Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney proudly announces that Jason Parish, shareholder in the Litigation section, is chosen as a member of the 2020 class of Fellows, participating in a landmark program created by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. The firm also chose Bridget Daley and Sydney Normil, associates in Litigation, to the 2020 class of Pathfinders, a program designed by the LCLD to train high-performing, early-career attorneys in critical career development strategies including leadership and the building of professional networks.
According to the LCLD, the Fellows program offers participants a year-long, in-depth program devoted to relationship-building, in-person training, peer-group projects, and extensive contact with LCLD’s top leadership and the best teachers in the business. The Pathfinder program offers participants intensive in-person training, online experiential learning, and opportunities to network with peers and esteemed LCLD Fellows and alumni in small group gatherings.
Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 320 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse legal profession. The LCLD Pathfinder Program has trained nearly 700 early-career attorneys since 2015, catering to junior lawyers in law firms and corporate legal departments who have demonstrated potential to become future leaders in the legal profession
Founded in 1850, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a full-service law firm with approximately 500 lawyers and government relations professionals who serve the legal and business needs of regional, national and international clients. Our offices are located in 19 cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado and California.
Buchanan has been recognized as a "powerhouse national law firm" by the National Law Journal and a "go-to law firm" by Corporate Counsel Magazine. The firm received 29 national honors and 82 first-tier metropolitan rankings on U.S. News & World Report–Best Lawyers 2015-16 "Best Law Firms" list. Buchanan's core service areas include: corporate finance and commercial law; litigation; energy law; intellectual property; labor and employment; financial institutions; tax; health care; real estate; bankruptcy and creditors' rights; and government relations, government contracts and other regulatory-related counsel.