In a recent legal dispute, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher was ordered to pay $557,371 plus retirement benefits to a former partner who exited the firm in 2022 to take a position at Weil Gotshal & Manges. The decision, rendered by a California state judge, upheld an earlier arbitrator’s ruling that the partner’s departure was a retirement rather than a resignation. This distinction permits him to access retirement benefits under the firm’s policy.
Details of the case can be found in the original Law360 report here.