What role should law practices play in addressing the issues of race and ethnicity in America today? Do partners and associates with diverse backgrounds have a special obligation to take on the work of advancing racial justice? These and other questions were addressed in a panel convened by the Law School’s (CRIL) on October 12. Moderated by , professor of clinical law and faculty director of CRIL, panelists included Theodore Wells, partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Lisa Davis ’85, partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz; Damaris Hernández ’07, partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Debo Adegbile ’94, partner at WilmerHale.
Watch the full video of the event (1 hour 31 min):
Posted October 24, 2017