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It’s easy to take a glass-half-empty approach when writing about women in Big Law, says Jenna Greene in her latest column. After all, the top-line statistics are depressingly familiar: Only about one in four partners are women, and those who do make partner earn on average one-third less than their male counterparts. But a new study conducted by three law professors offers another way to gauge the power of women within law firms. They looked at more than 10,000 deals at six major law firms including Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Shearman & Sterling LLP and White & Case LLP, offering encouraging news about the increased prevalence of women lawyers working on notable transactions. Read more: https://reut.rs/4bRcymH  #womeninlaw #legalnews #legal #lawfirms #biglaw #mergersandacquisitions

We are happy to share that Shareholder Kate Gallen has been recognized in the Litigation Practitioner category for Missouri Lawyers Media's Women's Justice Awards. These awards recognize women across Missouri who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession: https://lnkd.in/g8rtR2gQ.   #womeninlaw #womeninlitigation #litigationlaw

We're excited to announce that Conn Kavanaugh is one of only 18 firms in Massachusetts to be recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as an “Empowering Women” law firm. See our profile in the feature edition here: https://lnkd.in/ex_Y2Dbj   #WomenInLaw #WomenLeaders #WomenSupportingWomen #TeamCK

Executive Committee Member & Corporate Practice Co-chair Evan Goldfarb is a 2023 Women, Influence and Power in Law Award winner for “Collaborative Leadership” by Corporate Counsel. Evan is being recognized for “demonstrating a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law.” Read more: https://bit.ly/47MtVD7 #womeninlaw #TClaw #lawfirmleaders #womenlawyers #healthcarelaw #amlaw

Partners Amanda Amert, Debra Bogo-Ernst and Barbara Grayson have been named among the “2024 Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business. The annual editorial feature recognizes the top female lawyers in the Chicago metropolitan area for their expertise and achievements in the law, as well as their impact as mentors within their firms and communities outside the office. Learn more below. #womeninlaw

Share with your members: According to the NALP - National Association for Law Placement, women now make up more than 50% of law firm associates. Women currently make up nearly 40% of all attorneys at law firms, which is the highest percentage on record since NALP started tracking this type of data over 30 years ago. Bloomberg Law provides more information and insights on the report here: https://lnkd.in/gwpSFVe3 #ShareWithYourMembers #LawFirmDEI

The Gordon & Rees Phoenix team was awarded the "All in for Women Award" for 2023 by the Maricopa Chapter of the ARIZONA WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ("AWLA"). This award will be presented at a reception at the University Club of Phoenix on September 28, 2023. This award recognizes legal organizations that are committed to furthering the mission of AWLA, which is dedicated to promoting and encouraging the success of women lawyers throughout the state of Arizona. Learn more below. #arizonalaw #arizonalawyer #lawfirm #legal #litigation #law #lawyer #grsm #gordonrees #your50statepartner Kira Barrett

THIS!!! Shining light on such an important issue. "I share my story solely in the hope it will make a difference. That one day someone in a position of power at a law firm will read it and think: enough is enough; we really must do what we say and make the changes that are really needed and will really allow for women to stay and be promoted to partnership in equal numbers to men, just like how they entered the firm."

Four Willkie partners have been shortlisted by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its annual Women in Business Law Americas Awards, which recognize the top women attorneys across the legal profession. The following Willkie lawyers have been named finalists for their leadership and achievements in their respective fields: Simona Agnolucci - “Litigator of the Year” Barbara Grayson - “Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year” Sara Horton - “Patent Lawyer of the Year” Rachel Strickland - “Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year” Learn more below. #womeninlaw

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC congratulates Jennifer (Lehman) Lutz, Janice Walshok, Shannon Finley, and Christine Boisclair (Polito) on their recognition by San Diego Business Journal as Top Women in Influence in Law! #SanDiegoBusinessJournal #TopWomeninInfluenceinLaw #PettitKohn #SanDiego #SDLaw Read more here: