In a rare move, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued an emergency order to preserve the notes of a mediation session in which an attorney from Proskauer Rose allegedly threatened a female partner who is now suing the firm for gender discrimination.
The plaintiff, who filed the suit under a “Jane Doe” pseudonym, alleges that a Proskauer attorney illegally threatened retaliation against her during a March 23 mediation.
The Proskauer attorney, speaking for the firm, allegedly said: “You need to understand … you are going to be terminated. Your complaint upset a lot of people.” The plaintiff, who sued ...
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