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New York Law Journal

Women-Owned Law Firms Surge Amid Gender Disparity in the Profession

By founding their own firms, women are crafting new game rules that provide for fair compensation, equal promotions, full inclusion and better career development opportunities.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trying to Get Pregnant? Management Would Like to Know.

The co-leader of Jones Day's health care practice at a recent meeting apparently "encouraged" women to tell management if they were pregnant or planning on be. Is that so wrong?
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Can New Leave Policies Help Big Law Escape the Parent Trap?

Facing frustration—and sometimes litigation—over their approach to motherhood and parental leave, law firms are wrestling with how far to go to support new parents.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Partner Suing Ogletree for Gender Bias Tells Her Story

Dawn Knepper, a former nonequity shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, opened up about her gender bias lawsuit against her prior firm.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge William Marutani: An Abiding Faith in Democracy

No matter how tough things got for Judge Marutani, he never lost faith in our democracy or the United States. Neither should we.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Is California Gender-Balance on Boards Law Set to Collide With Delaware Legal Doctrine?

A battle could be brewing since companies that maintain corporate officers in the Golden State are headquartered in Delaware.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ogletree, Ex-Partner in Gender Bias Case Spar Over Arbitration Pact

Dawn Knepper, a former nonequity shareholder at Ogletree, argues that the firm shouldn't be able to invoke an arbitration agreement in light of several flaws. Ogletree, meanwhile, argues Knepper knew plenty about the agreement when it took effect.
5 minute read

The Recorder

State's New Quota for Women on Corporate Boards Could Move the Needle on Diversity

"When it's illegal not to find women they tend to be found," said Olga Mack, the founder of Women Serve On Boards.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

California's New Board Quota Law Could Move the Needle on Diversity

A bill signed into law this week by Gov. Jerry Brown has made gender diversity on company boards not just a moral issue, but a legal one for companies in California.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Names Top Women in the Law 2018

The winners will be profiled in an upcoming special magazine published along with the Law Journal's regular print edition.
2 minute read

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