A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday declined to temporarily block Chadbourne & Parke’s partnership from voting to expel Kerrie Campbell, a partner in Washington, D.C., who is leading a $100 million gender discrimination action against the firm.

At an afternoon hearing, U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York rejected the bid by Campbell and other plaintiffs in the gender bias suit to postpone a Chadbourne partnership vote set for Wednesday. Campbell, represented by Sanford Heisler Sharp, had argued that Chadbourne’s planned vote and an April 5 press statement about it were intended to discourage other woman partners from joining the suit.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]