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Schoeman Updike & Kaufman LLP is a law firm which located in New York, NY.

Stephanie A. Scharf is founding partner of Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, a nationally prominent women-owned law firm that represents corporate clients on a wide range of complex litigation and corporate matters. Stephanie is also a Principal with The Red Bee Group LLC, a consulting firm that helps businesses, organizations and law firms achieve their goals for growth and innovation, using data-based strategies with diverse and inclusive solutions. See www.theredbeegroup.com. As one of the nation's leading lawyers for the advancement of women in the profession, Stephanie is Chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession. She was the 2015-2016 special Advisor to the American Bar Association's Presidential Commission on Diversity and Inclusion 360. Stephanie has designed and written many innovative research reports on achieving growth and diversity in the legal profession. A recent example (authored with Roberta Liebenberg) is Walking Out the Door, reporting the results of a large national survey on how men, women and managing partners view the prospects for gender diversity in law firms. See https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/women/walking-out-the-door-4920053.pdf In addition to a law degree from the University of Chicago, Stephanie has a Ph.D. in Behavioral Sciences. Before practicing law, she managed "Big Data" research in the areas of health and employment.