| Lauren Rikleen
is the author of Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law, a book about the
institutional impediments to the retention and advancement of women in the legal profession. An attorney and mediator, Lauren is
a senior partner with Bowditch & Dewey LLP, and Executive Director of the Bowditch Institute for Women's Success, which works with
law firms and business organizations to improve the retention and advancement of women in their workplace. A former president of the
Boston Bar Association, Lauren has been recognized in Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America,
and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards |