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9/20/2005
Jenner & Block LLP is the first Chicago-based law firm and only the fourth nationwide to earn a 100% rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) closely watched 2005 “Corporate Equality Index” survey, which was released today.
In 2003, Jenner & Block was among the first law firms to be voluntarily rated for its demonstrated treatment of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals it employs. Since then, the Firm has been rated among the top 25 percent of all surveyed companies or firms by the HRC.
“Two years ago, Jenner & Block was proud to have been one of the first law firms in the country to be voluntarily rated by the HRC,” said Gregory S. Gallopoulos, Managing Partner of the Firm. “We are even more gratified to have achieved a perfect 100% rating from the HRC.”
According to Mr. Gallopoulos, “This latest acknowledgement of Jenner & Block’s traditional GLBT-friendly work environment appropriately follows the Firm’s historic 2003 victory in Lawrence v. Texas, a Supreme Court gay rights case, which the Legal Times called ‘a landmark of the decade if not the century.’ And it is surely consistent with Jenner & Block’s long history of defending the civil liberties of all Americans and fighting discrimination of any kind based upon their race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, veteran or parental status, or disability.”
Partner William M. Hohengarten also hailed the news. “This shows the world how committed Jenner & Block continues to be to an GLBT-friendly work environment,” says Mr. Hohengarten, who has played a key role in the Firm’s “GLBT Affinity Group,” which is dedicated to helping gay or lesbian attorneys meet their career and professional goals.
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