SEATTLE (February 28, 2023)—Perkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm lawyers, Akua Asare-Konadu, Paul Ford, and Elizabeth Mendoza, have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the council’s 2023 Fellows and Pathfinder programs.  

Elizabeth has been selected under LCLD’s Fellows program, and Akua and Paul have been selected under the Pathfinder program. Elizabeth is a Seattle-based partner in Perkins Coie’s Technology Transactions & Privacy (TTP) practice, Akua is a Seattle-based associate in the TTP practice, and Paul is a San Francisco–based associate in the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice.   

“We want to congratulate Elizabeth, Akua, and Paul on being selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for the Fellows and Pathfinder programs this year,” said Perkins Coie’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Genhi Givings Bailey. “We are proud of these lawyers for their induction into the program, and commend LCLD’s ongoing mission of creating a more equitable and diverse legal profession.” 

The LCLD programs train high-performing lawyers 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 its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work culture. The firm has been ranked as one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” for 20 consecutive years, and named 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.  

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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