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Dorsey Receives 100% Rating on Corporate Equality Index for Twelfth Year
[November 09, 2017]

Dorsey Receives 100% Rating on Corporate Equality Index for Twelfth Year


International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that for the twelfth consecutive year it has received a 100% rating-a perfect score-on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Dorsey joins the ranks of 609 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.

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Dorsey & Whitney LLP has for the twelfth consecutive year received a 100% rating--a perfect score--o ...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP has for the twelfth consecutive year received a 100% rating--a perfect score--on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). (Graphic: Human Rights Campaign)

The 2018 CEI rated947 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBTQ community. Dorsey's efforts in satisfying all of the CEI's criteria results in a 100% ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.



"Strengthening our community through diversity and inclusion is a Dorsey core value," noted Managing Partner Ken Cutler. "We are honored to receive a 100% rating for the twelfth consecutive year. Dorsey takes pride in our diverse workplace and we are actively involved in initiatives which promote and foster diversity within the Firm and the larger legal community."

For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.


About Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Clients have relied on Dorsey since 1912 as a valued business partner. With locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Dorsey provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients' legal and business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world's most successful companies from a wide range of industries, including leaders in the banking, energy, food and agribusiness, health care, mining and natural resources, and public-private project development sectors, as well as major non-profit and government entities.

About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.


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