Speaking Engagement

Cracks in the Ceiling: Women Navigating Large Firm Life

Blank Rome Chairman and Managing Partner Alan J. Hoffman will be speaking on the “Cracks in the Ceiling: Women Navigating Large Firm Life” panel at the Philadelphia Business Journal’s special event on “Women in Law: On the Front Lines of Change,” which will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018, from 7:30–11:00 a.m. at the Ballroom at the Ben in Philadelphia.

Alan’s panel will be held from 10:15–11:00 a.m., and will be moderated by Roberta D. Liebenberg, Partner, Fine Kaplan & Black, and include fellow panelists Tobey M. Daluz, Partner, Ballard Spahr; Carolyn P. Short, Partner, Reed Smith; Min S. Suh, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; and Meredith C. Slawe, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Throughout the event, prominent attorneys and legal leaders will provide insight on why, for more than two decades, women have constituted 50 percent of all law school graduates, yet continue to make up less than 20 percent of equity partners at big firms. They will discuss the progress that has been achieved and what the future holds, as well as empowerment, entrepreneurship, and breaking barriers in the legal industry at large.

Agenda:

• 7:30–8:15 a.m.: Registration, networking, and breakfast
• 8:15–9:00 a.m.: “Power Interview: Becoming Jami McKeon”
• 9:15–10:00 a.m.: “Going Their Own Way: Women Starting Law Firms” (panel)
• 10:15–11:00 a.m.: “Cracks in the Ceiling: Women Navigating Large Firm Life” (panel)

To learn more or register to attend, please click here.