"Anonymous partner sues Proskauer for alleged gender bias", 15 May 2017

An anonymous partner has filed a $50 million gender bias suit against Proskauer, the law firm that is defending Chadbourne & Parke in a discrimination lawsuit…

The Proskauer suit claims the plaintiff was among the hardest working and most productive equity partners at Proskauer, yet she was paid millions of dollars less than male partners who were similarly or less productive.

When she complained about her pay, the suit says, Proskauer retaliated by excluding the plaintiff from client development activities, damaging her client relationships, demeaning her to peers and clients, and barring her from partner meetings. She was also excluded from the firm retreat, according to the suit…

Proskauer released a statement calling the suit “groundless” and the allegations an attempt “to squeeze a massive payout from our firm.”…