Archived Issue
July/August 2009
Cover Story: MCCA’s 2009 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel
MCCA presents its annual report on women general counsel of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, examining current trends and recent developments for women at the legal helm of America’s most successful organizations. And meet two exceptional attorneys new to the list: Maria Pasquale of Celgene and Elizabeth Moore of Consolidated Edison.
Features
Columns
A Driving Force for Gender Equality
By Chana Garcia
Center for Women in Law Hosts Inaugural Summit Summit chair Diane C. Yu (standing) facilitates a discussion among distinguished panelists, featuring (L to R) Larry Sager, Mary Cranston, Hon. Carolyn…
Are HBCUs Still Relevant?
By Kara Mayer Robinson
Part 2: Recent Graduates Respond The May/June 2009 issue of Diversity & the Bar explored the ongoing debate of whether historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) should be merged with…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Celebrating a Supreme Choice Just before Memorial Day, I was invited to join a diverse group of bar association executive directors for a meeting in the West Wing of the…
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
vo-ca-tion /vo-ke-shun/[voh-kay-shuhn] noun—a particular occupation,business, or profession; calling. Paul Chadha The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the private endeavors of attorneys who are part of…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Ivan K. Fong Securing Diversity Ivan K. Fong “The timing was right,” Ivan K. Fong explains about his decision to serve as general counsel for the Department of Homeland…
Association Focus
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
National Association of Women Lawyers Vicky DiProva, executive director The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) is the leading national volunteer organization devoted to the interests of women lawyers and…
Diversity News
By MCCA
Richardson Delivers Groundbreaking Presentation at Conference on Attorneys with Disabilities On June 16, 2009, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) executive director Veta T. Richardson presented a white paper at the…
Movers & Shakers
