Wake Up Call: A&O Election of Black Managing Partner ‘Momentous’

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• Hervé Ékué’s election as the first Black leader of Allen & Overy, a UK Magic Circle law firm, is being touted as “momentous” by legal diversity advocates. Magic Circle firms, which also include Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, and Slaughter and May, “have traditionally been dominated by white men.” (Financial News)
• Estée Lauder Cos. general counsel Deirdre Stanley is leaving her post after five years with the company, as the “battered cosmetics giant” deals with “sweeping changes.” Earnings ...