The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has named Dentons US a 2022 Top Performer and a 2022 Compass Award winner. Dentons US is one of just 91 organizations to earn both designations, signaling its commitment to building more diverse firm and a more inclusive legal profession. This is the Firm’s seventh straight year as a Top Performer and third straight year earning a Compass Award.

Dentons Cohen & Grigsby PC was also awarded both of LCLD’s annual awards, and Dentons Bingham Greenebaum earned the Compass Award.

These designations reflect Dentons’ support for LCLD’s programs and mission. The Top Performer award recognizes those organizations in the top 20 percent for participation in LCLD programs and activities. The Compass Award recognizes those members who attend LCLD’s Annual Meeting, participate in the Fellows and Pathfinder programs and operate a pipeline mentoring or 1L scholars program.

Last year, LCLD’s board of directors required each member firm to create a public pledge detailing actions they will take to advance diverse talent. Dentons is proud to be among those organizations who created a pledge by the June 2022 deadline. You may read Dentons US CEO Sonia Martin’s pledge on LCLD’s website.

LCLD is one of the nation’s leading organizations promoting diversity. It consists of more than 350 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse US legal profession. Dentons has been a member of LCLD since 2009.