Dan Sharpe is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP in Washington, D.C. Dan is a graduate of Princeton University (2007) and the University of Virginia School of Law (2012).

This episode was a LinkedIn Live event in July 2023. Check out the video here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hallieritzu_personal-jurisdiction-live-with-dan-sharpe-activity-7084562659232133120-p5vz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Dan was a guest on Season 1 - listen to that excellent episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/personal-jurisdiction/id1579070172?i=1000543486155

AND Check out this great conversation with Dan on Foley's The Path & The Practice podcast hosted by Alexis Robertson: https://www.foley.com/en/insights/publications/2022/09/podcast-episode-93-dan-sharpe-manager-diversity

During this discussion, we talk to Dan about:

What it's like to be a DEI Manager at a large law firm;
Advice for law students going into on-campus interviewing season;
How law firm associates can be allies and support their colleagues in promoting a culture of DEI;
What law firm partners can do to promote a culture of DEI from the top down; and
Thoughts on whether SCOTUS’s decision overturning affirmative action in higher education could open a path for challenges to corporate DEI efforts and so, so much more.

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