Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith is trying to force arbitration with a former partner who sued the firm in part over its efforts to claw back compensation she earned during her employment there.
The firm on June 5 filed a motion to compel arbitration with Julie O’Dell in its dispute over a “significant six-figure amount of money” she owes, Lewis Brisbois general counsel Jana Lubert said.
O’Dell left Lewis Brisbois in 2023 and is now a California-based partner in Armstrong Teasdale’s labor and employment practice. She is one of two former partners who have in recent months sued the firm ...