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About Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

https://www.nationwide.com/personal/about-us/

For more than 90 years, Nationwide has grown from a small mutual auto insurer owned by policyholders to one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world.

Early growth came from working together with Farm Bureaus that sponsored the company. Eight Farm Bureaus continue to promote Nationwide.

Today we still answer to our members, but we protect more than just cars and Ohio farmers. We’re a Fortune 100 company that offers a full range of insurance and financial services across the country. Our products include car, motorcycle, homeowners, pet, farm, life and commercial insurance. We also offer annuities, mutual funds, retirement plans and specialty health services.

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Silver Sponsor

About Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/

Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients. We opened our doors on February 1, 2020, uniting Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath, two firms known for exceptional legal and consulting capabilities and a commitment to service excellence. Clients are at the start — and the heart — of everything we do.

With 1,200 experienced attorneys and consulting professionals licensed in nearly every state in the U.S., and with strategic offices in London and Shanghai, we have the strength and reach to solve our clients’ most complex transactional, litigation and regulatory challenges, wherever they may arise.

Our culture is firmly rooted in relentless client focus and mutual trust that empowers collaboration. We listen to understand your priorities and pressure points. We bring you fresh ideas that work. And we deliver excellence — without arrogance. We are committed to our communities and to building a diverse and inclusive firm that reflects those communities and our clients.

Bolstered by our collective history, Faegre Drinker moves boldly into the future, investing in talent, technology and innovation to continually provide clients with exceptional service, collaborative experiences, innovative approaches and value.

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Gold Sponsor

About Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

https://www.dwt.com/

Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) is a national, full-service business and litigation law firm representing clients in the United States and around the world. The firm was founded on a simple guiding principle: to provide clients with high-value legal services customized to their particular needs. 

We pride ourselves on resolving legal concerns effectively and efficiently, while considering our clients unique business objectives and minimizing business disruption and legal and reputational risks.

We are client-focused, business-minded, practical, and highly responsible. Our attorneys practice in virtually every area of law important to the businesses we serve.

Purpose drives us. DWT was founded on three guiding fundamentals: ability, integrity, and service. Those principles have remained constant even as the firm has grown to more than 600 attorneys in 11 offices coast-to-coast. They shape the ways we engage with and support our clients in an ever-changing legal landscape. 

Our current practices include: Brand Protection and Advertising; Corporate and Business Transactions; Employment, Benefits, and Immigration; Energy, Environmental, and National Resources; ESG; Litigation; Real Estate; and Privacy and Security.

We currently operate in a variety of industries including: Artificial Intelligence, Cannabis, Communications, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Foundations & Nonprofits, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, and Technology.

For almost eight decades, DWT’s pro bono and social impact work has been distinguishing and cutting edge. Our program continues to champion all those who need access to justice the most, not just those who can afford it. Pro bono and social impact isn’t just a part of the firm’s vision to better our communities, it is central to our existence. Attorneys across DWT’s eleven offices collaborate and support legal service providers, partner with our clients on pro bono opportunities and community service endeavors, and are thoughtful contributors to the community. In this way, we innovate not only the manner in which we do business, but how we give back. You can learn more in our 2023 Pro Bono & Social Impact Report.

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

DWT is committed to supporting the vision and mission of NBA-CLS, and have been longstanding supporters of NBA. We are intentional about partnering with minority bar organizations to provide more opportunities, resources, and support for our black attorneys. We aim to create an industry where all talented individuals, including those from communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession, can have and can see paths to success. Our partnership with NBA-CLS does just that. Our attorneys have greatly benefited from their engagement and the connections they’ve made through the CLS Conference, and are excited to continue our support of NBA-CLS in the years to come.

Additional Information…

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine—central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals—including those from communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to success. We are dedicated to this vision because diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams reflect the world we serve, create a more engaging firm environment, and equip us with the most cutting-edge solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. Beyond that, DEI is simply the right thing to do. 

The Four Pillars 

Our DEI vision is built on four pillars, embedded across the management of our firm: 

• Community: Fostering a culture that generates a sense of belonging, supports authenticity and intersectionality and embraces and appreciates our differences
• Growth: Building and recruiting a diverse pipeline of talent and ensuring our professionals have equitable access to opportunities, information, and leadership
• Education: Generating opportunities to learn about DEI in order to elevate our individual and collective consciousness. 
• Engagement: Collaborating with external stakeholders, including our clients, affinity bar organizations, other external diversity organizations, and the broader business and investment community. 

Our Diversity Executive Council (DEC) leads the firm’s DEI strategy and direction and includes our managing partner, several Executive Committee members, and key lawyer and staff leaders from across the firm.   

You can learn more about our DEI efforts and initiatives in our 2023 Annual DEI Report (dwt.com).

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Silver Sponsor

About McGuireWoods

www.mcguirewoods.com

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has earned the loyalty of its many longstanding clients with deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their businesses and markets; innovative delivery of practical, business-minded solutions; and unmatched service. With 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide, McGuireWoods’ continuing success comes down to one simple fact: The firm listens to its clients. That’s the reason they consistently place McGuireWoods among a select group of elite firms in surveys such as BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team, an annual ranking derived from unprompted feedback by general counsel and top decision-makers at Fortune 1,000 companies. McGuireWoods has been singled out for excellence on BTI’s Client Service 30 list 15 times. And Financial Times has recognized McGuireWoods repeatedly as one of the most innovative law firms in North America.

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

McGuireWoods is a proud sponsor of the National Bar Association – Commercial Law Section in promoting its mission of increasing the opportunities and expanding the pipeline for Black lawyers entering the legal profession. As a key focus of the firm’s strategic plan, we recognize that diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain, and promote lawyers to serve our clients. Our efforts are also supported by partnerships with clients, community members and affiliate organizations, such as the NBA-CLS, who are committed to advancing diversity in the legal profession. Working together, we can build a synergistic whole greater than the sum of its parts. That is diversity in action.

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