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CONNECTICUT MOVERS AUGUST 10, 2020 ¦ 3

Murtha Cullina Joins Antiracism Alliance

By Michael Marciano

Hartford-based law firm Murtha Cullina has More recently, Murtha joined the Connecticut
joined the national Law Firm Antiracism Alli- Bar Association’s Connecticut COVID-19 Small
ance (LFAA), a recently established coalition of Business Virtual Legal Clinic to assist small, pri-
law firms organized to develop pro bono projects marily minority-owned businesses impacted by
to combat systemic racism. As of Aug. 7, the alli- the COVID-19 pandemic. The work is in line with
ance had grown to 250 member firms across the the firm’s long history of pro bono service and col-
country. laboration with various non-profits representing
“We look forward to collaborating with the LFAA children in juvenile and family court.
and other member firms to help improve upon Connecticut firms that have joined the Law Firm
social injustices in the law,” said Murtha Cullina Antiracism Alliance include Day Pitney; McCarter
Managing Partner Jennifer Morgan DelMonico. & English; McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpen-
“We are proud to support this initiative, which is ter; Robinson & Cole; and Verrill Dana. National
particularly important during these challenging firms with Connecticut offices that have also joined
times.” include Akin Gump; Strauss Hauer & Feld; Carlton
Launched in June, LFAA’s promotes collabora- Fields; Goldberg Segalla; Jackson Lewis; and Locke
tion between law firms, legal service organizations Lord.
and other sectors of the legal profession to benefit New York firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &
communities of color and to promote racial equal- Flom keeps a running list of law firms that have
ity in the law. joined the alliance.
Joining the LFAA is just the latest step Murtha Murtha Cullina has six offices in Connecticut,
Cullina has taken to support diversity in the world Massachusetts and New York and is the exclu-
of law. The firm is a founding member of the Con- sive Connecticut representative of the Lex Mundi
necticut-based Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity legal network.
and of the Connecticut Alliance for Business Op- ¦

portunities, the state’s first LGBT chamber of Michael Marciano is bureau chief of the Con-
commerce. Murtha was also one of the first Con- necticut Law Tribune. He can be reached at
necticut firms to subscribe to the Connecticut Bar [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On
Association’s Pledge of Gender Equity. Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw

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