Gibson Dunn Sued by Ex-Senior Manager Over FMLA, Bias Claims (1)

May 19, 2026, 4:08 PM UTCUpdated: May 19, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC

A fired Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP executive has sued the firm over claims she suffered discrimination because of her Guatemalan national origin, including interfering with her right to take Family and Medical Leave Act leave.

Flor Gonzalez claims she was “repeatedly denied promotions and subjected to negative performance evaluations that lacked factual support,” while similarly situated White employees were promoted under “shifting and inconsistent rationales.”

Gonzalez, formerly Gibson Dunn’s senior manager of client development-litigation, claims in her complaint, filed Monday with the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, that the prominent law firm committed violations of ...

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