Corporates sign up to female equality in arbitration pledge launched by Boies Schiller and Freshfields partners Legal Business24 May 2016Gender diversity Energy giants BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell are among the first corporates to sign up to a pledge for gender equality when selecting arbitrators launched by senior partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Boies, Schiller & Flexner.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categorySeal of approval: the LB100 firms with the strongest client recommendationsRevolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuildDefining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026‘You don’t get a choice about whether you’re a role model’ – shifting the LGBTQ+ dial in lawThe Last Word: Gender agendaAlphas revisited: Private equity starsRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry