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Litigation Partners Martin Bell and Alicia Washington were quoted in a Bloomberg Law article titled, “Wall Street Firms Build Diversity Practices After Court Decision,” which highlighted how law firms, including Simpson Thacher, have recently developed offerings focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion. Martin noted that the Firm developed its Equity and Civil Rights Reviews team after it found company GCs increasingly inquiring about racial equity audits and other issues related to diversity programs. He further explained that “The main equity issue keeping a lot of GCs up at night is this broader question that Students for Fair Admissions put squarely on the table: DEI – where does all of that fit right now?” Alicia noted that, even as more law firms market these new offerings, “Sometimes there are conflicts that arise and so you do have a collegial relationship with other firms because you might need to make a referral.”

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