offerings and an uncompromising approach to quality and service.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an elite international law firm of approximately 1,000 lawyers located in 13 offices in six countries. For more than 130 years, we have represented companies across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries. Our core practices are M&A, private equity, asset management, bankruptcy and restructuring, complex litigation, and competition and antitrust. The firm is comprised of attorneys who are recognized as some of the world’s foremost practitioners in their respective areas.
Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, we deliver smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for our clients. Our deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. Now celebrating more than 140 years of service, our firm spans 30 offices with 3,000 people, including 1,700 lawyers.
