Revenge! US firm releases former partners' sexist, racist, anti-semitic, homophobic emails
(Content warning)
Stay updated with breaking news from John Barber. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
(Content warning)
In one fell swoop, the venerable firm Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith managed to torpedo its new rival, destroy the defecting partners’ careers and send the legal establishment reeling.
Jeffrey S. Ranen, one of the Los Angeles lawyers disgraced by bigoted emails, made political donations to a crop of progressive candidates.
One of the nation's largest law firms has released troves of emails that show two of their former partners regularly using racist, homophobic and misogynist language.
In an analogy comparing Big Law mergers to the PGA Tour’s proposed tie-up with the Saudis, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is cast in the role of a managing partner selling an unpopular deal to a deeply divided group, and he’s lost the most important currency for a leader of a partner-run organization: Trust.