By Mason Lawlor | August 28, 2024
"[E]ven if the district court were correct in its animus decision, heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause does not apply to invidious discrimination based on a non-suspect class, and '[n]either the Supreme Court nor this court has recognized transgender status as a quasi-suspect class,'" the majority opinion said.
By Colleen Murphy | August 28, 2024
In addition to the annual report by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics which reveals the state's legal makeup by demographic information on law firm locations, practice structures, among other categories, the state's Administrative Office for the Courts also published information by more than 85,000 attorneys who opted to self-identify during the yearly attorney registration process.
Litigation Daily | Conversation
By Ross Todd | August 20, 2024
Through the Lead Counsel Summit, in-house intellectual property counsel and established first-chair trial lawyers are helping other women prepare to head high-stakes trials and appeals. Litigation Daily discusses the effort with MoFo's Daralyn Durie and Sidley's Ching-Lee Fukuda.
By Riley Brennan | August 9, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
By Amanda O'Brien | August 1, 2024
San Diego nonequity partner Meagan Garland also claims the firm discriminates against attorneys of color and women in compensation decisions.
By Amanda O'Brien | July 31, 2024
Three of the four winning projects at a recent hackathon organized by Diversity Lab focused on the fair distribution of work.
Pro Mid Market | Analysis|News
By Amanda O'Brien | July 29, 2024
"Their benches aren't as deep," said consultant Peter Zeughauser. "It has a much bigger impact and firms feel it."
By Kat Black | July 25, 2024
Bryant launched a career of litigating high-profile gender equity cases in 1984, when he tried a class action that resulted in the admission of female students to the formerly all-male Central High School in Philadelphia. In 1988, he tried the first Title IX case in the United States as lead trial counsel and won the suit filed on behalf of Temple University female athletes.
By Danielle Carr | July 15, 2024
"Diverse workplaces have stronger governance, better resilience, and more effective problem-solving abilities," writes Danielle Carr, president of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Wayne Stacy | July 12, 2024
Why the positive demographic changes in partner and leadership ranks, but not in junior attorney ranks? The answer is deceptively simple.
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