Shruti Consulting LLC Team

Shruti Consulting LLC is owned by Shruti Costales (she/her) who has over 20 years of experience providing strategic services to law firms and corporations in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space. Her experience includes working in various industries and with a variety of different clients.

 Recently, Shruti was responsible for supply chain transactions totaling billions of dollars at a Fortune 50 technology company. At this technology company, Shruti was a leader of the legal DEI committee and she helped create programs to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization. She was a DEI committee leader in the legal department for another Fortune 100 technology company where she was one of the few individuals responsible for implementing various diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the legal department.   

Currently, Shruti is on a board of a non-profit organization that focuses on improving inclusion of all in the patent profession. 

Shruti is a recognized inclusion expert and DEI thought leader in the legal profession. She has led or co-led various volunteer organizations' DEI committees. She has generated various white papers and guides on a variety of DEI issues. Shruti has nearly two decades of experience handling various corporate and law firm DEI issues including but not limited to DEI internal policies, DEI public notices, and internal guidelines to support various inclusion, retention, and development efforts while balancing applicable laws and supporting equity in the workplace. 

See below for some of Shruti's DEI related publications and speaking engagements:

 • Moderator “Remote, Hybrid, or 100% In-Office Work Models in the Legal Profession - Mental Health Impact on Lawyers, DEI Impact on Lawyers, and Pros & Cons," an IP Chat Channel webinar hosted by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (April 2024) 

 • Co-presenter “IPO’s D&I Committee’s Hiring & Retention Guide – An Introduction and Overview,” a webinar for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (May 2023)

• Co-author of the “Practical Guide to Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession – Hiring & Retention Guide,” a Practical Guide for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (February 2023)

• Co-presenter “Introduction to the Myth of the Meritocracy in the Legal Profession,” a webinar for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (November 2022)

• Co-author of “The Myth of the Meritocracy in Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments,” a white paper for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (August 2022)

• Co-author Version 3.0 of Section 201, “A Practical Guide to Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession,” a Practical Guide for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (November 2021)

• Co-author Version 3.0 of Section 101, “A Practical Guide to Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession,” a Practical Guide for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (July 2021)

• Co-presenter “How to Successfully Drive Inclusion and Diversity in EVERY IP Department,” IPO Virtual Spring Summit (April 21, 2021)

• Co-author, Comments on USPTO/NCEAI Questions on Increasing Diversity in Innovation (January 2021)

• Co-presenter, “How to Be a Better Ally for Diversity & Inclusion Workshop,” IPO Virtual Annual Meeting (September 2020)

• Moderator, “Practical Guide to Diversity in the Legal Profession in a Post-George Floyd Era,” IPO Webinar (June 2020) 

• Co-presented, “A Practical Guide to Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession,” IPO Spring Summit (March 2020) 

• Co-presenter, “Intersection and Dissection of Diversity and Implicit Bias,” IPO Chat Channel Webinar (December 18, 2018) 

• Co-author, “Gender Pay Gaps” white paper (October 2018)

• Co-author: Toolkit on Implicit Bias (November 2017); Implicit Bias White Paper (November 2017)

• Moderator, “Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession,” Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting (September 2017)

• Moderator, “Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession,” Webinar offered by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Diversity Committee (August 2017)

• Co-author: Toolkit on Vague Feedback(August 2017), Toolkit on Speaking with Influence(August 2017), Toolkit on Work-Life Balance(August 2017)