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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., an intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C., has been recognized for having the highest percentage of minority partners among Washington-area law offices with at least 25 partners in the 2009 Legal Times 150 published in the October 19, 2009 issue of The National Law Journal. Twenty-five percent of the firm's 28 directors identify as minorities - the next highest ranked firm had seventeen percent minority partners. Additionally, SKGF was ranked #18 in total lawyer racial diversity. "We are very pleased with our diversity," said firm Managing Director Michael B. Ray. "We place a premium on lawyers who also have advanced degrees in various technical and scientific fields, which naturally means that we work with a significantly smaller recruitment pool than firms with multiple practice areas. Moreover, this pool tends to be less diverse, because certain minority groups tend to be underrepresented in engineering and the sciences. To fully appreciate the scope of this issue, consider that, of our 127 timekeeping professionals, we have a large number of Ph.D.'s and Master's degrees." Each year, the Legal Times/The National Law Journal surveys all Washington, D.C. metro area law offices in order to compile its Legal Times 150 rankings.
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