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Lewis Brisbois Loses LA County Contract Over Racist Emails and Lawyer Departures

The County of Los Angeles is ending its relationship with law firm Lewis Brisbois after the firm released racist, sexist, and antisemitic emails from two of its former senior partners. LA County will review matters the firm is currently handling and decide whether to switch to other outside lawyers on an “individual case basis.” The messages showed a pair of former partners who led a mass exodus from the firm in May using racist, antisemitic, and anti-LGBTQ remarks over the course of more than a decade.

via Bloomberg Law|

#diversity #la-county #law

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The Consequences of Offensive Emails in the Legal Profession

Law firm Barber Ranen faced negative publicity after a trove of offensive emails, including misogynistic, racist, and antisemitic content, were leaked to the press. The timing of the scandal was particularly bad for the firm, which had only recently broken away from Lewis Brisbois. PR experts suggest that Lewis Brisbois may have leaked the emails to do maximum damage to their former partners.

via Above the Law|

#antisemitism #law #law-firms

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Law Firm Partners Resign After Racist and Sexist Emails Surface

Two ex-partners of Barber Ranen, a boutique law firm they started after leaving Lewis Brisbois, were pushed out after their former firm released racist, sexist, and antisemitic emails the partners wrote while employed there. The remaining leaders at the boutique will start a new firm. The emails could hurt recruiting efforts for both firms and cost them some clients. The partners' former firm, Lewis Brisbois, opened an investigation into the two partners after receiving an "anonymous complaint" following their departure.

via Bloomberg Law|

#antisemitism #barber-ranen #legal

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LA Lawyers' Racist and Sexist Emails Exposed

The name partners of Barber Ranen, John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen, have resigned after their former law firm, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, found dozens of emails that showed the lawyers using racist, sexist, homophobic, and antisemitic language while they were there. The two men co-founded Barber Ranen, which launched last month with more than 100 lawyers from Lewis Brisbois. The emails contained offensive language, including racial, sexist, and homophobic slurs. Barber Ranen will form a new firm, and Lewis Brisbois is conducting a full review of Barber and Ranen's correspondence and interviewing other employees.

via Reuters.com|

#barber-ranen #law-firms #lewis-brisbois

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Law Firm Leaders Exposed for Years of Offensive and Prejudiced Emails

Two former partners of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, John Barber and Jeff Ranen, who recently left to start their own law firm, made racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and antisemitic comments about their clients and colleagues in internal emails dating back to 2012. The emails, which were released by Lewis Brisbois, reveal a culture of bigotry and disparagement cultivated by the two attorneys. The new firm, Barber Ranen LLP, specializes in employment law and has promised new hires a stronger salary and benefits package than they had at Lewis Brisbois. Lewis Brisbois is conducting a thorough review of Barber and Ranen’s correspondence and interviewing other employees who had interacted with the pair.

via Forward|

#antisemitism #employment-law #jeff-ranen

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Law firm leaders resign after sending offensive emails.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith has released emails containing "wildly offensive and demeaning language" exchanged by former partners John Barber and Jeff Ranen, who left the firm with over a hundred others last month to form their own law firm, Barber Ranen. The emails contained the C-word, the N-word, and LGBTQ slurs. Both lawyers resigned from Barber Ranen after the emails were released. Lewis Brisbois is conducting a broader review of Barber and Ranen's behavior at the firm, including a full review of their correspondence, but is taking no disciplinary action at this time.

via ABA Journal|

#barber-ranen #investigation #law-firms

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Biglaw Firm's New Managing Partner Tackles Mass Attorney Defection and Lateral Moves.

Gregory Katz has been unanimously elected as the new managing partner of Lewis Brisbois following the departure of over 130 attorneys from the firm's employment practice. Katz, who currently serves as the firm's vice chair, managing partner of its New York office, and co-chair of its general liability and transportation practices, will lead the firm into the future after the decision made by Bob Lewis, the firm's co-founder and longtime chair, to step away from leading the firm.

via Above the Law|

#bob-lewis #law-firm-exodus #law-firm-management

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Lewis Brisbois Continues to Struggle as Chair Resigns Amid Lawyer Exodus

Lewis Brisbois, which is facing an exodus of up to 140 lawyers, is dissolving its executive committee and creating an expanded management committee of 13 members. The firm's founding partner and co-chairman, Robert Lewis, is stepping down and will become chairman emeritus. Lewis Brisbois will elect a managing partner and other top managing or administrative partners as necessary. The firm is expected to rebuild its employment capabilities in California after the departure of lawyers to Barber Ranen, a boutique employment firm.

via Above the Law|

#barber-ranen #bob-lewis #law-firm

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Over 100 lawyers leave Lewis Brisbois for new boutique firm.

Over 100 lawyers are leaving Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to join a newly-formed spinoff firm, Barber Ranen, with as many as 140 lawyers potentially joining in total. The new firm will be led by John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen, and will offer a range of legal services including commercial, transactional, intellectual property and employment advice. The departing lawyers wanted more flexibility than they had at Lewis Brisbois, according to Barber.

via Reuters|

#barber-ranen #employment-law #law-firms

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Over 100 Lawyers Defect from BigLaw Firm to Join New Boutique

Up to 140 attorneys from Lewis Brisbois, a 1,700-lawyer firm, are leaving to start their own employment boutique, Barber Ranen, led by John Barber and Jeff Ranen. The lawyers hail from the Lewis Brisbois employment group. Barber Ranen has outposts in 12 cities across the country, with physical office space in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, and San Francisco. Lewis Brisbois has been losing lawyers at a steady clip this year.

via Above the Law|

#barber-ranen #biglaw #employment-law