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Mintz Creates Equity Advisory Council To Drive The Firm’s Commitment To Equity In Workplace
May 16, 2022
Mintz continues its ongoing commitment to ensuring the firm is an equitable workplace, establishing a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee that reports directly to the firm's main decision making body, the Policy Committee. The new Equity Advisory Council (EAC) will be responsible for driving equity for the firm’s attorneys, especially women, attorneys of color and LGBTQ+ attorneys.
Mintz Receives 2022 Beacon of Justice Award from the National Legal Aid & Defender Association
April 12, 2022
Mintz has been named a recipient of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)’s 2022 Beacon of Justice Award for its efforts to address systemic racial disparities in 2022.
Mintz Member Suman Chakraborty tells his journey of becoming a recognized first-chair litigator as an LGBTQ+ attorney of color in an article published by the New York Law Journal.
Mintz To Give Leave For Miscarriages, Failed Surrogacy
March 10, 2022
Civil Rights & Voting Rights Acts with Charlie Ferris
February 1, 2022 | Video
Name Member and former Washington, DC office head Charlie Ferris played an integral role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while working in the US Senate. In this video, he sits down with Member Tyrone Thomas, Chair of the Diversity Committee, to reflect on that momentous era and the relevance of this legislation today.
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Q&A with Nikki Bell, Founder and CEO of LIFT (Living in Freedom Together)
January 28, 2022 | Article | By Kianna S. Phillips, Sofia Nuño, Alec Zadek
Associates Kianna Phillips and Sofia Nuño recently spoke with firm client Nikki Bell to talk about her experience with prostitution and trafficking and the legislation that Mintz drafted.
Los Angeles Business Journal Names Joshua Briones and Arameh Z. O’Boyle Minority Leaders of Influence
January 25, 2022
Mintz is pleased to announce that Managing Member of the firm’s Los Angeles Office Joshua Briones and Member Arameh Z. O’Boyle have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s (LABJ) 2022 “Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys” list. The annual list recognizes minority lawyers in the Los Angeles region and their careers, practice, and successes they’ve achieved.
Legal ESG Summit Resources
January 19, 2022 | Video | By Jennifer Rubin, Jacob Hupart
Learn from Mintz’s ESG subject matter experts as they explore what ESG really means for and within the legal profession, examine why law firms must embrace ESG as a business-critical priority, and share how law firm leadership can address ESG strategically and holistically.
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To Retain Minority Attys, Aim For 'Psychological Safety'
December 22, 2021
In an article published by Law360 Pulse, Mintz Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Narges Kakalia discussed the importance of law firms facilitating psychological safety in the workplace in order to retain minority lawyers.
Recording: 2021 MIATTY Retreat - Mintz Alumni Panel
November 11, 2021 | Webinar
Recording: 2021 MIATTY Retreat - Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat with Charlie Ferris
November 9, 2021 | Webinar
Mintz name partner and former Washington, DC office head Charlie Ferris discusses his role in drafting the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts in the ‘60s and the relevance of this legislation today with ELB partner and chair of the Diversity Committee, Ty Thomas.
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Mintz Member Brent Henry To Receive MLRI Catalyst for Change Award
November 08, 2021
Mintz Honored for ‘Tipping the Scales’ Towards Gender Parity
November 05, 2021
Alain Mathieu Named to National Black Lawyers 40 Under 40 List
October 26, 2021
Journeys to Equity: Jennifer Rubin on Leadership and Accountability
September 7, 2021 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin
In this episode of the Women, Diversity & Change podcast, Jennifer Rubin addresses the importance of becoming your best self as you rise to the top and accountability in leadership.
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