Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Labor/Employment
Oct. 17, 2019
DLA Piper suspends partner who accused colleague of sexual assault
The firm said the move is unrelated to her accusations, but her lawyers decried it as 'barbaric'.
A woman who accused a senior DLA Piper colleague of sexual assault has been suspended as part of what the firm said is an unrelated investigation but her attorneys called "a despicable smear campaign."
DLA Piper announced Vanina Guerrero was on leave in a statement emailed to journalists Wednesday, five days after the partner she accused, Louis P.A. Lehot, was ousted. Guerrero, who worked under the name Vanina de Verneuil, accused L...
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