Fitch Even fosters and preserves a culture of equity & inclusion through recruiting, training, mentoring, and promotion.
We strive to eliminate any barriers that may limit opportunities or full engagement. This helps to ensure that all lawyers and professionals can develop rewarding business relationships, achieve professional growth and advancement, and access leadership opportunities within our firm.
Cultivating and leveraging the talents of a diverse team enables us to attract, retain, and promote capable people with the multitude of skills and varied perspectives that clients need in today’s global marketplace. We are steadfast in our belief that our efforts impact not only our firm, but also our communities and the clients we serve.
At Fitch Even, we understand that embracing a diverse firm enhances our ability to serve our clients more effectively, while providing a more vibrant, supportive, and productive professional environment for all our people. We are unified in our belief that a diverse Fitch Even is a stronger Fitch Even.
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The more inclusive and diverse we are, the more we can effectively accomplish on behalf of our clients and communities. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Committee is tasked with developing and implementing programs that seek to ensure that all of our talent have equal prospects and feel included. We recognize that we must continuously strive to ensure our firm culture is one in which all members are respected, supported, and provided with opportunities to succeed.
Our ongoing efforts to foster an inclusive environment include regularly disseminating educational resources and scheduling internal events to recognize and celebrate historically marginalized groups. We invite all members of our firm to contribute to these efforts and actively participate in promoting and supporting the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion values.
We also offer periodic training opportunities and participate in the Mansfield Rule. Through the Mansfield Rule, we have improved the transparency of our internal policies, which ensures that everyone in the firm is aware of how pathways to leadership decisions are determined.
An inclusive culture is built not by any one event or training session, but by a concerted and collaborative effort to challenge ourselves to do more. Through open dialogue and ongoing self-evaluation, we work to ensure our firm grows stronger and our people thrive.
Maureen R. Smith
Stephen S. Favakeh
