Morgan Lewis Partner Questions Ellen Pao’s Claims

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As managing partner ofMorgan Lewis & Bockius’ Palo Alto office and an employment lawyer,Melinda Reichert occupies a unique position to observe the trial that everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about.

For the past month, twelve jurors in a San Francisco courtroom have been listening to one woman’s allegations that her gender trumped her ideas when it came to career advancement at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a premiere venture capital firm. The plaintiff Ellen Pao, now interim CEO of the online discussion board Reddit, is seeking $16 million in lost wages and future earnings from Kleiner Perkins.

To many people, Pao’s ...