Employment Law Veteran Bertram Leaves Polsinelli to Start Firm

Washington-based labor and employment lawyer and Big Law veteran Connie Bertram has left Polsinelli to set up shop at her own firm, Bertram LLP, where she plans to handle employment law and government contractor related work.

Bertram joined Polsinelli in 2018 as a shareholder shortly after settling a gender discrimination suit against her previous firm, Proskauer, where she had held leadership positions in its Government Contractor Compliance Group, its Labor & Employment practice in Washington, and its Whistleblowing & Retaliation Group.

Bertram’s $50 million suit alleged “substantial gender disparities” at the firm including gender discrimination in compensation as well as ...