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In a $108 million defamation lawsuit filed Thursday in Virginia state court, former George Mason University law professor Joshua Wright said two former students who have brought allegations of sexual misconduct against him are "scorned former lovers" who had a "premeditated plan to ruin [his] life."
Two women lawyers have told Law360 that former Federal Trade Commission member and George Mason University law professor Joshua D. Wright abused his power in order to engage them in sexual contact, saying the alleged misconduct began while they were his students and later continued when they were his subordinates at the FTC and at a BigLaw firm.
Vinson & Elkins LLP is joining a growing number of large law firms asking their attorneys to return to the office at least four days a week, according to an internal email made public on Wednesday, toppling one more domino as the industry's liberal remote work policies enacted during the pandemic continue to fall.
The quickest way to create an unhappy lateral partner is by overpromising and underdelivering in areas vitally important to the new additions, including the level of practice support to be provided, the firm's financial health and the quality of management, according to a report released Thursday.