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Firm Earns Designation as “Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality”
NEW YORK, November 20, 2014 - For the third year in a row, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2015 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
The CEI survey evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community.
Long dedicated to policies that promote equality for its LGBT lawyers and staff, Milbank was the first New York City-based law firm to offer health benefits to same-sex partners. “We’re proud to once again achieve a perfect ranking on the Corporate Equality Index,” says Milbank Chairman Scott Edelman. “Our score reflects our commitment to inclusion and equality for everyone in our firm, as well as community outreach, including pro bono efforts on behalf of LGBT clients.” The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. For more information on the 2015 CEI, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About Milbank
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is a leading international law firm that has been providing innovative legal solutions to clients throughout the world for more than 145 years. Milbank is headquartered in New York and has offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, São Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, DC.
The firm’s lawyers provide a full range of legal services to the world’s leading commercial, financial and industrial enterprises, as well as to institutions, individuals and governments. Milbank’s lawyers meet the needs of its clients by offering a highly integrated and collaborative range of services across key practice groups throughout its global network. Milbank’s integrated practice is underpinned by its attorneys’ acknowledged technical excellence, sectorial expertise and a strong tradition of innovation and client service.
