A Brief Word on George Floyd’s Killing and Recent Demonstrations
/As international trade attorneys, we devote considerable professional effort to ensuring the success of transactions and interactions between people of different colors, nationalities and creeds around the world. We have watched civil unrest unfold, literally steps from our offices, following the killings of George Floyd and others, and we add our voices to those who speak out against systemic and pervasive inequality in our society. Neville Peterson stands firmly against all forms of hate, bigotry, and prejudice. We hold the core principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and believe all people should be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to combating racism and advocating for justice and peace for people of color.
As lawyers, we are privileged to practice before the nation’s courts, historically the peaceful fora for resolving grievances and for ensuring that everyone receives equal justice under law. Law and the judiciary struggle with issues of equality every day. The first step in addressing these issues is education. For that reason, Neville Peterson would like to make available, at the link below, a collection of legal scholarship on these important topics compiled by the Center on Law, Equality and Race at the University of California-Irvine School of Law, made available by our Summer Associate, Shey Coughlan, UCI Law ’21, who serves as her school’s Racial Justice Fellow. We hope that these materials will provoke more critical thinking on these important issues.