Faith Gay Says Women Need ‘Actual Power’ in Big Law

When Faith Gay left her partnership at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan with nine other partners in 2018, the firm’s top dog memorably singled her out for a lashing. In a leaked email, John Quinn reminded Gay that the firm “made you a legal star,” adding, “during your time with us you were paid well over $100m—far more than you ever dreamed you could earn.”

It was a Pygmalion moment but also a tribute of sorts to Gay’s star status. Five years later, Eliza Doolittle and her firm Selendy Gay Elsberg seem to be going gangbusters. Now a 60-lawyer litigation ...