Kirkland & Ellis offices in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Ex-Kirkland Associate Advances Suit Against Firm, as Gender Bias Claims Multiply in Big Law
"We continue to see women not being given opportunities, not being paid properly, and pregnancy accommodations not being provided for at respected and large law firms," one employment lawyer said.
September 13, 2024 at 03:33 PM
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Women in Law
What You Need to Know
- Former Kirkland & Ellis associate Zoya Kovalenko survived a motion to dismiss in her gender discrimination lawsuit against her former firm.
- At least five other Am Law 200 firms were hit with gender discrimination complaints in the past year.
- Despite the #MeToo movement and rising awareness around gender discrimination, the rate of complaints against large law firms has not abated, employment lawyers said.
Most of the claims brought by former Kirkland & Ellis associate Zoya Kovalenko against her former firm have survived a motion to dismiss, per a court order earlier this week that set the stage for a legal battle over whether Kirkland fired Kovalenko in retaliation for complaining about sex-based discrimination at the firm.
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