Women Lawyers Have Deciding Voice at Year-Old Selendy & Gay (2)

Working at majority women-owned Selendy & Gay is a “totally different atmosphere” that was shocking for founding partner Faith Gay, who has practiced at law firms for more than three decades, most recently at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

A year ago this week she and Philippe Selendy split from Quinn Emanuel to form their own boutique litigation firm. A group of 10 Quinn Emanuel partners had worked together for years and wanted to create a collaborative culture at Selendy & Gay apart from the fractiousness and conflicts of interest that can beset larger litigation firms.

“We have a much ...