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Cardwell v. Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP et al
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October 16, 2024
Ex-Davis Polk Atty Drops Appeal Of Bias Verdict Loss
A former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate on Tuesday dropped his appeal of a jury verdict clearing the firm and two lawyers of liability in a suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for airing concerns about racial bias and diversity.
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February 29, 2024
Black Ex-Davis Polk Atty To Appeal Loss In Retaliation Suit
A Black former associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP will appeal a jury's finding that the firm and two other defendants didn't retaliate against him after he raised concerns about racial bias and diversity.
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January 29, 2024
Davis Polk Not Liable In Black Atty's Retaliation Case
A Manhattan federal jury on Monday quickly absolved Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and two lawyers of liability in a Black former associate's suit alleging he was fired in retaliation for airing concerns about racial bias and diversity.
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January 26, 2024
Jury Mulls Alleged Davis Polk 'Scheme' To Fire Black Atty
A Manhattan federal jury on Friday began deliberating claims by a Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP associate that he was fired for airing concerns about racial bias in what his lawyer called a clandestine retaliation plot.
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January 25, 2024
Davis Polk Partner Cut From Fired Atty's Retaliation Case
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday backed a joint motion to dismiss a Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner as a defendant from an ongoing trial on claims that the BigLaw firm fired a Black attorney in retaliation for airing diversity concerns.
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January 24, 2024
Fired Davis Polk Atty Asked To Explain Negative Job Reviews
A Black attorney who claims Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fired him for airing diversity concerns was confronted Wednesday in Manhattan federal court with years of often-negative evaluations as the firm pushed to prove he was not subjected to retaliation.
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January 22, 2024
Ex-Davis Polk Atty Tells Jury He Wasn't 'Cavalier' At Work
A Black attorney who claims Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP fired him for airing diversity concerns told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that he took work seriously, pushing back against testimony that he once displayed a concerning attitude toward a staffer.
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January 18, 2024
Davis Polk Partner Fires Back At Ex-Associate Suing Firm
A Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that a Black attorney who claims he was fired for airing diversity concerns had turned in "unusable" work, testimony that followed a brief bid to impugn the partner's own performance.
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January 16, 2024
2 Ex-Davis Polk Partners Deny Ex-Atty's Retaliation Claims
A Black former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP attorney claiming retaliation against his former firm called two former partners to testify Tuesday, but both told a jury that poor performance, not racial animus, led to his firing.
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January 12, 2024
Ex-Davis Polk Atty Claiming Retaliation Battles Trial Clock
A Black former associate suing Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP for alleged retaliation closed out the first week of trial Friday, quizzing a parade of legal industry professionals before a Manhattan federal jury amid repeated cautions from the judge on timing.