10 October 2023 Sponsor Feature Archives - NBA-CLS | National Bar Association Commercial Law Section https://nbacls.com/category/sponsor-spotlight/2023-sponsors/10-october-2023-sponsor-feature/ Connecting People, Ideas and Opportunities Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:01:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://nbacls.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-National_Bar_Association_logo-32x32.png 10 October 2023 Sponsor Feature Archives - NBA-CLS | National Bar Association Commercial Law Section https://nbacls.com/category/sponsor-spotlight/2023-sponsors/10-october-2023-sponsor-feature/ 32 32 Sponsor Spotlight: Google https://nbacls.com/2023/10/01/sponsor-spotlight-google/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:28:21 +0000 https://nbacls.com/?p=7259 The post Sponsor Spotlight: Google appeared first on NBA-CLS | National Bar Association Commercial Law Section.

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Silver Sponsor

About​ Google

www.google.com

“How do you cut a pineapple?”

It wasn't that long ago when finding the answers to simple questions like this wasn’t all that simple. You might call a friend or family member who was handy in the kitchen, or hope that a cookbook at home had some instructions. Or, unsure of where to look for the answer at all, you’d just grab a kitchen knife and do your best.

Twenty-five years ago we launched Google Search to help you find answers to questions big and small. Since then, billions of people have turned to our products to do just that — to satisfy their curiosity. To start a business. To start a journey. To cut a pineapple.

As Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote earlier this month, it’s an enormous privilege to reach this milestone — and we haven’t done it alone. We may be a technology company, but Google is what it is today because of people: Our employees, our partners, and most importantly, all the people who use our products.

So as we celebrate our 25th birthday today, we’re also celebrating 25 years of your curiosity. After all, your curiosity is what has fueled us — and our progress. Consider that in 2000 so many people rushed to Google seeking photos of Jennifer Lopez’s daring Grammy’s dress that it became the most popular search query. That search returned 10 blue links, but no green dress. So our engineers went to work, brainstorming new ways to index images alongside webpages and Google Images was born, enabling you to find that one photo you’re in search of faster than ever before.

It’s a cycle that has repeated itself at Google time and time again over the last quarter century. Whether you want to learn how to knot a tie or plan where to tie the knot, stay healthy or stay informed — each chapter of our story has been co-authored by you.

For our birthday, we’re celebrating in ways you might have come to expect over the last quarter-century. Our homepage doodle today honors the evolution of the Google logo, and if you search for (or hum) birthday-related queries, you might see a little surprise. But mostly, we want to say thanks.

We love dreaming up new ways that technology can be helpful to you every day, and are endlessly inspired by what you’ve used it to achieve. We’re also humbled by the opportunities ahead, and the potential for AI to help us continue to deliver on our mission and improve the lives of even more people around the world. As Sundar wrote, “Our search for answers will drive extraordinary technology progress over the next 25 years.” We’re excited to build the future alongside you.

From all of us at Google, thanks for an amazing 25 years. Here’s to many more years of curiosity.

 
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Kawana T. King

Kawana T. King

Senior Counsel

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Bronze Sponsor

About​ Dorsey

www.dorsey.com
OUR BUSINESS REQUIRES AN ADVANTAGE, AN EDGE, TO SUCCEED IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WORLD.

Dorsey’s lawyers and staff can help you gain that edge by applying superb legal knowledge and skills with practical wisdom and a deep understanding of your business and industry.

We serve clients in nearly all industries, but focus on six industries in which we have great depth and a history of achieving client success. Our banking, development & infrastructure, energy & natural resources, food, beverage & agribusiness, healthcare, and technology industry groups help coordinate our teams serving these industries across geographies and practice areas, keeping them at the cutting edge of industry needs and trends and sharing collective experience and expertise.

With locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, we provide an integrated, proactive approach to our clients’ legal and business needs around the globe.

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October 2023 Attorney Spotlights

Jennifer R. Coates

Jennifer R. Coates

Partner

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Bronze Sponsor

About​ Chick-Fil-A

www.chickfila.com

Chick-fil-A, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in College Park, Georgia, Chick-fil-A operates 2,987 restaurants across 48 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The company also has operations in Canada, and previously had restaurants in the United Kingdom and South Africa. The restaurant has a breakfast menu, and a lunch and dinner menu. The chain also provides catering services.

Our founder, Truett Cathy, made the decision to close on Sundays in 1946 when he opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia. Having worked seven days a week in restaurants open 24 hours, Truett saw the importance of closing on Sundays so that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest and worship if they choose — a practice we uphold today. Most Chick-fil-A® restaurants operate between the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with breakfast served from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and lunch and dinner served from 10:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. Some hours may vary by location so check with your local Chick-fil-A restaurant.

Corporate purpose

“To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.”

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Kwende B. Jones

Kwende B. Jones

Sr. Counsel, Litigation

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Elvin J. Sutton, Jr.

Elvin J. Sutton, Jr.

Director, Real Estate Legal-New Restaurant

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Benefactor Sponsor

About JAMS

jamsadr.com

 

Local Solutions. Global Reach.

JAMS doesn't just resolve disputes—we solve problems.

JAMS successfully resolves business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways of overcoming barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized, in-person, virtual and hybrid dispute resolution services through a combination of first class client service, the latest technology, top-notch facilities, and highly trained mediators and arbitrators.

Founded in 1979, JAMS is the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider. Our panel includes more than 400 retired state and federal court judges, attorneys and other ADR professionals with proven track records and extensive practice area and industry expertise. JAMS neutrals and clients are supported by more than 200 associates, including ADR systems design experts and case managers with decades of experience.

We handle an average of 18,000 cases annually, ranging from two-party personal injury mediations to complex, multi-party, multimillion-dollar arbitrations in the United States and other jurisdictions worldwide.

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Angela Downes

Angela Downes

Mediator & Arbitrator

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Denise Langford Morris

Denise Langford Morris

Mediator & Arbitrator, JAMS

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N. Damali Peterman, Esq

N. Damali Peterman, Esq

Mediator, Special Master, Neutral Evaluator & Hearing Officer

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Hon. Gregory M. Sleet

Hon. Gregory M. Sleet

Mediator, Arbitrator and Neutral Evaluator - JAMS

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Bronze Sponsor

 

About Workday

www.workday.com

 

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.

Our core values give us a framework for leadership and daily decisions, and help us enjoy our time at work. Sounds so simple, but too often companies get caught up in politics, ivory-tower attitudes, and market mania instead of focusing on the things that probably made them successful in the first place.

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October 2024 Attorney Spotlights

Amanda Matchett

Amanda Matchett

Senior Counsel, Technology and Transactions

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Diana Dessources

Diana Dessources

Assistant General Counsel — Workday, Inc.

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Ralph Carter

Ralph Carter

Senior Counsel, Litigation and Cybersecurity Legal — Workday, Inc.

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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 35 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 initiatives to continue building a collaborative and inclusive law firm and legal profession. We proudly support the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section’s mission to bring together in-house and outside counsel to encourage more inclusivity among their ranks.

 

Additional Information

Only law firm to receive the ABA’s Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Service Award every year since its inception in 2012.

Received a score of 90 on the 2024 Disability:IN Disability Index, earning the firm recognition as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.

Recognized as one of the 2024 Seramount Best Law Firms “Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity” for our achievements in recruiting, retaining and advancing women and underrepresented lawyers.

Recognized as one of the 2024 Bloomberg Law Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Framework members for our level of disclosure of diversity-related metrics and distinguished performance.

Recognized in the 2024 Yale Law Women “Top Firms Report,” receiving an honorable mention in the Culture category, which highlights firms that cultivate work environments where all attorneys can succeed without compromising their personality, values or identity.

Received the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Top Performer Award for participation in LCLD programs and promotion of the LCLD mission.

Received 10th consecutive score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index in 2025, which rates U.S. workplaces based on LGBTQ+ inclusion.

 

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Janene D. Jackson

Janene D. Jackson

Partner

Chauncey M. Lane

Chauncey M. Lane

Partner

Kendall M. Wilson

Kendall M. Wilson

Partner

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Leila Batties

Leila Batties

Partner

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Partner

Richard A. Ochran Jr.

Richard A. Ochran Jr.

Associate

Duvol M. Thompson

Duvol M. Thompson

Partner

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Da’Morus A. Cohen

Da’Morus A. Cohen

Partner

O'Kelly E. McWilliams III

O'Kelly E. McWilliams III

Partner

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Da’Morus A. Cohen

Da’Morus A. Cohen

Partner

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Kwamina Thomas Williford

Kwamina Thomas Williford

Partner

William F. "Bill" Farley

William F. "Bill" Farley

Partner

Tiffani G. Lee

Tiffani G. Lee

Partner

Samuel J. Louis

Samuel J. Louis

Partner

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