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The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has a new leader in JPMorgan Chase & Co Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Jean Lee. She will begin her tenure as MCCA’s President and Chief Executive Officer in mid-March.
Womble Carlyle is a MCCA Strategic Diversity Sponsor, joining such household names as Microsoft and Walmart. In addition, teams of Womble Carlyle attorneys regularly attend such annual MCCA events as the Pathways Conference and the General Counsel Summit.
“Jean has an outstanding track record as an attorney and as a leader. We look forward to working with her and continuing to build Womble Carlyle’s relationship with MCCA,” said Kevin Lyn, Co-Chair of Womble Carlyle’s Diversity Committee.
Diversity Committee Co-Chair Keith Mendelson said, “We greatly value our close relationship with MCCA. With Jean at the helm, we are confident MCCA will continue to enjoy top-notch leadership.”
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) was founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them. MCCA furthers its mission through the collection and dissemination of information about diversity in the legal profession. MCCA takes an inclusive approach to the definition of “diversity.” Therefore, its research addresses issues of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, and generational differences which impact the legal profession’s workforce.
