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Press Release

Finnegan Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as a 2022 Compass Award Winner

October 31, 2022

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan has been named a Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). The Compass Award recognizes individuals and organizations that fulfill all of the following requirements in a single calendar year:

  • Member attendance at the Annual Membership Meeting and/or Member attendance at a Leadership Summit and/or submission of a Leader's Pledge
  • Participation in the LCLD Fellows Program
  • Participation in the LCLD Pathfinder Program
  • Participation in an LCLD Pipeline Program (the 1L Scholars Program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program)

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to Finnegan’s mission and success. The firm has a strong track record of DEI-focused initiatives, including the firm’s affinity groups, women’s business initiative Finnegan FORWARD (Focused on Raising Women’s Advancement, Representation, and Development), the Finnegan Diversity Scholarship, the IP University, diversity corporate partnership programs, and mentoring.  Finnegan is consistently recognized for its DEI initiatives by other organizations, such as the Mansfield Rule, American Lawyer Media (ALM), and Seramount.

 

Contacts: 

Esther H. Lim, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
esther.lim@finnegan.com

L. Scott Burwell, Partner-in-Charge of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
scott.burwell@finnegan.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, Munich, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, 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.

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