Taft Chairman and Managing Partner Robert J. Hicks was quoted in the article “Paternity-Leave Bias in Biglaw: When Will It End,” which was published by Above the Law on May 31.

Taft recently announced a new industry leading parental leave policy for its attorneys. The new policy provides all Taft attorneys with 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birth or adoptive parents. The policy applies regardless of gender, marital status or primary versus non-primary caregiver status.