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WWeellddoonn HH.. LLaatthhaamm Diversity

Committee Chair

A Word from Our Diversity Committee Chair…

While our firm Chairman Vincent Cino (MOR) always says “Jackson Lewisneedstodobetter…”IampleasedtoreportthatJacksonLewisranked2ndinLaw360’s listofthe“Top10BiglawFirmsforFemaleAttorneys”and18th inthepublication’slistofthe“100BestLawFirmsforFemaleAttorneys,”basedon the firm’s female representation at the partner and non-partner levels,and the total number of female lawyers. The rankings,which are part ofLaw360’s 2016 Glass Ceiling Report, are based on headcount surveys ofmorethan300lawfirmswithaUnitedStatespresence.Jackson Lewis has also been recognized for its leadership with respect to

recruitinganddevelopingminorityattorneys. WewererankedbyLaw360as13thamongthe“25BestLawFirmsforBlackAttorneys,”and48thamongthe“100BestLawFirmsforMinorityAttorneys.” In addition, the firmwas ranked#58byAmerican Lawyer among the “Best LawFirmsforDiversity.”Jackson Lewis also makes it a priority for women and minorities to have leadership roles.Currently,36%ofourOfficeManagingPrincipalsarewomenand8%areminorities,25%ofourPracticeGroupLeadersareminoritiesand15%arewomen.Inaddition,ofthefirm’sAdvisoryCommitteetotheBoard,25%areminorityand25%arewomen.Our Attorney Resource Groups (“ARGs”) have been active in helping mentoranddevelopourfemaleattorneys,aswellasinbroaderfirmoutreachandmarketingefforts.IencourageallofourattorneystosupporttheARGs’effortsandthemanyeventstheysponsoraroundthecountry(seepages3-8foradescriptionofARGactivitiesinthelastquarter).

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MMiicchhaaeell RR.. HHaattcchheerr Diversity Manager

Diversity Manager’s Update JacksonLewisencouragesitsattorneystobeactivelyinvolvedinminoritybarassociations and relatedorganizations, particularly in leadership roles. Thisyear,PedroTorres-Diaz(MIA/SJ)isservingasPresident-electoftheHispanicNationalBarAssociation (“HNBA”)–which is amajorhonor. Pedrowill besworninasPresidentattheHNBAAnnualConventioninSeptember.KristinBauer (DAL) is on the Board of Governors of the National Association ofWomen Lawyers (“NAWL”), and numerous other firm attorneys serve in

leadershippositionsinothersuchorganizations.Weare seeking to identify firmattorneys to serveas lead contactswith variousprofessionalorganizations focused on diversity. In addition to Pedro and Kristin for HNBA and NAWL,respectively, the following Principals are leading the firm’s relationships with diversityorganizations:TerriFreeman(MOR),CorporateCounselWomenofColor;SeanHerring(CHI),National Bar Association (“NBA”) and National Employment Law Council (“NELC”); MonicaKhetarpal (CHI), South Asian Bar Association; and Ruthie White (HOU), Minority CorporateCounsel Association (“MCCA”). Please reach out to these Principals to see how you can beactiveintheseorganizations.Ifyouareactiveinanorganizationthatisnotlisted,andwishtobethefirmcontactwiththatorganization,pleasecontactme.

Additional Items of Interest At Jackson Lewis’ Corporate Counsel Conference (May 12th – 13th), Weldon Latham (DC)moderated a “Dialogue on Diversity” with Senior executive attorneys from the followingFortune 50 companies: William Van Hoene, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President and ChiefStrategyOfficer,ExelonCorporation;KellyTullier,ExecutiveVicePresident&GeneralCounsel,VISA;TonyWest, ExecutiveVicePresidentGovernmentAffairs,GeneralCounsel&CorporateSecretary, PepsiCo; Charisse Lillie, Vice President, Community Investment and Executive VicePresident,ComcastFoundation,ComcastCorporation.Jackson Lewis sponsored the National Employment Law Counsel Conference, on April 20th –22ndinOrlando,FL.SeanHerring(CHI)spearheadedourinvolvementinthisyear’sconference.

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Attorney Resource Groups Update TheAttorneyResourceGroupChairsprovidedthefollowingupdatesonbehalfoftheirmembers.

African American ARG LedbyLeRoyWatkins(MOR)andMarloJohnsonRoebuck(DET)The Morristown office held its 9th annual diversity luncheon, which was organized andcoordinated by Terri Freeman (MOR). Once again, it was a huge success with tremendousparticipationthroughouttheentireoffice.AdrienneConrad(JAX)wasfeaturedintheJacksonvilleBusinessJournal’sarticle“ReflectionsofBlack Heritage – Jacksonville” and also appeared on the cover. She was appointed to theJacksonvilleGrievanceCommitteefortheUnitedStatesDistrictCourt,MiddleDistrictofFlorida,aswell.OnFebruary4th,RoderickGillum,Maurice Jenkins,andMarloRoebuck (allDET)attendedareception hosted by the African American Partners’ Collaborative, whose mission, amongothers,istohonorandcelebratetheachievementsofAfricanAmericanin-housecounselinthemetropolitanDetroitarea.

Colby Morgan (MEM) has joined the board ofdirectorsoftheMemphisUrbanLeague.TheMemphisUrban League is an advocacy and social servicesorganization dedicated to empowering theunderserved and disadvantaged. Its two primaryinitiatives’ are 1) Workforce and EconomicDevelopment and 2) Education and YouthDevelopment. Colby hostedMemphis Urban LeaguePresident Tonja Baymon at the annual Leadership

MemphisawardsluncheonbanquetheldonMarch2nd.DePaul University College of Law’s Black Law StudentAssociation (BLSA) Mock Trial Team featuring NickSimpson(CHI)wonthe2016NationalThurgoodMarshallMockTrialCompetitionsponsoredbytheNationalBlackLaw Students Association.More than 50 schools acrossthe country competed in 6 regional competitions, withonly 18 schools invited to the finals in Baltimore, MD,March 9th – March 12th. The Thurgood Marshall MockTrialCompetition, created in2002, isoneof the largestandmost respected law schoolmock trial competitions

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inthecountry.Eachyear,hundredsofcompetitorscompeteattheregionallevelwithhopesofultimatelybeingdeclaredthetopteaminthenation.RoderickGillum(DET)wasselectedasoneof therecipientsof the2016D.AugustusStrakerBarAssociation’sTrailblazerAward.ThedinnerandceremonywillbeheldinJune.OnAugust12thSeanHerring (CHI)andtheChicagoofficewillparticipate in theCookCountyBarAssociation’sMinorityLawStudentJobFair.

Asian American ARGLedbyTanyaBovée(HFD)andMonicaKhetarpal(CHI)Keerthi Sugumaran (BOS) joins Jackson Lewis’ Boston office as an Associate. Keerthi is amember of the SouthAsian Bar Association ofGreater Boston, the national SouthAsian BarAssociation,andisactiveinmanycommunityandprofessionalorganizationsinMassachusetts.InNovember2015,VictorCorpuz (DAL)sponsoredacorporate tableandhostedcurrentandpotential clients at the Dallas Bar Foundation’s “An Evening with David McCullough,” theFoundation’s largest fundraising event each year. At the end of 2015, Victor completed hisserviceasGrantsCommitteeChairoftheFoundationandbegan2016asSecretary-Treasurer.Oneof themain objectives of the Foundation is to promote diversitywithin theDallas legalcommunity. Consistentwith that objective, Victor once again participated on the committeewhich interviewedminority lawstudents from the3area lawschools in connectionwith theFoundation’sCollinsClerkships. The requirements forbeing selected foroneof the summerclerkshippositionsincludethestudent’sdesiretoremainintheDallasareaandtopracticeinDallas upon graduation from law school. Victor also continues to serve on the Board ofCounselorsatDrakeUniversityLawSchool,wherehepreviouslyreceivedafulltuitiondiversityscholarshipandstipend.OnFebruary16th,KevinLauri(NYC)andtheNewYorkCityofficesponsoredandattendedtheAsianAmericanLegalDefenseandEducationFundDinner.The Hartford office hosted the Connecticut Bar Asian Pacific American Bar Association’sMentoringKickoffDinneronFebruary25th.TanyaBovée(HAR)receivedtheConnecticutBarAssociation’sWomenintheLawCommittee’sLadderAwardonMarch24th.InApril, Jewell LimEsposito (DC) published“ThreeStrikes?NotSoFast” inDiversityand theBar,whichistheMinorityCorporateCounselAssociation’sonlinemagazine.JacksonLewissponsoredtheSouthAsianBarAssociation’sannualconference,whichtookplaceinMay inHouston, TX.Nicky Jatana (LA),MonicaKhetarpal (CHI), ShawnButte (NYC),OrlaMcCabe (NYC), and Ravindra Shaw (NYC) attended. We will also sponsor the National

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AssociationofAsianPacificAttorneysBarAssociation (NAPABA) inNovember inSanDiego. IfyouareinterestedingettinginvolvedinSABAorNAPABA,pleasecontacteitherTanyaBovée(HAR)orMonicaKhetarpal(CHI).

Hispanic ARG LedbyJamesBotana(CHI)andVerónicaArechederraHall(LV)

TheHispanicNational Bar Association held its 7th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference and21stAnnualUvaldoHerreraMootCourtCompetitiononMarch16th-19thatCaesarsPalaceinLasVegas. JacksonLewissponsoredandactivelyparticipated intheevent,withHNBAPresident-ElectPedroTorres-Díaz(MI/SJPR)deliveringremarksduringtheeveninggalaandthroughoutthe conference, including the first Plenary of Latino and Latina Secretaries of State, and aplenarysessionontheFiscalCrisisinPuertoRico.

Inaddition,JasonGavejian (MOR)organizedandmoderatedapanel titled“EmployeeUseofTechnology – TheGood, The Bad, and TheUgly.” Jasonwas joined on his panel byManuelCuevas-Trisán, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, Employment Law & DataProtectionMotorolaSolutions,Inc.;JennyOrtiz-Schaffer,Attorney,LegalDepartment,UPS;KimColbert, Assistant General Counsel, Employment, Daymon Worldwide; and Teresa J. Hutson,Assistant General Counsel, Global Employment and Migration Law Corporate, External, andLegal Affairs (CELA), Microsoft. The panel addressed issues related to the ever increasingrelianceontechnologybyemployeesandprovidedanoverviewoftheassociatedlegalissuesofwhichin-housecounselandHRprofessionalsshouldbeaware.Inaddition,JacksonLewissponsoredanHNBAPresidentialVIPReceptionattheBellagioHotel.The reception was very well attended, with over 100 corporate counsel and VIPs fromgovernmentandthejudiciary,aswellasourveryownJuanFelipeSantos(SJ)andShawnKee(SLC).TheMemphisofficeagain takes theprize fora localoffice reachingout to the localHispanicbusiness and legal community. ColbyMorgan (MEM)metwithMauricio Calvo and CynthiaMagallon Puljic, Executive Director and Chairwoman of the Board respectively, of LatinoMemphis, and he subsequently attended their staff meeting. They talked about the manyworthwhile Latino Memphis projects, and how Jackson Lewis can help. Latino Memphis is

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committedtostrengtheningLatinoindividuals,families,andcommunitiesandpreparingthemtobetterembracelifeinaprosperous21stcenturyMemphis.Thefirm’scommitmenttotheHNBAdoesnottakearest. Rightafterthemid-yearcorporatecounselinLasVegaswewillmovetotheannualconventionwhichwilltakeplaceinChicagoinearlySeptember.ThiswillbethetimewhenPedroTorres-Díaz(MI/SJ)willofficiallytakeoverasHNBAPresident. WehopetohaverecordparticipationfromJacksonLewis,bothfromtheChicagoofficeandfromthefirmnationwide.Ifyouareinterestedinattendingtheconventionorhaveclientswhoareinterestedorhavecommittedtoattending,pleaseletPedro,Veronica,orJamesknow.TheChicagoofficewillbekickingoffactivitiesbyhostingareceptionfortheswearing-inofnewofficersfortheHispanicLawyer’sAssociationofIllinoisinlateJune.Weexpectthiseventtobewellattendedbycurrentandprospectiveclients,judgesandmembersofthebroaderChicagolegalcommunity.IfyouhaveclientsinChicagowhoyouthinkwouldbeinterestedinsharingagoodtime,drinksandbeautifulviewsfromourChicagooffice,pleaseletusknowandwewillreachout.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender ARG LedbyMichellePhillips(WP)andPedroForment(MIA)On January 25th Ellen Bandel (NYC), Richard Greenberg (NYC), and Michelle Phillips (WP)published“NewYorkStateandNewYorkCityGuidanceFocusonTransgender” inPreventiveStrategiesnewsletter.OnFebruary23rd,MichellePhillips(WP)presentedatthefirm’sTampaSymposiumonsexualstereotypesandgenderidentityintheworkplace.Michelle Phillips (WP) was quoted in the March 8th Bloomberg Business article, “Your BossWantstoKnowIfYou’reGay.”MichellePhillips(WP)discussesimplicationsofself-identifyingasLGBTintheworkplacein“DoAsk,DoTell?”publishedbySHRMonMarch14th.OnMarch28thJasonFedermack(RAL),MichellePhillips(WP),andAnnSmith(RAL)published“North Carolina Legislation Removes LGBT Protections and Possible Wrongful TerminationClaims,”inPreventiveStrategiesnewsletter.Michelle Phillips (WP) discusses the use of women’s restrooms for those transitioning frommale to female in, “Anxiety over Transgender Women in Restrooms Persists,” published onMarch29thbySHRM.

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Women’s Interest Network LedbyStephanieAdler-Paindiris(ORL),SusanCorcoran(WP),PeggyStrange(HFD),andSamanthaHoffman(OC)Throughout 2015, the Memphis office has beenactivewiththeAssociationforWomenAttorneys.Eileen Kuo (MEM) served as CLE Chair for AWAlast year, and the Memphis office sponsored 2employment-related CLEs (Aug. 21st and Dec.17th),bothofwhichwerewellattendedandwellreceived. Attorneys from the Memphis officespokeatboth–Pamela Irons andColbyMorgan(bothMEM)presentedattheAugustCLE,andJimStock(MEM)presentedattheDecemberCLE.EileenKuo(MEM)isservingontheAssociationforWomenAttorneys(“AWA”)BoardasVicePresidentandPamelaIrons(MEM) isservingasthis year’s CLE chair. Eileen has taken over as AWA webmaster and rebuilt their website(www.awamemphis.org). The AWA Foundation is a non-profit that provides scholarships tofemalelawstudentswhohavetakenanactivepart inAWAinitiativesorotherwiseadvancingthecommunityorwomen’s interests.EileenwillbePresident-Elect for2017andPresidentoftheorganizationin2018.TiffanyBuckley-Norwood,EmilyPetroski,Marlo JohnsonRoebuck,andKatherineVanDyke(allDET),wererecentlynamedTopWomenAttorneys inMichiganbyHourDetroitmagazine,basedontheirinclusioninthelatesteditionofMichiganSuperLawyersandRisingStars.The St. Louis office hosted its annual WIN event on February 25th at Robust Wine Bar inKirkwood, Missouri. Our event was both social and educational. Approximately 25 womenwereabletonetworkwithoneanotherandspendtimewithfourexperiencedsommelierswhotaughtushowtoproperlytastewine.Ofcoursewepracticedournewlyacquiredskillwiththeevening’sspeciallyselectedwines.Tocelebrateleapyear,guestsindulgedinavarietyofleapyear wines, which were paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres and assorted truffles andchocolate caramels. Wewere thrilled to host a number of guestswho attended last year’seventandwelcomedmanynewguestswhoarealreadylookingforwardtonextyear’ssoiree.The National Association of Women Lawyers had its mid-year meeting in San Francisco inMarch, bringing together law firm women and in-house counsel from around the country.Women and corporations honored at the event included Marie Oh Huber, SVP and GeneralCounselofE-Bay;OracleCorporation;andHannahBethJackson,StateSenator.LisaSween(SF)was active on the planning committee for this program, and attended along with NataliaFulton,NicoleForde,andStephanieYang(allSF).

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OnMarch10th,theClevelandofficehelditsannualWINeventatTheGlassAsyluminChagrinFalls.Thiseventincludedademonstrationonglassblowingbytheresidentartistsandallowedattendees to try their hand at creating a unique piece of glass art. Afterwards, participantsdinedondeliciousfoodfromMItalianrestaurantandenjoytheirbeerandwine.Everyonewasecstaticaboutthisone-of-a-kindexperienceandtherewasgreatbondingtimeenjoyedbyallparticipants.At the end of March, the Junior League of Memphis had its inaugural Memphis Women’sSummit,atwhichtheMemphisofficewasoneofthevendors.TheSummitwasgearedtowardempoweringwomen.ThePhoenixofficehostedacookingeventonApril5th.Attendeeswere treated toacookingdemonstrationbyTVCelebrityChefBarbaraPoolFenzl.TheChicagoofficeheldaWINeventonApril20th.Eventattendeescustomizedanddecoratedchild-sizeTOMSshoesforcharitywhileenjoyingbeverages,appetizers,andgreatcompany.TheNationalAssociationofWomenLawyershosteditsRegionalGeneralCounselInstituteandPipelinetoEquityPartnershipprograminAtlantaonApril22nd.EmilyBorna(ATL)presentedon

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“Hot Topics in Employment Law.” Several Jackson Lewis women from across the countryattended,includingJessicaLiss(STL)andSusanCorcoran(WP).ThePhiladelphiaofficewillbehostingawineanddinnerpairingwithasommelieronJune16th.

Diversity CalendarInordertobettertrackandplanfordiversityevents,wehavestartedaDiversityCalendar.Thegoalistocapturealldiversity-relatedeventsinwhichthefirmmaywanttoparticipate.Addinganevent to thecalendardoesnotmeanthe firmhascommittedtoparticipate, just that it isworthconsidering,anddiversity-mindedattorneysshouldbeawareofit.Ifyouhaveanitemtocontribute to thecalendar,pleasesend it toReganHarrisonand include (a) thenameof theorganizationholdingtheevent(b)thenameoftheevent(c)thedateandlocationoftheevent(d)theattorneywillingtotaketheleadoncoordinatingthefirm’sinvolvementand(e)whetherornotthereisajobfairopportunityincluded(ifyouknow).

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July 15 NationalBarAssociationCorporateLeadershipForum(St.Louis,MO) L.Watkins

July 16–22 NationalBarAssociationAnnualConvention(St.Louis,MO) L.Watkins

September 7–10 HispanicNationalBarAssociationAnnualConvention(Chicago,IL) J.Botana