Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights
Feb. 21, 2024
Judge blocks Kirkland's attempt to access personnel files from other firms
The focus of discovery should be on Zoya Kovalenko’s performance at Kirkland & Ellis, “including whether she was treated differently from similarly situated male employees and whether she was harassed or retaliated against,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson wrote.
A federal judge in San Francisco blocked Kirkland & Ellis LLP, accused of sex discrimination and wrongful termination by a former associate, from issuing subpoenas to two law firms that formerly employed the plaintiff.
The focus of discovery should be on Zoya Kovalenko’s performance at Kirkland & Ellis, “including whether she was treated differently from similarly situated male employees and whether she was harassed or retaliated ...
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