MCCA Town Halls

MCCA hosts 60-min Town Halls to connect with our members, sponsors, and prospective members to discuss pressing issues regarding inclusion in the legal profession.

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Please visit our YouTube channel and MCCA Member Portal to watch our previous Town Halls.

2025 Town Halls

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MCCA Survey Town Hall

This Town Hall will address questions regarding MCCA’s 2025 U.S. Law Firm Diversity Survey.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 (POSTPONED)

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

MCCA Member Town Hall

This Town Hall will discuss the current landscape of inclusion in the legal profession. Open to MCCA members only.

2024 Town Hall

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

MCCA Town Hall

Welcome
Results of the Pulse Survey
How do we communicate the value of the work?
- Research
- Communication Strategy
Calendar of Events and Programs
Q&A
Close

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024

Thank you to all those who joined us for MCCA’s Town Hall on April 24, 2024 as we discussed the latest DEI trends in the legal industry and general MCCA updates. The Town Hall recording can be viewed below on our Youtube channel.

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

MCCA Town Hall

Welcome – 5 minutes
MCCA Updates – 30 minutes
- Programs
  - Sources of Success
  - Global TEC (Technology, Education and Careers) Forum
  - Pathways
  - Gala
  - Special Events – MCCA Dinner with Friends
- Research
  - Law Firm Diversity Survey & Scorecard
  - Corporate Demographic Survey & Scorecard
  - Fortune 1000 General Counsel Survey
- Membership ONLY Benefits
  - MCCA Approved
  - Bias interrupters workshops
  - Toolkits and Best Practices
What are the trends since SFFA decision – 15 minutes
- 5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by Nikki Lewis Simon, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Open / Q&A – 10 minutes

2023 Town Hall

Thank you to all those who joined us for MCCA’s Town Hall on November 29, 2023 as we shared the latest updates on DEI trends in the legal industry, the Diversity Scorecard data, and our Sources of Success Program. The Town Hall recording can be viewed on the MCCA member portal.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023

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4:30 PM – 4:35 PM

WELCOME

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4:35 PM – 4:45 PM

DEI TRENDS

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4:45 PM – 5:05 PM

Diversity Scorecard

MCCA will discuss the changes to the 2023 Diversity Scorecard, including how to review and interpret the data. In addition, we will provide tips on how to share with clients who demand transparency, accountability, and progress. Please join us for a live Q&A.

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5:05 PM – 5:25 PM

Sources of Success – What does a successful application look like?

Join us for an informational session with a Q&A with our current cohort.

Speakers:

Cheryl Allen-Ricciardi – Director – Litigation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Jasmine Chalashtori – Associate, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

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5:25 PM – 5:30 PM

Upcoming Events & Close

SPEAKERS

Cheryl Allen-Ricciardi

Director – Litigation,
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

MEET CHERYL >

Jasmine Chalashtori

Associate,
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

MEET JASMINE >

2022 Town Hall Dates

METRICS & ACCOUNTABILITY: KEY FACTORS TO DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE DEI STRATEGY FOR GREATER IMPACT

Friday, March 25, 2022: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

The past 20 months have brought a sea change in how we communicate and work. Some companies started to report diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data and others pushed back citing privacy and the burdensome nature of collecting and reporting on DEI. What those companies who are resisting should consider is the positive impact they can have by learning about their data, leveraging the analysis to do things differently, and/or to lead the systemic change for the better.

This year more than ever before, there will be more proposals from shareholders requesting disclosures. Inevitably those demands on corporations will mean third-party service providers such as law firms will need to disclose how they are implementing sustainable DEI strategies to achieve maximum impact.

During our Town Hall, we will discuss some of the challenges of collecting data, implementing changes based on data analysis, and how to develop sustainable long-term strategies for greater impact. If you are one of the many companies and/or firms who would like to learn how MCCA members, Verizon, General Motors, and VMware addressed the challenges of data collection, reporting, analysis, and implementation to achieve positive results, please join our panel of experts who will provide guidance and answer your questions.

MCCA is proud to partner with these three forward-thinking companies, who were the initial signatories to our law firm diversity scorecard, the first of its kind to establish a DEI standard for law firms.

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SPEAKERS

Áine Lyons

Senior Vice President
& Deputy General Counsel,
Global Legal Service,
Operations and Privacy,
VMware

MEET ÁINE >

Julie Hines

VP – Innovation and Strategic
Business Operations,
Verizon

MEET JULIE >

Myron Lloyd

Attorney, Lead Counsel,
Global Information Technology,
General Motors

MEET MYRON >

2021 TOWN HALL DATES

Thank you for your participation in our 2021 Town Halls!
We look forward to your participation and hearing from you in 2022!

Tuesday, March 30, 2021: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST
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Thursday, October 7, 2021: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST

Thursday, December 16, 2021: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST

2020 TOWN HALL DATES

Thank you for your participation in our 2020 Town Halls!

Tuesday, March 10, 2020: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST
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Myron Lloyd

Attorney, Lead Counsel – Global Information Technology,
General Motors

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Myron serves as Lead Counsel, Global Information Technology at General Motors. In this role, he sits on the leadership team of the Global Chief Information Officer and oversees the IT Legal Department that supports over 7000 GM information technology professionals. His department drafts and negotiates complex agreements involving software licensing and development, data sharing, and software/platform/infrastructure-as-a-service. His team is also responsible for advising on information security, open-source and other strategic technology-related matters.

Prior to his current role, Myron served as General Counsel of GM Middle East Operations (“MEO”) where he led the MEO Legal Team, served as a member of the MEO Executive Team and was responsible for all aspects of the business from a legal perspective. Before that, Myron was in the role of IP and Business Unit Counsel for General Motors Research & Development where is he was the lead attorney for GM’s Chief Technology Officer.

Myron devotes a significant amount of time to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as well as charitable causes including pro-bono law clinics and social action initiatives. He serves as GM Executive Liaison to the National Urban League and Board Member of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan. As a member of GM’s acclaimed Legal Staff Diversity Engagement Team, Myron works closely with GM’s Legal Staff and Strategic Law Partner firms in advancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. In this role, he also ensures alignment of Legal Staff diversity programs with GM’s corporate diversity programs as a member of GM’s corporate One DEI Team.

Educational Background:

Myron earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1998. In 2003, he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Wayne State University. Myron is licensed to practice law in the state of Michigan and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He’s also a Certified Information Privacy Technologist with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Cheryl Allen-Ricciardi

Director – Litigation,
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

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Cheryl L. Allen-Ricciardi currently serves as Litigation Counsel for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., where she is responsible for all facets of commercial litigation across numerous business groups and product lines. Cheryl also advises on cybersecurity matters and works cross-functionally with colleagues around the world to protect Thermo Fisher’s reputation and reduce litigation risk.

Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Cheryl was a litigation associate at Dentons US LLP and later at Pierce Atwood LLP, where she gained a breadth of experience in both litigation and internal investigations. Cheryl was recognized by the National Black Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 – Class of 2019 for the state of Rhode Island. She was also recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” in the categories of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, and Securities Litigation.

Cheryl graduated from Brown University with degrees in Slavic Studies and International Relations with a focus in Political Economy and Development. She graduated from Fordham University School of Law where she served as an editor on the International Law Journal. While at Fordham, she received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award, and a Public Service Student Leadership Award from Fordham’s Public Interest Resource Center for her commitment and service to the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Children’s Law Project Youth Advocacy Law Association.

Her passion for public service, pro bono work, and educational youth engagement continued after law school. She was a founding member and leader of Pierce Atwood’s Racial Justice Initiative which focuses on civil rights litigation, criminal record expungement, and business and transactional support for nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and businesses. She currently serves on the board of a Rhode Island non-profit whose mission is to ensure youth have equitable access to opportunities, resources, and relationships so they can thrive today and in the future.

She is a proud member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2022 Pathfinder class and is thrilled to participate in the MCCA 2023 Sources of Success Program. Cheryl is a Florida native who now lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two young sons.

MCCA Town Halls

2025 Town Halls

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

MCCA Survey Town Hall

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 (POSTPONED)

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

MCCA Member Town Hall

2024 Town Hall

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

MCCA Town Hall

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

MCCA Town Hall

2023 Town Hall

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023

4:30 PM – 4:35 PM

WELCOME

4:35 PM – 4:45 PM

DEI TRENDS

4:45 PM – 5:05 PM

Diversity Scorecard

5:05 PM – 5:25 PM

Sources of Success – What does a successful application look like?

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM

Upcoming Events & Close

SPEAKERS

Cheryl Allen-Ricciardi

Jasmine Chalashtori

2022 Town Hall Dates

SPEAKERS

Áine Lyons

Julie Hines

Myron Lloyd

2021 TOWN HALL DATES

2020 TOWN HALL DATES

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Áine Lyons

Julie Hines

Myron Lloyd

Cheryl Allen-Ricciardi

Jasmine Chalashtori