DLA Piper, the law firm embroiled in a fight over a sexual-assault claim against a former partner, officially stepped into the dispute, saying the lawyer who filed the complaint orchestrated a “flirtation” to advance her career.
Less than three weeks after DLA said it decided to “part ways” with partner Louis Lehot after his colleague Vanina Guerrero accused the star Silicon Valley lawyer of sexually assaulting her, the firm on Tuesday filed its response to her claims after conducting what it called an “impartial investigation” of the matter.
“Ms. Guerrero was a willing participant in a lengthy emotional flirtation with ...
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