'Increasingly Difficult': In Davis Polk Retaliation Trial Ex-M&A Leader Talks About Guiding Plaintiff

During the first week of testimony in the trial, which began Jan. 8, a series of current and former Davis Polk professional development employees introduced jurors to the concept of a "time to go" conversation, in which associates are told they need to find a new job but are not fired on the spot.

By Jane Wester | January 16, 2024 at 05:45 PM

John Bick, the former leader of Davis Polk & Wardwell's mergers and acquisitions practice on Tuesday testified about the decision-making that led to former associate Kaloma Cardwell's "time to go" discussion in 2018.

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Jane Wester is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. Email her at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @janewester.

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