In the wake of lawsuits targeting two Am Law firms’ DEI programs, Florida’s largest firms are stepping carefully around the subject of their own diversity initiatives, an approach that may reflect the contentious politics of their home state—described by Gov. Ron DeSantis as “Where woke goes to die.”

Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster are facing lawsuits organized by conservative activist Edward Blum, the architect behind the lawsuit that ended affirmative action in June. The lawsuits claim that “heterosexual and nondisabled applicants are disqualified if they are white” from the firms’ 1L fellowship programs.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]