Join us March 13th, 2025 as we dive into how allyship, mentorship, and sponsorship can drive career success and create inclusive workplaces.
Allyship, mentorship, and sponsorship are widely recognized as important relationships in driving career growth and cultivating inclusive work environments. Yet, what distinguishes these relationships, and how do they each contribute to success?
Members from the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO) and ADAPT.legal have joined forces to create a practical guide on allyship, mentorship, and sponsorship. The practical guide clarifies the definitions and characteristics of each relationship, discusses a variety of nuances (including gender, LGBTQIAPN+, race and ethnicity, neurodivergence, disability, and generational nuances), highlights the importance of each type of relationship and provides metrics for measuring the success and value of allyship, mentorship, and sponsorship programs. The practical guide offers actionable insights for both individuals and organizations looking to foster meaningful allyship, mentorship and sponsorship relationships.
You can download the practical guide here.
The guide was co-authored by:
Tatiana Alves (RNA Law)
Kim Chotkowski (Access Advance LLC)
Shruti Costales (Shruti Law PLLC)
Rebekah Fuhr (Access Advance LLC)
Bonnie Korte (Perkins Coie LLP)
Christina Lee (PCK Intellectual Property)
Mercedes Meyer (Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.)
Kamaram Munira (Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.)
Cyra Nargolwalla (Plasseraud IP)
Meredith Struby (Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC)
Pin Wu (Womble Bond Dickinson LLP)
The practical guide will also be broken down and discussed in a two part series:
Part 1: Modules I-V (Definitions, Nuances and Importance of Relationships)
- Join Shruti Costales, Rebekah Fuhr, Mercedes Meyer and Cyra Nargowalla for this discussion on March 13. Sign up here.
Part 2: Modules VI-XI (Metrics, and Practical, Actionable Steps)
- Join Tatiana Alves, Meredith Struby, Kim Chotkowski and PCK’s Christina Lee for this discussion on May 6, 2025. Sign up information to follow!
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The contents of this article are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice of any kind.