NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce Brian S. McGrath has been selected to participate in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2018 Fellows Program, which aims to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
McGrath is a Member in McGlinchey Stafford’s New York City office who represents companies in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on financial services litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust litigation, and white collar criminal investigations.
“We are proud Brian will represent McGlinchey Stafford as an LCLD Fellow and we are delighted to select him for this year’s program,” said Deirdre McGlinchey, head of McGlinchey Stafford’s Diversity Committee. “This is an exceptional honor for Brian, who has demonstrated leadership within the legal community and through his involvement with LGBT-related initiatives.”
“We congratulate Brian on being named to this prestigious program. Through our involvement with and support of LCLD, McGlinchey Stafford is proud to champion initiatives that aim to improve diversity outcomes in the legal profession,” said Rudy Aguilar, Managing Member of McGlinchey Stafford.
LCLD’s Fellows Program emphasizes development in three core competencies: relationship building, transformational leadership, and professional branding. McGlinchey Stafford, a member of the LCLD, has seven previous participants in the Fellows Program: Heather LaSalle Alexis, Kelly Lipinski, Stewart Spielman, Lauren Campisi, Andy Cao, Kyle Ferachi, and Richik Sarkar.
According to LCLD President Robert J. Grey, Jr., the LCLD Fellows Program offers participants “an extraordinarily rich year of relationship-building, virtual and in-person training, peer-group projects, and extensive contact with LCLD’s top leadership.”
Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 240 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession. The LCLD Fellows program, which has trained more than 800 mid-career attorneys since 2011, is one of LCLD’s flagship initiatives. For information, visit www.lcldnet.org.
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