January 03, 2021
Cases where powerhouse law firms stand accused of subjecting lawyers and other staff to discrimination were closely watched in 2020. Here's where five suits against BigLaw heavyweights stand going into the new year.
December 14, 2020
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has urged a New York federal judge to gut a Black lawyer's bias case, saying the latest version of the ex-associate's suit included impermissible new allegations and failed to fix problems the court previously called out.
November 10, 2020
A Black former Davis Polk associate suing the firm for racial discrimination lodged a fresh complaint on the docket this week claiming the firm's partnership ranks are less diverse than the Trump administration's judicial picks.
October 26, 2020
A New York federal judge has ruled that a Black former associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP can proceed with his lawsuit alleging three partners at the firm fired him because he complained about racial discrimination that he faced in the office, while dismissing many of the attorney's other racial bias claims.
August 28, 2020
A Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate suing the firm for racial discrimination and retaliation has to pay $2,500 in attorney fees for failing to comply with the discovery schedule in the case, a Manhattan federal judge said Thursday.
June 23, 2020
A New York federal judge granted an attorney's request Tuesday to stop representing a former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate who alleged the firm discriminated against him for being Black, finding that claims of unpaid legal fees and diverging views on strategy were enough to warrant a shakeup.
June 22, 2020
An attorney representing a former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate who claimed he was discriminated against for being Black asked a New York federal judge for permission to drop his client, citing unpaid legal bills and "irreconcilable" views on litigation strategy.
June 17, 2020
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has fired back at a black former associate suing the firm for discrimination, saying the attorney's opposition to a motion to dismiss was an attempt to "rewrite" his deficient complaint.
June 05, 2020
A black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate told a New York federal court Friday that his discrimination suit against the firm should stand, saying in response to a motion to dismiss that the firm and its partners "do not believe their actions are constrained by the law or reality."
May 01, 2020
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has urged a New York federal judge to pare down a black former associate's suit claiming he was mistreated and eventually fired because of his race, telling the court his "deficient performance" was the only reason he was asked to leave the firm.