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Diversity News – Social Impact Report 2017-18

Miles & Stockbridge Honored Miles & Stockbridge Joins More

by Minority Corporate Counsel Than 270 CEOs in Unprecedented
Association as 2017 George B. Commitment to Advance Diversity

Vashon Innovator Award Finalist and Inclusion in the Workplace

iles & Stockbridge has The award is named for iles & Stockbridge joins a Miles & Stockbridge is one CEO Action for Diversity &
been honored for its scholar, abolitionist and lawyer growing coalition pledging of six law firms nationwide that Inclusion™ is led by a steering
M diversity and inclusion George B. Vashon, who became M to advance diversity and have signed the pledge to date. committee of CEOs and lead-
efforts by the Minority the first licensed African American inclusion in the workplace. Only By signing on to this commit- ers culled from a wide range
Corporate Counsel Association attorney in New York State in 1848 one month after 175 CEOs came ment, Miles & Stockbridge has of market-leading businesses
(MCCA) as one of three law firm and one of the first admitted to together to launch CEO Action pledged to take action to culti- and firms. The coalition rep-
finalists for its 2017 George B. practice before the U.S. Supreme for Diversity & Inclusion™, near- vate a workplace where diverse resents 70 industries, all 50
employees globally. ■
Vashon Innovator Award. The Court in 1867. ly 100 additional CEOs have tak- perspectives and experiences U.S. States, and millions of
en the pledge, committing them-
are welcomed and respected
Vashon Award is presented Miles & Stockbridge and the selves—and the organizations and where employees feel en-
to companies outside of the other corporate and law firm they lead—to advance diversity couraged to discuss diversity
Fortune 1000 and law firms awardees were honored by and inclusion in the workplace. and inclusion.
with fewer than 500 attorneys MCCA at its Creating Pathways to
that have led the way with Diversity Conference on October
innovative best practices to 3 at the Marriott Marquis in New
assist diverse attorneys. York City. ■

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