Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, a full service law firm with more than 400 lawyers in 15 offices, today announced that Associates Dipesh Patel and Sunu Pillai have been selected by the firm as members of the 2018 class of Pathfinders to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). 

Founded in 2009, LCLD is a growing organization of more than 285 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who are personally committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive legal profession. The LCLD Pathfinders Program is designed to train early-career attorneys in critical career development strategies including leadership and the building of professional networks. Pathfinders learn these strategies through intensive in-person training, online experiential learning and small networking events with more experienced LCLD Fellows.

Dipesh, who is resident in the firm’s Newark, New Jersey office, concentrates his practice in commercial bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, and he also has experience with bankruptcy litigation. He is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law-Camden.

Sunu, who is resident in the firm’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office, focuses his practice on commercial and government contracts in the construction and energy industries. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as an engineer, and as a consultant providing project management and construction claims services. He is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh School of Law.