Q&A Series With Our Affinity Group Leaders

This series of Q&A articles introduces the leaders of our five affinity groups aligned by race, gender and sexual orientation:

Tiauna N. Mathieu, Chair of HHR’s Black Attorney Affinity Group

Tiauna Mathieu worked at the firm as a summer associate in 2018, and joined as an associate in 2021. She is chair of the firm's Black Attorney Affinity Group.

Read Tiauna’s Interview

Carter Rosekrans, Co-Chair of HHR Pride

Carter Rosekrans joined the firm as an associate in 2019, and became chair of the LGBT affinity group in 2022. More recently, Evan Cooper joined Roserkans as a co-chair.

Read Carter's Interview

Women's Roundtable Co-Chairs

Hughes Hubbard's Women's Roundtable is co-chaired by Fara Tabatabai, Amina Hassan and Erin Diers.

Read Fara, Amina and Erin's Interview

Asian Affinity Group Leader Aims to Be Part of Solution for Diversity

Walter Song, co-chair of the firm's Asian Affinity Group, has been a member of the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion since 2016. Born and raised in Dallas, Song joined the firm in 2008 as a technical paralegal. He transitioned into the Practice Support Department in 2010, and attended law school at night. Song became an associate in 2015, and resides in the Washington, D.C., office.

Read Walter's Interview

Black Attorney Affinity Group Leader Brings Life Experience to Role

Ashley Hodges, head of the firm's Black Attorney Affinity Group, has been a member of the Diversity Committee since spring 2016. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she joined the firm as a summer associate in 2013 and returned to the New York office as an associate in October 2014.

Read Ashley's Interview