The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley Honors Finnegan with the 2024 Law Firm Diversity Award

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September 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC-The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA Silicon Valley) named Finnegan the recipient of the 2024 Law Firm Diversity Award at its 39^thannual gala. The APABA Silicon Valley Diversity Awards recognize and honor law firms that demonstrate the highest commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace, the profession, and the greater Bay area community. Arpita Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., managing partner of the firm's Palo Alto office, attended the gala and received the award on the firm's behalf.

Finnegan has a long-standing commitment to inclusiveness and is dedicated to promoting diverse talent to leadership positions. The firm is honored to be celebrated for its diversity and inclusiveness efforts and programs. This year alone, Finnegan has been recognized by multiple publications as a leader in diversity, including Seramount, The American Lawyer, and Law360. This spring, Seramount named Finnegan among the Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity and ranked #1 in DEI Accountability and in Paid Time Off. The firm also achieved top 10 rankings in People of Color Compensation and Leadership and People of Color Demographics, which resulted in a #4 overall ranking in the Representation of People of Color category. Finnegan was also recognized as one of the top 10 firms in the United States for its minority representation by The American Lawyer. This ranking was released as part of the annual Diversity Scorecard, which ranks AmLaw 200 and NLJ 250 Law firms based on their ability to attract, retain, and promote talent from demographics that are historically underrepresented in the legal industry. In its 2024 Diversity Snapshot, Law360 ranked Finnegan as a top five firm for diversity overall and top ten firm for representation of minority equity partners.

Most recently, as a result of the firm's continued commitment to inclusive talent practices, Diversity Labs, the organization responsible for Mansfield certification, named Finnegan among its "True Trailblazers," an honor granted only to firms that have achieved certification and remained committed for 7-8 years. To learn more about Finnegan's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, click here.

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Erika H. Arner, Managing Partner
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Anand K. Sharma, Chair
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About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Munich, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices European, German, UK, and U.S. IP law. In addition to services related to all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, Finnegan provides counseling and litigation services in advertising, privacy, and a wide spectrum of additional IP-adjacent commercial matters, including trade secrets, international trade, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com and follow us on LinkedIn.