FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC—For the seventh consecutive year, Finnegan earned a spot on Working Mother’s annual list of the 2018 “100 Best Companies.” Finnegan was one of only four law firms to make the list in 2018.
“We are honored that Working Mother continues to recognize the firm in the areas of female career advancement, paid parental leave, childcare assistance, educational and health benefits, and flextime,” said Finnegan managing partner Mark Sweet. “These benefits are integral to fulfilling the firm’s commitment to meeting our employees’ professional, financial, and personal needs and interests.”
Based on the comparison of data submitted by companies from the 100 Best Companies list and data from U.S. companies collected by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for its 2018 Employee Benefits Report, there is a wide gap between the policies offered: 100 percent of the 100 Best Companies offer paid maternity leave versus 35 percent of companies nationwide; 99 percent of the 100 Best Companies offer paid paternity leave versus 29 percent of companies nationwide.
Finnegan was also recently recognized on Working Mother’s “Best Law Firms for Women” list, where the firm ranked #1 for Diversity and Accountability and ranked in the top 10 overall in the category of Support for Women’s Advancement.
Contacts
Mark D. Sweet, Managing Partner
mark.sweet@finnegan.com
James B. Monroe, Chair
james.monroe@finnegan.com
About Working Mother Media
Working Mother Media (WMM), a division of Bonnier Corporation, publishes Working Mother magazine and its companion website, workingmother.com. The Working Mother Research Institute, the National Association for Female Executives, and Diversity Best Practices are also units within WMM. WMM’s mission is to serve as a champion of culture change and Working Mother magazine is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers.
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, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to 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.