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Date: August 12, 2019

Ann Park Chairing LACBA Diversity & Inclusion Conference

by foleyandmansfield
Date: August 12, 2019
by foleyandmansfield

Ann Park Chairing LACBA Diversity & Inclusion Conference

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Ann I. Park of Foley & Mansfield’s Los Angeles office has been named chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference, to be held on September 27 at Loyola Law School. This exciting program will feature panels on the Business Case for Diversity, Retention and Promotion, Diversity in the Judiciary, The Diversity Pipeline, and other related topics of interest. 

Confirmed speakers include Carlos Moreno, Former California Supreme Court Justice and United States Ambassador; Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Kevin Brazile; United States District Court Judge Andre Birotte; Tim McNeal, Vice President of Talent Development and Inclusion, Walt Disney Television; Marisa Blackshire, Senior General Attorney at BNSF Railway; and Susan Chun, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Legal at Paramount Pictures.

For more information or to register, please call LACBA member services at 213-896-6560 or visit this link.

Ann I. Park, Foley & Mansfield

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