PHILADELPHIA – Stradley Ronon and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania are proud to announce that Temple University Beasley School of Law student Christopher J. Hirokawa is the recipient of the 2019 Stradley/APABA-PA Diversity Scholarship. Hirokawa was recognized at the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Pennsylvania's Annual Banquet on Oct. 5, 2018 at the Sheraton University City.
Hirokawa will join the firm as a summer associate in May 2019, splitting his time between Stradley Ronon and firm client Macquarie Investment Management, a global asset manager headquartered in Philadelphia. In addition to the paid summer associate position, Hirokawa will receive a $5,000 scholarship.
Hirokawa received his B.A., cum laude, from Skidmore College and has worked as a legal intern at Internet2. Prior to entering law school Hirokawa was an executive assistant at Garriott Enterprises LLC in New York City.
“We’re proud to support Christopher and look forward to welcoming him to the firm this spring,” said Stradley Ronon Chairman William R. Sasso.
“We recognize the significance to the legal industry of cultivating and retaining diverse talent and are proud to offer this scholarship to Christopher as he launches his legal career,” said Stradley Ronon Partner Deborah Hong.
“Macquarie firmly believes that the diversity of our workforce is fundamental to our success and is committed to promoting initiatives and programs that support this vision,” said David Connor, General Counsel, Macquarie Investment Management. “We are honored to be a part of this program and look forward to Christopher’s contributions to the firm.”
About Stradley Ronon
Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies – from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations – achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. With offices in eight strategic locations, our responsive team of more than 200 attorneys seamlessly addresses the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, ranging from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex commercial litigation.
Stradley Ronon maintains a strong commitment to fostering diversity and full and equal participation and inclusion of diverse attorneys. The firm has a long and proud history of supporting diverse attorneys and diversity initiatives, including being a founding member of the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG), an organization of law firms and corporate counsel promoting minority-lawyer hiring and retention in the greater Philadelphia area. Stradley Ronon’s Diversity Committee, chaired by Counsel Brian Seaman, is committed to increasing the number of diverse attorneys who have been historically underrepresented, and who continue to be underrepresented, at law firms.
About the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Pennsylvania
The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, formerly the Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley, is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 to serve a wide network of Asian Pacific American attorneys admitted or practicing in Pennsylvania, Northern Delaware and Southern New Jersey.
About Macquarie Investment Management
Macquarie Investment Management is a global asset manager with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As active managers, we prioritize autonomy and accountability at the team level in pursuit of opportunities that matter for clients. Our conviction-based, long-term approach has led institutional and individual clients to entrust us to manage $US249 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds® by Macquarie as one of the longest- standing mutual fund families, with more than 75 years in existence. Macquarie Investment Management is a division of Macquarie Asset Management, a global asset manager with $US395.3 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2018.