In a new challenge to its workplace culture, Jones Day is accused of unlawfully dismissing a lawyer who questioned a gender disparity in its policies. Source: NYT > Business – Noam Scheiber
Ex-Corporate Lawyer’s Idea: Rein In ‘Sociopaths’ in the Boardroom
Jamie Gamble had an epiphany after retiring: Corporate executives “are legally obligated to act like sociopaths.” He has a proposal that he believes could fix that. Source: NYT > Business – Andrew Ross Sorkin
Loretta Lynch, Former Attorney General, Is Joining a Top Law Firm Back in New York
Paul Weiss has hired Ms. Lynch as a litigation partner, at a time when big law firms are under fire for not doing more to promote women and minorities. Source: NYT > Business – Matthew Goldstein
Jacob A. Stein, a Dean Among Washington Lawyers, Dies at 94
He won a rare Watergate acquittal, gained immunity for Monica Lewinsky to testify against President Clinton and, in the Reagan years, investigated Edwin Meese. Source: NYT > Business – SAM ROBERTS
Jones Day Law Firm Is Sued for Pregnancy and Gender Discrimination by 6 Women
The firm is accused of engaging in gender and pregnancy discrimination by underpaying female lawyers, thwarting their advancement and pushing them out once they have children. Source: NYT > Business – TIFFANY HSU
One of Brexit’s Rare Winners: Big British Law Firms
Britain’s complicated exit from the European Union has rattled corporations around the world. And that means lawyers are pulling in clients and profit. Source: NYT > Business – DAVID SEGAL