The City of Houston recently hosted its Inaugural Boards & Commissions Fair with Diamond McCarthy
Houston Partner, Sofia Adrogué, serving as Chair and Founder.
With a mission and vision to diversify the current group of existing representatives, public officials, and
members of the boards, in addition to filling/reappointing past and open seats, the inaugural event took
place in the Legacy Room of City Hall on May 21, 2019. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and board
member, Sofia Adrogué, addressed the 200+ attendees interested in learning more about the Boards and
Commissions process and open positions.
About Sofia Adrogué
A native of Argentina, Sofia is a business trial partner with the Houston office of Diamond McCarthy LLP,
a national business litigation and insolvency boutique. A litigator for more than 25 years, she has obtained
favorable judgments and settlements on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in a myriad of complex
business cases in state and federal courts and in ADR proceedings. She represents clients in all
industries, ranging from entrepreneurs in rural Texas to multinational conglomerates with diversified
worldwide business holdings. She is a frequent CLE Speaker and/or Chair (over 125) and publisher (over
120). She envisioned and created the TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION treatise, serves as its Editor, with a
2019 4th Edition just published, and is the Chair of the TEXAS BUSINESS LITIGATION CLES. Adrogué has
been profiled by many publications, including Texas Lawyer (one of Texas’ Top “40 Under 40”), Texas
Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine (“Texas Super Lawyer”), Latino Leaders Magazine (“The Justice
Professionals,” “Top Latino Partners in the U.S.,” “The 25 Most Influential Hispanic Lawyers,” “Top Latino
Lawyers in 2018,” and “Most Powerful Women in Law”), and Houston Woman Magazine. She serves as
the Co-Host & Co-Producer of LATINA VOICES—SMART TALK. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business
School Owner/President Management Program, an alumna of the Harvard Business School, and
received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif and
Barons, and her B.A. from Rice University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, both on full academic
scholarships.