Diversity & Women's Initiatives

Windels Marx actively supports and is committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunity in all of its professional, administrative and non-legal personnel actions, including recruitment, employment, assignment and training.

Women and minority representation is evident within all levels of the employee population – partner, counsel, associate attorney, key administrative and managerial, and non-legal support positions. In addition, we actively recruit from minority programs at law schools and within the communities the Firm serves. We also subscribe to the Statement of Goals for Increasing Minority Representation and Retention of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and have been a Sponsor of the New York County Attorneys Association Minority Student Judicial Internship.

Windels Marx Women

Windels Marx Women, an affinity group chaired by Partner Michele Arbeeny, includes all levels of women lawyers who organize around business development, networking and mentoring opportunities. 

Recent Developments by Our Diverse Lawyers

• NYREJ publishes its annual Women in Real Estate, including Tina Gagliano, Jeanine Margiano, Lynn Weinig
• Michele Arbeeny named among 2019 Notable Women in Law by Crain's New York Business.
• Michele Arbeeny honored at City & State Diversity Summit 2018.
• Michele Arbeeny named to New York Magazine "Leaders in Law 2018."
• Michele Arbeeny moderates BisNow panel on Affordable Housing.
• Michele Arbeeny, Arlene Koutras and Lynn Weinig are named among the 2018 Women in Real Estate, an annual review of professionals published by New York Real Estate Journal.
• Angela Crowder joins as Special Counsel.
• Katy Finch featured in New York Real Estate Journal for "2017 Year in Review."
• Charles Hamilton and Sanjay Mody moderate BisNow panels.
• Connie Huttner nominated to IP STARS by Managing Intellectual Property (2019-2010).
• Arlene Koutras speaks to Greek newspaper The National Herald about joining Windels Marx.
• Jeanine Margiano recognized by Crain's "Leading Women Lawyers in New York."
• Sanjay Mody Named to NYREJ's "Ones to Watch."
• Sanjay Mody named to New York Magazine "Leaders in Law 2018."
• Gary Moriwaki and Reiko Takikawa named to Chambers and Partners - 2018 HNW Guide - Japan and Abroad.
• Lynn Weinig Joins as Special Counsel.