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Rebecca Brazzano '95 Spearheads Thelen Reid's Diversity Efforts in New York


Rebecca Brazzano (Tapie), Class of 1995, is putting her persuasive skills to good use in the promotion of diversity and community service at her law firm, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. She currently serves as special counsel and participates in a variety of practice areas, including intellectual property, securities, bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation.

As the newly appointed point person in the New York office for the firm’s Diversity Committee, Brazzano has been instrumental in initiating several projects including networking and career training specifically for attorneys of color. She also assists with the firm’s participation in the New York City Bar Minority Fellowship program. And this year Brazzano helped launch “1L Diversity Fellowship + In-House Experience,” a new joint summer fellowship program that offers first-year students law firm and in-house experience with corporate clients, ongoing mentorship, and a scholarship towards their second year of study.

“We want to continue to create opportunities and build a culture where diversity has a real impact on recruiting and retention,” says Brazzano, who is part Cherokee. She also spearheads the firm’s community service initiatives, such as its recent program that provided public school children in Harlem with back-to-school supplies. The New York office donated and distributed backpacks filled with school supplies and books to 175 children in pre-K through second grades at PS 133 in September, and the children competed later in the fall to design holiday cards for the firm.

Brazzano was recently chosen to be in a select group of partners and senior lawyers who facilitate in-house professional development training at Thelen. She recently ran clinics on the attorney-client privilege in four of the firm’s offices. “Thelen is a dynamic place to practice law, and I have had the opportunity to blend the growth of my career with a personal commitment to community outreach,” Brazzano says. “I’ve been here 10 years, and I’ve found there is no glass ceiling. They make it work for you.”

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