DIVERSITY + INCLUSION

OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR GREATEST ASSET Diversity and inclusion are core values at Goodwin. We understand that truly great things happen when we work together, honor differences and celebrate unique perspectives. We are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion at Goodwin and in the greater legal community.

INCREASING AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION Our Inclusion Advisory Committee and three diversity initiatives focus on increasing BY THE cultural awareness and appreciation for diversity at our firm and in the legal community. NUMBERS Each initiative identifies and implements strategies to attract, retain, develop and advance diverse attorneys, and supports equality in the community through pro bono 1st AmLaw 100 firm work and financial giving. led by a woman

“Best Law Firms for Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity 7 Women” (Working Mother) Established 2000 for seven consecutive years CRED Chair, Roberto Braceras [email protected] 9 Pride celebrations in IAC all nine Goodwin offices Women@Goodwin each year Established 2002 Inclusion Advisory WOMEN Chair, Laura Hodges Taylor Committee [email protected] 33% Executive Established 2014 Committee members David Hashmall, Chair are women dhashmall@ Pride@Goodwin Established 2009 goodwinlaw.com PRIDE 42% of lateral partner Co-Chairs, Scott Webster + William Weiss hires and 52% of associate [email protected] hires in the past year are [email protected] LGBT, people of color or women

Our Human Full-time diversity and 100% Rights Campaign FIRMWIDE 2 inclusion professionals Corporate Equality Index COMMITMENT Associates and counsel score 35 serving on diversity committees 29 2014 First Goodwin Partners in diversity Public Interest Fellow leadership roles elevated to partnership TAKING ACTION

Led by the firm’s chairman, David Hashmall, Goodwin’sInclusion Advisory Committee coordinates the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts and brings together leaders from each of Goodwin’s diversity initiatives to set firmwide goals. Ongoing intiatives include:

CRED annual UNCONSCIOUS FLEXWORK LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL BIAS education and program and PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT FORUM inclusive leadership creative disability for women attorneys and Supper Club training solutions

PRO BONO + CHARITABLE EXECUTIVE COACHING Cultural support of LGBT equality and other development celebrations and in the community opportunities PRIDE EVENTS

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

PARTNERING WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIPS To enhance the scope of our diversity efforts, we Ten years ago, Goodwin announced its first partner with prominent external organizations such Public Interest Fellowships for law students from as the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), underrepresented backgrounds. Since then, the firm the Women in Law Empowerment Forum, GLAD, has awarded more than $350,000 in fellowship funds PFLAG and OnRamp. We support Legal Outreach and to 45 fellows who worked in public interest positions other programs designed to increase the diversity of after their 1L year. law school classes, and we participate in the LCLD leadership programs, which focus on the leadership AWARDS AND RECOGNITION pipeline in law firms and corporate legal departments. Goodwin attorneys have received significant recognition for their efforts, including the ABA’s Spirit LEADERSHIP IN AFFINITY BAR ASSOCIATIONS of Excellence Award, the BBA’s Beacon Award for Our attorneys have held senior leadership positions Diversity + Inclusion and the BBJ’s Leader in Diversity in many affinity bar associations, including the ABA’s Award. The firm has been awarded Best Law Firms Commission on Women in the Profession, the National for Women by Working Mother seven times, the Asian and Pacific American Bar Association, the Gold Standard Certification from Women in Law Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the NYC Empowerment Forum and a Best Place to Work for Bar’s Committee to Enhance Diversity in the Profession. LGBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

GAINING MOMENTUM

Percent of Women 12% 17% Equity Partners 2011-2015

Percent of Professional Development Budget | | Hong Kong 5% 16% Focused on Diversity | | New York 2011-2015 San Francisco | Silicon Valley | Washington DC www.goodwinlaw.com For more information go to www.goodwinlaw.com/Diversity This informational piece, which may be considered advertising under the ethical rules of certain jurisdictions, is provided on the understanding that it does not constitute the rendering of legal advice or other professional advice by Goodwin Procter or its lawyers. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Goodwin Procter is an international legal practice carried on by Goodwin Procter LLP and its affiliated entities. For further information about our offices and the regulatory regimes that apply to them, please refer to http://www.goodwinlawcom/Legal-Notices. © 2016 Goodwin Procter. All rights reserved. June 2016