Platinum Sponsor

About Carlton Fields

www.carltonfields.com

Carlton Fields has more than 330 attorneys and government and financial services consultants serving clients from offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm is known for its national litigation practice, including class action defense, trial practice, white collar representation, and high-stakes appeals; its insurance practice, including life and financial lines, property and casualty, reinsurance, and title insurance; its regulatory practice; and its handling of sophisticated business transactions and corporate counseling for domestic and international clients. (Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields, LLP.)

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

Carlton Fields has previously attended the NBA-CLS Annual Corporate Counsel Conference, and our attorneys have served as moderators at the conference and as leaders within the NBA, including as a member of the executive committee and past chair of the Commercial Law Section. This partnership has allowed us to develop professional relationships, share best practices and insights, and create opportunities that lead to the advancement of members’ careers and diversity, equity, and inclusion in law as a whole.

Additional Information

Appreciation of diversity is one of Carlton Fields’ core values and an integral part of the firm’s strategic plan. We promote and embrace diversity in all things, encouraging our attorneys and managers to prioritize the inclusion of diverse individuals in everything we do. This philosophy extends to recruiting, hiring, leadership appointments, case assignments, committee responsibilities, and the development of successors for leadership positions and client relationships. We believe that persons with diverse backgrounds enrich our work environment, add value to the legal services we provide, and enhance the overall culture of the firm.

• In 2020, Carlton Fields joined the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, a nationwide group of more than 200 law firms dedicated to furthering the pursuit of equal justice in the law.
• The firm is active in the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity and has participated in the LCLD Fellows Program annually since its inception.
• Carlton Fields is a sponsor of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity’s Summer Pre-Law Seminar, an intensive program for diverse students whose goal is to attend law school.
• We provide networking, informal mentoring, and professional development opportunities through the firm’s LGBTQ+, Minority, and Women’s Business Resource Groups, which work to spur opportunities for these groups within the firm, the legal profession, and the community.
• Carlton Fields ranked as the top Florida-based law firm for Black partners, according to the Daily Business Review’s 2020 Diversity Report. The firm also ranks in the top 5 for Black attorneys and minority attorneys.
• The firm was awarded a 100% perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for the 12th consecutive year, recognizing innovative programs and initiatives that drive equality in the workplace for LGBTQ workers.

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