Giants of the Business Bar and Spotlight on In-House Counsel
Online Event
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sophia Lee will be recognized and also be a featured guest speaker at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s (“PBA”) upcoming “Giants of the Business Bar” program. Sponsored by the PBA’s Business Law Section, the program will be held as an online virtual event on Monday, November 16, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. EST.
This event is part of a special series of programs in which the PBA’s Business Law Section recognizes legal giants who have had a significant impact on the practice of business law in Philadelphia and beyond, and provides an opportunity for both young and experienced lawyers to learn from the giants. This year’s program is combined with the Business Law Section’s “Spotlight on In-House Counsel” program for the first time, and will provide attendees with unique insight from Giants who have experience as in-house counsel and in private practice.
Sophia was invited as a guest speaker for this event in recognition of her successful career in and significant contributions to the legal industry. The PBA details her career achievements in its “Giants of the Business Bar and Spotlight on In-House Counsel” event announcement.
Announcement Excerpt:
Sophia Lee, Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Blank Rome LLP, is a trusted adviser, helping her clients meet their business objectives through the legal process. With a focus in the energy industry, she handles complex commercial, environmental, products liability, and toxic tort matters. She also handles a wide range of litigation and regulatory matters for corporate, non-profit and governmental entities. Additionally, she provides guidance and education on diversity, equity and inclusion issues to her clients.
Ms. Lee has advocated for meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion throughout her legal career and chairs Blank Rome’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is an active member of the Forum of the Executive Women; a board member and past president of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania; a board member and past co-president of the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group; a past board member for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; and a past diversity chair for the Philadelphia Bar Association. She has previously served as secretary and assistant secretary, as a past co-chair of the Bench-Bar Conference and the Corporate In-House Counsel Committee and as a past executive committee member of the Young Lawyers Division, in addition to service on other committees, for the Philadelphia Bar Association. Ms. Lee also previously served as vice chair of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs.
Ms. Lee is a frequent lecturer on matters concerning diversity, equity and inclusion, litigation management and ethics for business organizations, legal associations, law schools and law firms. She previously held an adjunct assistant professorship at Temple University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Next semester, she will serve as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple Law School teaching a course entitled, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.”
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