October 23, 2024

Venable Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus

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Venable LLP is pleased to announce that it has earned Mansfield Certification Plus for the 2023-2024 term as a result of its commitment to inclusive legal leadership. The firm is dedicated to being an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Mansfield Certification Plus highlights firms that have committed themselves to the core principles of transparency, accountability, and the sharing of knowledge. This sustained effort includes broadening the pool of talent considered for dozens of leadership roles and activities.

“Earning the Plus recognition for yet another year is an affirmation of Venable’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion at the firm,” said Jenn Reddien, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Venable. “Through our thorough and holistic strategy, we will continue to create opportunities for talent at all levels.”

The goal of the Mansfield Rule is to ensure that all qualified, talented individuals at participating law firms have equal opportunities to advance into leadership roles. The year-long structured certification process is designed to “open the door wider” for talent at all levels. Participating law firms track and measure the extent to which they have affirmatively considered women, lawyers from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ lawyers for top leadership roles, senior-level lateral hiring, promotions into the equity partnership, and participation in client pitch meetings.

For more information on the Mansfield Rule and its participation requirements, visit the Diversity Lab’s webpage here.

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Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 900 professionals across the country, in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients’ objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit https://www.Venable.com/.