|
Jane Lang is an American lawyer, arts philanthropist and arts education promoter. She has been characterized as a neighborhood activist, the primary force responsible for revitalizing a run-down area of Washington, D.C.〔Marks, Peter (Sunday, March 27, 2005). "For the Atlas, a Bold New World: In a Neighborhood That Once Burned, New Arts Center Fuels Hope for Renewal", The Washington Post, Page N01.〕〔Irwin, Neil(Monday, September 23, 2002). "An Agreeable Chorus on the Atlas Theater", The Washington Post, Page E12.〕 She is the daughter of entrepreneur and philanthropist Eugene Lang, and the older sister of actor Stephen Lang. She also co-founded the law firm Sprenger + Lang. In her legal career, Jane Lang has specialized in employment litigation and housing law. In several ground-breaking cases, Jane Lang has settled class-action lawsuits against employers for sexual harassment, race discrimination, and other similar broad-reaching cases.〔Locy, Toni (Thursday, October 23, 1997). "Bank to Pay $58 Million in Age Bias Case - First Union Layoffs After Two Mergers Led to Suit," The Washington Post, Page A01.〕 At Sprenger + Lang she has represented plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases, including race discrimination class actions that were settled against the Pillsbury Co. and Northwest Airlines, with consent decrees in 1990 and 1991. She was lead counsel with Paul Sprenger in In re Pepco Employment Litigation 〔York, Michael (Sunday, February 21, 1993 ). "PEPCO Bias Suit Heads For $38 Million Settlement - Thousands Could Get Payments in 7-Year-Old Case Brought by Black, Female Workers," The Washington Post, Page A01.〕 and numerous other cases litigated during the first half of the 1990s. She was instrumental in negotiating settlements in several of Sprenger + Lang's cases, including cases against Maytag and Control Data Corp. ==Education== * Swarthmore College, 1967. (Phi Beta Kappa) * University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1970. (Member of the ''Law Review'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jane Lang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|