We take this commitment seriously. Our unique culture is enhanced through diversity of not only race and gender, but members of the LGBTQ+ community, generational differences, cultural differences, and talented people of varying backgrounds and experiences. Accordingly, the firm focuses on recruiting, retention and advancement, inclusivity and engagement, and client relations and collaboration.
Diversity & Inclusion
Highlights
Alston & Bird Receives “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” from the Human Rights Campaign
Alston & Bird has once again earned a top rating of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality, earning the designation as recipient of the “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.”
Alston & Bird Achieves Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certification
Alston & Bird has achieved Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certification, a rigorous, year-long certification program that aims to boost and sustain diversity in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of women lawyers, LGBTQ+ lawyers, lawyers with disabilities, and underrepresented racial and/or ethnic lawyers who are considered for senior lateral attorney job openings, firm governance opportunities, equity partner promotions, other firm leadership positions, and client interface opportunities.
Alston & Bird Associate Selected for U.S. Bank Law Division Spotlight on Talent Program
Karla Doe has been selected as one of 14 associates from among several law firms to participate in the 2023 U.S. Bank Spotlight on Talent program. The year-long cohort experience focuses on growing early-career diverse lawyers through professional and leadership development.
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Selects Rajat Rana as a 2023 Fellow and Colony Canady and Akiba Chonoles as 2023 Pathfinders
Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Rajat Rana, partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, has been named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for 2023.
U.S. Bank Honors Alston & Bird With 2022 “Invested in Diversity” Award
The U.S. Bank Law Division has named Alston & Bird the recipient of the 2022 “Invested in Diversity” Award. Now in its fourth year, the award recognizes one of the Law Division’s close outside counsel partners for advancing diversity in the legal profession.