Bloomberg Law
May 16, 2019, 7:18 PM UTCUpdated: May 16, 2019, 8:33 PM UTC

Pierce Bainbridge Fighting Ex-Partner Over Allegations (1)

Meghan Tribe
Meghan Tribe
Reporter

Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht is poised for a legal fight with one of its former partners, who alleged the firm illegally fired him and committed other misconduct, leading Pierce Bainbridge to fire back with extortion and defamation claims.

Donald Lewis, a former partner in the fast-growing litigation boutique’s New York office, claims the firm wrongfully terminated him late last year following a “sham investigation” into sexual assault claims against him. He also accuses the two-year-old firm of financial misconduct in a complaint filed with the Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday.

Lewis’ complaint, which names the firm, its global managing ...

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