Sonya Olds Som, Esq. Email & Phone Number

I currently serve as the Global Managing Partner of Diversified Search Group’s Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Government Affairs executive search practice group. Diversified Search Group is a full-service, Forbes and Hunt Scanlon top ten ranked, executive search and consulting firm, and a member of Alto Partners, a global search partnership. Combining an extensive background in executive search focused on the legal sector, and substantial prior experience as a practicing attorney, with a demonstrated history of championing inclusive leadership, I lead executive search and consulting assignments, and advise corporate, higher education, and non-profit clients seeking to recruit and retain top-tier professionals, including Board members, Chief Legal Officers, General Counsels, Chief Compliance Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, and other C-suite executives, across various industries and geographies.I am recognized nationwide for my dedication to forging meaningful connections among individuals and organizations. Leveraging my decades of combined experience in recruitment, and labor & employment and immigration law, I have successfully identified, nurtured and recruited top talent on a global scale for many leading organizations.I regularly provide thought leadership nationally through participation in panel discussions, podcasts, media interviews, and active social media engagement.Before embarking on my career in executive search in 2010, I was a law firm partner and law practice group leader. I practiced labor & employment and immigration law at several large law firms for over a decade.I have been honored by several organizations in recent years for my work in helping to increase inclusion in the legal profession, including the National Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, Metropolitan Black Bar Association of New York, and Ms. JD. I am also very active in non-profit work, including as a member of the boards of the American Writers Museum and Girls, Inc. of Chicago, serving as the Midwest Chapter Chair of the Cornell Black Lawyers Alumni Network, and serving on the executive committee of the Quantum Leadership Foundation. I received my JD from Cornell Law School and my BA from Kalamazoo College. I live with my husband and son in Chicago with our cat and dog.

Listed skills include Sourcing, Recruiting, Leadership, Search, and 25 others.