Seyfarth Achieves 2022 Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum

Seyfarth is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Gold Standard Certification from the Women In Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for 2022. WILEF Gold Standard Certification is among the most rigorous and prestigious of industry honors, where Seyfarth was among only 32 US law firms to earn this distinction in 2022.

Gold Standard status is granted annually by WILEF to a select group of law firms which successfully demonstrate that women represent a meaningful percentage of their equity partners, of their highest leadership positions, of their governance and compensation committees, and of their most highly compensated partners.

For 2022 US Gold Standard Certification, a meaningful percentage means that firms satisfied both the following two mandatory criteria:

25% of equity partners or, alternatively, 40% of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past 12 months are women
10% of women equity partners are women of color or 4% of women equity partners are LGBTQ

And at least two of the following four criteria:

20% of the firm and U.S. branch office heads are women
25% of the firm’s primary governance committee are women
25% of the firm’s compensation committee or its equivalent are women
20% of the top half of the firm’s equity partners in terms of compensation are women

A recognized industry leader in law firm inclusion and diversity, Seyfarth has steadily increased the number of women in leadership roles across its global platform and was named a 2022 “Best Law Firm for Women” last month. Today, over 40 percent of Seyfarth’s executive committee and department leadership are women. To learn more about Seyfarth’s commitment to inclusion and belonging, visit here.

WILEF is the premier organization for women in law exclusively dedicated to women from the largest law firms and corporate law departments in the United States. Visit here to learn more about the 2022 WILEF Gold Standard Certification recipients.