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International Edition

Firm Pays Women More Than Men For First Time in 242 Years

It may have taken a couple of centuries, but top pay at the firm now favours female partners.
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International Edition

Cheesy Deals, An Aston Martin and Van Morrison: All In A Day's Work for This Top Dealmaker

Aleen Gulvanessian came into law by accident: Straight-talking and sustained on all-nighters by Lebanese mezze, but she'll never square the circle.
4 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Congress Takes Aim at 'Forced' Arbitration. Plus: Women Make Strides in MDL Leadership

Members of Congress reintroduced a measure to curb arbitration clauses, claiming they shut the courthouse door on employees, consumers and survivors of sexual abuse among others
6 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Boosts City Team With Hires From Two Rivals

The firm has expanded with a heavyweight Eversheds Sutherland oil and gas partner as well as a BCLP hire
2 minute read

The Recorder

In Case Where Lawyer Invokes Sexual Demons to Criticize Female Judge, Court Finds Misconduct

A California appellate court has referred a San Diego attorney to the State Bar after he called the ruling of a female judge who denied him attorney fees "succubustic.” A succubus, the court pointed out, is "a demon assuming female form which has sexual intercourse with men in their sleep."
3 minute read

International Edition

Research Finds Some Diversity Initiatives Are Counter-Productive

Women-only groups have been found to have a negative impact while targets and quotas have proved positive.
2 minute read

International Edition

Macfarlanes Promotes Only One Woman in Nine-Strong Round

The City firm has admitted that its measures to improve diversity have not yet come into effect.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why So Tight-Lipped, Sullivan & Cromwell?

Seriously, you'd think I was sniffing around about the partners' sexual proclivities or their tax shelters!
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Solving Law's Diversity Challenge: Data and Small Firms

The solution to law's diversity problem won't happen without a meaningful paradigm shift that involves in-house teams using data to inform their decision-making on outside counsel hiring.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

After Hours: Florida Association for Women Lawyers State of the Bar Event

The Florida Association for Women Lawyers in Palm Beach County held its "State of the Bar" event at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.
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