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December 11, 2020 at 2:45 PM
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Shauna Clark
Come January 1, an Am Law 200 firm will actually have a woman of color at its helm. While it’s true that women generally, and women of color specifically, make gains in the legal profession at a “glacial pace,” according to a report by the National Association of Women Lawyers, there is some good news. Yesterday, Norton Rose Fulbright announced that partner Shauna Clark will take the position of Global and U.S. Chair, starting in the new year.
In the firm’s statements about the appointment, there’s a recognition of the historic nature of Clark taking over the role. It’s the first time a woman of color has held either the Global or U.S. Chair role and she’ll be the only woman of color to chair an Am Law 200 firm, as Gerry Pecht, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Chief Executive, said:
Norton Rose makes historic choice to lead supervisory committee
Mark Curriden, The Texas Lawbook
Dec. 10, 2020
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Shauna Clark was named chair of chair of the Norton Rose Fulbright executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2021.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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Shauna Clark was named chair of chair of the Norton Rose Fulbright executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2021.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
Norton Rose Fulbright on Thursday named Shauna Clark chair of its supervisory committee, effective Jan. 1.
Clark a Houston partner who represents some of the largest corporations in the world will be the first Black woman to hold the post and the only African American woman to lead a global corporate law firm. Norton Rose Fulbright, whose largest office is in Houston, has about 3,200 lawyers in 52 cities around the world.
Houston partner chosen as first woman of colour to chair Norton Rose Fulbright
10 December 2020
US employment head Shauna Clark pledges to promote racial equality, diversity and inclusion Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed US head of employment Shauna Clark as its next US and global chair, making her the first woman of colour to hold either role. They are the latest of a series of firsts achieved by Clark during her career at NRF – she was also the first woman of colour to head the Houston office, become US head of employment and join the global executive committee. And when she succeeds Durban partner Andrew Robinson in the global position on 1 January, she will also become the only woman of colour chairing an Am Law 200 law firm, according to NRF. The global position rotates annually across the firm’s regions; however, Clark is also succeeding San Antonio partner George Scofield as chair of the US practice and will enjoy a three-year term at the helm, working alongsi
Norton Rose Fulbright has named Houston partner Shauna Clark to be its next global and U.S. chair, the firm announced Thursday, smashing what some have called a "concrete ceiling" with her rise as a woman of color to the highest ranks of a major, global law firm.