Employment partners John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen left Lewis Brisbois in May to form their own firm, Barber Ranen, taking nearly 140 lawyers with them. Shortly after, an email leak showed that Lewis Brisbois got an “anonymous complaint” about the former attorneys, and an investigation that uncovered some of the worst emails I’ve seen from any workplace.
The two men had casually used language in dozens of emails that covered the waterfront of offensive—racist, sexist, and anti-LBGTQ+ slurs as well as antisemitic comments.
The fallout has put careers and brands in a tailspin and is a thought-provoking moment for general ...
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