Juan Arteaga
At Crowell, leadership sets the tone and leads by example.
Juan Arteaga
This Is My Story.
I was raised by a single Puerto Rican mother in a public housing project in Connecticut.
There were no professionals in my immediate family and certainly no lawyers. But I knew I wanted to be a lawyer when I learned about the civil rights movement in elementary school. I saw the good lawyers were able to do for society and that inspired me to study law.
I believe wholeheartedly that diversity initiatives only work when the people at the top are actively committed to creating change. That's what distinguishes Crowell.
Meet Juan
Juan A. Arteaga is a Chambers-ranked antitrust partner. His commitment to promoting inclusion in the legal profession has been recognized by the New York City Bar Association, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Leadership Council for Legal Diversity, Hispanic National Bar Association, and Council of Urban Professionals, among others.
Holding the Doors Open
In school and at work I sought out people with backgrounds similar to mine for guidance and advice, but there simply weren’t many. That’s how I became involved with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. I wanted to create that missing community—that necessary network for people from different backgrounds to feel supported and have a safe place to talk about what they are going through both professionally and personally. I also wanted to ensure that the doors that were opened for me remained open and became wider for those coming after me who also had different backgrounds than most lawyers.
I believe wholeheartedly that initiatives only work when the people at the top are actively committed to recognizing and rewarding excellence and creating change. That’s what distinguishes Crowell. The firm leaders invest their personal time and resources to attracting and retaining the very best talent.