Diversity & Inclusion

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is committed to encouraging a supportive, diverse and inclusive culture among our teams.

Our pan-European firm means that we embrace diversity and inclusion (D&I) as the foundation for success. We believe in the power of D&I as a driver of innovation, growth and creativity, to offer the best service to our clients.

We strive to create a working environment in which respect, dignity and open communication are at the core of our relationships, while promoting equal opportunities for our talents.

Our D&I Committee gathers representatives from each office and promotes awareness on D&I related topics. The D&I Committee ensures full commitment and provides company updates on the goals achieved and progress made.

D&I Practices and Initiatives

• Surveys to better understand the topics that are of importance to people and gain knowledge about people’s perception of their own situation within the firm, in order to adjust our actions and empower the members of the firm.
• Trainings on several topics such as Unconscious Bias or Introduction to Mental Health by the INFIPP, a specialized training institute on mental health questions;
• Celebration of and creating awareness around International Women’s Day (IWD, 8 March) through local initiatives in each office notably Women in IP events.HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER hosts networking events for women days working in the IP field, such as the 2024 Benelux edition Women in IP Global Networking Event, in cooperation with American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and The FIPE;
• Celebration of and creating awareness around International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT, 17 May) through local initiatives in each office;
• Celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May), by means of a Diversity Lunch organized in each of our offices;
• The STEPTEMBER challenge, a firm-wide initiative over the weeks prior to the World Mental Health Day (10 October), to raise awareness towards the benefits of all forms of physical exercise for our mental health;
• Legal Diversity and Inclusion Alliance (LDIA): the Brussels team of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is a co-founding member of LDIA, a Belgian initiative that has been nominated for the 2021 Chambers D&I awards. LDIA’s commitment to diversity and inclusion takes the form of a pledge to eliminate discrimination in the workplace, to promote an inclusive organisational culture and to take action to fulfil the goals outlined in this charter:
  – Building a cross law firm alliance, focusing on D&I
  – Exchanging best practice on D&I
  – Raising awareness of anti-discrimination and diversity issues by combining efforts in organising events, workshops, training sessions etc.
  – Working to create a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Signatory of the French and German Diversity Charter, a set of commitments to be signed by an employer wishing to take a proactive approach to promoting diversity;
• Other local events related to D&I topics, such as museum and theatre outings, movie screenings, group discussions and guided city tours.