The Axelrod Firm is proud and honored to report that Ms. Axelrod has been appointed by the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, The Honorable A. Michael Snyder, to serve on his #Diversity Advisory Panel with Danielle Banks, Sang Woo Lee, Brenda Marrero, Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols, Riley Ross, and Reggie Shuford. This appointment […]
The Axelrod Firm is proud and honored to report that Ms. Axelrod has been appointed by the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, The Honorable A. Michael Snyder, to serve on his #Diversity Advisory Panel with Danielle Banks, Sang Woo Lee, Brenda Marrero, Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols, Riley Ross, and Reggie Shuford. This appointment
Lisa is Chair of the Board of A Child for All – www.acfacorp.org. Lisa and another Board member, Aissata Thaim, traveled to Annapolis for a fundraiser sponsored by the Annapolis Rotaract which is a Rotary Club service partner for young people ages 18-35. (See photo). During the event, Lisa and Aissata discussed the mission of A
To all our clients, colleagues, and friends, During this difficult time around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that you and your loved ones are staying well. Our team is fortunately healthy and taking all necessary precautions including working remotely. We have been seamlessly doing so, continuing to serve our clients’ needs, including
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When a court may exert personal jurisdiction over a company has been the source of much interest in the last few years. While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions on general jurisdiction have answered most of the questions about when there is general jurisdiction, the waters are still very muddy on when a court may exert
At The NAMWOLF Annual Meeting At the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting, The Axelrod Firm collected 68 signed book plates, to be inserted into coloring books we purchased to send to Colores United in Deming, New Mexico for #immigrants separated from family members at the border. We asked the attorneys who visited our booth to write a short note
The GOOD Guys program is designed to break the impasse in the advancement of women and all in historically underrepresented groups, by engaging men to join us in leveling the playing field. During her keynote, Sheryl discussed, “The Profitability of Diver$ity: How leveling the Playing Field for Women and Historically Underrepresented Groups can Increa$e your
Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is a by-invitation-only honorary society of top trial lawyers that accepts less than one half of one percent of American lawyers into membership, as Fellows. Fellows are nominated by other Fellows who are familiar with their work. Sheryl has been a longstanding LCA Fellow and is now a Senior Fellow.
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As Chair of the International Boards Committee of DirectWomen, a nonprofit that works to increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards, Lisa helped to organize a webinar exploring the role of search firms in international board placements. The distinguished panel of search firm leaders provided insight into key differences between international and U.S.
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Lisa was a panelist at a Leadership in Law and Practice Conference hosted jointly by the ABA Section of International Law and the Law Society of England and Wales last summer. The Conference was held at Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, England. Lisa’s panel “It’s INCLUSION DUMMY!” focused on the difference between diversity
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