Diversity

DIVERSITY IS MORE THAN JUST AN INITIATIVE.

Cultivating a diverse workforce is a key part of our core values. We know from experience that recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting attorneys and staff from a variety of backgrounds contributes to the firm's overall success and, by extension, to our clients' success.

DIVERSITY ADDS VALUE.

A diverse workforce—attorneys and staff with distinctive backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints—benefits both our firm and our clients.  We're positioned to look at each issue with fresh eyes and varied lenses, and we find unique solutions to problems as a result.

OUR NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

Numbers and data are not our goal; rather, our primary focus is creating an environment of support and collaboration that allows all team members to thrive.

Diversity is a priority at Merchant & Gould. We get involved in our communities and the legal profession to promote diversity. Our attorneys lead and participate in minority legal organizations, such as Minnesota’s Diversity in Practice, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the National Association of Women Lawyers, and the Women’s Intellectual Property Law Association, to name a few. We also collaborate with clients on diversity events, such as hosting the annual American Intellectual Property Law Association's Women in IP event in our communities and participating in minority recruitment conferences.