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Day v. Sidley & Austin
District Court, District of Columbia (1975) | 394 F. Supp. 986; 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12145
TL;DR: A senior law partner resigned after a firm merger resulted in the loss of his sole chairmanship of an office. He sued the firm's executive committee, but the court found the partnership agreement authorized the committee's actions and dismissed all claims.
Legal Significance: A comprehensive partnership agreement can override default partnership law rules, granting a management committee broad authority over firm policy and structural changes, and limiting the scope of partners' fiduciary duties regarding internal governance matters that do not involve self-dealing.