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Andrews Kurth Names Elizabeth Campbell Chief Diversity Officer

    HOUSTON, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrews Kurth LLP has named Elizabeth
A. Campbell as its Chief Diversity Officer. Ms. Campbell is a partner at
the firm and will devote her efforts full time to overseeing the firm's
diversity strategy. Leaders of the 400-attorney firm say that Ms.
Campbell's hiring is a key component in building an inclusive culture that
embraces and leverages a diverse workforce and raises diversity awareness
for the firm and its clients.
    "Andrews Kurth is committed to being a leader in diversity, both
because it's the right thing to do and it makes business sense," says
Managing Partner Howard Ayers. "It's important that our firm mirror the
composition of the communities we serve, and we want to set an example of
how to bring diversity home and make it operate. We undertook a nationwide
search and found the right person for the job, someone with broad and
high-level experience in the diversity arena, as well as solid legal
credentials."
    Ms. Campbell has more than 25 years of experience in administrative and
employment litigation both in law firm and in-house counsel settings and
has led human resources, employment relations and diversity strategies at
large corporations. Most recently Ms. Campbell served as Vice President of
Employment Relations and Corporate Diversity Officer for the ARAMARK
Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    She received her J.D. in 1978 from the University of Michigan Law
School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her B.A. in 1975 from The American
University in Washington, DC.
    "It is an honor to join a firm that clearly values diversity and
inclusion as a way to enhance the delivery of high quality client
services," says Ms. Campbell. "I am excited to make the move to Houston and
to continue and expand the work already begun by Andrews Kurth."
    Ms. Campbell will report directly to Mr. Ayers and will work closely
with Gene Locke, who chairs the firm's Diversity Committee. She will also
serve as a member of a steering committee overseeing all of the firm's work
in the areas of diversity, recruiting, professional development and
marketing.
    Mr. Locke says it is critical that Ms. Campbell be a full partner in
the firm with her focus solely on the firm's diversity strategy.
    "The firm views these measures with such importance that we want Ms.
Campbell to devote her full attention to diversity without the pressures of
practicing law, even on a part-time basis," he says. "To distract her from
that mission would diminish our imperative."
    The hiring of Ms. Campbell is a continuation of Andrews Kurth's
leadership in the area of diversity. The firm has a Women's Initiatives
Committee to develop and retain the talents of its female attorneys and was
one of the first law firms in the nation to host a retreat exclusively for
its female attorneys and clients.
    Most recently, International Law Partner Doris Rodriguez was named to
the 17-member board of the Texas Diversity Council, an organization that is
committed to promoting diversity in the workplace and the community.
    For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on
the belief that "straight talk is good business." Real answers, clear
vision and mutual respect define the firm's relationships with clients,
colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and
offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York,
The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of
clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews
Kurth, please visit http://www.andrewskurth.com .
    

 Contact:
     Maury Hammond, Marketing Communications Manager
     713.220.4691 |  281.748.0055 (cell)
     mauryhammond@andrewskurth.com