Goulston & Storrs Attorney Yareni Sanchez Named 2025 LCLD Fellow; Attorneys Alexandria Williams and Ye-Eun Sung Named 2025 LCLD Pathfinders

February 24, 2025Press Releases

Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that Yareni "Yari" Sanchez has been named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for 2025. The LCLD Fellows Program offers high-potential, mid-career attorneys from diverse backgrounds at LCLD Member organizations the opportunity to develop leadership skills and build meaningful relationships within the legal profession.

Additionally, Ye-Eun Sung and Alexandria "Andria" Williams have been named 2025 LCLD Pathfinders and will participate in the seven-month Pathfinder Program, which provides high-potential, early-career attorneys from diverse backgrounds with the opportunity to learn from top leaders in the legal profession while gaining foundational leadership skills and relationship-building resources.

Yareni “Yari” Sanchez is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate Group, where she provides clients with valuable assistance in development, permitting, zoning, acquisition, disposition, financing, and related matters. She represents clients in the development of mixed-use, office, retail, institutional and multi-family residential projects across the United States. Her work often involves complex projects, such as multi-phased, master-planned developments, office/lab space projects, and ground lease developments. Sanchez was a LCLD Pathfinder in 2020. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. from Columbia University.

“Andria and Ye-Eun have demonstrated exceptional dedication to fostering diversity and inclusion within the firm and the legal profession, and we are thrilled to see them recognized as LCLD Pathfinders,” said Michelle Porter, Co-Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs. “Likewise, Yari’s selection as an LCLD Fellow is a testament to her leadership and commitment to advancing diversity in the legal field. We are incredibly proud of all three attorneys and look forward to their continued contributions.”

Ye-Eun Sung is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Group. She works on a range of complex transactional matters, providing critical support to the firm’s senior lawyers on corporate transactions of all kinds. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston College Law and her B.A. from Wellesley College.

Alexandria “Andria” Williams is an associate in the firm’s Tax Group advising U.S. corporations, S corporations, and REITs on the tax implications related to a variety of mergers and acquisitions and securities transactions. She also researches and advises on tax structures, facilitates stock purchase agreements, handles SEC filings, and drafts prospectus disclosures for the issuances of equity securities. She received her LL.M from New York University School of Law, her J.D. from Washington University School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Virginia.

"Participating as an LCLD Fellow is an honor, and I’m excited for Yari to take advantage of this excellent opportunity, connect with industry leaders, and expand her leadership skills," said Porter. "Yari demonstrates the qualities of a strong leader, and I am confident her impact will continue to grow."

"We are also delighted that Andria and Ye-Eun have been named LCLD Pathfinders," Porter continued. "I am confident they will benefit from this career-development opportunity, and I look forward to their contributions in the years to come.”

About LCLD
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity is an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have pledged themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession. The organization’s action programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture the talent in society and within Member organizations, thereby helping a new and more diverse generation of attorneys ascend to positions of leadership. By producing tangible results, they work to promote inclusiveness in their organizations, circles of influence, and in our society, with the ultimate goal of building a more equitable and diverse legal profession. https://www.lcld.com/.