Kermitt Brooks, general counsel of the Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, has been navigating a coronavirus pandemic that’s presenting new challenges to the insurance industry, while also maintaining a focus on cultivating diversity in the legal profession.
New York-based Guardian’s efforts towards inclusion appear to be paying off.
“I am proud to say that 41% of litigated matters opened since 2019 were handled by diverse attorneys or diverse-owned firms,” Brooks said of the company’s legal work in a recent Bloomberg Law survey.
Black general counsel now make up over 5% of all general counsel in the Fortune 1000, ...