Archived Issue
September/October 2004
Cover Story: Anatomy of Law Firm Mergers: Uniting Cultures, Sharing Values
This issue of Diversity & the Bar® has two cover stories about mergers and acquisitions. Specifically, this article takes a look at three law firms that have united and explains the intricate details of a merger as well as how such firms can come together to create a common diversity vision. As indicated by those interviewed, mergers can provide a window of opportunity for firms to revisit their diversity initiatives.
Features
Columns
Anatomy of Law Firm Mergers: Uniting Cultures, Sharing Values
By Melanie Lasoff Levs
Shortly after the first law firm was formed, the first law firm merger likely took place. Firms have been getting together ever since. These unions occur between firms large and…
Unite and Conquer: Corporate Mergers–Tackling the Tough Issues and Creating the Best of Both Diversity Worlds
By Elisabeth Frater, Esq.
Just as law firms mergers change the landscape of the practice of law, mergers among the corporations these firms serve play an important role in the evolution of corporate law…
The Power of Diversity Consultants: Helping to Achieve an Inclusive Workforce
By Carisa Chappell
While most executives and managers in the legal profession realize the importance of having a diverse staff, they are not always sure how to recruit and retain candidates from different…
The Evolution of Leadership
By Todd Steven Burroughs
Robert J. Grey Jr. and James R. Jenkins Take the Helm of Two Major Bar Associations James R. Jenkins Leader, role model, and mentor, has attained the status and…
Sodhexo and Hunton & Williams Partner to Create a Common Vision
By Kathleen Dreessen
Sodexho, a Maryland-based food and facilities management company boasting more than 100,000 employees and approximately 20 attorneys, expanded its summer law clerk program this year by assigning one of its…
The Decline of Successful Minority-Owned Law Firms
By Hinton J. Lucas , By Ramona E. Romero
The past 15 years have seen a marked decline in the number of successful minority-owned law firms serving corporate America, concludes a recent report commissioned by the DuPont Company's Legal…
The National Bar Association: Inspiring Youth to Make a Difference in the Legal Community
By I. Clayvon Lighty
Recently, a diverse group of thirty-four students from more than seven states graduated from the Crump Law Camp (Camp Crump), a program that was established by the National Bar Association…
D&B Brief
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Put Me In, Coach! Miriam Bamberger, CPCC, and Heather Bradley, CPCC, are the co-founders of The Flourishing Company, which helps emerging professionals sharpen their leadership skills to generate immediate and…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Shared Values, Shared Strengths This issue of Diversity & the Bar® is dedicated to the power of evolution. While all of us will experience myriad changes during our careers, few…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Tom Calarco
Natalie Butto: Campaigner for Inclusiveness Natalie Butto, director, corporate counsel at Starbucks Coffee and committed advocate of diversity, has unique roots. Her Italian father came to Honduras and married her…
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