McDermott Names First Partner-in-Charge of Firm-Wide Diversity
NEW YORK (February 20, 2009) — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that in furtherance of its core values and business objectives, Lisa A. Linsky, a partner in the New York Trial Department, will lead McDermott's diversity initiatives and programs as the first partner-in-charge of Firm-wide Diversity. Ms. Linsky created and has chaired McDermott's innovative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity Committee since 2006. She has demonstrated outstanding leadership with her enthusiasm and energy and has accelerated the Firm's diversity efforts by raising McDermott's national profile.
Ms. Linsky will work closely with the chairs of the Firm's Gender and Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committees, as well the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Directors of Professional Development, Legal Recruiting Managers, partners and colleagues to build on the momentum that the Firm has achieved in recent years to create an inclusive, professional environment for the long-term benefits of all of McDermott's colleagues and clients.
McDermott is committed to a culture that values and nurtures diversity and appreciates its importance in attracting and retaining exceptional talent. It is this diversity that brings the best, broadest and most innovative ideas and approaches to client service. To meet this commitment, McDermott has established diversity programs and practices which have helped the Firm to achieve great progress in recent years and are necessary to meet the challenges in today's global economy.
At McDermott, diversity means more than differences in gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation and identity or expression. The Firm embraces a breadth of ideas, experiences, perspectives and insights that leads to solutions to complex problems that its clients expect.
