FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certification Plus status. The Mansfield Rule certification measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women, attorneys of color, LGBTQ+ attorneys, and attorneys with disabilities as at least 30 percent of the candidate pool for recruitment, governance roles, equity partner promotions, and inclusion in formal pitches to clients. The goal of the Mansfield Rule is to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for these roles and opportunities.

Finnegan signed on to the Mansfield Rule in 2018 and has achieved “Plus” status each year. “Plus” status indicates that, in addition to meeting or exceeding the baseline certification requirements, the firm has successfully reached at least 30 percent diverse lawyer representation in a notable number of their current leadership roles.

In addition to achieving Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certification Plus status, the firm received several recent accolades that confirm Finnegan’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The 2021 Vault Guide ranked Finnegan a top firm for diversity; Working Mother ranked Finnegan on its “Best Law Firms for Women” list and inducted the firm to its Hall of Fame; Law360 named Finnegan a top 10 firm for diversity in its 2020 Diversity Snapshot; and the firm earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, earning a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” designation.

Contacts
Anand K. Sharma, Managing Partner 
anand.sharma@finnegan.com 

Mark D. Sweet, Chair 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

About Diversity Lab
Diversity Lab is an incubator for innovative ideas and solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law. Experimental ideas are created through our Hackathons and piloted in collaboration with more than 150 top law firms and legal departments across the country. Diversity Lab leverages data, behavioral science, design thinking, and technology to further develop and test new ideas and research, measure the results, and share the lessons learned. For more information, visit www.diversitylab.com.

About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to advertising, trade secret law, European patents and trade marks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.