FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2013
Contact: James B. Monroe, Managing Partner
Working Mother Names Finnegan to 2013 List of 100 Best Companies
WASHINGTON, DC — Working Mother magazine today named Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as one of the 2013 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. This announcement marks the second consecutive year Finnegan has been recognized for its commitment to family-friendly workplace programs. Companies were selected based on an extensive application that considers companies’ policies for child care, flexibility, advancement, and paid family leave. Earlier this year, Working Mother magazine, with Flex-Time Lawyers, named Finnegan one of the “50 Best Law firms for Women.”
“Finnegan is pleased to be recognized among the top 100 companies for working mothers and their families,” said Finnegan managing partner James B. Monroe. “This latest award shows Finnegan’s continued commitment to wellness programs that provide professional and personal support to our outstanding team.” The firm’s family-friendly programs include flexible work arrangements, career development and training support, mentoring programs, wellness and stress management initiatives, and tuition reimbursement.
Working Mother highlighted the following women and family-friendly accomplishments and benefits of the firm:
- Women managers/execs - 57%
- Women hires in 2012 - 47%
- Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave - 13
- Average weeks of fully paid paternity leave - 8
- Average weeks of fully paid leave for adoptive primary caregivers - 9
- Employees who use a flextime schedule - 78%
- Employees who telecommute - 21%
Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, said, “Now in its 28th year, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies are leaders in building initiatives that truly support all employees. They are the vanguard of successful companies, with modern policies for American families.”
About Finnegan
With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, 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 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 or on Twitter.
About Working Mother Media
Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corporation (bonnier.com), is the publisher of Working Mother magazine and its companion website, workingmother.com, and the Working Mother Research Institute. The National Association for Female Executives (nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (diversitybestpractices.com) are also units within WMM. Working Mother Media’s mission is to serve as a champion of culture change. Working Mother magazine reaches more than 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers; Workingmother.com gives working mothers @home and @work advice, solutions, and ideas. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the magazine’s signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, and the 11th year of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women.
