According to what was contained in the gender-bias lawsuit "Tolton, et al. v. Jones Day," Stephen Brogan was the power broker at that law firm, It was contended that he unilaterally determined compensation and promotions.
Recently, the plaintiffs withdrew from the litigation. That was after the court ordered research on trends in law-firm compensation. Lawyers on both sides agreed that investigation confirmed Jones Day's policies did not discriminate against women.
Given that the lawsuit won't make it to trial, the world will never know if Brogan really possessed that amount of power.
But what is known now, reports Bloomberg Law, is that he had decided to continue with his position of managing partner at the Jones Day's Washington D.C. office. He has opted to do that even though he is beyond the law firm's semi-mandatory retirement age.
When Brogan does hang it up, the unique Jones Day's culture allows him to appoint his own successor. He has been in his current position since 2003.
Jones Day is among the BigLaw firms which didn't distance themselves from the former Trump Administration.
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