Yet, the number of women equity partners in law firms is pathetically small.

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Notably, industry does not even try to argue that even a small number of the requests for information made by law enforcement are improper.

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Enforcement cases approved by such a small number of commissioners are especially vulnerable to criticism by judges and defendants, securities-law experts say.

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