Diversity: Bingham McCutchen LLP

Bingham is an industry leader in the percentages of women and lawyers of color at every level of seniority in our firm, but we know that our commitment to diversity must be constantly reinforced and evolve over time, consistent with the changing needs of our people.

Our diversity program is a critical element of our culture, our business and our values. We have achieved and sustained recognition as a top-tier law firm by recruiting and promoting women and men from diverse backgrounds; their differences have made Bingham stronger, more energetic, more dynamic and more creative than if we were all alike. In turn, our clients are better served, more diverse across industries and more loyal.

Bingham is proud to be recognized publicly for our ongoing commitment to increasing diversity throughout our firm. Recent examples include:

FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For"
For three years running, FORTUNE magazine has named us to the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. We rank 20th -- the highest among all law firms on the list -- for percentage of women employees, with 65 percent. The magazine also noted that women make up 23 percent of our partner ranks.

Multicultural Law's "Top 25 Law Firm for Diversity"
In 2007 Multicultural Law magazine ranked Bingham among the top 25 on lists measuring law firms on diversity, number of Asian American attorneys and number of women attorneys.

Minority Law Journal's "Diversity Scorecard"
Bingham ranked 45th out of 255 law firms on the Minority Law Journal's 2007 Diversity Scorecard, which surveyed the largest and highest-grossing firms in the U.S.

Working Mother's "Best Law Firms for Women"
We were named to the 2007 inaugural list of the 50 best law firms for working mothers and flex-time lawyers by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation's "Corporate Equality Index"
Bingham was one of 195 major U.S. companies, and one of only 30 law firms, to score 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2007 Corporate Equality Index, which rates companies on their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, customers and investors.

The American Lawyer's "A List"
In 2006 Bingham ranked 16th on the "A List" published by the American Lawyer. We ranked 21st in 2005 and 18th in 2003. Diversity is one of four criteria considered by the publication in its rankings.

Connecticut Asian Pacific ABA's "Diversity Award"
In 2005 we were honored as the recipient of the first Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association Diversity Award.

For more information, contact the co-chairs of Bingham's Diversity Committee, Ralph C. Martin II and Julia Frost-Davies.