The 2019 Women’s Bar Leadership Summit: Accelerating the ‘Change’ Reaction, was held in San Francisco on August 8 and 9, in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting.
The Summit began on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 pm, August 8, at the beautiful San Francisco offices of Morrison & Foerster, 425 Market Street. with a GOOD Guys program, followed by a networking reception.
Acknowledging that diversity and inclusion advocates often operate in “echo chambers,” GOOD Guys seeks to position the key decision makers in the legal profession—still largely male—as champions for diversity. Prominent leaders in law shared how they’re working to advance diversity—and why it’s important to do so. To read an article about the program, click here. (Law360 subscription required.)
Summit Speakers
GOOD Guys Speakers
Professor Joan C. Williams, Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, presented her thoughts on “bias interrupters.”
Moderator:
- Christin Hill, Of Counsel, Litigation, Morrison & Foerster
Panelists:
- Simon Davis, President of the Law Society of England & Wales, Partner, Clifford Chance
- Matthew Fawcett, General Counsel, NetApp
- Captain Thomas Leary, US Navy JAG Corps
Our Summit program on Friday, August 9, including our Awards Luncheon, was held at the Marines’ Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street. A closing reception was hosted by Hanson Bridgett.
Download the Summit agenda here.