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Allen & Overy Hit With Discrimination Suit by Former N.Y. Associate
Allen & Overy faces a religious discrimination suit by a former associate who claims he was fired because he insisted on observing the Jewish Sabbath. Norman D. Schoenfeld claimed in a suit filed in Manhattan federal court Thursday that the British law firm fired him because one partner in particular was upset that Schoenfeld was unable to work on matters from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. In a statement responding to the suit, Allen & Overy said Schoenfeld was fired for performance reasons.