Why This Quinn Emanuel Litigator (and His Corporate Clients) Are Fighting for LGBT Workers

While the movement for marriage equality captured the public's attention, New York litigator Todd Anten says the push for workplace equality is unfinished business.

August 03, 2018 at 02:13 PM

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By Vanessa Blum
VP, Innovation

By Leigh Jones
Deputy editor-in-chief, Law.com

The original version of this story was published on Law.com

As the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to take up cases dealing with workplace discrimination against LGBT employees, one lawyer who's watching closely is Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Todd Anten.

For more than a year, the New York-based litigator has represented a coalition of companies that argue Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 encompasses sexual orientation discrimination in its ban on discrimination based on sex. Beyond that, Anten's clients insist that securing protection for LGBT workers is good for business and the economy.

On this Legal Speak podcast, Anten talks with Law.com reporter Erin Mulvaney about the long fight for employment protections, why courts are so divided, and what's changed with the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. (From Anten's perspective, not as much as you'd think.)

Listen to the podcast above or find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Libsyn.

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