ATLANTA – Aug. 31, 2015 – International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is sponsoring the Corporate Counsel Women of Color® (CCWC) 11th Annual Career Strategies Conference Sept. 23-25, 2015, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Nikki Lewis Simon, shareholder and director of Client Development and Corporate Social Responsibility, will moderate the breakout sessions on Sept. 23 titled, “Harnessing and Honing Strategic Thinking” and “20 People Skills You Need at Work.”
“Diversity is critical to an organization’s success. That is why I am honored to participate in this year’s Career Strategies Conference, which provides a platform for women attorneys, and specifically women of color attorneys, to network and uplift one another,” said Simon.
Simon, who practiced litigation at the firm for more than a decade, is involved in various diversity and women-focused initiatives at the firm and in the community.
Formed in 2004, CCWC® is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization of women attorneys whose mission is to provide a support network to in-house women of color; facilitate networking around the nation and abroad; and promote career advancement, the success of in-house women of color, and all aspects of global diversity in the legal profession and workplace. Greenberg Traurig has been a proud supporter of CCWC’s work and mission since 2010.