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There is a growing global movement toward greater consideration of environmental, social and governance factors in investing. As a result, mutual funds with responsible investment strategies, where investors actively seek out companies making positive contributions in these areas, have seen significant inflows over the past several years, with global ESG assets hitting $2.5 trillion at the end of 2022, according to Morningstar.

Today’s financial institution director oversight challenges are caused by the aftermath of several recent bank failures, resulting in the FDIC stepping in to make depositors whole.

Principals Roberta Liebenberg and JoAnne Epps will co-teach a course at Temple Law School during the Spring 2023 semester entitled “Promoting Gender Equality and Gender Equity in the Legal Profession:  Issues & Solutions.”  The course will prepare students to be change agents through study of the types of explicit and implicit biases that impact women, underrepresented women (e.g., LGBTQ, disabled, veterans) and other underrepresented members of the legal profession.  The course will include studies in leadership, providing students with the knowledge and skills to help them advance and succeed in their places of employment and promote a more just and equitable profession.

September 28, 2022

Kelly McNamara Corley moderated a panel discussion at a joint meeting of Women’s Corporate Directors and The Chicago Network title “Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times—Board Best Practices in Times of Disruption”.  The panel discussed best practices around Board reporting, evaluations, refreshment and skills assessments and overseeing reputation risk.

September 23, 2022

Kelly McNamara Corley, Principal and Co-Founder, participated in a panel discussion at the Ray Garrett Institute at Northwestern University School of Law regarding “ the evolution of Board governance and post pandemic trends and practices”.  The Garrett Institute hosts a leading conference for governance professionals each year.   Kelly shared boardroom best practices regarding confidentiality and privilege in a virtual boardroom, board and committee evaluation practices as well as practical suggestions for corporations relating to communications by officers and directors on topics of public interest.

September 14, 2022

Red Bee Principals Christine Edwards and Kelly McNamara Corley served as faculty and coaches for a series of webinars hosted by Black In-House Counsel—the premier source of information and engagement for Black attorneys across the legal profession. Chris and Kelly offered practical suggestions to help participants prepare for presenting to a corporate board of directors.

June 17, 2022

The Red Bee Group Principal JoAnne Epps is a panelist for a DirectWomen webinar titled “A View from Women of Color on Corporate Boards” that will take place on Tuesday, June 28th at 2pm ET.

May 20, 2022

Last month, Red Bee principals Kelly McNamara Corley and Christine Edwards presented a workshop on “Getting Board Ready” at the 2022 Women in Retail Leadership Summit.

March 11, 2022

Hybrid work is here to stay. In a recent Law.com article, Red Bee Principal Roberta Liebenberg discusses the potential gender divide with hybrid work and what employers can do to ensure all lawyers who work remotely, particularly women and women with children, have equal opportunities.

April 26, 2022

Principal Roberta Liebenberg and Ninth Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown recently did a podcast with The Lawyer’s Edge discussing the phenomenon of “office mom” work, which falls disproportionately on the shoulders of women lawyers.

April 25, 2022

Instituting change requires quality metrics that help you evaluate your progress. After all, we can’t change what we don’t measure.

April 7, 2022

Congratulations to Principal Wendy Shiba, who was recently announced as a Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award Honoree.

April 4, 2022

This Thursday, Red Bee principal Roberta Liebenberg will join ABA.Women.Connected at the 70th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.

April 1, 2022

JoAnne A. Epps, Red Bee Principal and Professor of Law and Advisor to the Temple University President, will deliver the 2022 Honorable Clifford Scott Green Lecture titled,”The Importance of Caring: Reaffirming Our Commitment to Judge Green’s Legacy” on April 7th at 12pm ET.

March 9, 2022

On Monday, March 14 from 12:00PM-1:15PM ET, The Red Bee Group Principal Christine Edwards will moderate Part 4 of Maryland Carey Law’s Women, Leadership & Equality Program (WLE) Webinar Series: Maryland Carey Law Alumnae Leading the Way, titled “Women Leaders in Financial Services.”

March 8, 2022

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the social, political, and economic achievements of women and rally for equal treatment and representation. As a women-owned firm, we are indebted to the women who came before us and laid the foundation so that we could pursue our personal and professional goals.

February 18, 2022

On Wednesday, February 23 Red Bee Principal Christine Edwards will speak at the first of a special three-part webinar series hosted by Women Corporate Directors Foundation and sponsored by Edelman.

January 27, 2021

The Red Bee Group Co-founder and Principal Stephanie Scharf was highlighted in Super Lawyers Magazine for her research on gender and race in law.

December 17, 2021

The Red Bee Group Principal Christine Edwards received The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s Distinguished Graduate Award in December at their annual Alumni Awards.

November 12, 2021

Principal Roberta Liebenberg co-authored an article with U.S. Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown.

November 4, 2021

Red Bee Principal Roberta Liebenberg discusses in her recently-published article, “Hybrid Work – A Path for Female Lawyers,” the pressing need for effective hybrid-work policies data-based best practices.

October 25, 2021

The Red Bee Group principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf co-wrote a Law.com article with Paulette Brown titled, “Hybrid Work Policies: Key to the Retention of Women Lawyers.”

October 13, 2021

Arkansas Money and Politics quoted The Red Bee Group Principals, Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf, in its recent article, “Technology, COVID Likely to Shape Law Profession for Years to Come.”

August 19, 2021

See Red Bee Principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf in a cutting-edge discussion describing the “motherhood penalty” as well as creative and positive strategies for employers to retain a robust cadre of talented women professionals at all levels.

August 11, 2021

Principal Kelly McNamara Corley will lead a webinar titled, “Getting Board Ready: The Secrets to Landing a Board Seat and Being a Great Director” on August 26th.

August 1, 2021

The Red Bee Group Principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf were quoted in an ABA Journal article describing the tremendous toll the pandemic has taken on working mothers.

July 19, 2021

The hybrid work model is on the rise post-pandemic… but did you know there is a significant age gap and gender gap in preferences for remote or in-office work?

June 24, 2021

The Red Bee Group principals Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg join Lynn Howell to discuss the results of their recent nationwide survey on practicing law in the pandemic and moving forward.

June 20, 2021

Red Bee Principal Bobbi Liebenberg was featured on KYW Newsradio for her ABA research on the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on working mothers.

June 17, 2021

Red Bee principals Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg wrote a Law360 article about the current and projected US demographic trends and how law firm talent must reflect this shift.

June 17, 2021

Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie were featured in a Law360 Pulse article discussing the pandemic’s tremendous impact on women and lawyers of color.

June 9, 2021

On June 8, SCG Legal conducted a webinar hosted by Diane Case titled, “Emerging from the Pandemic.” As guest speakers, Red Bee principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf discuss data-based best practices.

May 20, 2021

Red Bee Principal Christine Edwards is participating in an S&P Global Virtual Conference May 25-27. The conference titled “Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability: A Journey Across the Global Value Chain” is focused on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance.

March 2021

In early March, Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf spoke with Delphine O’Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, in a two-part podcast series on her American Health Law Association podcast.

February 26, 2021

The American Bar Association’s CLE includes new research spearheaded by Stephanie Scharf, Roberta Liebenberg and The Red Bee Group.

February 5, 2021

Above the Law highlighted three Red Bee principals in a recent article, “Five Ways for Virtual Law Firms to Become More Inclusive.”

January 29, 2021

Principals Stephanie Scharf and Bobbi Liebenberg co-chaired a cutting-edge virtual three-day conference on January 27-29 sponsored by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession focusing on Women, Power and Disrupting the Status Quo.

October 18, 2020

At the invitation of Law360, Red Bee Principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf wrote a column outlining the steps firms can take to retain women lawyers and achieve their gender diversity goals in the midst of the pandemic.

As we approach the end of 2020 and reflect on the opportunities and challenges presented by seven months of remote work, managers and employees should begin to prepare for a different type of year-end performance discussion.

October 6, 2020

Red Bee Principals Roberta “Bobbi” Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf were featured speakers at Catholic University’s Law Alumni Weekend.

July 27, 2020

Law360 publishes guest column written by The Red Bee Group Principals Roberta Liebenberg and Stephanie Scarf about the impact of the Pandemic on women in the workplace.

April 6, 2020

Law 360 quotes The Red Bee Group Principals Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg on the impact of the pandemic on law firm diversity initiatives.

March 31, 2020

American Lawyer has featured results from The Red Bee Group’s first national survey of the legal profession.

March 27, 2020

ABA Journal publishes The Red Bee Group nationwide survey of legal professionals.

November 27, 2019

Principals Stephanie Scharf and Roberta Liebenberg are authors of a first-of-its-kind report, jointly issued by the American Bar Association and ALM Intelligence, which describes the reasons why experienced women are far more likely than men to leave the private practice of law.

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