By Jane Wester | January 29, 2024
The ex-managing partner and former M&A practice head were also found not liable by the jury.
By Jane Wester | January 26, 2024
Plaintiff Kaloma Cardwell's attorney, David Jeffries, argued that his client was fired in a retaliatory fashion by partners aiming to shield the firm's reputation.
By Jane Wester | January 25, 2024
Closing arguments in the ongoing retaliation trial, in which Davis Polk, a former managing partner and former M&A practice group leader remain as defendants, are scheduled for Friday.
By Jane Wester | January 22, 2024
Black Affinity Group members "were being very careful about how we were talking about what we had experienced at the firm." Cardwell told the jury Monday.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Paul Hodkinson | January 21, 2024
As international GDP growth slows, law firms hoping to keep up with Kirkland, Latham, Skadden, and Simpson Thacher need to consider mergers involving the US, writes the Global Lawyer.
By Kasvi Sehgal | January 19, 2024
Contrasting attitudes to hybrid working have seen U.S.-founded firms taking up larger spaces while several of their U.K-led counterparts are downsizing.
By Jane Wester | January 18, 2024
Thomas Reid, recalling plaintiff Kaloma Cardwell's first set of reviews, said "there were matters being commented on … that if not fixed immediately, could be fatal to his career."
By Jane Wester | January 17, 2024
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Bruce Birenboim, who is representing Davis Polk & Wardwell in a retaliation lawsuit, on Tuesday raised concerns that the plaintiff's use of time could lead to "an impossible situation for the court" and potential appellate issues.
By Jane Wester | January 16, 2024
During the first week of testimony in the trial, which began Jan. 8, a series of current and former Davis Polk professional development employees introduced jurors to the concept of a "time to go" conversation, in which associates are told they need to find a new job but are not fired on the spot.
By Jane Wester | January 12, 2024
An email exchange over a Black Affinity Group event, and another that spotlighted "social awkwardness" of lawyers, were among those the jury were provided access to.
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