David Sanford, the employment attorney leading the charge in an ongoing equal pay class-action against Chadbourne & Parke, has become lead counsel on a gender discrimination suit against another law firm, Sedgwick, and he’s upping the stakes.
In a new complaint filed Wednesday, Sanford alleged Chicago-based Sedgwick partner Traci Ribeiro was again underpaid and passed over for a promotion in 2016, and is now seeking $200 million. Ribeiro’s case seeks to represent all female attorneys at the firm, not including female equity partners.
Ribeiro, who joined the firm in 2011, claims she has been denied a promotion despite being one ...
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