A dialogue between the joint subcommittee members and the speaker on the controversies, effects, and takeaways on recent efforts of some elected officials and advocacy groups in attacking diversity programs at law firms in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, effectively eliminating the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
Chairs
Gonzalo Go
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
New York, NY
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G represents companies, investment banks and sponsors in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities.
Suhuyini Abudulai
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Suhuyini Abudulai is a partner in the Banking & Specialty Finance Group at Cassels. Suhuyini’s practice focuses on transactional and regulatory matters in financial services, with particular expertise in the Canadian consumer financial services compliance landscape. She regularly provides strategic legal counsel to clients in the area of consumer finance including documentation, licensing, and disclosure requirements. Suhuyini also provides advice on compliance with regulatory requirements relating to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws, debt collection, gift and prepaid cards, loyalty programs, and the regulation of financial institutions. On the transactional side, Suhuyini advises clients on commercial lending transactions, acting for lenders and borrowers in a variety of domestic and multijurisdictional transactions, including secured lending and syndicated loans. Suhuyini was honored with a Precedent Setter award, given annually by Precedent Magazine to lawyers who have shown excellence and leadership in their early years of practice. Suhuyini was invited by the Investment and Innovation Bureau of Global Affairs Canada to participate in its mission of raising Canada’s visibility as a prime investment destination by joining them as an Investment Champion, by promoting the Canadian fintech sector and foreign direct investment into Canada in this sector.
Speaker
Jason Schwartz
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Washington, DC
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Jason is a litigation partner, co-chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, General Counsel of the firm and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Jason was named a Law360 Employment Law MVP five times, is ranked in Band 1 in Labor & Employment by Chambers, has been recognized as a Top 20 Labor & Employment Litigator in the U.S. by Benchmark, and is a Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers.
Lawyers of Color Network and 2SLGBTQIA+ Joint Subcommittee Meeting
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Committee/Subcommittee Meeting
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