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those lawyers who recognize that, while battling each other From left, partners Hagit Muriel Elul, Daniel H.
hammer-and-tongs on the merits on behalf of our clients, we Weiner, Marc A. Weinstein, Shahzeb Lari
all have a professional obligation to pursue justice in a fair and Fara Tabatabai.
and ethical manner.
Responses prepared by Daniel H. Weiner and Derek J.T.
What is the firm doing to ensure that future generations Adler, co-heads of the firm’s litigation department.
of litigators are ready to take the helm? To continue our
record of success, our litigation department relies heavily
on the intelligence, tenacity and hard work of our attorneys.
We engage in multiple, targeted efforts to make sure that
they receive the training they need and the experience they gation department associate is teamed up with mentors at
want. These include: the associate and partner levels. Mentors and mentees are
We regularly partner with New York City’s Law Department encouraged to schedule regular one-on-one meetings, and
to provide hands-on experience in taking discovery, arguing the firm hosts a quarterly mentoring event where mentors
motions and handling appeals. In one case, one of our New and mentees at all levels engage in small group discussions of
York litigation counsel argued and won a hotly contested career development topics. During annual associate reviews,
case—both at the trial court and on appeal—in an action partner mentors meet individually with their mentees to dis-
for false arrest and malicious prosecution. cuss each individual’s progress over the past year and goals
We are also proud of our long-standing commitment to for the upcoming year.
pro bono work, including the opportunities it provides for As the first large NYC firm to promote a black woman to
hands-on training. Hughes Hubbard is routinely recognized litigation partner (Judge Amalya Kearse of the U.S. Court of
for this commitment, including most recently being named Appeals for the Second Circuit) and the first such firm run by
to one of the top spots on The American Lawyer’s annual a woman (senior partner Candace K. Beinecke), we also strive
pro bono special report. (The ranking marked the fourth to support and promote diverse candidates in our ranks. Our
time in five years that the firm was ranked as a top-five firm.) ongoing commitment to diversity has been recognized by a
We run a formal mentoring program, in which every liti- number of leading organizations and publications.

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