Bloomberg Law
April 17, 2015, 7:37 PM UTC

Cherie Blair Talks Gender Parity in Law

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

On April 16, Cherie Blair, an accomplished lawyer and arbitrator and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, touched down in Manhattan to deliver the keynote address at the New York International Arbitration Center’s “Grand Central Forum.” The event at NYIAC provided a chance for the international arbitration community to meet and discuss trends.

In her keynote, Blair spoke at length about her career – how her husband Tony beat her out of a job early on and her difficulties finding employment as a woman – and about emerging trends in arbitration.

Below, Big Law Business posted a few excerpts, in which ...

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