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Faiz Ahmad
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
As head of Skadden Arps’ Wilmington
offi ce, partner Faiz Ahmad oversees
one of the biggest and most sought-
after fi rms in Delaware, especially for
merger-and-acquisition work. He has
personally been involved with multiple
billion-dollar deals in his career and in
some of the most consequential deals
in Delaware history, including M&T
Bank’s acquisition of Wilmington Trust
and CSC’s acquisition of Intertrust.
He is also active in fi rm management,
including serving on Skadden’s
governing body, the Policy Committee,
the Global Diversity Committee and
as co-chair of the Wilmington offi ce’s
Hiring Committee.
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Doneene Damon is a trailblazing
attorney who became the fi rst woman
of color to lead a major Delaware law
fi rm when she was named president of
Richards, Layton & Finger, the state’s
largest fi rm, in 2019. While her term
ended in 2022, Damon continues
to chair RLF’s Corporate Trust and
Agency Services Group as an expert
in statutory trusts, asset-backed
securities, private equity funds, and
more. She was also named the fi rm’s
fi rst Chief Diversity Director, where
she is improving eff orts to attract and
retain a diverse attorney workforce.
Doneene Damon
Richards, Layton & Finger
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Robert “Bob” Brady
Young Conaway Stargatt
& Taylor, LLP
Bob Brady has spent his entire career
at Delaware’s second largest law fi rm,
Young Conaway, since graduating
law school more than 30 years ago.
Since then, he’s become a sought-after
bankruptcy and restructuring attorney,
representing major clients like the
Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Fisker
Automotive, Th e Weinstein Company
and Hertz. In leading the fi rm with
more than 120 attorneys in two states,
Brady has committed Young Conaway
to diversifying its associates, hiring
its fi rst director of diversity, equity and
inclusion and revamping its diversity
committee.
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Keith Donovan
Morris James LLP
Since 2018, Keith Donovan has
served as the managing partner of
Morris James, one of the largest law
fi rms in Delaware, where he oversees
70 attorneys and nearly 100 other
employees in offi ces across the state.
In his own practice, he is a veteran
personal injury lawyer with more
than 30 years of experience litigating
personal injury cases, including mass
torts and product liability claims. He
has successfully resolved thousands of
cases and won 45 in court. Donovan
is currently representing individuals
injured due to the water contamination
at Camp Lejeune.
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