Wake Up Call: Proskauer Rose, Female Partner, Seek Dismissal of Gender Bias Case

• Proskauer Rose and labor law partner Connie Bertram asked a court to dismiss the $50 million federal gender discrimination suit Bertram filed against her firm last year. The court in April ordered mediation in the case, which alleges the firm “consistently underpays its top female talent.” ( American Lawyer )

• In an unusual move, Cohen Milstein used Twitter to subpoena WikiLeaks in a civil suit against the website by the firm’s client, the Democratic National Committee. The DNC got permission from a federal court to subpoena WikiLeaks via the social network after several failed email attempts. ( TechCrunch )

• Squire Patton Boggs ...