Firm Receives 100 Percent for the Tenth Year in a Row on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Assessment on LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality
Blank Rome LLP is proud to announce that the firm has once again earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2026 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), the nation’s leading benchmarking report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (“HRC”) Foundation. With this score, Blank Rome has been recognized in the CEI for the tenth consecutive year and named a 2026 “Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” recipient, joining 534 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year.
“Blank Rome is honored to receive this recognition from the Human Rights Campaign for the tenth year in a row,” said Grant S. Palmer, Chair and Managing Partner at Blank Rome. “Since our founding, we have believed in cultivating a workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences feel valued, supported, and empowered. Our continued recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to fostering an inclusive and high-performing culture where everyone can thrive."
“At Blank Rome, diversity, inclusion, and belonging are core to who we are and essential to our success,” said Reham Fared, Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. “We value the diversity of identities, experiences, and perspectives that our colleagues bring to the firm, and we are dedicated to providing an environment where each person feels a genuine sense of belonging. To be recognized as a leader in LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion reinforces our long-standing commitment to these principles.”
“Our BR Pride affinity group continues to strengthen community, advance inclusion, and champion policies and initiatives that help our LGBTQ+ colleagues thrive. We look forward to building on this momentum through continued recruitment efforts, professional development opportunities, firmwide education, and advocacy,” Brett A. Snyder, partner and chair of BR Pride, Blank Rome’s LGBTQ+ affinity group.
The 2026 CEI assessed 1,450 U.S.-based companies on their LGBTQ+ workplace policies and practices across four central pillars: non-discrimination protections; equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families; fostering an inclusive culture; and corporate social responsibility. Blank Rome’s fulfillment of all CEI’s criteria resulted the 100 percent ranking and status as an “Equality 100 Award” recipient. For more information on the 2026 CEI, or to download the full report please click here.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. Through its programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice. To learn more, please visit hrc.org.