DALLAS (PRWEB) November 25, 2013
Annapoorni Sankaran and Victor D. Vital, Texas litigation shareholders in the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP have been named among finalists for the Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP) Trailblazer Outside Counsel of the Year Award. The award is designed to recognize an attorney that has promoted diversity within the legal profession through hiring, retention and mentorship of minority attorneys throughout the year. Hundreds of attorneys from around the state are nominated each year for their commitment to diversity and inclusion, but only a small group of finalists are presented to the TMCP Selection Committee for final consideration for the award.
"I am extremely proud of my colleagues, Anna and Victor," said Ralph Santos, co-regional operating shareholder for the firm’s Texas offices. "Both have worked tirelessly to promote diversity both professionally and in the community. As a firm, we understand that our clients benefit from diversity and from the unique perspectives that women and minority attorneys can bring to the table. We appreciate both Anna’s and Victor’s efforts and we recognize that our Texas clients are better served because of it."
Greenberg Traurig’s diversity initiatives focus on increasing diversity in the profession by increasing access to a legal education for minority students and fostering an environment within the firm that supports and encourages diversity. Greenberg Traurig endorses the American Bar Association’s definition of diversity to support the advancement of lawyers of color as well as other underrepresented constituents— attorneys with disabilities, women attorneys and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered attorneys.
Sankaran is a commercial litigator who focuses her practice on bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Sankaran represents institutional and individual clients in all stages of business disputes with an emphasis on achieving creative business solutions for her clients. Sankaran has trial and appellate experience before federal and state courts around the United States.
Vital is a business trial lawyer who is passionate about protecting and pursuing the rights and interests of companies, executives and high net worth individuals in a broad range of difficult and high stakes court cases, arbitrations and investigations across the country. Vital has tried more than 100 cases in his civil and white collar criminal defense practice and as a former state prosecutor in a prominent District Attorney’s Office.
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About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Greenberg Traurig is among the Top 10 law firms on The National Law Journal's 2013 NLJ 350, an annual ranking of the largest firms in the U.S. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com