FURTHERING DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES Carlton Fields sponsored the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section's 34th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference. Attorneys Robert Simpson, Rae Vann, Derek Harris, Yolanda Strader, Kristin Gore, Christopher Aird, Darnesha Carter, Michael Donaldson, Roben West, Raina Shipman, and Gina Hough attended the conference, which is dedicated to identifying and retaining diverse outside counsel. Shareholders Derek Harris and Yolanda Strader served as moderators.
in corporate governance and finance; technology; business development and relationship building; and cybersecurity and privacy.
The firm is a sponsor of the 2021 Summer Pre-Law Seminar hosted by the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, a national nonprofit that was founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school.
The firm sponsored the YWCA of Palm Beach County’s 8th Annual Stand Against Racism Luncheon, focusing on “Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis.”
The firm sponsored the Federal Communications Bar Association’s 2021 Women’s Summit Series, a four-part series focusing on women’s leadership
The firm sponsored the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County’s 25th Annual Giraffe Awards, honoring women who have “stuck their necks out” for other women in the community. West Palm Beach Shareholder Amanda Jesteadt was an award finalist at the event.
The firm sponsored the 2020 AIG Winter Summit. In partnership with Disabled Sports USA, the event supports wounded warfighters and youth with disabilities.
The firm sponsored the Women’s Foundation of Florida 2020 Raise the Bar Event, which helps raise critical funds to support the organization’s programs and mission of advancing women’s leadership. Carlton Fields is sponsoring the George Edgecomb Bar Association’s 38th Annual Scholarship Banquet. Tampa’s largest predominantly African American voluntary bar association since 1982, GEBA has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to college-bound students. The firm sponsored the second annual DEI Expanding Opportunity in Insurance Conference. Shareholders Huhnsik Chung and Irma Solares attended the virtual event, which brings together hundreds of insurance thought leaders from across the country to discuss DEI in the insurance industry.
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