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Cardwell v. Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP et al

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-10256

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Gregory H. Woods

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  1. February 29, 2024

    Black Ex-Davis Polk Atty To Appeal Loss In Retaliation Suit

    A Black former associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP will appeal a jury's finding that the firm and two other defendants didn't retaliate against him after he raised concerns about racial bias and diversity.

  2. January 29, 2024

    Davis Polk Not Liable In Black Atty's Retaliation Case

    A Manhattan federal jury on Monday quickly absolved Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and two lawyers of liability in a Black former associate's suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for airing concerns about racial bias and diversity.

  3. January 26, 2024

    Jury Mulls Alleged Davis Polk 'Scheme' To Fire Black Atty

    A Manhattan federal jury on Friday began deliberating claims by a Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate that he was fired for airing concerns about racial bias in what his lawyer called a clandestine retaliation plot.

  4. January 25, 2024

    Davis Polk Partner Cut From Fired Atty's Retaliation Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday backed a joint motion to dismiss a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner as a defendant from an ongoing trial on claims that the BigLaw firm fired a Black attorney in retaliation for airing diversity concerns.

  5. January 24, 2024

    Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Negative Job Reviews

    A Black attorney who claims Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fired him for airing diversity concerns was confronted Wednesday in Manhattan federal court with years of often-negative evaluations as the firm pushed to prove he was not subjected to retaliation.

  6. January 22, 2024

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Tells Jury He Wasn't 'Cavalier' At Work

    A Black attorney who claims Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fired him for airing diversity concerns told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that he took work seriously, pushing back against testimony that he once displayed a concerning attitude toward a staffer.

  7. January 18, 2024

    Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Associate Suing Firm

    A Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that a Black attorney who claims he was fired for airing diversity concerns had turned in "unusable" work, testimony that followed a brief bid to impugn the partner's own performance.

  8. January 16, 2024

    2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's Retaliation Claims

    A Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP attorney claiming retaliation against his former firm called two former partners to testify Tuesday, but both told a jury that poor performance, not racial animus, led to his firing.

  9. January 12, 2024

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Claiming Retaliation Battles Trial Clock

    A Black former associate suing Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP for alleged retaliation closed out the first week of trial Friday, quizzing a parade of legal industry professionals before a Manhattan federal jury amid repeated cautions from the judge on timing.

  10. January 10, 2024

    Ex-Davis Polk Atty Played 'Race Card' With Staff, Jury Told

    A Black former associate suing Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP for alleged retaliation brought up his race amid middling reviews and declining billable hours as development managers tried to give him work outside his assigned practice group, a Manhattan federal jury heard Wednesday.

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