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In 2012, when Professor Goodman and I co-wrote an earlier version of this article, the “Me Too” movement and the pioneering California law (SB 826), which mandates inclusion of women in publically-held corporate boards, were not even on the horizon. Most large law firms had very few female or minority partners, and while there was some talk about further diversifying the ranks, I cannot remember many firms that had fully developed or set in place specific plans to promote inclusion of attorneys with diverse backgrounds and orientations. Nor were there any internal or external compliance measures that were strictly enforced towards that end.