Bloomberg Law
Jan. 11, 2017, 10:29 PM UTC

These Law Firms Made the Most Women Partners in 2016

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Partner promotions at law firms come every year, and they traditionally haven’t gotten much attention in the press. But last year, that started to change.

After coverage was picked up in Above the Law and Big Law Business, law firms started pitching partner promotion press releases with details touting their diversity profiles.

In one email in late November, a Pillsbury public relations specialist pointed our eyes to the fact that six of the firm’s eight new partners are women, later adding that half of its six new office managing partner appointments are women.

“Empowering female lawyers is obviously something we’re ...

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