March 22, 2022
Morrison & Foerster LLP and two of its former lawyers resolved a California federal court suit that accused the firm of placing the women on a less lucrative "mommy track" because they took advantage of the company's maternity leave policy, the parties confirmed Tuesday.
March 12, 2021
Several claims from two former Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyers who allege they faced hostility for taking advantage of the company's maternity leave policy survived a summary judgment bid while other claims were nixed, according to a California federal judge's order unsealed Friday.
February 04, 2021
A California federal judge has referred a high-profile sex and maternity bias suit lodged against Morrison & Foerster LLP by two former attorneys to mediation days after the judge urged the parties to consider taking another crack at settling the dispute before it heads to a jury.
January 28, 2021
The California federal judge handling a high-profile maternity discrimination case against Morrison & Foerster LLP pled with both sides to try to strike a deal before the case goes before a jury, arguing at a case hearing Thursday that a trial "is not going to help anyone."
January 03, 2021
Cases where powerhouse law firms stand accused of subjecting lawyers and other staff to discrimination were closely watched in 2020. Here's where five suits against BigLaw heavyweights stand going into the new year.
November 25, 2020
Morrison & Foerster LLP has fired off a final effort to shut down allegations that the firm discriminates against mothers before the claims wind up before a jury, insisting that the two accusers remaining in the litigation ignore the facts and rely on "self-righteous say-so."
November 10, 2020
Two former Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyers who claim they faced hostility for taking advantage of the company's maternity leave policy hit back in California federal court at the firm's claims they had not advanced because their performance was lacking.
October 13, 2020
A former Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyer who claims she was placed on a less lucrative "mommy track" ruined her own prospects for making partner by focusing on a "novel" blockchain practice instead of doing more traditional billable work, the firm told a California federal judge.
April 03, 2020
The California magistrate judge overseeing discovery in a gender discrimination suit against Morrison & Foerster LLP said the firm can demand its accusers' performance records from Linklaters, where one now heads the U.S. fintech practice, and Freshfields, where the other was an associate.
March 10, 2020
Morrison & Foerster LLP and two former attorneys who claim they were marginalized for being mothers sparred in California federal court Monday over whether the firm can obtain their employment records from Linklaters, where one serves as fintech practice leader, and Freshfields, where the other used to be an associate.