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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
BUSY - Big Law has a big problem, and it’s called Sanford Heisler Sharp. The $200 million gender discrimination suit filed against Jones Day by associates on Wednesday marks the latest in a string of similar suits for the 50-lawyer firm, which has also targeted Morrison & Foerster, Proskauer Rose and Ogletree Deakins, among others. The firm, which has six offices including in New York, D.C. and San Francisco, also filed a separate gender bias suit against Jones Day last year on behalf of former partner Wendy Moore.
IN-HOUSE BOOST - A rush of public offerings is expected to heat up the San Francisco Bay Area's demand for in-house counsel. Caroline Spiezio reports that with Lyft's already-launched IPO, and with Uber, Slack, Pinterest and Airbnb hot on the ride-hailing company's heels, recruiters are anticipating the need for in-house counsel in the region to grow.
ON AGAIN - The vote scheduled last week that would’ve paved the way for President Trump to gain his fifth and sixth judicial appointments to the Ninth Circuit is rescheduled for today. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the confirmations of Daniel Collins, a partner at Munger Tolles, and Kenneth Lee, a partner at Jenner & Block. California’s Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris have declined to return blue slips that indicate their sign-off. If confirmed by the full Senate, Collins and Lee will join four other Trump appointees to the Ninth Circuit, which has 29 judicial slots. The court currently has four vacancies.
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