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White & Case settles with ex-partner over ‘toxic’ culture claim

The lawyer alleged the firm fired him when he was depressed following his wife’s cancer death

Law firm and ex-partner settle on confidential terms after claims of poor culture and lack of empathy
Law firm and ex-partner settle on confidential terms after claims of poor culture and lack of empathy Photo: Alamy

US law firm White & Case has settled an employment tribunal claim from a former London partner who accused the firm of having a “toxic” culture.

Michael Wistow, the firm’s former head of tax, had taken the law firm to an employment tribunal for disability discrimination.

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