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Black woman is appointed to lead BigLaw firm as other firms ramp up diversity goals

December 11, 2020

The new global CEO and U.S. chair of Norton Rose Fulbright is the first woman of color to be in those positions at the law firm and the only woman of color to lead a top 200 grossing law firm in the United States, according to the firm.

Shauna Clark will move into those positions Jan. 1, according to a Dec. 10 press release and stories by Thomson Reuters Legal and Law360.

She is currently the U.S. head of employment and labor at Norton Rose. The news comes as three other law firms announced diversity goals this week.

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