Finnegan Reinforces Diversity and Inclusion Efforts with Summer Program and Corporate Partnership Initiatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—On June 1, Finnegan will welcome its 2021 Summer Associate class. The incoming class is 80% diverse and 95% have a STEM background. During the nine-week program, summer associates will be exposed to the full range and diversity of an intellectual property law practice. They will receive real work assignments involving litigation, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, prosecution, licensing, trademark, and copyright. They will also receive specialized training in areas such as legal writing, patent application filing strategies, and drafting of opinions and briefs.

Finnegan’s summer associate program is just one of several programs designed to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain diverse attorneys. This year, the firm launched two additional diversity and inclusion programs in collaboration with corporate partners. Finnegan’s Diversity Corporate Partnership program provides 1L law students an opportunity to experience both working in a law firm and working in-house. During the nine-week Corporate Partnership program, participants split their time at Finnegan and with a corporate sponsor. This year’s corporate sponsors include Raytheon Technologies, Georgia Pacific, and Intuitive.

Ginny Kim, Vice President and Managing Counsel at Raytheon Technologies said, “Raytheon Technologies Corporation is proud to partner with Finnegan this summer, and we look forward to introducing the summer associate to the in-house practice as part of this program. We applaud Finnegan’s tangible investment in the program which will create more pathways to the IP legal profession for diverse attorneys. Through internal programs and external partnerships like this, RTX is committed to realizing the full potential of the legal profession as a diverse, equitable and inclusive profession.”

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

Mark D. Sweet, Chair 
mark.sweet@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, 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.