Women Lawyers Group

Sheppard Mullin is committed to the advancement and retention of our women attorneys and strives to create an environment in which all of our women attorneys grow professionally, develop successful legal practices, and flourish as leaders both within our firm and in our communities. 

Individual office groups meet monthly and provide women attorneys with leadership opportunities and ongoing support.  They also develop relevant activities and host special client and business development events.  For more information on the Women Lawyers Group, please contact D&I@sheppardmullin.com.

Please click here to read our Women Lawyers Group brochure.

News

• Guylyn Cummins, Tracey Kennedy and Jill Pietrini Recognized as "Top Women Lawyers" by Daily Journal
• Sheppard Mullin Named Among 50 Top Law Firms for Women Leadership
• Sheppard Mullin Recognized on The American Lawyer's 2012 Diversity Scorecard
• Partners Sascha Henry and Jill Pietrini Recognized as "Top Women Lawyers" by the Daily Journal
• Sheppard Mullin Named Among "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" for 2012 by MultiCultural Law Magazine
• Partner Sascha Henry Named Among The Recorder's 2011 "Attorneys of the Year"
• Sheppard Mullin Honored With GE Legal Diversity Leadership Award
• Partner Joanne Garvey named among The Recorder's "Women Leaders In The Law"
• Partners Guylyn Cummins and Judy Davidoff Recognized as "Top Women Lawyers" by the Daily Journal
• Sheppard Mullin Rated 100% By The Human Rights Campaign's 2011 Corporate Equality Index
• Sheppard Mullin Recognized on The American Lawyer's 2010 Diversity Scorecard
• Partners Guylyn Cummins and Tracey Kennedy Recognized as "Top Women Litigators" by the Daily Journal
• Sheppard Mullin Selected By MultiCultural Law As A "Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity"
• Partner Guylyn Cummins Recognized as a "Top Women Litigator" by the Daily Journal
• Sheppard Mullin Selected By MultiCultural Law As A 2008 "Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity" and "Top 100 Law Firms for Women"
• Sheppard Mullin Recognized as a Multicultural Law Magazine 2007 Top Law Firm for Diversity
• Partner Guylyn Cummins Recognized as a "Top Women Litigator" by the Daily Journal
• Multicultural Law Ranks Sheppard Mullin In Its "2006 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity"
• Partner Guylyn Cummins Recognized as a "Top Women Litigator" by the Daily Journal
• Elizabeth Balfour Named to San Diego Metropolitan "40 Under Forty"
• Multicultural Law Magazine Ranks Sheppard Mullin Among Most Diverse U.S. Law Firms
• Betsy McDaniel Named an "Influential Woman in Bay Area Business" by the San Francisco Business Times

Press Releases

• Corporate Partner Jung Son Joins Sheppard Mullin Palo Alto From Technology Crossover Ventures
• Patent Litigator Laura Burson Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Corporate Partner Megan Gess Joins Sheppard Mullin Orange County
• IP Litigation Partner Laura Chapman Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Partner Dawn Lurie Brings Immigration Expertise to Sheppard Mullin
• Corporate Attorney Adele Hogan Joins Sheppard Mullin New York
• Leading Finance Attorney Christine Swanick Joins Sheppard Mullin New York
• Top Trademark Litigator Jill Pietrini Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Sheppard Mullin Awards Malika Levarlet 2011 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
• Respected Art Lawyer Christine Steiner Joins Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles
• Sheppard Mullin Elects Seven Attorneys To Partnership
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Five-Attorney San Francisco Labor Group
• Real Estate and Corporate Finance Partner Michele Williams Joins Sheppard Mullin Washington D.C. & New York
• Local Law School Pipeline Programs and High School Students Benefit From Sheppard Mullin Diversity & Inclusion
• Leading Los Angeles Real Estate Attorney Pam Westhoff Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Sheppard Mullin Boosts Diversity Initiatives
• Sheppard Mullin's Donna Jones Named Downtown San Diego Partnership 2008 Chair
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Leading Health Care Attorney, Maureen E. Corcoran
• Betsy McDaniel Named an "Influential Woman in Bay Area Business" by the San Francisco Business Times; Sheppard Mullin SF Office Named to SFBT's "Best Places to Work"
• Sheppard Mullin Awards Elizabeth Balfour Pro Bono Attorney Of The Year
• Sheppard Mullin Welcomes Leading First Amendment Attorney, Guylyn Cummins
• Joan Story Welcomed Back To Law School

Events & Sponsorships

• Why They Stayed: Successful Women in Historically Male-Dominated Fields Share Their Stories and Thoughts About Female Retention
  April 11, 2013
• Orange County Women Lawyers Group Reception
  December 6, 2012
• 2012 Palo Alto Women Lawyers Group Reception
  October 25, 2012
• 2012 San Francisco Women Lawyers Group Reception
  October 11, 2012
• 2012 San Diego & Del Mar Women Lawyers Group Reception
  September 27, 2012
• Networking with Women Professionals
  December 15, 2011
• The Women Lawyers Group of Sheppard Mullin Cocktail Reception
  October 20, 2011
• Corporate Counsel Women of Color
  October 5, 2011
• Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Group Reception
  June 16, 2011
• Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Group Reception
  May 11, 2011
• 22nd Annual Women's Resource Fair in San Diego, CA
  March 5, 2011
• 2011 Athena Membership
  2011
• Commercial Real Estate Women's Silver Sponsorship for 2011
• Noreen Fraser Foundation's Variety Magazine's Power of Comedy Philanthropy Award
  December 4, 2010
• San Francisco Women Lawyers Group Reception
  October 28, 2010
• San Diego Women Lawyers Group Reception
  October 7, 2010
• 2010 Vision Awards: Women of Vision
  September 23, 2010
• Los Angeles Women Lawyers Group - Passport to Global Gourmet
  September 23, 2010
• Commerical Real Estate Women (CREW) Orange County Benefiting WISEPlace
  August 10, 2010
• ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
  August 2010
• National Employment Law Counsel Diversity Reception
  March 9, 2010
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program - 21st Annual Women's Resource Fair
  March 6, 2010
• The Women Lawyers Group of Sheppard Mullin Orange County Present "Go Local"
  February 24, 2010
• The Orange County Diversity Task Force
  January 1, 2010

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