The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating 20 of the biggest law firms in the world for discrimination as US President Donald Trump continues to ratchet up pressure on the legal profession to fall in line with his anti-diversity agenda.
The 20 Global 100 firms, which include revenue leaders Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins and magic circle duo Freshfields and A&O Shearman (see full list below), have each received a letter addressed from EEOC acting chair Andrea Lucas in relation to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
