6 firms resolved EEOC probes with pro bono deals, they told state attorneys general
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Milbank are among six law firms that resolved probes of their diversity practices by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they told state attorneys general. (Photo by David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Milbank are among six law firms that resolved probes of their diversity practices by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they told state attorneys general.
The EEOC previously announced settlements with four other firms as a result of their pro bono deals with President Donald Trump. The EEOC confirmed the Skadden and Milbank deals to Law.com.
Like the four other firms, Skadden and Milbank agreed to provide pro bono to causes supported by the firms and by Trump. But announcements of those deals did not include information about resolving EEOC inquiries.
Besides Skadden and Milbank, the settling firms are A&O Shearman; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
The EEOC sought information in March 17 letters from 20 firms about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices. In early April, 12 state attorneys general sent letters to the 20 firms that sought information that they were providing to the EEOC.
Law.com obtained responses from some of the firms as a result of public records requests filed with Texas and Oklahoma, two of the states that sought the EEOC information.
Bill Burck, global co-managing partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, represented the six settling firms, he told state attorneys general in a letter obtained by Law.com.
“As you are likely aware, the firms assembled in this letter have reached an agreement with President Trump, fully resolved the EEOC’s inquiry, and have committed to compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws,” Burck wrote.
“The EEOC’s letter, including the requests for the production of documents and information, has been withdrawn under the terms of the settlement, and no documents or information have been produced,” he wrote.
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