Laurie Robinson-Haden
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| Born | December 14, 1972 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
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| Occupation | CEO, Corporate Counsel Women of Color |
| Known for | Activism for Inclusion & Diversity |
Notable work | Perspectives of Women of Color in Corporate Legal Departments |
| Board member of | NAACP |
| Spouse(s) | David Patrick Haden |
| Children | David Patrick Haden II |
| Awards | Distinguished Alumni Award-Indiana University School of Law |
Laurie Robinson-Haden (b. December 14, 1972, Washington, D.C.) is an American activist credited with creating the Corporate Counsel Women of Color[1][2] and Corporate Counsel Men of Color,[3] which provides a diversity and inclusion support network[4] to professional attorneys of color.[5] She is also the author of the Perspectives of Women of Color in Corporate Legal Departments [6] which is a quantitive and qualitative research report focused on the current social and political issues impacting diversity in the workplace for professionals of color employed in the legal industry or legal departments of corporations.[7] Haden served in the labor management division of the National Football League.[8]
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Robinson-Haden founded the Corporate Counsel Women of Color which is an American 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization with over 4,500 members, all women, who work primarily for Fortune 1000 corporations and Forbes 2000 legal departments.[9] It's subsidiary, the Corporate Counsel Men of Color,[10] is also the work of Robinson-Haden. She oversees the groups efforts in the United States, South Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, Dubai, and Russia. She focuses on diversity for lawyers, law students, and aspiring lawyers, including an Annual Career Strategies Conference, International Career Strategies Symposium, One-Day Career Strategies Conference for Law Firm Associates, My Life As a Lawyer for Law Students at Southern University Law Center|Southern University Law and the CCMC’s Career/Life Strategies Conference for professionals of color.
Background
From 1998 to 2002 Haden was a labor and employment lawyer at Seyfarth Shaw|Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Epstein, Becker, and Green P.C. Haden was then hired as Assistant General Counsel and Director of Training and Development for CBS Broadcasting Inc. in 2002. She was then promoted to Vice President for CBS, then to Senior Vice President in 2009. In 2004, Haden founded the Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC).
Haden also contributes to the CBS Corporation Diversity Blog. She has served on the board of directors of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.|NAACP LDF.[8]
Personal
Haden and her husband, David Patrick Haden, have one son, David Patrick Haden II.
Awards & Peer Review
- The Women's Venture Fund|Women's Venture Fund's Highest Leaf Award
- Los Angeles Black Women Lawyer's Power of One Award
- Chicago Black Women Lawyer's Diversity Visionary Award
- New York City Bar Association|New York City Bar Association Diversity Champion Award
- New York State Bar Association|New York State Bar Association Diversity Trailblazer Award
- Network Journal's "40 Under Forty"
- PINK magazine|Pink magazine's "Top 15 Women in Business"
- M. Ashley Dickerson Award by the National Association of Women Lawyers
- "10 Up-And-Coming African-American Lawyers to Watch" by Diversity & The Bar Magazine
- Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis|Indiana University School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award
- Ron Brown Distinguished Leadership Award from the University of the District of Columbia
- National Bar Association's Pinnacle Award
References
- ↑ "Founder & CEO - Corporate Counsel Women of Color". 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "Women Owned Law: Women Lawyers as Innovators and Change Agents: An Interview of Laurie Robinson Haden by Debbie Epstein Henry – Debbie Epstein Henry". Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "Corporate Counsel Women of Color Founder Among Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade". Corporate Counsel. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "Dollars and Drivers - Laurie Robinson-Haden: You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be | RSS Podcasting | RSS.com Podcasting". RSS.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "Corporate Counsel Men Color Launches Inaugural Men Color". www.blacknews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ OpenLibrary.org. "The Perspectives of women of color attorneys in corporate legal departments (2011 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "CCWC Celebrates Eighth Year, Diversity Advances Must Continue". CCBJ. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Laurie Robinson Haden's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "Will Continued Remote Work Help Legal Department Diversity and Inclusion?". Corporate Counsel. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ↑ "'Lawyers of Color Have Already Concluded the Worst' About Gayton's Exit as Coca-Cola's Top Lawyer". Corporate Counsel. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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