Davis Polk has long been a leader among major U.S. firms in hiring and promoting women lawyers and working toward achieving gender equality in the legal profession. In 1971, Davis Polk became one of the first "Wall Street firms" to elect a woman partner. Today, our women lawyers hold leadership roles in client matters and committees throughout the firm.

Over the past several decades, Davis Polk has put in place a wide range of policies and practices designed to recruit, retain and advance the careers of women at the firm. We are more active on this front than ever, as we constantly look to assess and enhance women’s initiatives at Davis Polk.

For more information, view our DPWomen Update.

By The Numbers

40% of our associates and 20% of our partners are women.
28 lawyers participate in our flextime program.
Our 32 women partners are a varied group that includes securities, M&A, financial institutions, credit, litigation, investment management, insolvency, environmental, benefits and tax lawyers.
Several of our practice areas, offices and firm committees are headed by women.

Recognition

Davis Polk was recognized by The American Lawyer as having the highest percentage of women equity partners (“Looking Into the Equity Box: Women and Partnership Status,” September 2010).
Davis Polk has been named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC in each of their most recent two surveys.
Davis Polk is perenially among the top 20 firms nationwide in Minority Law Journal’s “Diversity Scorecard.” In 2011, we ranked 14th overall and 6th for minority percentage.
Davis Polk routinely ranks among the top firms in The American Lawyer’s A-List rankings of elite U.S. law firms, which measure firms’ lawyer diversity, financial performance, pro bono activity and associate satisfaction.