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Modrall Sperling Recognized for High Percentage of Women Equity Partners
January 05, 2010
Modrall Sperling has been recognized as the only New Mexico-based law firm to have one of the highest percentages of women equity partners in the U.S. among mid-sized firms. The citation appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Diversity & The Bar, a publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Modrall is ranked 12th on the list of 13 law firms with 20 to 99 equity partners. Based on data reported as of year-end 2007 from 277 major law firms appearing in the 2009 edition of the Vault/MCAA Guide to Law Firms Diversity Programs, approximately 20 percent, or 10 out of 49, of the total equity partners at Modrall are female.
