Diversity Leader
McDermott Will & Emery
Lisa A. Linsky will lead McDermott Will & Emery’s diversity initiatives and programs as first partner-incharge of firm-wide diversity. Ms. Linsky created and has chaired McDermott’s innovative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity Committee since 2006, and will continue to do so. Ms. Linsky is recognized as a sought-after public speaker who presents nationally on a range of topics including law firm diversity and pro bono initiatives. She was formerly with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, where she held the positions of Associate Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division and Chief of the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Bureau of the same division. Ms. Linsky earned her J.D. from Pace University School of Law and her B.A. from Villanova University.