The Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company 'pauses' controversial diversity plan Plan requires outside law firms working for company to meet racial quotas At least 30% of law firm's attorneys billed by Coca-Cola must be minorities Plan also requires law firms to have half of the minority attorneys be black Diversity plan put in place by Coca-Cola ex-General Counsel Bradley Gayton Gayton resigned last week to become consultant to CEO James Quincey He was replaced by Monica Howard Douglas, who announced 'pause' in plan Coca-Cola came under fire from GOP after it opposed Georgia's election reform