February 04, 2020
A group of female ex-associates accusing Jones Day of sex bias said the BigLaw powerhouse has resorted to "sleight of hand" to try to score sanctions against them, arguing the firm faulted them for ignoring data that wasn't available when they filed their proposed class action.
January 26, 2020
Jones Day pressed a Washington, D.C., federal court to sanction Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP and six female ex-associates suing the BigLaw powerhouse for sex bias, saying their lawsuit should be tossed for ignoring facts that contradict the women's pay discrimination claims.
January 08, 2020
A group of lawyers suing Jones Day for gender bias shot back at the firm's sanctions bid Tuesday, rejecting the position that they didn't investigate their claims before filing suit and arguing they have six reasons to believe the BigLaw powerhouse underpays women associates.
December 16, 2019
A D.C. federal judge on Monday pressed the six female lawyers pursuing a gender discrimination suit against Jones Day for more specifics to support their claims that the BigLaw employer underpaid them and otherwise stymied their careers.
December 06, 2019
Jones Day on Friday called for the toss of a pay discrimination suit brought by female lawyers as well as sanctions against their attorneys with Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP, contending the women didn't investigate their claims before taking legal action and ignored contradictory evidence.
December 05, 2019
Six ex-Jones Day attorneys accusing the BigLaw powerhouse of underpaying female associates have urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge to let their suit move forward as a collective action, saying they've shown the firm's opaque pay decisions hurt a class of female lawyers.
November 07, 2019
A half-dozen lawyers accusing Jones Day of underpaying and stifling the advancement of female attorneys can't see firmwide associate salaries and supervisor evaluations at this stage of their discrimination suit, a D.C. federal judge said Thursday.
October 31, 2019
Jones Day doubled down Thursday in its push to trim claims in a proposed gender and race bias class action, tearing into a number of allegations the firm says are time-barred or unsupported by facts in a memorandum that comes a week after the female attorneys accused the firm of trying to mischaracterize their claims and introduce irrelevant facts.
October 25, 2019
Female former Jones Day associates have hit back against the firm's attempt to pare down claims in their proposed gender bias class action, saying the claims in their latest complaint were well-supported.
October 09, 2019
The latest version of a gender discrimination suit by female former Jones Day associates tacks on allegations that range from being "redundant" to "merely inflammatory," the BigLaw powerhouse said, urging a D.C. federal judge to pare down their proposed class and collective action.