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Biglaw Firm Reacts After Widow Blames Them For Husband's Suicide

The firm acknowledges the need for programs and services to address mental health issues in the profession.

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Gabe MacConaill

We have seen Joanna’s letter in The American Lawyer. Her heartbreak is palpable and her words have moved us all. We have nothing but the utmost sympathy and compassion for the family as they grieve the incredibly tragic loss of Gabe. This is a painful reminder of the need to raise awareness and continue providing programs and services to help all lawyers and staff in addressing mental health issues.

— A spokesperson for Sidley Austin responding to the heart-wrenching article by Joanna Litt, widow of Sidley partner Gabe MacConnaill who died by suicide earlier this year, laying some of the blame for her husband’s death at the feet of the Biglaw firm.

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