Three Perkins Coie Attorneys Selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder Programs

SEATTLE (March 8, 2022)—Perkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm attorneys, Al Araiza, Pam Wang, and Jordon De La Cruz, have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the council's 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder programs.

Al is a Palo Alto–based partner in Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property practice, Pam is a Chicago-based associate in the Private Equity practice, and Jordon is a Dallas-based counsel in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Al has been selected under the LCLD's Fellows program, and Pam and Jordon have been selected under the Pathfinder program.

"We are delighted that Al, Pam, and Jordon have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for the Fellows and Pathfinder programs," said Perkins Coie's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Genhi Givings Bailey. "We congratulate each of these outstanding attorneys on their induction into the program and we are proud to continue our support of LCLD's steadfast work in fostering a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession."

The LCLD programs train high-performing attorneys in critical career development strategies, including leadership and the building of professional networks. LCLD is a growing organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession.

Perkins Coie has long been recognized for excellence in the legal industry and for its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work culture. The firm was ranked as the #1 U.S. employer among the 2021 "Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services" by Great Place to Work®, has been recognized as one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" for 19 consecutive years, and has also been recognized as an Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab. Perkins Coie has also earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating of 100% in the Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, for 14 straight years.