Loan Huynh has a long history of advocating for diversity and inclusion both within Fredrikson & Byron and across the community. In 2023, she was elected the Minneapolis-based firm’s first diverse woman board member. Long before that, she founded the firm’s diverse attorney resource group in 2010. Recognizing a gap locally, she co-founded the Women of Color in the Law forum in 2015, connecting diverse attorneys and numerous associations. Inspired by Huynh’s efforts, the Twin Cities Diversity in Practice nonprofit and Minnesota Women Lawyers developed programming for the forum. A child immigrant from Vietnam, “I was driven to be a lawyer to serve people who were like my parents,” Huynh says, “to ensure they are represented, had a voice, and opportunity to make their lives in the U.S.”