US law firm Troutman Pepper has agreed to settle a bias lawsuit by fired Black lawyer Gita Sankano, who alleges she was fired in November 2023 in retaliation for filing an internal discrimination complaint against a partner who allegedly demeaned and demoralized her due to her race. The firm and Sankean, who was the only Black attorney in Pepper Hamilton's D.C. office when she joined the firm, announced a settlement in principle and would seek to dismiss the lawsuit. The settlement details were not disclosed. Sankan had also sued legal recruiting firm Major, ​Lindsey & Africa over allegations of "blackballing".