The scope and range of events that we are involved with demonstrate our desire to build diversity in as many ways as possible. Participating in special events that target specific groups is an effective way to build interest in our firm and to expand our culture of inclusion.
- Roundtable Summit of New York City area Latin American Law School Student Association (LALSA) leaders in conjunction with the Puerto Rican Bar Association.
- AALDEF Summer Associate Cocktail Party and the NY Women's Bar Association Panel on "What it's Really Like to Practice Law in NYC as a Woman?"
- Sponsor of the BLSA Tenth Annual Banquet at the University of Houston.
- Latin American Law School Student Association (LALSA) Dinner at Fordham Law School.
- Columbia University Law School Paul Robeson Conference (BLSA).
- Northwestern University Law School Latino Heritage Week.
- Platinum Sponsor of the National Association of South Asian Bar Associations Conference.
- University of Michigan BLSA Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Banquet.
- Northwestern Law School's Dream Committee King Day Reception.
- Harvard Law School's 8th Annual Latino Law and Public Policy Conference.
- Mayer Brown is a national platinum sponsor of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) and gives support to the organization's diversity roundtables, Employers' Choice Award dinners and CLE Expo.
- ABA Women in Law Leadership Academy, at which Managing Partner Debora de Hoyos delivered Keynote address.
- "Cultivate Your Career: A Symposium for Mayer Brown Women" for all NY, DC, Houston, Charlotte, Los Angeles and Chicago female lawyers.
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) dinner in New York City.
- Coordinated and hosted the annual luncheon of the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
- ABA Reception honoring Dennis W. Archer, President-Elect of the ABA.
- Martindale-Hubbell event: "Recruiting & Retention Strategies that Effectively Promote Diversity."
- Provided support for the Annual Women's Law Breakfast, which is hosted by the Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA).
- Hosted the Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund (PRLDEF) "Committee of 100" Kick-Off Reception and our New York lawyers served as founders of the Committee of 100.
- New York Women's Agenda Star Breakfast.
- Lambda Liberty Awards Banquet, which gives recognition to significant gay and lesbian corporate initiatives.
- Conference for the Texas Minority Counsel Program.
- Sponsor of the A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Awards dinner recognizing diversity initiatives hosted by the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
- Sponsor of Catalyst Awards Dinner.
- Hosted member meetings of the Dominican Bar Association and the Hispanic National Bar Association.