1792 Exchange CEO Daniel Cameron Warns Big Law on Unlawful DEI Policies
Former Kentucky Attorney General: “Racial discrimination is never lawful—and lawyers, of all people, should know better.”
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SPRINGBORO, OH — 1792 1792 Exchange CEO Daniel Cameron issued a clear warning to America’s top 100 law firms about continuing DEI policies. Cameron, the former Kentucky Attorney General, is urging AM Law 100 firms to carefully evaluate their DEI practices to avoid serious legal scrutiny and financial backlash.
“DEI is dead, and our country is moving in the right direction. However, many of the nation’s largest law firms continue to enforce mandates, policies, and preferences that raise serious legal concerns,” said Cameron. “Racial discrimination is never lawful—and lawyers, of all people, should know better.”
In his letter to the law firms, Cameron explains how DEI practices—such as race- or gender-based hiring quotas and mandatory ideological training—may heighten legal exposure under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. He highlights the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which confirmed that race-based affirmative action is unlawful. Additionally, he points to recent lawsuits filed by the American Alliance for Equal Rights against Morrison & Foerster and Perkins Coie over discriminatory fellowship programs as further evidence of growing scrutiny of .
Furthermore, Cameron warns about several DEI-related alliances including the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the Mansfield Certification, the Bloomberg Law DEI Framework, and the Anti-Racism Alliance. He points out how participation in these agenda-driven third-party programs could increase exposure to discrimination claims and alienate clients and prospective talent.
“While claiming to be inclusive, these so-called alliances promote discriminatory practices in areas including recruitment, hiring, promotions, and leadership composition,” writes Cameron. “Firms engaging in such practices could lose federal funding, contracts, security clearance, as well as face state, federal, or private legal claims.”
Pushed by the Human Rights Campaign, the CEI functions as a woke social credit scoring system which rewards social activism aligned with its own agenda. Achieving high marks requires firms and businesses to adopt policies and practices that discriminate against employees and vendors in favor of sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2025, 94 AM Law 100 firms took part in the CEI, with 75 earning “perfect” scores – which indicate that at least 75 firms are at high risk of legal liability.
Read the full letter here.
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Daniel Cameron served as the 51st Attorney General for Kentucky from 2019-2024. 1792 Exchange is a non-profit organization focused on corporate behavior and legal compliance and offers confidential, pro bono support to help businesses evaluate and mitigate unnecessary risks stemming from unlawful DEI practices.
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