Anderson Kill’s ex-CFO Sues Firm for Discrimination, Retaliation

Anderson Kill’s former chief financial officer is suing the law firm for discrimination and retaliation, alleging he was pushed out after suffering a neurological injury.

Paul Schwartz was injured in February 2022 when he fell at his home, suffering “post-concussion syndrome” and causing him to reduce his work hours on the advice of doctors, he said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The firm allegedly began pressuring him to return to work full-time shortly after the accident, demoted him when he resisted, and eventually fired him.

The 65-year-old Schwartz is suing the firm—as well as executive director George Anderson and counsel ...