DLA Piper Partner Who Said She Was Assaulted Is Put on Leave (1)

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1191L%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000016d-d578-d862-a16d-dd7ef7b30000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">DLA Piper partner who accused a senior colleague of sexually assaulting her has been placed on leave.

The firm said it’s putting <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000016d-d578-d862-a16d-dd7ef7b50000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Vanina Guerrero on paid leave while it investigates “serious issues” with her conduct that it called unrelated to her accusations. Earlier this month, Guerrero had said that partner Louis Lehot sexually assaulted her soon after she joined one of the biggest U.S. law firms. DLA Piper told employees <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"PZ888I6JIJUQ","_id":"0000016d-d578-d862-a16d-dd7ef7b50002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">last week it decided to “part ways” with Lehot.

Louis Lehot

Photographer: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg

“During the course of our investigation into her claims, serious issues were brought to the firm’s attention,” DLA Piper ...