Women Legal The latest headlines and articles from Women Legal magazine (c) 2005, Ark Group Ltd. All rights reserved. http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=56B1F62F-698C-4D65-9507-B084E3CFCD5D As the number of women who graduate from law schools has equalled or surpassed the number of male graduates over the past decade, women who are employed by large law firms have increased exponentially. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=71E95281-AED0-4831-9179-4C0AA2186062 Avivah Wittenberg-Cox on why it is a mistake for law firm gender diversity initiatives to focus solely on 'fixing the women'. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=CE6D8150-B076-43DA-A40E-93BD134608EB Lauren Stiller Rikleen on the findings of the latest gender diversity research. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=487F533E-E341-4532-834B-976F16A79D61 Kate Starkey on dressing for success in a law firm environment. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=6A0CEE1A-124D-4115-8430-45D6B9B4CEE8 International law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) has boosted its tax capabilities in Vietnam with the appointment of tax specialist, Phan Thi Lieu as head of its Vietnam tax practice. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=0FC74865-6C19-4226-8516-735E35EFE2C8 The Australian commercial law firm, Thomson Playford Cutlers, has strengthened its national property practice with the appointment of Sarah Aitken as special counsel and leasing specialist. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=1B00360B-47A7-4817-B930-CE810939E16F The not-for-profit business advisory group, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has called for the establishment of industry-specific gender targets for women on boards and in executive, senior and middle management. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=9B5A995C-8242-4C9D-87AA-7C040D322EAF The UK top-20 firm, Bird & Bird, has announced the appointment of Anne Federle as partner in the firm’s EU and competition group. Federle, who has worked as a partner at Magic Circle firm Linklaters for the past 12 years, brings with her more than 18 years experience of EU and German competition law having been involved in various complex cases before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office, across various industries including telecommunications and media, automotive and healthcare. 29 March 2010 http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=97247422-A5B3-402C-A478-B7494C4BB73C Marianne M. Trost, 'The Women Lawyers Coach', explores the progress made in law firm gender diversity initiatives in the past decade. 29 April 2010