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Firms Cling to Retirement Policies Despite Continuing Criticism
Faced with a generation of baby-boomers nearing retirement age, both the New York State Bar and the American Bar Association recommended three years ago that the industry drop mandatory retirement policies. A few firms, such as K&L Gates, did just that. But lawyers at other firms say not much has changed. A recent lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Kelley Drye & Warren has renewed attention on forced retirement.
Kelley Drye Adds a Whopper of a Hire to Its Advertising Law Group
Marlene Mitchell Gordon, former vice president, assistant general counsel for Burger King Brands, has joined Kelley Drye & Warren as of counsel in the firm's advertising law and intellectual property & technology practice groups in its Washington office. At Burger King Brands, she was the principal legal counsel responsible for Burger King's global marketing initiatives and global trademark, domain name and patent portfolios.Age Against the Machine: BigLaw Firms Cling to Mandatory Retirement
Although partners Joel Goldberg and William Grant left Willkie Farr & Gallagher this year because they would turn 65, the firm's mandatory retirement age, neither actually retired.EEOC: Kelley Drye Compensation System Discriminates Against Older Partners
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Kelley Drye & Warren on Thursday for its use of a compensation system the agency claims discriminates against attorneys based on age. The EEOC claims Kelley Drye discriminated against labor and employment partner Eugene D'Ablemont, 79, and other partners by forcing them to give up their equity at 70 and earn less than younger attorneys in the firm with similar collections and billings. Kelley Drye's managing partner said the firm does not believe the suit has any merit.Fulbright and Kelley Drye Dispatch Orca 'Slavery' Suit for SeaWorld
Killer whales may be apex predators in their natural environment, but when it comes to constitutional law they could learn a thing or two from Fulbright & Jaworski's Theodore Shaw. On Wednesday a federal judge Jeffrey in San Diego dismissed a suit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against the amusement park SeaWorld on behalf of five orca plaintiffs — that SeaWorld "enslaves" whales in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.K&L Gates Grabs One-Fourth of Kelley Drye's Chicago Lawyers
K&L Gates' new Chicago office has lured its first group of Chicago laterals, cutting Kelley Drye's head count in that city by about one-fourth. Making the move: partners David Rammelt and Susan Greenspon, one counsel and three associates. Rammelt and Greenspon said they made the move principally because of their clients' growing need for a firm with a broader international reach, especially in Europe and Asia, and because K&L Gates is more comfortable with alternative fee arrangements.79-year-old lawyer sparks EEOC action
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing New York law firm Kelley Drye & Warren for what the agency claims is discrimination against older attorneys.Settlement Talks Officially on Between EEOC and Kelley Drye & Warren in Age Bias Case
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