2026 Boot Camp

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New York, NY – The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc. (“BBP”), a non-profit organization formed in 2019, will hold its Seventh Annual Associate Boot Camp (the “Boot Camp”) on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, in New York City. Following the Boot Camp, attendees are invited to join a joint reception between BBP and the My Brother's Keeper/My Sister's Keeper Fellowship Summit.

BBP’s mission is to serve as a unique and positive force reshaping the experience of Black attorneys and allies in the legal profession. The Boot Camp’s faculty, including BBP’s Board of Directors and leadership, are comprised of over twenty senior Black attorneys, including law firm partners, senior associates, in-house counsel, government lawyers and consultants.

BBP founders, Conway Ekpo and Nneka Ukpai, launched BBP in 2019 in response to the slow progress made in the retention and promotion of Black attorneys at major law firms over the past decade. While major law firms have made modest strides in the hiring, retention and promotion of women and certain minority groups, studies have persistently shown that the number of Black attorneys in large law firms has either been slow moving, remained stagnant or declined despite public pledges by firms to do more to widen recruiting and provide support to Black attorneys in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder.

BBP’s goal is to reduce the disproportionate attrition rate and improve the professional outcomes of Black attorneys and allies, many of whom report feeling isolated and unsupported at their respective firms. BBP responds to a pressing industry need by providing Black lawyers and allies with guidance and mentorship from accomplished, experienced Black attorneys.

For more information on BBP or the Boot Camp, please contact info@blackbiglawpipeline.com.

2026 Boot Camp Agenda:

9:00 am - 9:15 am - Plenary - Littler - 900 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022

  • Opening/Welcome (All Attendees)

9:15 am - 10:00 am - Break Out Session

  • Due Diligence/Corporate 101 (Transactional Associates)

    • Lindsay Richardson, Associate, Ropes & Gray

  • Litigation Overview (Litigation Associates)

    • Dominique Carroll, Partner, Fox Rothschild

    • Roy Prather, Partner, Beveridge & Diamond

10:00 am - 10:05 am - Break

10:05 pm - 10:50 am - Plenary

  • Pulling Back The Curtain on Making Partner (All Associates)

    • J'Naia Boyd, Partner, Baker Hostetler

    • Malcolm Ingram, Partner, Littler

    • Richard Diggs, Partner, McDermott

10:50 am - 11:00 am - Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am - Plenary

  • Opportunities Beyond Biglaw (All Associates)

    • Babatunde Cadmus, Sr. Dir., Assistant General Counsel, Regeneron

    • Chloe Dolsenhe, Regulatory Counsel, Block

    • Paul Colinet, VP Litigation, Corning

 

11:45 am - 12:00 pm - Group Photo

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Fireside Chat (During Lunch)

  • Danielle Conley, Partner, Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP

12:45 pm - Convene

12:45 pm - 1:00 pm - Travel to MBK/MSK (for those attending)

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