Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers Rank Finnegan As One of “50 Best Law Firms for Women”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2014

Contact:    James B. Monroe, Managing Partner 

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Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers Rank Finnegan As One of “50 Best Law Firms for Women”

WASHINGTON, DC—Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers today recognized Finnegan on their 2014 list of “50 Best Law Firms for Women”. This is the third consecutive year Finnegan has been recognized for its family-friendly policies, and business and career development initiatives that help retain women attorneys and advance them into the leadership pipeline. Finnegan was listed 13th in the category of “Leadership, Compensation, and Advancement of Women,” and 14th in “Female Leadership of Departments & Committees.” Finnegan attorney Mareesa Frederick was also recognized as a Working Mother of the Year for balancing a demanding legal career while still taking on leadership roles in volunteer organizations that focus on issues of deep importance to her—education, mentoring, and supporting diversity.

“Finnegan is pleased to receive this recognition of the firm’s commitment to the success of our women lawyers,” said Finnegan managing partner James B. Monroe. “The firm is dedicated to providing an environment where our lawyers can excel professionally, and maintain a work-life balance. We actively recruit, mentor, and provide educational programs for women, who are an integral part of the firm’s leadership and success.” Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers founded the 50 Best Law Firms for Women initiative in 2007 to celebrate the law firms that are most successful in retaining and promoting women lawyers. The goal is also to give law firms the benchmarking tools to enable them to improve the status of women in their firms in the future.

About Finnegan

With more than 350 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, Palo Alto, Reston, London, 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 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.

About Working Mother Media

Working Mother Media (WMM), a division of Bonnier Corporation (bonnier.com), publishes Working Mother magazine and its companion website, workingmother.com. The Working Mother Research Institute (workingmother.com/wmri), the National Association for Female Executives (nafe.com) and Diversity Best Practices (diversitybestpractices.com) are also units within WMM. WMM’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.

About Flex-Time Lawyers

Flex-Time Lawyers LLC is an international consulting firm, providing advisory, training, and speaking services to employers and professionals on work life balance, retaining and promoting women, and new models of legal practice. Flex-Time Lawyers provides consulting and speaking services at law firms, corporations, professional service firms, non-profits, bar associations, law schools, conferences, and retreats. It also hosts a membership organization, offering quarterly in-person and webcast events on timely issues with prominent speakers. Membership also provides resources, networking opportunities and education about legal industry norms. For more information, please visit flextimelawyers.com.

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