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Law Practice,
Labor/Employment

Oct. 4, 2019

DLA Piper partner accuses fellow partner of sexual assault

In a detailed letter, partner Vanina Guerrero alleges four separate sexual assaults at the hands of well-known partner Louis Lehot and asks the firm to release her from binding arbitration in the matter.

DLA Piper partner Vanina Guerrero has accused corporate partner Louis Lehot of sexual assault in an open letter asking the firm to release her from binding arbitration that prevents her from bringing the claims to the courts.

In the letter, dated Oct. 2 and addressed to DLA Piper Co-Chairs Roger Meltzer and Jay Rains, Guerrero asked the firm to allow her to take the allegations to court rather than force her “to litigate claims invo...

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