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Ballard Spahr LLP issued the following announcement on July 14.
For the 11th consecutive year, Ballard Spahr has earned Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). The firm is one of only six law firms nationwide to receive this recognition every year since the program s inception in 2011.
Ballard Spahr was also one of only six firms to meet all six of WILEF’s criteria for Gold Certification.
25% of equity partners or, alternatively, 40% of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past 12 months are women
10% of women equity partners are women of color or 4% of women equity partners identify as LGBT