Legal Momentum, a leading organization working on behalf of women and girls, recognized Skadden, Arps and Executive Partner Robert C. Sheehan with the Champion for Diversity Award at the organization’s Equal Opportunity Awards dinner on Nov. 18. Senior Director Carol Sawdye accepted the award on behalf of the Firm. Skadden was honored for its success in attracting, retaining and making women partners and making the firm more family-friendly.
Litigation partners Harriet Posner in Los Angeles and Lauren Aguiar in New York were particularly noted for their "extraordinary personal commitments" to Legal Momentum, which focuses on stopping violence against women and obtaining equal pay for equal work.