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WASHINGTON — Jan. 7, 2025 — BakerHostetler is proud to announce that it has earned a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the 22nd iteration of the nation’s foremost benchmarking tool for evaluating corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The firm joins the ranks of 765 U.S. businesses that will be honored with the HRC Foundation’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. BakerHostetler’s efforts in satisfying all CEI criteria earned the firm a 100% ranking. This is the firm’s fourth time earning a perfect score.

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“BakerHostetler is proud to again be recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are respected and valued,” said BakerHostetler Chairman <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/professionals/paul-m-schmidt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul Schmidt</a>. “Bringing different voices into our conversations is a core value that helps us continue to develop creative strategies for our clients.”

The results of the 2025 CEI showcase how U.S.-based companies are promoting LGBTQ+-friendly workplace policies in the U.S. and abroad. The first year of the CEI included 319 participants, and the 2025 CEI now surveys 1,449 participants, further demonstrating the tremendous growth of the CEI. A record-breaking 98% of CEI businesses have nondiscrimination protections specific to gender identity.

The CEI rates employers providing these crucial protections to more than 22 million U.S. workers and includes Fortune magazine’s 500 largest publicly traded businesses, American Lawyer magazine’s top 200-revenue grossing law firms (AmLaw 200) and hundreds of publicly and privately held midsize to large businesses<a>.</a>

The CEI rates companies on detailed criteria falling under four pillars:

Nondiscrimination policies across business entities

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Equitable benefits for LGBTQ+ workers and their families

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The full report is available online at <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/corporate-equality-index">www.hrc.org/cei</a>.

BakerHostetler helps clients around the world address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. Our highly ranked attorneys deliver sophisticated counsel and outstanding client service. We have six core practice groups — Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Tax — and more than 1,000 lawyers coast to coast. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bakerlaw.com</a>.

About the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Through its programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice. Its work has transformed the landscape for more than 15 million workers, 11 million students, 1 million clients in the adoption and foster care system and so much more. The HRC Foundation provides direct consultation and technical assistance to institutions and communities, driving the advancement of inclusive policies and practices; it builds the capacity of future leaders and allies through fellowship and training programs; and, with the firm belief that we are stronger working together, it forges partnerships with advocates in the U.S. and around the globe to increase our impact and shape the future of our work.

BakerHostetler again earns perfect score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index

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