Since the inception of FordHarrison's diversity plan in 2006, we have made significant strides and are receiving recognition from professional organizations, clients and publications. The organizations and publications that have recently honored FordHarrison are listed below along with the awards we have received.
McDonald's Legal
FordHarrison received the inaugural McDonald's Legal EMPOWER Award for mid-size firms in 2021. The award was created to highlight McDonald's external legal suppliers who demonstrate an innovative and genuine commitment to DEI.
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Member
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FordHarrison is a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), a growing organization of more than 220 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession. FordHarrison has appointed an attorney to serve as the annual LCLD fellow each year since 2015 and appointed our first LCLD pathfinder in 2020. To see our full list of LCLD Fellows and Pathfinders over the years, please click here.
National Law Journal 2023 Women's Scorecard
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The National Law Journal listed FordHarrison as number 14 on its 2023 Women's Scorecard, a part of the NLJ 500 firm headcount report.
Law360
In its 2021 Glass Ceiling Report, Law360 ranked FordHarrison #12 for law firms with 101-250 attorneys. In the report, Law360 compares law firms of a similar size on two straightforward measures: the percentage of female attorneys at the firm and the percentage of female equity partners.
In its 2020 Glass Ceiling Report, Law360 ranked FordHarrison tenth for law firms with 101-250 attorneys. In the report, Law360 compares law firms of a similar size on two straightforward measures: the percentage of female attorneys at the firm and the percentage of female equity partners.
In its 2019 Glass Ceiling Report, Law360 ranked FordHarrison sixth on the "Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys" list among firms with 50-149 lawyers, and tenth on the "The Best Law Firms for Female Partners" list among firms with 50-149 lawyers.
The 2022 Law360 Diversity Snapshot ranked FordHarrison #19 for law firms with 101-250 attorneys. In the report, law firms were separated into size categories and ranked by their percentages of both minority partners and minority associates.
The 2021 Law360 Diversity Snapshot ranked FordHarrison #8 for law firms with 101-250 attorneys. In the report, law firms were separated into size categories and ranked by their percentages of both minority partners and minority associates.
In recent years, Law360 has listed FordHarrison as one of the:
- "Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys" based on the firm's minority representation at the partner and non-partner levels and its total number of minority attorneys (2018).
- "Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners" - ranked #6 in the 150-299 attorneys category (2018).
- "The Best Firms for Women and Minority Attorneys" one of 18 firms recognized for above-average representation of both women and minorities at every level (2017).
- "The Best Law Firms for Minority Partners" - ranked #7 in the 150-299 attorneys category (2017).
- "100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys" - ranked number 22 (2016).
- Law360 "Ceiling Smashers," one of 25 firms who have made significant strides toward gender equality at the highest ranks (2016).
Women Leaders Forum Awarded Top 10 Innovations in Diversity
The Profiles in Diversity Journal's awarded the firm's Women Leaders Forum a Top 10 recognition for their 16th Annual Innovation in Diversity Awards. The emerging focus of all award recipients is an alignment of diversity and inclusion with business goals in the workplace and marketplace. In their 22nd year, the Innovation in Diversity Awards generated a wide-range of unique applicants from businesses and organizations around the world. All winning innovations were featured in the December 2019 Edition of Profiles in Diversity Journal. To see the recognition, please click here.
Diversity Journal's 2020 Diversity Teams Award
In its Spring 2020 issue, Profiles in Diversity Journal recognized FordHarrison with its 2020 Diversity Teams Award for the progress that the firm's diversity and inclusion team has achieved.
Litigation Counsel of America Diversity Partner
FordHarrison is recognized as a Diversity Partner by the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). To qualify for this designation, a law firm must have a minimum of four attorneys recognized as Fellows by the Litigation Counsel of America.
Individuals within our firm are also receiving recognition. Some of the recent individual awards our attorneys have received are listed below.
Profiles in Diversity Journal "Women Worth Watching"
The Profiles in Diversity Journal's annual "Women Worth Watching" list is published each year to feature the accomplishments of women from a variety of industries throughout the U.S. FordHarrison is honored to have had many of our women attorneys selected for "Women Worth Watching". To see our full list of "Women Worth Watching" designees, please click here.
Profiles in Diversity Journal "Black Leaders Worth Watching"
In 2020, former Atlanta counsel Destiny Washington was featured in The Profiles in Diversity Journal's inaugural "Black Leaders Worth Watching" list. The profiles that appear in this important edition recognize and celebrate confident, determined, high-performing, purpose-driven professionals who create value for their coworkers, customers, community, and of course the organizations where they contribute their talents. Read full press release here.
Profiles in Diversity Journal "Latino Leaders Worth Watching"/"Latino Leadership International Award"
In 2023, Tampa partner Luis Santos was featured in the Profiles in Diversity Journal's "Latino Leadership International Award" list. The "Latino Leadership International Award" was formerly known as "Latino Leaders Worth Watching" and has the same mission and goals - to celebrate the significant contributions of a distinguished group of Latino leaders from throughout the world. Read full press release here.
In 2021, Los Angeles partner Allison Saunders was featured in The Profiles in Diversity Journal's inaugural "Latino Leaders Worth Watching" list. The profiles that appeared in this important edition recognize and celebrate an inaugural group of Latino Leaders Worth Watching awardees, and enhance the reputations of the organizations that encourage, empower, and support these trailblazing individuals. Read full press release here.