Diverse Companies Out-Deliver on the Bottom Line

The Axelrod Firm’s Jamie L. Augustinsky and Kevinn Souffrant

Edited by The Axelrod Firm President Sheryl L. Axelrod and Sandy Sakamoto

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About this Article

This article, written by The Axelrod Firm lawyers Jamie L. Augustinsky and Kevinn Souffrant and edited by The Axelrod Firm’s Sheryl Axelrod and Sandy Sakamoto of LimNexus, is one (1) of an exciting five (5) article series to which the American Bar Association Woman Advocate Committee (WAC) devoted its entire summer 2021 electronic newsletter.  The pieces that make up special e-Newsletter were written by a diverse team of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) lawyers.  The ABA Business Law Section Diversity & Inclusion Committee jointly distributed the articles as well.  The theme of the series is, “Diversity: It Makes Teams Better, featuring a diverse team of writers from National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) member law firms.” 

This article covers the data showing why diverse teams outperform homogenous teams, in profitability and other measures of performance, including in innovation.

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The Entire 5-Article Series

  1. “Diverse Companies Out-Deliver on the Bottom Line” by The Axelrod Firm’s Jamie L. Augustinsky and Kevinn Souffrant
  2. “It’s Been a Long Time Coming, But I Know a Change Gon’ Come” by Kenneth M. Battle and Jamie L. Augustinsky
  3. “Diverse and Inclusive Teams: They Simply Work Better Together” by Gerardo Alcazar
  4. “Diverse Trial Teams: A Competitive Advantage” by Sandy Sakamoto and The Axelrod Firm’s Sheryl L. Axelrod
  5. “Rethinking Diversity in Legal Teams” by C. Jeffrey Leung and Roberto Portillo Togno