March 23, 2018
A Manhattan federal judge has signed off on a $3.1 million deal to end a proposed class action brought by three female lawyers alleging that Chadbourne & Parke LLP, which merged with Norton Rose Fulbright LLP last year, systematically underpaid women.
March 14, 2018
Three female lawyers who lodged a proposed class action claiming the former Chadbourne & Parke LLP law firm and its leadership systematically underpaid women asked a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday to approve $3.1 million in payments to settle the case.
November 09, 2017
Six lawyers who had senior positions at the former Chadbourne & Parke LLP, and are accused of underpaying women in a $155 million proposed class action, must search their personal emails for responsive information, a Manhattan federal judge said Thursday.
November 07, 2017
Chadbourne & Parke LLP and three female ex-partners behind a proposed New York federal class action accusing the firm of underpaying women sparred in a joint letter Tuesday on the women's request to search named firm leaders' personal emails, splitting on whether accounts must be used for "business" to be discoverable.
October 23, 2017
A former Chadbourne & Parke LLP partner who has come forward with gender discrimination claims against the firm could be added to a proposed class action being pursued by three other lawyers if her claims aren't settled, a New York federal judge was told Friday.
October 17, 2017
Chadbourne & Parke LLP must turn over an array of evidence to female attorneys suing it for gender discrimination that details its compensation-setting process for partners and their level of influence on the firm's management, a New York federal judge ruled Monday.
October 13, 2017
Chadbourne & Parke LLP took the uncommon step on Tuesday of alleging that a former partner who is pressing a gender discrimination suit breached her fiduciary duty to the firm by disparaging it in public — a move that could indicate new challenges to partners seeking to raise awareness about alleged discrimination practices at their firms.
October 11, 2017
The former Chadbourne & Parke LLP partner behind a proposed sex discrimination class action against the firm "engaged in a nationwide smear campaign" to pressure it and other would-be bias defendants into settling, the firm charged Tuesday in a counterclaim in New York federal court.
September 21, 2017
Chadbourne & Parke LLP and the female attorneys accusing the firm of gender discrimination clashed in New York federal court Wednesday over whether Chadbourne should turn over more documents about partner complaints, compensation and the firm's management.
August 25, 2017
A New York federal judge on Friday refused a motion to strike a second amended complaint in the gender discrimination suit against Chadbourne & Parke LLP, saying the additions the plaintiffs made to the complaint in excess of what had been directed did not prejudice the defendants.