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Women’s Initiative Network

The Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) is a collaborative effort between women attorneys and firm leadership, including the Managing Partner, Executive Committee, and other firm committees. WIN encourages a firm culture that acknowledges and affirms that successful women attorneys are an integral part of Lathrop GPM and are essential for its future success. WIN addresses issues of concern to women attorneys and provides support, firm-wide networking and mentoring for women attorneys. WIN also sponsors and facilitates business and professional development activities, seeks ways to strengthen relationships, and supports community activities on behalf of women attorneys. 

Our Events
Lathrop GPM regularly hosts events that educate, inspire and promote networking among firm attorneys and other professionals. Our events have included annual networking retreats, workshops, restorative wellness events, professional development training, and recreational social and sporting events, among others.

Community Partners
Many of Lathrop GPM’s innovative community outreach and philanthropic giving programs aim to inspire, develop and empower women and girls of all ages and stages. Our firm partners with and supports women’s organizations, including: 

  • Colorado Women’s Bar Association
  • Commercial Real Estate Women
  • Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
  • Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis
  • Women’s Employment Network
  • Young Women on the Move

Our leaders also individually give time to develop and inspire young women through volunteer and board service to organizations and causes that encourage and support girls.

Through our outreach program and initiatives, we are creating opportunities for future lawyers, broadening career perspectives and providing examples young women and girls can look up to. Our firm and our leaders are passionate about the importance of this work and are committed to continuing to support women and girls.  

Accolades
Lathrop GPM is pleased to have received the following national recognition for its women’s initiatives:

  • 2022 Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s Tipping the Scales Award, recognizing Lathrop GPM for having 50 percent or more women in its new partner class. This marked the fourth time the firm was named to the list. 
  • 2022 Seramount's Best Law Firms for Women, recognizing Lathrop GPM as a legal industry leader in best practices for recruiting, retaining, promoting, and developing women lawyers. This recognition marked the tenth time the firm was named to the list. 
  • 2021 Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis's Women in the Workplace Employment Scorecard recognizing Lathrop GPM as a law firm demonstrating a strong commitment to workplace gender equity.

Leadership
Alison Foster serves as chair of our Women’s Initiative Network.