Seyfarth’s Marlin Duro and Thomas Howley Selected to the New York City Bar Association's 2021 Associate Leadership Institute

Seyfarth’s Marlin Duro and Thomas F. Howley were selected to the New York City Bar Association’s 2021 Associate Leadership Institute (ALI). The ALI is an ABA award-winning series of high-level development trainings for mid-level and senior associates, which includes keynote speakers, intensive training modules, and networking opportunities.

Seyfarth is a proud sponsor of the New York City Bar Association’s Office for Diversity & Inclusion which has run the ALI since 2017. ALI participants are trained on executive presence and communication skills, mentor and sponsor relationships, branding and leadership/management skills and business development. Each curriculum topic includes a fireside chat with senior attorneys who describe the topic in the context of their careers, followed by an intensive workshop with a subject-matter expert who provides actionable strategies for improvement, and then a third component, breakout sessions, where a volunteer attorney or coach facilitates a dialogue with the small groups of participants.

Duro is an associate in Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment department. She represents employers in single-plaintiff and multiplaintiff litigation, and provides counseling on various employment matters. Duro joined Seyfarth initially as part of the Labor & Employment department's fellowship program, an innovative training-focused program for law students with an affinity for labor and employment law. She is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law and Macaulay Honors College at the City College of New York.

Howley is an associate in Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment department. He represents businesses in litigations, arbitrations, and investigations involving employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, consumer protection, unfair competition, and complex commercial disputes. Howley is a graduate of New York Law School and Skidmore College.

Founded in 1870, the New York City Bar Association is a voluntary association of over 25,000 lawyers and law students dedicated to improving the administration of justice and promoting the study of law.