Recent News

CWIL Founder and Executive Committee Member Cisselon Nichols Hurd Named 2016 TMCP Corporate Counsel of the Year Award Recipient

CWIL Founder and Executive Committee Member Cisselon Nichols Hurd has been named the 2016 recipient of the TMCP Corporate Counsel of the Year Award.

SOURCE: CWIL News

CWIL Executive Director Linda Chanow Listed as Lawdragon's "Top 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists" for 2016

Lawdragon has recognized CWIL Executive Director Linda Chanow as one of 2016's Top 100 leading legal consultants and strategists.

SOURCE: Lawdragon

Sex Discrimination 101: How Law Firms Can Prevent It

Executive Director Linda Chanow offers advice to firms seeking to promote more diverse and inclusive workplace environments.

SOURCE: Bloomberg Law

ABA Adopts New Anti-Discrimination Rule

Led by Executive Director Linda Chanow, members of the Consortium for Advancing Women Lawyers rallied support to adopt ABA Model Rule's new anti-discrimination rule.

SOURCE: ABA e-news

CWIL Leader Vicky Gunning Honored by Dallas Business Journal at 2016 Women in Business Awards

Vicky Gunning, CWIL Leader and Managing Partner of Locke Lord LLP’s Dallas office, was recognized by Dallas Business Journal as a 2016 Women in Business honoree.

SOURCE: CWIL News

CWIL Founder Sandra Phillips to be Honored at the Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner

Brennan Center for Justice will honor CWIL Founder Sandra Phillips for her leadership and commitment to building diversity in the business sector and beyond.

SOURCE: CWIL News

Sandra Phillips to Receive the Roderick Palmore Pathmaker Award

CWIL Founding Member Sandra Phillips will be honored at the upcoming InsideCounsel Transformative Leadership Awards Dinner in Washington, DC.

SOURCE: CWIL News

CWIL Founders Linda Addison and Nina Cortell and Texas Law Dean Ward Farnsworth recognized as three of the top 500 leading lawyers in America in 2016

Congratulations to CWIL Founders Linda Addison and Nina Cortell and Texas Law Dean Ward Farnsworth, who were recognized by Lawdragon as three of the top 500 leading lawyers in America in 2016.

SOURCE: Lawdragon

CWIL Founder Claudia Frost featured in Law360

CWIL Founder Claudia Frost was recently featured in Law360’s Trial Pros: Orrick’s Claudia Frost.

SOURCE: Law360

CWIL Leader Hilda Galvan Named Global Intellectual Property Leader by World IP Review

World IP Review has included CWIL Leader Hilda Galvan as a “WIPR Leader” in the 2016 edition of its directory of leading lawyers practicing in the areas of patents and trademarks worldwide.

SOURCE: World IP Review