Asian-American lawyers launch Fortune 500 GC initiative

A target of 20 lawyers by 2020 in Fortune 500 companies is the aim.

Xerox is one of the companies boasting an Asian-American general counsel 360b

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association  is aiming to have 20 Asian-American general counsel in Fortune 500 companies by 2020. The organisation estimates there are 13 currently in top jobs but is keen to extend the numbers. Xerox Corp General Counsel Don Liu said at an Asian-American lawyer event last week that because of these numbers,  Asian-American candidates were not always included in diversity pushes. In total 54 companies within the Fortune 500 employ minority general counsel, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association has found. Source: Wall Street Journal Blog

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