Large Firms
Oct. 20, 2016
Litigation's role in changing law firm culture
Lawsuits such as the one filed by Kerrie Campbell against Chadbourne & Park highlight the most important systemic and enduring challenges to women's success in the profession: money and power. By Lucy Ricca
Lucy B. Ricca
Fellow
Center on the Legal Profession
Lucy is the executive director of the Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation.
In August, Kerrie Campbell, former equity partner at Chadbourne & Park LLP, filed a class action against the firm alleging systemic gender discrimination throughout the firm and seeking $100 million in damages. The allegations in the complaint are startling. Campbell claims that Chadbourne is run by an "all-male dictatorship," a management committee of five men located in the New York office. According to the complaint, power in the ...
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