LOS ANGELES – March 30, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Los Angeles office was a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s DE&I Company of the Year in the category of 50-250 employees in Los Angeles County.
“This honor is a reflection of Greenberg Traurig’s dedication to promoting a diverse and inclusive atmosphere in our office and across the firm,” said Barbara A. Jones, co-managing shareholder of the firm’s Los Angeles office. “Our local Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) committee, led by Lori Chang, Dillon R. Colucci, David Javidzad, Paige Kaplan, Nigel Masenda, Sarah Mirza, Ryan Porter, Gagan Sandhu, and Monica W. Zhang, has been a leader among the firm’s local DE&I teams for its thought-provoking programming and community involvement.”
The Business Journal recognized companies in the Los Angeles region during its annual Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium & Awards event held March 29. Nominees were championed for their ongoing efforts to celebrate and respect the unique needs, perspectives, and potential of all their team members while simultaneously creating an inclusive environment that enables diversity and equity to thrive, according to the publication.
Greenberg Traurig is at the forefront of driving diversity within the legal profession. The firm is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and has won several other diversity awards within the legal profession, including Euromoney’s Global Women in Business Law’s Gender Diversity Firm of the Year award, Morgan Stanley’s Leadership in Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity, and Chambers & Partners’ Outstanding Firm for Furthering Diversity and Inclusion.
The event featured panel discussions on the cost of inequity, building a diverse and multi-generational workforce, and the journey to successful inclusion efforts.