Schwabe is Proud to Join Midsize Mansfield Rule Cohort for 2021-2023
September, 2021 - Portland, Oregon
SAN FRANCISCO (September 14, 2021) – Diversity Lab announced today that 118 leading law firms have achieved Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification. The certified firms have completed a rigorous 12-month collaboration with Diversity Lab with built-in measurement, transparency and accountability. Through their participation, they have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and are making meaningful progress on diversifying law firm leadership.
The goal of the Mansfield Rule is to boost the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for these opportunities. The Mansfield Rule Certification measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered at least 30 percent women, underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ lawyers and lawyers with disabilities for leadership and governance roles, equity partner promotions, formal client pitch opportunities, and senior lateral positions. Mansfield Certification Plus status indicates that, in addition to meeting or exceeding the baseline certification requirements, the firms have successfully reached at least 30 percent underrepresented lawyer representation in a notable number of their current leadership roles.
"We are thrilled to celebrate these firms that have worked so tirelessly to implement the Mansfield Rule principles and create inclusive workplaces where every lawyer has the ability to thrive and the opportunity to lead,” said Natalia Marulanda, Mansfield Rule Director at Diversity Lab. “Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, the Mansfield Rule certified firms have not deviated from their goal of ensuring that law firm leadership reflects the rich diversity of the profession. We are enormously proud to work with such a committed group of firms."
Diversity Lab also announced today that more than 70 law firms will participate in the second iteration of the Midsize Mansfield Rule, which will launch on September 15, 2021. These 70+ firms will join the original 25+ law firms that began piloting the Midsize Mansfield Rule in 2020. The Midsize Mansfield certification process, modeled after the version for larger firms, has been fine-tuned to boost diversity in leadership for firms with smaller lawyer populations, single office locations, and leaner firm leadership structures. The certification period for the Midsize version is 18 months (September 15, 2021 to March 14, 2023) to provide sufficient time for the participating firms to take action on hiring, promotion, and leadership transition activities.
Similar to the larger law firm version, firms that successfully complete the Midsize Mansfield Rule criteria will be designated as “Mansfield Certified” and will have the opportunity to send their historically underrepresented partners to the Mansfield Rule Client Forums in 2023 to build relationships with and learn from Diversity Lab’s in-house counsel collaborators. To date, more than 80 legal departments have contributed to or hosted Client Forums, including Google, ExxonMobil, Verizon, CBS, MassMutual, Pfizer, Facebook, Gap, Salesforce, Twitter, Uber, Starbucks, American Express, Ford Motor Co., and Target.
“Farella Braun + Martel has a deep commitment to ensuring inclusive, equitable work environments and to growing greater diversity in the legal pipeline. Through embracing challenging, innovative initiatives—like the Midsize Mansfield Rule—as part of a community of firms with these common goals, we believe we can help drive positive change that benefits the entire legal ecosystem," said Farella Managing Partner Brian P. Donnelly.
Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Firms
*indicates Plus Status
| Akerman* Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld* Allen & Overy* Archer & Greiner Arent Fox Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer* Baker Botts* Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz* Baker McKenzie* Ballard Spahr* Beveridge & Diamond* Blank Rome* Boies Schiller Flexner Bricker & Eckler* Brown Rudnick Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck * Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner* Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney* Buckley Chapman and Cutler* Clifford Chance Clyde & Co. Cooley* Covington & Burling* Cozen O'Connor* Crowell & Moring Davis Wright Tremaine* Day Pitney* Dechert* Dentons* Dentons Canada* Dinsmore & Shohl* DLA Piper* Dorsey & Whitney* Duane Morris* Eversheds Sutherland* Faegre Drinker* Fasken* Fenwick & West* | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner* Fish & Richardson* Fisher & Phillips* Foley Hoag Fredrikson & Byron* Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer* Frost Brown Todd* Goodwin Goulston & Storrs* Greenberg Traurig* Hanson Bridgett* Haynes and Boone* Hogan Lovells* Holland & Hart* Holland & Knight* Hunton Andrews* Husch Blackwell* Ice Miller Jackson Lewis* Jenner & Block* K&L Gates Katten Muchin Rosenman* Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Kean Miller* Lane Powell* Latham & Watkins* Littler Mendelson* Locke Lord* Lowenstein Sandler MG+M The Law Firm* Mayer Brown McDermott Will & Emery* McGuireWoods* Miller Canfield* Miller Nash Graham & Dunn* Morgan Lewis* Morris, Manning & Martin Morrison & Foerster* Munger, Tolles & Olson* Neal Gerber Eisenberg Nixon Peabody* | Norton Rose Fulbright* Nutter O'Melveny & Myers* Orrick* Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler* Paul Hastings* Perkins Coie* Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman* Polsinelli* Porter Wright Morris & Arthur* Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch* Reed Smith* Robins Kaplan* Robinson & Cole Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr* Schiff Hardin* Seyfarth Shaw* Shearman & Sterling* Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton* Shipman & Goodwin* Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom* Stinson* Stoel Rives* Stoll Keenon Ogden Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Taft Law* Thompson Coburn* Thompson Hine Troutman Pepper* Tucker Ellis* Vinson & Elkins Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease White & Case* Williams & Connolly WilmerHale* Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati* Winston & Strawn* Womble, Bond, Dickinson |
Midsize Mansfield Rule -- Participating Firms 2021-2023
| Baird Holm LLP Barton Gilman LLP Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. Buckley LLP Burns White Cantor Colburn LLP CDF Labor Law Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP Collins + Collins Collins Einhorn Farrell PC Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP Davis and Gilbert LLP Degan, Blanchard & Nash Dority & Manning, P.A. Farella Braun + Martel LLP Finn, Dixon & Herling LLP Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP Foley & Mansfield, PLLP Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Genova Burns LLC Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. Hahn Loeser & Parks Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman PC Hancock Daniel & Johnson, P.C. Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP | Hartline Barger LLP Higgs Fletcher & Mack Hinckley Allen Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. Irwin Fritchie Urquhart and Moore LLC Jackson Kelly PLLC Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP Lewis Thomason Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC Marks O'Neill O'Brien Doherty & Kelly Maslon LLP McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP McGinnis Lochridge LLP McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. McGlinchey Stafford Meagher & Geer Messner Reeves Miller & Chevalier Chartered Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP O’Hagan Meyer Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP | Phillips Murrah PC Phillips Nizer LLP Plunkett Cooney Prince Lobel Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP Roig Lawyers Sands Anderson PC Saxe Doernberger & Vita Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, PLC Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP Smith Anderson Stark & Stark Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers Tiber Hudson LLC Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout, LLP Walsworth Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP Wolf Greenfield & Sacks Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP |
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