Neal Gerber Eisenberg is to be profiled in the August/September 2009 issue of Working Mother and honored at a special recognition gala luncheon in New York on September 15.

“Neal Gerber Eisenberg is honored to be recognized as a 2009 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firm for Women for the second year in a row,” said Emily Mulder Milman, a partner in Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Litigation Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Network. “This recognition is an affirmation of our ongoing initiatives and efforts to develop, mentor and retain the very talented and hard working women of our firm.”

Neal Gerber Eisenberg was selected for the 2009 Best Law Firms for Women based on responses to an application developed in a partnership between Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC. The application, limited to law firms with at least 50 lawyers, measured areas such as workforce profile, family-friendly benefits and policies, flexibility, leadership, compensation, advancement and retention of women. Furthermore, the application included detailed questions about the issues that are most important to the retention and promotion of female lawyers.

“The Women’s Network at Neal Gerber Eisenberg demonstrates in a palpable way how women can come together to effect positive change in their own professional pursuits, while at the same time advancing the business objectives of the firm,” said Jerry H. Biederman, managing partner of Neal Gerber Eisenberg. “We feel strongly that our attorneys working flexible schedules should have the option to pursue the same career path as those working traditional ones or we risk turning away some of our best talent. Our feeling has been verified over time as our flexible-schedule partners are among our most respected and valued, both inside and outside of the firm.”

About Working Mother Media

Celebrating 30 years, Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers while workingmother.com brings to the Web a broad range of insight and solutions served to working mothers every day. Working Mother’s 24-year signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America. Working Mother Media’s mission is to champion cultural change.

About Flex-Time Lawyers LLC

Flex-Time Lawyers LLC® is a national consulting firm advising the legal profession on work/life balance, law firm restructure, and the retention and promotion of women. Flex-Time Lawyers LLC is a resource to the press and legal community at large on work/life balance and women's issues and also provides recruiting services. For more information, please visit www.flextimelawyers.com.

About Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a Chicago-based law firm providing legal services to a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. The firm’s clients include privately and publicly held companies, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations and high net worth individuals. The firm’s client base reflects virtually every business industry, including a number of Fortune 100 companies. The firm has grown to nearly 200 attorneys who share common values of integrity, a dedication to high quality legal services and a commitment to diversity. The firm’s 22 practice areas range from Associations & Not-for-Profit Organizations, Corporate & Securities, Corporate Governance, Securities & Commodities Litigation, White Collar Criminal, Regulatory & Internal Investigative Services, Real Estate, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Private Wealth Services to Health Law, Tax, Litigation and Labor & Employment. Website: www.ngelaw.com.

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