The New York State Bar Association is urging law firms to end mandatory retirement policies in light of a recent settlement between Kelley Drye & Warren and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in an age discrimination case…requiring Kelley Drye to abandon a policy that…forced partners who reached the age of 70 to relinquish ownership in the firm and reduced their pay to a discretionary bonus…The…settlement…requires the firm to pay…$574,000 in back pay and a percentage of fees for…services…[and] partners to attend a…training session on age discrimination law. Kelley Drye…declined to comment...[also refers to Sidley Austin]