Black Lawyer’s Bias Suit Against Davis Polk, Partners Advances

A Black attorney alleging race discrimination and retaliation at law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP failed to fix deficiencies in some of his allegations against the firm’s partners but may move forward with the bulk of his claims, the Southern District of New York ruled.

It is the second time Kaloma Cardwell has seen his lawsuit narrowed since he sued Davis Polk, managing partner Thomas Reid, and seven partners in the firm’s corporate/mergers and acquisitions group in November 2019. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Oct. 26 dismissed Cardwell’s hostile work environment claims and ...