( April 14, 2025, 11:55 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced April 11 that four law firms — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and A&O Shearman Sterling LLC — have entered a settlement agreement abandoning any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, programs and practices....