Washington, DC, March 4, 2021 – Miller & Chevalier is pleased to announce that Margot Laporte, Maryna Kavaleuskaya, and FeiFei (Andrea) Ren were selected as members of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's (LCLD) class of 2021. Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 350 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession.

Laporte, a Member in the firm's Litigation Department, was named to the LCLD's 2021 class of Fellows. Participants in the Fellows Program come from law firms and in-house legal departments nationwide and engage in a year-long program designed to assist high-potential, mid-career practitioners in leadership development through professional and personal development opportunities, leadership training, relationship-building opportunities, and extensive contact with LCLD's top leadership. 

Kavaleuskaya and Ren, Senior Associates in the firm's International Department, were named to the LCLD's 2021 class of Pathfinders. The Pathfinder Program offers high-potential, early-career attorneys meaningful opportunities to build foundational leadership, professional networking, and strategic career development skills. 

"Miller & Chevalier has proudly participated in LCLD's Fellows and Pathfinder Programs for several years and we are grateful for the important work they do to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession," said firm Chair Kathryn Cameron Atkinson. "We're proud of Margot, Maryna, and FeiFei for this recognition, and we look forward to their ongoing contributions to LCLD, our firm, and the legal profession as a whole."

About Miller & Chevalier 

Founded in 1920, Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm with a global perspective and leading practices in Tax, Litigation, International Law, Employee Benefits (including ERISA), White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations, and Government Affairs. Miller & Chevalier is a top-ranked firm sharply focused on targeted areas that interact with the federal government. Over the past three years, the firm's lawyers have represented more than 40 percent of the Fortune 100, one-quarter of the Fortune 500 and approximately 30 percent of the Global 100. Based in Washington, DC, a significant number of firm lawyers have held senior positions in the U.S. government and have written many of the regulations they currently help clients navigate. For more information on the firm, visit www.millerchevalier.com. 

About the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Founded in 2009, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has grown to an organization of more than 350 Members, who serve as either general counsel of major corporations or managing partners of the nation's leading law firms. United by a spirit of activism and personal commitment, LCLD Members participate widely in the programs they've created—leading by example, taking action, and challenging the legal profession to prepare future generations of diverse talent for the highest positions of leadership. For more information on the firm, visit www.lcldnet.org. 

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