Diversity and Inclusion Report: US 2019

Foreword

Barry Wolf discusses Weil’s ongoing initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion across the firm.

Christine Castellano
Former General Counsel
Ingredion Inc

Hugh Welsh
General Counsel
DSM North America

Michael Wasser
Assistant Corporation Counsel
New York City Law Department

Shana Cochrane Smith
General Counsel
NII Holdings, Inc.

Wesley Bizzell
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Altria Client Services Inc

Rachel Gonzalez
General Counsel
Starbucks

Naomi B. Waltman
Associate General Counsel, Litigation
CBS Corporation

Diankha Linear
General Counsel
Convoy Inc

Thomas J. Miles
Dean and Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics
The University of Chicago Law School

Connie Brenton
Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Legal Operations
NetApp

John Schultz
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Verona Dorch
Chief Legal Officer
Peabody Energy

James Chosy
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
U.S. Bank

Carrie Hightman
Chief Legal Officer
NiSource Inc

Norma Barnes-Euresti
Chief Counsel for Labor, Employment, Ethics and Compliance
Kellogg Company

Kate Karas
Senior Associate General Counsel
Lending Club

Antonious Porch
General Counsel
SoundCloud

Ricardo Anzaldua
General Counsel
Freddie Mac

Kimberley Harris
Executive vice president, Comcast Corporation and General Counsel
NBCUniversal

Chris Young
General Counsel
Ironclad, Inc

Editor’s Letter | Editor's Letter

Welcome to this special edition of GC magazine: Diversity and Inclusion US 2019

Foreword | Foreword

Barry Wolf discusses Weil’s ongoing initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion across the firm.

Shining a Light | Status Report

‘Diversity is not a destination that we reach one day, it’s a journey with multiple milestones.’ – Wesley Bizzell, Altria Client Services Inc.

Doing the Job | Approaches and Strategies

‘What’s happened is that you’re not even just hiring a lawyer at this point, you’re hiring a team. And if that team isn’t diverse and inclusive, you’re not going to end up with the outcomes you want, so just from a practical and pragmatic perspective, that’s important,’ – John Schultz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise