Sponsor Spotlight: Holland & Knight - NBA-CLS | National Bar Association Commercial Law Section

Platinum Sponsor

About Holland & Knight

www.hklaw.com

At Holland & Knight, we put our legal knowledge to work for you in a practical manner. We know that in order to be the best value to you, we must first provide personalized solutions tailored to your needs. With approximately 2,200 lawyers in our U.S. and international offices and legal colleagues in over 40 countries around the world, Holland & Knight serves clients globally. Our clients recognize the ability of our firm to consistently provide excellent value in a variety of areas that range from commercial litigation, regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare, real estate and government advocacy.

With 34 offices around the globe, we are committed to providing the highest quality legal counsel combined with the utmost in client service – across state and national borders – in a seamless, cost-effective manner. This level of legal guidance, combined with our interdisciplinary structure and the firm’s global network, is your assurance of high-quality resources when and where you need them.

Our lawyers are consistently recognized as leaders in the legal profession, earning accolades for service, responsiveness, results and pro bono commitment.

Our mission is to provide seamless, efficient client-centric services over a wide range of industries. Collaboration across practices and offices, along with highly focused management of matters and cases, enables us to deliver dynamic legal support, regardless of location.

Every action we take is based on providing dedicated service with the most thorough knowledge and experience for each particular client need – whether it is a matter or transaction that can be resolved quickly, or a complex national or international dispute involving a broad range of legal services reaching across jurisdictions and borders.

This approach enables us to be highly responsive with proactive, innovative strategies that create opportunities and help transform your needs and goals into success stories. We provide comprehensive counsel – not just legal advice in a business vacuum – and remain agile thanks to extensive industry-relevant knowledge, being connected to the latest business trends and making significant investments to stay abreast of the issues that are most important to our clients.

Why did you decide to become a NBA-CLS sponsor?

Holland & Knight seeks to further develop an organization and a culture where all talented individuals – including those traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession – can have, and can see, a path to long-term success. We are committed to supporting a variety of pipeline and recruiting initiatives to continue building a diverse and inclusive law firm and legal profession.

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We are consistently recognized for our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Recent accolades include: Earned “Mansfield Certified” status from Diversity Lab for the sixth consecutive year, which encourages law firms to consider a diverse slate of candidates for several leadership roles, committees and leadership activities. Recognized as one of Bloomberg Law’s 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework members for our level of disclosure of diversity-related metrics and distinguished performance against six core pillars: demographics, leadership and talent pipeline, recruitment and retention, business innovation and strategy, marketing, and diversity and inclusion in the community. Recognized as one of Seramount’s 2023 “Best Law Firms for Women & Diversity” for our achievements in recruiting, retaining and advancing women and underrepresented lawyers. Received the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2023 Top Performer Award for our participation in LCLD programs and promotion of the LCLD’s mission. Earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index from 2015 – 2023 for “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.” Recognized by Lawyers of Color as a 2023 Aspire Diversity Award Recipient. Recognized by the State Bar of California as a 2023 Bronze Seal Recipient for implementing research-driven actions that further workplace diversity, equity and inclusion. Received the 2023 American Bar Association Military Pro Bono Project’s “Outstanding Service Award.” Holland & Knight is the only firm to receive the award every year since its inception in 2012.