The issue focused on management rights that courts might grant lawyers at non-public companies and lawyers who share management rights with lawyers at public companies. Lawyers who worked with lawyers from non-public companies could sue lawyers who worked with lawyers from public companies for damages if they alleged discrimination or unlawful retaliation. Lawyers who shared management rights with lawyers from public companies could sue lawyers who shared management rights with lawyers from non-public companies for damages if they alleged discrimination or unlawful retaliation. Lawyers who shared management rights with lawyers from non-public