HOUSTON, July 30, 2012 – Consistent with its ongoing support of diversity and education efforts worldwide, King & Spalding partnered with the PFLAG-HATCH Youth Scholarship Foundation to support the organization’s 2012 campaign.
The PFLAG-HATCH Youth Scholarship Foundation is one of the nation’s largest providers of college support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Each year, it awards scholarships to Houston-area high school and college students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and involvement in the community, as well as financial need. In 2012, the organization awarded a total of $85,000 in scholarships to 37 students.
The King & Spalding scholarship was awarded to Michael Sell, a junior accounting major at the University of Houston. Houston counsel Todd Amdor presented the scholarship to Sell at a ceremony held July 1.
King & Spalding has a long tradition of promoting greater diversity within the firm and throughout the legal profession. King & Spalding has consistently earned high marks in MultiCultural Law magazine's list of "Top Law Firms for Diversity" and received a rating of 90 percent in the Corporate Equality Index 2012—a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in corporate America.
About King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.
