Washington, DC – February 4, 2026 – For the ninth consecutive year, Cooley has earned the maximum score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s preeminent benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies, practices and benefits related to LGBTQ+ employees.

“Equality for all our colleagues is central to Cooley’s DNA, and we are immensely proud to be recognized in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for our achievements,” said Russell Anderson, Cooley partner and co-chair of the firm’s global LGBTQ+ Affinity Group. “HRC provides the benchmark for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion policies and does vital work to promote equality for LGBTQ+ people.”

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