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Don H. Liu to be awarded LCD's 6th
Annual Edwin Archer Randolph
Diversity Award on May 5, 2010 |
Don H. Liu is general counsel and secretary for Xerox Corporation, Norwalk,
Connecticut. He is also a senior vice president of the corporation. Mr. Liu
joined Xerox in June 2007. Mr. Liu oversees the legal affairs of the
corporation, including legal counsel, litigation and patent acquisition. He also
manages the regulatory requirements and meeting processes for the board of
directors and is responsible for Xerox's government-related and public policy
activities on domestic and international affairs.
Prior to joining Xerox, Mr. Liu was senior vice president, general counsel and
corporate compliance officer for Toll Brothers. From 1999-2005, he served as
general counsel, corporate secretary and corporate compliance officer for IKON
Office Solutions. He was vice president and deputy chief legal officer for Aetna
U.S. Healthcare from 1992-1999.
His professional affiliations include being the Chair and a member of the Board
of Directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (a non-profit
organization promoting diversity in the practice of law); a former member of the
Board of Directors of Association of Corporate Counsel (a worldwide association
of in-house attorneys); a founder and a member of the Board of Directors of
MoreBank (an ethnic community bank); a member of the American Law Institute; a
former member of the Board of Trustees of Mercy Health System (a Catholic
hospital chain); a former member of the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable Policy
Committee; a former member of the Board of Directors of the Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (a civil right organization focused on protecting the
rights of Asian Americans); former Chair of the In-House Counsel Committee of
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (national organization for Asian
American attorneys); and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Dunwoody
Village (a non-profit organization providing residential services to the retired
community).
He is the recipient of the Legacy Diversity Award by the American Bar
Association’s Council on Legal Education Opportunity, MCCA/America Lawyer Media
Diversity Award, the Justice in Action Award from the Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund, the ICON Award from the National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association, the Achievement Award from Asian Pacific American
Lawyers Association of New Jersey, and the Business Leadership Award from the
Korean American Coalition.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Mr. Liu and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1972. Mr.
Liu earned his juris doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law and a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College. Mr. Liu and his wife and two
children reside in Westport, Connecticut.
The Award is given annually to an individual or organization who has
demonstrated the ability to influence change, while inspiring others to include
and advance lawyers of color in Connecticut and surrounding legal communities.
Past Committee Chairs include The Honorable Fleming L. Norcott, Connecticut
Supreme Court; The Honorable Antonio C. Robaina, Connecticut Superior Court; The
Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Connecticut Appellate Court; Clinton L. Gardiner,
Esq., General Counsel Hamilton Standard; and The Honorable Vanessa Bryant, USDC.
Previous award recipients included John Rose, Jr., Amy Lin Meyerson, Toni M.
Smith-Rosario, The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson and Day Pitney LLP, all of whom
exemplify the true meaning for which the award was established.
If you have questions, please contact Ann Coolidge Randall, LCD’s Program
Coordinator at 860-424-4339 or
arandall@lawyerscollaborativefordiversity.org.
Best regards,
Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard
LCD Executive Director
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Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard
Executive Director |
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The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity was formed by concerned lawyers to answer the call for diversity. Our current challenge is to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of lawyers of color, not only as good social policy, but also as good business practice.
THE MISSION:
The mission of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity is to unite the resources, energy and commitment of the State’s leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools and state bar associations in the joint mission of making Connecticut a more attractive place for attorneys of color and women to practice law and find satisfying professional opportunities.
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