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Diversity News – Social Impact Report                                                                   2018-19











            Abbey Mansfield Ruby, Principal
 Alicia Ritchie Honored with Distinguished

 Women’s Award from Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
                                                                                 Abbey


 licia N. Ritchie, a principal   in  every girl. Proceeds from the   office  of  Miles  &  Stockbridge,   Mansfield Ruby
 and litigator at the law   event  support  GSCM  leadership   where  she  co-chairs  the  Miles
 A firm, was recognized in   development programs designed   Minority Network and sits on the   Honored as
 2018  by  the  Girl  Scouts  of   to  help  girls  increase  their  self-  law  firm’s  Diversity  Committee.   M&A Financing
 Central  Maryland  (GSCM)  as   esteem, confidence and character.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the
 one of five local women leaders   Alliance  of  Black  Women                    & Turnaround
 honored  for  their  exemplary   “Alicia  is  an  outstanding   Attorneys  and  the  American   Industry Leader
 professional accomplishments   leader  and  role  model,”  said   Bar  Association  TIPS  (Tort
 and community contributions.  Nancy Greene, chairman of Miles   Trial and Insurance Practice
 &  Stockbridge.  “We’re  so  proud   Section)  Women  Trial  Lawyers   bbey Mansfield Ruby,   “Abbey is greatly deserving of   financings, real estate financings
 Now in its 38   year,  GSCM’s   to  see  her  achievements  and   Task Force,  and she has served   a principal and trans-  this recognition for what she has   (including  EB-5  investment),
 th
 Distinguished  Women’s  Award   community  service recognized   as a volunteer lawyer for   A actional  lawyer  in  the  firm’s   accomplished  in  her profession   capital call/subscription  facilities,
 Celebration honors local business-   with this award.”  organizations such as the House   Washington, D.C. office, has been   and  in  service  to  others,”  said   restructurings, and workouts.
 women who reflect the attributes   of Ruth and the Homeless Persons   selected by The M&A Advisor as an   Nancy  Greene, chairman  of
 that Girl Scouting aspires to instill   Ritchie resides in the Baltimore    Representation Project. ■  Emerging Leaders Award winner.  Miles  &  Stockbridge.  “She  is  a   In  2018, Abbey represented
                                               tremendous  asset to  her  clients   Miles  &  Stockbridge  as  a  Fellow
               Now in its ninth year, the      and to our firm.”                 with  the Leadership Council
            Emerging     Leaders    Awards                                       on  Legal  Diversity, a landmark
            recognize and celebrate the           Abbey  has  significant  exper-  program to identify,  train and
            achievements of M&A, financing     ience  leading  M&A  financing
            and turnaround professionals       and  turnaround  transactions.    advance  the  next  generation  of
            under age 40 who have reached      She  represents  lenders,  agents,   leaders in  the  legal  profession.
            a significant level of success and   private equity sponsors, and    In addition, she co-lead's Miles &
            made notable contributions  to     corporate  borrowers  in  complex   Stockbridge's  Women's  Network,
            their industry and community.      financings  and  related  trans-  serves  on  the  firm's  recuring
            Honorees  are  chosen  from        actions,  including  acquisition  committee and  manages the
            a  pool  of  nominees  by  an      financings,  first  and  second  lien   firm’s  relationship  with  two  pro
            independent  judging  panel  of    facilities, mezzanine facilities,   bono  clients  in  the  Washington
            industry leaders.                  asset-based  facilities,  project   metropolitan area. ■




 Alicia N. Ritchie, Principalr





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