Key parties: Plaintiff Amber Montgomery (ex-Microsoft lawyer, now suing Microsoft); defendant Microsoft Corporation; targeted law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC (Microsoft's counsel, including ex-shareholder Patrick F. Clark who withdrew in February 2026); related: Montgomery's client Trinity Moore (suing Ogletree-represented ADT LLC for pregnancy discrimination/retaliation in Georgia federal court).[3][4][6]
Context and timeline: Montgomery alleges Microsoft fired her due to pregnancy discrimination. Lawsuit filed February 5, 2026. She first sought Ogletree's disqualification around March 17-23, 2026, citing conflict: Ogletree represents ADT against Montgomery's client Moore, and Clark supervised work on both matters while previously on the Microsoft case. Latest filing doubles down, arguing shared confidential info and supervision create unfair representation.[1][3][6]
Newsworthy now: Filed April 6, 2026—just yesterday—escalating a high-profile tech discrimination suit against Microsoft (amid past bias settlements) by targeting a top employment defense firm (Ogletree) for conflict of interest, spotlighting lawyer ethics in parallel discrimination cases.[1][3]