DLA Piper’s diversity initiative Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW) has been named as the Best Gender Diversity Initiative by an International Firm at the Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards.

DLA Piper was also named as the Best Firm for Women in Business Law in Norway, Poland and Ukraine at the ceremony, while litigation and regulatory partner Jo Rickards was named as the winner of the Best in White Collar Crime Award.

LAW was launched six months ago in the UK and in April in Australia, and focuses on mentoring, bespoke skills training and networking for female lawyers at DLA Piper. There are plans to expand the initiative further internationally in future.

[words:  thelawyer.com]