Potter Anderson Receives Compass Award From Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

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At the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s annual meeting, Potter Anderson and Kathleen Furey McDonough, the firm’s chair, were recognized with the LCLD Compass Award. LCLD is made up of more than 300 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners, working to build a more open and diverse legal profession.

The Compass Award is given in recognition of significant involvement in supporting LCLD’s work. In addition to participating in the annual meeting, activities required for the Compass Award include:

• Participation in the LCLD Fellows Program — The Fellows Program was created to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. Potter Anderson partners Jonathan Choa, Roxanne Houtman and Bindu Palapura have participated as fellows.

• Participation in the LCLD Pathfinders Program — The Pathfinders Program trains early-career attorneys in critical career development strategies such as leadership and building professional networks. Potter Anderson participants have included Bindu Palapura, Jacqueline Rogers and Alyssa Ronan.

• Participation in an LCLD Pipeline Program — Several of our lawyers have participated in LCLD’s Success in Law School Mentoring Program, which aims to ensure that diverse/underrepresented first‑year law students receive the mentoring and preparation that they need to maximize their potential in law school and beyond. Potter Anderson participants include partners Jonathan Choa, Roxanne Houtman and Bindu Palapura, senior counsel Joshua Martin, and Bill Chapman, the firm’s chief diversity officer.

For more information, visit LCLD’s website.

About Potter Anderson

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is one of the largest and most highly regarded Delaware law firms, providing legal services to regional, national, and international clients. With more than 100 attorneys, the firm’s practice is centered on corporate law, corporate litigation, intellectual property, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, labor and employment, and real estate.