Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Probes Brussels Office Bias Claims

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• Baker McKenzie’s Brussels office managing partner Daniel Fesler stepped down temporarily while the firm investigates a former lawyer’s allegations that she faced discrimination while working at the firm, according to a report. (Global Legal Post) The former attorney said the discrimination included colleagues using racial slurs, touching her hair, and asking whether a photo of her family was “a rap album cover,” Legal Cheek reported. (Legal Cheek)
• The pandemic caused some women lawyers at Big ...