Wake Up Call: Ex-Kirkland Partner Leads Diversity Consultancy

In today’s column, 118 Big Law firms met certification requirements in the latest round of DiversityLab’s Mansfield rule program; Debevoise & Plimpton is the second big U.S. law firm in London to require employees and visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter its offices; Mayer Brown appointed new office managing partners for Washington and Brussels.

• Leading off, after close to two decades at Kirkland & Ellis’ New York office, former restructuring partner Jon Henes is co-founding a consultancy, C Street Advisory Group, that advises corporations and law firms on business strategy and diversity and inclusion goals. (WJS) ...