Webinar Recording: Unleashing the Power of Mentoring through Inclusive Leadership: A conversation with Sozi Pedro Tulante and Satra Sampson-Arokium

Presented by The Belonging Project

About the Program

While much has been written about the theoretical aspects of mentoring, the actual strategies, processes, and scope of mentoring is lacking. In this thought-provoking conversation, Sozi and Satra discuss the importance of inclusive leadership and its effects on successful mentoring, as well as strategies for effective mentor/protégé relationship.

Speakers

Satra Sampson-Arokium, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Dechert LLP

Satra Sampson-Arokium is the global director of Diversity and Inclusion at global law firm Dechert LLP. She is responsible for strategic oversight, design and implementation of the firm’s diversity and inclusion initiatives for more than 900 lawyers in 27 offices and 12 countries. Mrs. Sampson-Arokium works with firm leadership and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to advance Dechert’s guiding principles of building a more inclusive culture. Prior to joining Dechert, Mrs. Sampson-Arokium served in the same capacity at global law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

Prior to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Mrs. Sampson-Arokium spent over a decade at Deloitte in various roles including chief of staff for Global Enterprise Risk Services and then as senior consultant for Global Diversity. Mrs. Sampson-Arokium is an accomplished and results-driven business partner with a demonstrated track record of solving complex challenges and delivering strategic solutions. She is a visionary leader with the experience and discipline to drive change management, brand eminence, inclusive leadership and cultural transformation.

Mrs. Sampson-Arokium is a member of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP), president of the Eastern Fairfield County Chapter and Eastern Region empowerment chair of Jack & Jill of America, Inc.

Mrs. Sampson-Arokium holds a Masters of Public Administration from Marist College and earned a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany.

Sozi Pedro Tulante, Partner, Dechert LLP

Sozi Pedro Tulante focuses his practice on trial work and internal and government investigations. A former Philadelphia City Solicitor, Mr. Tulante draws on his extensive experience working in multiple areas of government to represent clients in high-profile litigation, including in cases touching on sensitive investigations.

Mr. Tulante was appointed City Solicitor, the City’s top lawyer, in January 2016 and held that role for two years. As Solicitor, he took on a variety of prominent issues and oversaw the Philadelphia Law Department’s 220 lawyers. He also spearheaded the department’s affirmative litigation practice, which handled cases across industries including banking, commerce and food and beverage. He also successfully sued the Department of Justice to challenge its efforts to withhold critical federal funds based on Philadelphia’s status as a “sanctuary city.”

Prior to his appointment as City Solicitor, Mr. Tulante spent five years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia, where he conducted criminal investigations and prosecutions, including involving white collar offenses, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Tulante’s legal work has been recognized on multiple occasions recently, including by the Legal Intelligencer (as one of three finalists for “Attorney of the Year” in 2018); the Philadelphia Inquirer (as one of “25 Legal Influencers” in 2018); the Philadelphia Business Journal (“Best of Bar” 2017); and Philadelphia Magazine (as one of the “100 Most Influential Philadelphians” in 2016). Before he joined Dechert, Mr. Tulante was a Lecturer-in-Law and Policy Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he taught prosecutorial ethics and constitutional law. Mr. Tulante continues to teach there and was identified by the school in 2020 as the top adjunct faculty member, as voted by students, and will teach a seminar on corporate criminal law and investigations this spring.

Mr. Tulante also maintains an active pro bono practice and has recently represented: a woman suing an immigration detention facility after being sexually assaulted; Liberian immigrants challenging the Trump Administration’s effort to deport them from the United States; prisoners seeking relief from dangerous jail conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and the NAACP in Pennsylvania in voting rights litigation related to the pandemic.

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