Akin Gump Atty Says Race, Not Slump, Reason for Firing

By Django Gold (April 16, 2012, 5:52 PM EDT) -- An African-American lawyer who says Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP terminated her because of her race told the Second Circuit on Friday that the law firm couldn't attribute her firing to either the dwindling economy or her supposedly poor performance....

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