Corporate Diversity/MultiCultural Law Magazine Celebrates its 8 th Annual Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity List

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Catrina L. Dawkins MultiCultural Law Magazine Corporate Diversity/MultiCultural Law Magazine Celebrates its 8 th Annual Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity List ATLANTA, GA- May 9, 2011 MultiCultural Law Magazine announces their signature coverage of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity spotlighting the leaders, movers and shakers in diversity in the legal arena. The Top 100 will be featured in the 2011 edition of MultiCultural Law Magazine available. The selection process for MultiCultural Law s Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity begins with a mass distribution of diversity surveys to hundreds of law firms nationwide based on four categories: Women, Associates, Partners and overall Diversity. Additionally, they are subcategorized as follows: African- American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and Native American. The statistical information received from over 500 prospective law firms was very competitive. MultiCultural Law Magazine continues to be in the forefront to showcase firms that are making the case for diversity and setting the tone for inclusion, says L.P. Green, II, Publisher and CEO of MultiCultural Law Magazine. We recognize the pioneering spirit of these firms and we promote those initiatives as a prototype for all law firms to think outside the box and to focus on a culturally diverse and globally inclusive base of attorneys and support staff. MultiCultural Law Magazine s 2011 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity are as follows (in ranking order): 1. Fenwick & West LLP 2. Morrison & Foerster LLP 3. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 4. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP 5. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 6. White & Case LLP 7. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 8. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 9. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 10. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

2 11. Arnold & Porter LLP 12. Chadbourne & Parke LLP 13. Dewey & LeBoeuf 14. Best Best & Krieger LLP 15. O'Melveny & Myers LLP 16. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 17. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 18. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP 19. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 20. Broad and Cassel 21. EpsteinBeckerGreen 22. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP 23. Crowell & Moring LLP 24. Latham & Watkins LLP 25. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 26. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 27. Baker & McKenzie LLP 28. Foley Hoag LLP 29. Carlton Fields, P.A. 30. Vinson & Elkins LLP 31. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 32. Ropes & Gray LLP 33. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 34. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 35. Alston & Bird LLP 36. Perkins Coie LLP 37. Fish & Richardson P.C. 38. Kaye Scholer LLP

3 39. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 40. Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 40. Reed Smith, LLP 41. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP 42. McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 43. DLA Piper LLP 44. Andrews Kurth LLP 45. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 46. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 47. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 48. Haynes and Boone, LLP 49. Baker Botts L.L.P. 50. Ford & Harrison LLP 51. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 52. Jones Day 53. Mayer Brown LLP 54. Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 55. Akerman Senterfitt 56. Goodwin Procter LLP 57. Hogan Lovells US LLP 58. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 59. Day Pitney LLP 60. Arent Fox LLP 61. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 62. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 63. Hunton & Williams LLP 64. Bingham McCutchen LLP 65. Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

4 66. Quarles & Brady LLP 67. King & Spalding 68. Kilpatrick Townsend LLP 69. Baker & Hostetler LLP 70. Foley & Lardner LLP 71. Seyfarth Shaw LLP 72. Gibbons P.C. 73. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 74. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 75. Duane Morris LLP 76. Bracewell & Giuliani 76. Chapman and Cutler LLP 76. Dickstein Shapiro 77. SNR Denton 78. McGuire Woods LLP 79. Nixon Peabody LLP 80. K & L Gates LLP 81. Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP 82. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 83. Ballard Spahr LLP 84. Bryan Cave LLP 85. Venable LLP 86. Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP 87. Miller & Martin PLLC 88. Wiley Rein LLP 89. McCarter & English LLP 90. Dykema Gossett PLLC 91. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

5 92. Miles & Stockbridge P.C. 93. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP 94. Fox Rothschild LLP 95. Thompson Hine LLP 96. Ice Miller LLP 97. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC 98. Kutak Rock LLP 99. Phelps Dunbar LLP 100. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. MultiCultural Law Magazine salutes the 2011 Diversity leaders and acknowledges the law firms who submitted their information for consideration. About MultiCultural Law Magazine Ensuring diversity and inclusion in the legal profession continues to be a priority at MultiCultural Law Magazine. MultiCultural Law Magazine showcases and drives positive dialogue on and about diversity in the legal arena. From movers and shakers in the legal profession to its signature Top 100 and specialized listings, MultiCultural Law Magazine is a catalyst for the diverse legal community. Source: MultiCultural Law Magazine