Bloomberg Law
Feb. 22, 2018, 9:15 PM UTC

Ogletree Hit With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Porter Wells
Porter Wells
Reporter

A partner at employment law giant Ogletree Deakins is accused in a new lawsuit of sexually harassing a junior attorney and retaliating when the younger man complained.

The former staff attorney filed his complaint Feb. 21 in the California Superior Court as “John Doe” because of the explicit nature of the allegations he is lodging against the law firm. He says that other Ogletree attorneys and staff were unresponsive and unhelpful when he reached out for assistance.

Ogletree is currently defending a sex-bias lawsuit brought by one of its partners, Dawn Knepper. Saying the firm systemically pays women less than ...

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