Chair of Firm Board of Directors, Maslon LLP
Keiko Sugisaka chairs Maslon’s Board of Directors and serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee. Amidst a busy litigation practice, Keiko is committed to advancing diversity in the profession and serving the community overall.
As part of LCLD's Leaders at the Front initiative, Keiko created a Leader's Pledge detailing her personal and organizational commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read Keiko's pledge here.
Under Keiko’s leadership, Maslon established a Diverse Attorneys Resource Group. She is the firm’s representative in Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, a nonprofit association working to create a vibrant and inclusive legal community, and serves on the board of directors for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, in 2016, Keiko was appointed to serve as an at-large member of the Commission on Judicial Selection, which helps ensure diverse and inclusive courts through solicitation, consideration, and recommendation of candidates to the governor for vacancies in the District Trial Courts and the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.
Joined LCLD 2019
Highlights of LCLD Participation
Fellows Program
Fellows nominated:
2023: Bradley Pederson; 2021: Melissa Muro LaMere; 2020: Shauro Bagchi
Member: Keiko Sugisaka
Diversity Professional: Emily Lawson
Communications: Emily Gurnon
